Zara Karimi-Lester
Bloomington
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 5 years of experience in MedSurg, Telemetry, and Perioperative settings. Expertise in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care and outcomes. Focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while ensuring safety and adherence to institution policies.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
03.2025 - Current
- Provided direct patient care in diverse clinical settings across the state.
- Demonstrated flexibility and resilience by working on a variety of units within hospital systems.
- Adaptability and ability to integrate into new environments quickly
- Learned and developed unique skills, specialties and practices based on site and patient needs.
Registered Nurse
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington
08.2020 - 03.2025
- Experience caring for PCU, Med-Surg, and perioperative patients in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Initiating and managing PCU level intravenous drip medications
- Acted as the unit 'skin champion' taking initiative to identify appropriately and prevent hospital acquired pressure injuries
- Assisted in training several new grad nurses as well as new agency nurses
- Collaborated with a variety of multidisciplinary teams which included LPN's, NP’s, surgeons and anesthesiologists to coordinate patient care
- Provided education to patients and their families on pre and post operative care and recovery
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, INSkills
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Phlebotomy/PIV insertion
- Time management
- Compassion
- Teamwork
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Precepting
Certification
BLS Certification — American Heart Association, 2024
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
03.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
08.2020 - 03.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University Bloomington