Amritpal Kaur

Conduct comprehensive neurosurgical evaluations in inpatient and outpatient settings. Assess and manage patients with brain tumors, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, spinal disorders, subdural hematomas, epilepsy, and cerebrovascular conditions. Perform detailed neurological examinations and formulate differential diagnoses and treatment plans in collaboration with attending neurosurgeons.

Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner Fellowship - UC Davis Health – Department of Neurological Surgery - Sacramento, CA

(2025-01)

• Conduct comprehensive neurosurgical evaluations in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Assess and manage patients with brain tumors, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, spinal disorders, subdural hematomas, epilepsy, and cerebrovascular conditions.
• Perform detailed neurological examinations and formulate differential diagnoses and treatment plans in collaboration with attending neurosurgeons.
• Participate in postoperative care, discharge planning, and longitudinal patient follow-up.
• Interpret diagnostic studies including CT, MRI of brain.
• Perform bedside procedures including suture removal, staple removal, suture placement, drain removal, wound assessment, and postoperative incision management.
• Manage postoperative complications and coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams including neurology, rehabilitation, critical care, and case management.
• Document comprehensive histories, physical examinations, progress notes, operative follow-ups, and discharge summaries in the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice projects, and neurosurgical education activities.

Registered Nurse - Kaiser Permanente - Antioch, CA

(2023-12 - 2025-12)

• Provide comprehensive care for up to four patients in a medical telemetry unit.
• Monitored and managed patients with acute cardiovascular issues, including those with congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and other cardiac-related disorders.
• Managed patients on intravenous drips, including antiarrhythmics, and other cardiovascular medications.
• Managed and cared for patients with tracheostomies, including suctioning, trach care, and monitoring for potential complications.
• Interpreted cardiac rhythms and other telemetry data, promptly recognizing and responding to changes in patient status.
• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team.
• Educated patients and their families on disease processes, treatment plans, and discharge instructions to ensure continuity of care and promote positive health outcomes.
• Maintained meticulous documentation in electronic medical records.

Registered Nurse - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA

(2020-11 - 2023-12)

• Manage and care for up to 3-4 critically ill patients per shift, monitor and interpret patients on cardiac monitors.
• Manage patients on Ventilator, cardiac drips, and cardiac cath.
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement care plans.
• Provided education and support to patients and families.
• Admission and discharge of patients.
• Perform a critical role in the code team during rapid response and code blue.

Registered Nurse - Kentfield Hospital - San Rafael, CA

(2018-05 - 2020-11)

• Provide acute care for up to five adult patients.
• Administer meds through NG, PEG tube, IM & IV.
• Monitor & provide care to patients with neurological and respiratory illness and require ventilator management.
• Perform PICC line dressing change, start peripheral IVs, insert Foley Catheter, Rectal tube, suction oral and trach airways, insert NG tube, wound care, TPN, ostomy care, EKG, tracheostomy care, blood transfusions, chest tube maintenance.
• Collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals.
• Chart in electronic EMAR.
• Monitor and titrate pt on ICU drips such as precdex, morphine, norepinephrine.
• Provide care to critical ill pts such as acute COVID +, sepsis.
• Perform a critical role in the code team during rapid response and code blue.

Registered Nurse - The Redwoods Healthcare Center - Mill Valley, CA

(2017-05 - 2018-06)

• Administer medications to 15+ patients through PO, IM, SubQ, PVC and PICC.
• Provide wound care to surgical wounds, infected wounds and pressure ulcers.
• Skills: Foley Cath insertion, peripheral IV insertion, bladder scan, PICC line dressing change, removal of surgical staples, colostomy and ileostomy appliance change, Wound care.
• Close collaboration with MD during emergency situations.
• Ability to assess patient and plan accordingly during emergency situations and transfer patient to the hospital.
• Supervise LVNs and CNAs.

Registered Nurse - Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center - Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, CA

(2016-08 - 2017-05)

• Administered medication to 15+ patients through PO, IM, SubQ, PVC, PICC, PEG tube and NG tube.
• Close collaboration with MD, PA to provide high quality care.
• Patient admissions, discharges and transfers to hospitals in emergency situations.
• Provide care to patients with cardiac, oncology, and medical-surgical diagnoses.
• Close collaboration with MD and staff; prepared patient chart notes to facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Patient Care Attendant - John Muir Behavioral Center - Concord, CA

(2016-01 - 2016-06)

• Provide 1:1 care to assigned patient.
• Provide therapeutic communication and promote patient safety.
• Observation and monitoring patient behavior closely.
• Assist patient with ADLs.

Receptionist - San Pablo Health and Wellness center

(2015-06 - 2015-12)

• Receive all incoming calls and transfer to appropriate personnel.
• Greet and assist customers.
• Provide clerical and administrative support.

High School Diploma - De Anza High School (2010-06)

Association in Nursing - Nursing - Contra Costa College (2011-01 - 2016-05)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Nursing - University of Phoenix (2017-06 - 2019-08)

Master in Nursing - Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP program - Walden University (2022-06 - 2025-05)