professional Experience
as a nurse practitioner.
USC Keck Hospital
March 2025-present | Surgical ICU Nurse Practitioner
Managing care of post-op surgical and transplant patient populations in a tertiary-level, high-acuity academic center.
- Developing comprehensive plans to manage care for vascular, hepatobiliary, colorectal, urology, orthospine, neurospine, thoracic, acute care surgery, and plastics patients, as well as decompensated cirrhotic and post-liver transplant patients in the critical care setting.
- Highly proficient in understanding hemodynamics, titration of inotropes, and monitoring of fluid balance.
- Able to progress patient care through collaboration with the surgical team and consultants.
- Effectively communicates and engages with patients and family members regarding clinical status updates and treatment plans.
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Nov 2024-present | Per Diem ICU Nurse Practitioner
Managing care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions, as well as critically-ill patients with multiple co-morbidities at a community-level hospital.
- Highly proficient in managing acute, emergent situations, including running codes and rapid responses.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
- Conducting assessments, ordering appropriate diagnostics, and monitoring patient progress to develop specialized treatment plans.
UCLA Health
Sept 2024- Nov 2024 | Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Managed cardiac surgery patients in a high-acuity, tertiary-level cardiothoracic ICU and stepdown unit.
- Oversaw care of cardiac surgery patients in the post-operative period who underwent valve replacement/repair, CABG, congenital revisions, aortic root repair/replacement, heart transplant, and single/double lung transplant.
- Coordinated pre-op admission and discharge planning.
- Optimized cardiac surgery outcomes by reaching post-op milestones for fast-track patients.
UCSF Medical Center
Nov 2023- Aug 2024 | Medical ICU Nurse Practitioner
Managing critically-ill patients in a high-acuity, tertiary-level medical intensive care unit.
- Provided expert direct patient care that includes: conducting focused clinical assessments, evaluating pertinent imaging and labs, developing care plans, initiating appropriate medical therapies, and leading goals of care discussions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and consultants to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans for patients with complex medical issues.
- Able to manage multiple admissions and triage clinical tasks in a fast-paced, high-pressure critical care environment.
- Able to adeptly place central and arterial lines; some experience in lumbar punctures and paracentesis.
- Able to proficiently perform bedside POCUS to evaluate cardiac function and lung pathology.
Fellowship Experience
UCSF Medical Center
Nov 2022-Oct 2023 | Surgical & Critical Care NP Fellow
Completed an ANCC-accredited practice transition program for surgical and critical care. Focused clinical rotations included training in the transplant services for lung, liver, and kidney along with general surgery, neurosurgery, and critical care medicine with an elective in mechanical circulatory support.
- Core clinical responsibilities:
- Conducted history and physical exams, established medical diagnoses, and formulated appropriate plans of care.
- Ordered, performed, and interpreted diagnostic labs and imaging studies.
- Synthesized pertinent clinical findings into daily progress notes.
- Communicated effectively with multidisciplinary teams and consultants.
- Executed plan of care in collaboration with patients and fellow healthcare personnel.
leadership + Commitee Experience
UCSF Medical Center
Jan 2024-Aug 2024 | APP Education Committee Member
- Hosting and moderating monthly APP grand rounds.
- Recruiting interdisciplinary speakers for talks on topics of pertinent clinical relevance to broaden APP education.
- Submitting rosters to document participation and continuing education.
Mar 2024-Aug 2024 | Engagement Ambassador
- Nominated for role of ambassador by manager and peers.
- Encouraging participation of annual engagement survey by staff members to promote positive change in the workplace.
- Acting as a liaison between my team and management to collect feedback and foster improvements in workflow and job satisfaction.
Relevant Clnical Experience
as a registsered nurse.
UCLA Health
July 2022-Oct 2023 | Resource ICU Nurse
Provided resource nursing to understaffed units throughout the entire hospital including all specialty ICUs and the emergency department.
NYU Langone Health
Sept 2021-Feb 2022 | Per Diem ICU Nurse
Managed care for acute post-surgical care of abdominal, general, ENT, plastics, and microvascular surgery patients in a combined 34-bed SICU/CTICU.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center
Jan 2022-Jun 2022 | Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse
Managed recovery of patients in the acute post-op phase receiving cardiothoracic surgery including care of coronary artery bypass grafts, valve replacements, aortic root repair, heart and lung transplantation, and implantation of ventricular assistive devices.
Oct 2020-Oct 2021 | Cardiac Intensive Care Nurse
Provided cardiac care for patients in cardiac arrest, post-arrest, cardiogenic shock and hemodynamic instability through management of cardiac devices including intra-aortic balloon pumps, VAD-Impella, EMCO, pulmonary artery catheters, EKOS, targeted temperature therapy.
Jun 2019-Oct 2022 | Cardiothoracic Surgery Stepdown Nurse
Cared for pre/post-operative cardiothoracic surgery patients undergoing CABG, valve replacements, VATS, aortic root repair, and heart transplantation.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Jan 2018-Apr 2019 | Heart Failure Clincial Nurse
Delivered and managed cardiac care on a heart failure pulmonary unit for adult geriatric heart failure, transplant, and VAD patients on a 41-bed unit and performed charge nurse duties.