Linda Castello 5025 Nellis Oasis Ln #100 Las Vegas, Nevada 89115 lc11b7f02@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Registered Nurse. 10/10-12/10 ) ona Worked inpatient unit( 7am-7pm shift) Duties inclu ded, Patient admission, discharge and transfers, medication administration using the Pixis Medication Administration Management System, IV sit e maintenance, administration of IV medications, patient assessment and charting using Electronic Health Record(EHR) charting system,Wound care, using the "Wound Vac" wound management system, diabetes monitoring with administration of supplemental insulin. . 4/10-10/10 AB Staffing Solutions(Travel Nursing Registry, Mesa Arizona ) Travel Contract RN Worked at Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, New Mexico Worked Inpatient Medical/Surgical unit. Duties inclu ded, Patient admission, discharge and transfers.Medication administration using the Pixis Medication Administration Management System, IV main tenance and Piggyback medications,Patient assessment, monitoring and charting. Dressing changes and wound care, Diabetes monitoring and management. Patient restraints with observation and charting, reporting of patient changes to MD, Giving oral report to the oncoming shift. 12/09-3/10 a) AB Staffing Solutions(Travel Nursing Registry, Mesa, Arizon AB Staffing Solutions(Travel Nursing Registry, Mesa Arizona Travel Contract RN Worked at Parker Indian Health Center, Parker, Ariz

Per Diem RN Worked at San Carlos Indian Hospital, San Carlos, AZ ( several shifts and some weekends.) worked inpatient area and ER. Duties includ ed, screening patients to be seen by MD's, carrying out orders, st arting IV's, IV infusions and Piggyback medications, Respiratory treatments, dre ssing changes and continuous monitoring of patients and charting. Admin istration of oral, IM, IV medications. 8/09-1/10 reas) Mollen Immunization Clinics (Flu shot clinics, Las Vegas A

Clinic Nurse Administered Influenza, H1N1 vaccinations to targeted groups in remote clinics throughout the Las Vegas Area. Duties included; reviewing consent forms,answering qu estions,administering vaccinations to people 4 thru 65 and over.

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Advance Medical Staffing (Nursing Registry, Las Vegas, Neva

Per Diem RN Worked 7p-7a shifts at Desert Canyon Rehabilitation H ospital (50 bed Rehabilitation Hospital) Worked 7a-7p shifts at Desert View Regional Medical C enter( 32 bed community access hospital) 4/09-8/09 evada) Westways Staffing Services (Nursing Registry, Las Vegas, N

Per Diem RN Worked 7p-7a shifts at St. Rose Dominican Hospital Sa n Martin campus>200 bed acute care hospital (floors worked, ER-Psychiatric Holdi ng area, 5th floor medical-surgical floor) Worked 7p-7a shifts at St Rose Dominican Hospital Del ima campus >200 bed acute care hospital in Henderson, Nevada.(floors worked, ERPsychiatric holding area, JRU, General M/S floor. Worked 7p-7a shifts at Mountain view hospital (Las Ve gas, Nevada) >200 bed acute care hospital. (floor worked, 3 south-med-surg) 3/09-5/09 vada) Maxim Staffing Solutions (Nursing Registry, Las Vegas, Ne

Per Diem RN Worked 7pm-7am shift at Sunrise Medical Center Ortho /Medical-Surgical floor 3 shifts. 2/05 - 2/09 DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL( >200 Bed Medical Center) Las Vegas, Nevada Float Pool Registered Nurse a Manages patient care for up to 7 patients on busy medical/surgical telemetry floors. Responsibilities include patient assessments and monitoring, computerize d charting using Opus clinical documentation, medicine administration using the Pixis medication administration system, infusion therapy, and IV medication admi nistration, wound care, and diabetes monitoring and management. 10/03 -2/05 MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES Las Vegas, Nevada Nursing Registry STAFF RELIEF RN - Medical/Surgical a Provide nursing care for medical-surgical patients in 200-300 bed acute care hospitals in the Las Vegas area. Areas include: Medical-Telemetry, Sub-Acute Re habilitation, and Emergency Room (ER) Medical-Psychiatric Observation Unit. 6/03 - 9/03 WESTWAYS STAFFING SERVICES Las Vegas, Nevada Nursing Registry a Performed nursing care on various medical-surgical patients in 200-300 bed ac ute care medical centers, usually 12 hour shifts. This included patients monitor ed via telemetry and occasionally working in an ER- Psychiatric, Observation Uni t. a Responsibilities included: conducting patient assessments and charting; medic ation and IV infusion administration and maintenance, involving sub-clavian, por ta-cath, hickman and picc lines, and blood sampling for laboratory work. 2/03 - 3/03 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Las Vegas, Nevada

RN Preceptorship CLINICAL (refresher) (600-Bed Teaching Facility) a Performed nursing care for various patients on a 30 bed medical-surgical unit under direct supervision and guidance of an Registered Nurse (RN)mentor. Patien ts included: s/p mva with stable head injuries; s/p orif of fractures with skele tal traction; gastric CA; renal failure with dialysis; cellulitis and amputation s; DM with accucheck monitoring and insulin administration. a Skills updated, reinforced and performed included the following: patient asse ssment and computerized documentation; pain assessment and management; medicatio n administration using the Pixis system; IV infusion administration and maintena nce involving use of IV pumps and needleless tubing and equipment; picc lines wi th blood sampling for laboratories; dressings and wound care; restraints; oxygen administration with subsequent Sa02 monitoring.

EDUCATION Associate of Science Degree - Nursing, 5/86 RANCHO SANTIAGO COLLEGE, Santa Ana, California CERTIFICATIONS a Basic Cardiac Life Support expires 04/12 . . Advanced Cardiac Life Support expires 12/11 LICENSURES a RN #41586, Nevada expires 10/11/12 a RN #40098, California expires 11/30/11 REFERENCES Available upon request.