STEFANIA SERIANNI
Myrtle Beach
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with 10+ years of experience in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mcleod EMERGENCY DPT PRN, Level II Trauma
McLeod Regional Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
- Cared for as many as 4-5 patients each day, quickly identifying concerns, controlling symptoms and providing expert emergency care.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
- Monitored medication dosages to prevent critical and potentially fatal patient incidents.
- Observed patient condition and notified physician of patient reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.
- Maintained and upgraded knowledge, skills, nursing practice and competencies affecting quality of nursing care and re-licensure.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
RN, Emergency Department, LEVEL II TRAUMA
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
PROLINK EMERGENCY DPT TRAVELER RN
McLeod Regional Medical Center
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Supported, educated and comforted patients and families during emergency room experience, resulting in beneficial patient outcomes and positive impact on treatment.
- Managed care of adult and pediatric patients experiencing life-threatening problems, requiring complex assessment, high-intensity therapies and interventions.
- Prepared patients for surgery or diagnostic testing by assessing actual and potential health problems and facilitating implementation and communication of perioperative plan of care.
- Communicated with members of healthcare team to support early intervention.
- Performed IV insertion, medicine administration, blood drawing and other medical procedures to facilitate treatment plan.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
AYA HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY DPT TRAVELER RN
McLeod Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
RN, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma
CMC Hospital
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered first aid treatment and life support to care for sick or injured individuals
- Assessed extent and nature of injury or illness to prioritize and establish medical procedures
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures
- Followed all hospital policies and procedures and complied with local, state and federal agency and accrediting body guidelines
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management
- Inserted peripheral IVs and administered non-medication IV fluids
- Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms
RN, Critical Care
CMC Hospital
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Counseled patients and families on treatments, care options and discharge instructions.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE and using strong infection control procedures.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
Public Health Nurse
DHEC MYRTLE BEACH HEALTH DEPT
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Worked with individuals to determine specific needs based on general tests and refer them to other community resources.
- Provided extensive materials and answered questions from public during STD/HIV disease outbreak, while advising on protective measures.
- Reviewed patient records for unusual issues, cluster infections, and known pathogens so that outbreaks could be remedied quickly..
- Assessed and responded to individual and community health education needs.
- Counseled female patients on birth control methods, cervical and breast cancer and answered questions or concerns.
- Explained test results to patients to help each make decisions about lifestyle choices, future healthcare and treatments for gynecologic or obstetric issues.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Immunization Nurse
DHEC CONWAY HEALTH DEPT
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Administered required/recommended immunizations according to standing orders.
- Reviewed immunization status and administers age appropriate vaccines per standing orders
- Completed SC Certificate of Immunization appropriately.
- Stored and processed vaccine in accordance with DHEC policy and procedures.
- Documented care provided in accordance with agency policy/procedure. Within established guidelines, obtained patient data through observation and interviews/history; provided nursing care per established plan of care and/or policies/procedures.
- Scheduled return appointment for patient that requires additional vaccine doses.
- Provided patient or parent with Vaccine Information Statement
- Promoted infection control and environmental safety.
- Carefully handled and disposed of biological hazardous materials following strict safety procedures to avoid contamination.
- Received and processed stock into inventory management system.
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and discussed ways to reduce illness, food contamination and obesity.
RN, Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care
02.2017 - 01.2021
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Assessed daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed.
- Directed and provided, in collaboration with ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
- Administered medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and documents appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
- Ensured correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping procedures are performed and rescheduled missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
- Ensures physician orders for assigned patients are entered and acknowledged in the Medical Record
- Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
- Delegated appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff
- Promoted infection control, equipment and environmental safety.
- Assesses, collaborates and documents patient/families basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.
- Identifies expected outcomes, documents and updates the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
RN, Dialysis
DAVITA CHRONIC DIALYSIS
10.2016 - 01.2017
- Delivered high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent and low-income patient community.
- Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
- Monitor the patients before, during and after dialysis treatment
- Documented vitals and medical histories in patient charts when assessing patients and communicated patient information to physicians and other nurses for care continuity.
- Gathered laboratory samples, monitored fluids and read test results to make accurate care decisions.
- Demonstrated the ability to advocate for and strive to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics, including weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
Chronic Dialysis Nurse
DAVITA DIALYSIS
01.2016 - 10.2016
- Effectively interact with patient and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing.
- Provide care and support for patients suffering from acute and chronic renal failure.
- Assist pre- during and post dialysis procedures, following physician orders.
- Deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and
evaluation, in accordance with establish P&P. - Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
- Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
RN
REYDALE CARE CENTER
06.2012 - 04.2014
- Effectively interact with patient and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing.
- Provide care and support for patients suffering from acute and chronic renal failure.
- Assist pre- during and post dialysis procedures, following physician orders.
- Deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with establish P&P.
- Managed caseload of 10 clients, providing education, treatments, IV therapy, venipuncture and wound care.
- Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
- Provided palliative care ranging from assessment to development and implementation of care plans.
- Provided quality nursing care in accordance with resident care policies and procedures.
- Performed tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
- Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift.
- Responsible for primary care, case management and medication management.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
RN Staff Nurse
Umberto I, Hospital Of Rome
11.2009 - 05.2012
- Assessed patients and documented their medical histories.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
- Providing education, treatments, IV therapy, venipuncture and wound care.
- Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures.
- Ordered and read lab tests, x-rays, MRIs, Ultrasounds, and EKGs.
- Assisted doctors with surgeries and non-invasive procedures.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
Education
BACHELOR DEGREE - Nursing Science
LA SAPIENZA
University Of Rome11.2009
Skills
- Trained in in- and out-patient care
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Strong clinical judgment
- Chronic disease management
- Fluent in Italian
- Acute care expertise
- Multitasking Abilities
- Critical Thinking
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Decision-Making
- Compassionate and Caring
Accomplishments
- MEDICATION & BIODOSE 2012Britannia, London, UK Coursework in Care Home medication.
- Registered to Nursing & Midwifery Council.
- Professional Training in care planning and documentation.
- Professional Training in Health and Safety.
- Supervised team of 5 staff members.
- Licensed Registered Nurse in USA, England and Italy.
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - 2009 Italy
- Licensed Registered Nurse - 2012 England
- Licensed Registered Nurse- 2015 USA
Timeline
RN, Emergency Department, LEVEL II TRAUMA
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
11.2023 - 02.2024
Mcleod EMERGENCY DPT PRN, Level II Trauma
McLeod Regional Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
PROLINK EMERGENCY DPT TRAVELER RN
McLeod Regional Medical Center
07.2023 - 10.2023
AYA HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY DPT TRAVELER RN
McLeod Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023
RN, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma
CMC Hospital
01.2022 - 02.2023
RN, Critical Care
CMC Hospital
07.2021 - 02.2022
Public Health Nurse
DHEC MYRTLE BEACH HEALTH DEPT
01.2021 - 07.2021
Immunization Nurse
DHEC CONWAY HEALTH DEPT
08.2020 - 01.2021
RN, Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care
02.2017 - 01.2021
RN, Dialysis
DAVITA CHRONIC DIALYSIS
10.2016 - 01.2017
Chronic Dialysis Nurse
DAVITA DIALYSIS
01.2016 - 10.2016
RN
REYDALE CARE CENTER
06.2012 - 04.2014
RN Staff Nurse
Umberto I, Hospital Of Rome
11.2009 - 05.2012
BACHELOR DEGREE - Nursing Science
LA SAPIENZA
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