Pediatric Nurse

Pediatric Registered Nurse — Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA | August 2023 – Present

• Managed daily clinical care plans and medication administration for an active caseload of 8 pediatric patients with acute illnesses, maintaining a 100% compliance rate with patient care plans.
• Spearheaded a patient-flow optimization workgroup that audited documentation workflows, reducing average pediatric patient check-in times by 15% and increasing unit satisfaction scores by 12%.
• Coordinated with a multidisciplinary clinical team of 14 specialists to safely discharge 45+ patients weekly, decreasing readmission rates by 9% through enhanced family-centered discharge education.
• Administered specialized pediatric care, including IV placements and tracheostomy management, for over 120 high-acuity pediatric cases annually with 0 documented adverse events.

Registered Nurse - Pediatrics Clinic — St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, PA | July 2021 – July 2023

• Delivered clinical care to an average of 18 pediatric patients per shift in a fast-paced outpatient pediatric clinic, decreasing patient wait times by 22% using improved triage procedures.
• Led training sessions for 6 newly hired nursing staff members on pediatric vital sign assessment protocols, improving onboarding compliance to 100% within the first 30 days of hire.
• Managed clinical supply inventory valued at $35,000, implementing a digital tracking system that reduced supply waste by 14% and prevented stockouts of critical pediatric medications.
• Collaborated on a pediatric immunization campaign that administered vaccines to over 650 children in the local community, increasing regional compliance with school health guidelines by 18%.

Pediatric clinical assessment, Medication administration, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), IV insertion, Patient charting (Epic EHR), Family education, Immunization scheduling, Patient triage, Wound care, Catheterization, Tracheostomy care, Broselow tape resuscitation, FLACC pain scale assessment

EHR Pediatric Documentation Migration

Role: Clinical Team Lead

Tools: Epic Systems, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Excel

Led the clinical training for 45 registered nurses migrating to Epic EHR, reducing median documentation time by 22 minutes per shift and achieving 100% data validation compliance.

Pediatric Inpatient Fall Prevention Initiative

Role: Quality Improvement Coordinator

Tools: FLACC Scale, Excel, Clinical Audit Tools

Co-designed a pediatric fall-risk assessment matrix for children under 5, reducing inpatient pediatric fall rates by 40% across 3 medical-surgical units over 6 months.

• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) (2023)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice