EXPERIENCE
KARA M.
ANTONACCI
KARAANTONACCI@GMAIL.COM
(330)312-1388
www.linkedin.com/in/kara-
antonacci
OBJECTIVE
Loyal, collaborative
Registered Nurse with a
steadfast commitment to
quality care and preventative
care advocacy. Experience in
Critical Care / neurological,
trauma and surgical. Maintains
strong reputation for achieving
high levels of patient
satisfaction, compassion,
safety focused, quality-driven
patient care.
10/2016 to Current • Registered Nurse • Akron City Summa,
Akron, Ohio • Trauma ICU
 Work as a team member of an interdisciplinary team
to safely care for patients in emergent situations
 Adaptive to new environments allowing for flexibility
to float to other floors
 Independently manage life support equipment and
titrate vasoactive drugs and other critical infusions for
therapeutic effect
 Demonstrate competency managing critical care
devices such as external ventricular devices, Swan-
Ganz catheters, arterial lines, and ventilators
01/2019 to Current• Clinical Instructor • Walsh University,
Canton, Ohio
 Oversight and education of undergraduate nursing
students in the hospital setting
 Facilitate the development of patient care skills
 Responsible for grading weekly assignments and
online coursework
 Provide students with feedback and improvement
strategies
09/2015 to 10/2016 • Registered Nurse • Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, Ohio • Neuro ICU
 Perform detailed neurological assessments of critical
care patients with an array of neurological insults
and/or diseases
 Participated in unit-based shared governance
 Involved in a patient-diary and a mobility unit-based
project
 Proficient in documentation in EPIC Electronic
Medical Record (EMR)
 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SKILLS

 Medical clinical
procedures • 2017 Accepted into Walsh University’s master’s program
comprehension
 IV drug therapy • 2015 Bachelors in Science of Nursing • Walsh University,
management North Canton, Ohio
 Medication
administration with • Vascular access and Ultrasound guided peripheral IV
safety focus insertion training
 Knowledgeable in end
of life care • Nurse residency program completed in 12 months at
Cleveland Clinic Hospital

CERTIFICATIONS

 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)

 Emergency Neurological Life Support Certification

(ENLS)