Christina Casco
Kenner
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 15 years of IV infusion experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with IV speciality.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
RN-Specialty
Ochsner Outpatient Home Infusion Pharmacy
03.2023 - Current
- Initiate peripheral IV access.
- Accessing PORTs via sterile technique.
- Maintaining and ensuring safe PICC line use and site maintenance.
- Knowledge in various IV medications and patient conditions from multiple different specialties such as neurology, gastrology, rheumatology, endocrinology, transplant etc...
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Respond appropriately to allergic and adverse reactions to ensure patient safety.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement care plans effectively.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Engaged in infection control practices to ensure a safe healthcare environment.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Maintained accurate patient records and documentation for continuity of care.
Clinical Operations Coordinator I.D. Infusion
Ochsner Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2023
- Continued all duties as IV nurse, as this was also a patient facing role.
- Ensured appropriate RN, LPN and MA staffing to accommodate upwards to 60 patients a day.
- Responsible for all new hires and appropriate orientations and training.
- Evaluated existing workflows for opportunities to improve efficiency, resulting in reduced wait times for patients seeking care.
- Verifying that all orders have current signatures
- Handling all difficult phone calls either from patients or difficult MD offices.
- Ordering all drugs given in infusion/injection.
- Direct day to day communication with authorization's department to get infusion cleared.
- Ensuring unit stays JACHO compliant.
- Collaborated with other departments within the organization to share best practices and ensure consistent application of policies across all areas of clinical operations.
Registered Nurse I.D. Infusion
Ochsner Medical Center
11.2010 - 01.2020
- Ran the anemia management clinic which was responsible for monitoring patient lab values and administering appropriate doses if EPO to maintain adequate HGB levels in kidney failure patients not yet on dialysis.
- Initiate peripheral IV access.
- Accessing PORTs via sterile technique.
- Maintaining and ensuring safe PICC line use and site maintenance.
- Knowledge in various IV medications and patient conditions from multiple different specialties such as neurology, gastrology, rheumatology, endocrinology, transplant etc...
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Respond appropriately to allergic and adverse reactions to ensure patient safety.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement care plans effectively.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Engaged in infection control practices to ensure a safe healthcare environment.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Maintained accurate patient records and documentation for continuity of care.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Our Lady of The Lake College
05-2010
Bachelor of Science - General Studies W/ Minor in Biology And Psychology
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA12-2008
Skills
- Licensed RN
- Basic life support
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient assessments
- Team coordination
- Nursing staff leadership
- Intravenous therapy
- Vaccine administration
- IV setup
- Intake and discharge
Timeline
RN-Specialty
Ochsner Outpatient Home Infusion Pharmacy
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Operations Coordinator I.D. Infusion
Ochsner Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2023
Registered Nurse I.D. Infusion
Ochsner Medical Center
11.2010 - 01.2020
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Our Lady of The Lake College
Bachelor of Science - General Studies W/ Minor in Biology And Psychology
University of New Orleans
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