Cardiac Catheterization RN MSN Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.380

California

Education

1994 Master’s Degree, Nursing, California State University Los Angeles
1991 Bachelor’s Degree, Nursing, California State University Long Beach
1990 Registered Nurse Licensure, California State University Long Beach

Certification

ACLS Certification - current
BCLS Certification - current
CCRN Certification - expired

Experience

8/2001 - present A private hospital center
Cardiac Cath Lab Manager,
Working in Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and Non-Invasive Stress Testing Lab.  Overseeing and training personnel for all procedures performed. 

Types of procedures include: Diagnostic Cardiac Angiogram, Interventional Cardiac Procedure, Electrophysiology and Ablation Procedures, Treadmill Stress Test, Adenosine Stress Test, Tilt Table Studies, Transesophogeal Echocardiogram, Chemical and Electrical Cardioversion, Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion, Pacemaker Insertion, Defibrillator Insertion, Bi-Ventricular Resynchronization Device Implants.

8/1996 - 8/2001 Stat Cardiology
Staff RN for Cardiac Cath Lab and Radiology Angiogram Lab Registry,
Worked at various hospitals throughout Southern California in the Cardiac Cath Lab and Radiology Department performing various cardiac and radiology angiogram procedures.

Types of procedures include: Diagnostic Cardiac Angiogram, Interventional Cardiac Procedure, Electrophysiology and Ablation Procedures, Pacemaker Insertion, Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion, Peripheral Angiograms, Peripheral Intervention, Renal Artery Angiogram and Intervention, Venogram, Dialysis Graft Declot, Carotid and Cerebral Angiogram, Peripheral Arterial Thrombolysis, Paracentesis, Central Venous Line Placement, PICC Line Placement, Uterine Artery Embolization.
1/1995 - 8/1996 Downey Community Hospital
Critical Care Clinical Coordinator / Manager,
Responsible for performing administrative duties for 18 bed ICU / CCU with 60 FTEs

6/1990 - 1/1995 Staff RN in Critical Care Unit,
Responsible for caring for patients and managing disease processes including: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Respiratory Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, Septic Shock, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Moderate Level Trauma, Stroke