KRISTINA CORBA

• Led nursing staff, providing guidance on clinical issues to enhance team performance and patient outcomes.
• Coordinated daily operations of the postpartum unit.
• Oversaw nursing staff schedules to maintain adequate coverage and support for patient care.
• Implemented strategies to enhance service delivery and increase patient satisfaction scores.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to achieve optimal patient outcomes during the postpartum period.
• Mentored new nursing staff, fostering a supportive environment and ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Trained for charge nurse and transition nurse roles to enhance team readiness and support patient care.

Mother/Baby

• Swedish First Hill – Seattle, WA
• Los Robles Regional Medical Center – Thousand Oaks, CA
• Community Memorial Hospital – Ventura, CA
• Presbyterian St. Luke’s – Denver, CO
• Mission Hospital – Asheville, NC

• Oversaw recovery of mothers, prioritizing both physical and emotional well-being to enhance overall health outcomes.
• Managed care of newborns through education and ongoing assessments, ensuring readiness for discharge.
• Provided guidance to new mothers on breastfeeding techniques, nutrition, and infant care.

Complex Medicine

• Delivered direct patient care for diverse individuals with acute, chronic, and complex conditions on a med-surg unit
• Monitored patient safety through video observation and facilitated comfort measures for patients at end of life, supporting dignified transitions
• Instructed patients and families on disease processes, medications, procedures, and medical/nursing interventions, empowering informed healthcare decisions

Acute Care Rotation Program

Specialty Surgery

• Delivered direct patient care for individuals with acute and chronic gastro-intestinal conditions, ensuring tailored treatment and support
• Performed post-operative assessments and interventions, wound and ostomy care, NG tube maintenance, strictly assessed intake and output, monitored chest tubes, and operated PCA machines.

Cardiac Telemetry

• Administered direct patient care to acutely ill individuals with cardiac-related conditions, focusing on critical monitoring and timely interventions
• Closely monitored patients' vital signs, reported critical lab values, interpreted cardiac rhythm strips, administered blood transfusions while monitoring for adverse reactions, and prepared patients for procedures including heart catheterizations and stress tests.

• Engaged with customers to help them find apparel suited to their needs, addressed inquiries and concerns, ensured the store remained visually appealing through cleaning and restocking, processed sales transactions at the cash register, delivered high-quality customer service, and worked effectively within a team.