AFSHEEN MASOOD RN, BSN, CPC
20 Nightfrost Lane ● Henrietta, NY 14467
afsheenmasood@gmail.com
(585) 309-1525
NURSING EXPERIENCE
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Clinical Nurse I, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01/12-present
• BLS, ACLS, NIH Stroke Scale, Telemetry Monitoring Certification
• Monitoring patients after surgical procedures, such as AAA repair, spinal surgeries, small and large bowel
resections, craniotomy, acute stroke patients (hemorrhagic and ischemic, any other patients which need a higher
level of care consistent with ICU monitoring.
• Basic dysrhythmia interpretation and treatment.
• Drug dosage calculation, continuous medication infusion administration, and patient monitoring
for medication effects.
• Recognition of indications for and management of patients requiring non‐invasive O2 delivery systems including
oral airways, bipap, and nasal CPAP.
• Managing and titrating insulin and heparin infusions.
• Management of patients with complex wounds with fistulas, drains, and vacuum‐assisted
closure devices.
• Proficient in EPIC EMR charting.
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Staff Nurse, Clinical Decision Unit, Co-Chair Unit Based Council
04/11-12/11
• Cardiac monitoring techniques and lead placement.
• Basic & advanced life support.
• Proficient in EPIC EMR charting.
• Basic dysrhythmia interpretation and treatment.
• Drug dosage calculation, continuous medication infusion administration, and patient monitoring
for medication effects.
• Monitoring patients with r/o MI, pneumonia, orthopedic issues, arrhythmias.
• Monitoring normal and abnormal diagnostic test results.
• Interpretation of ABGs and communicating findings.
• Managing patients with chest tubes.
• Recognition of signs and symptoms of behavioral emergencies (e.g. delirium and dementia,
mood disorders and substance abuse).
• Evaluating the family's need for enhanced involvement in care to facilitate the transition from hospital to home.
• Admitting and discharging patients coming in from the ED for observation (for a period of 24-36 hours).
• Perform patient admissions and discharge teaching, and paperwork associated with each.
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
Clinical Nurse I, Clinical Decision Unit/Medical Observation Unit
07/10-01/11
•ACLS, BLS, telemetry certified, and NIH Stroke Scale certified.
•Admitting and discharging patients coming in from the ED for observation (for a period of 24-36 hours).
•Perform patient admissions and discharge teaching, and paperwork associated with each.
•Monitoring patients with r/o MI, pneumonia, orthopedic issues, arrhythmias.
•Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, wound care and dressings, catheters,
IV, phlebotomy and central lines.
•Administer oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and IV medications.
•Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
•Follow up on critical lab values, patient tests, and follow up with providers regarding patient conditions.
Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, New York
Staff Nurse, Faith 5 East, Acute Rehab Unit
05/10-12/10
•Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, wound care and dressings, catheters,
feeding tubes, IV and central lines.
•Provide post operative and post traumatic injury nursing care for 15-20 adult and geriatric patients with various
surgeries and injuries. Assisting patients with rehab with the goal to get home.
•Perform patient admissions and discharge teaching, and paperwork associated with each.
•Responsible for patient care plans and MDS.
•Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
•Administer oral and intramuscular and subcutaneous medications.
•Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
•Provide assistance to Nursing Manager and other RNs in the supervision of LPNs and take over charge nurse role.
Outcomes, Inc., Rochester, NY
02/10 - 05/10
Registered Nurse Utilization Review, Field Reviewer, HEDIS 2010
•Effectively communicate with hospitals, provider offices, clinics and other clinical facilities.
•Search and scan medical charts as per HEDIS 2010 guidelines.
•Cognizant of ethics, HIPAA regulations and associated patient confidentiality requirements.
Drenk Behavior Health, Franklinville, New Jersey
Nurse
09/09 - 01/10
•Responsible for intake assessment of consumer to group home.
•Responsible for all healthcare teaching to residents twice a week.
•Check vitals signs and do assessments once a month as per New Jersey State guidelines.
•Responsible for appropriate medication teaching to staff once a month.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
MedAssurant, Remote Position
01/08 – 09/08
Remote Medical Chart Reviewer (Coder - Quality Department)
•Review medical records to ensure the accuracy of the documents, accuracy of HCC Codes as assigned by site
reviewers throughout the country.
•Cognizant of ethics, HIPAA regulations and associated patient confidentiality requirements.
•Utilize HCC Codes for Medicare Part C as per CMS guidelines.
•Daily use of ICD-9, CPT, and HCC coding to perform chart reviews.
CVS Pharmacy, Sicklerville, NJ
10/06 – 10/07
Pharmacy Technician
•Heavy telephone contact, handling an occasional irate customer in a professional manner.
•Interact with insurance companies (such as Medicare, BCBS & Aetna) to get medication rejections overturned.
•Answer patients’ questions with friendliness and accuracy, providing excellent customer service to patients.
•Fill new/existing prescriptions, using the knowledge of the differences between brand names versus generic drugs,
as well as which drugs are used to treat certain diseases.
EDUCATION
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Accelerated Second Degree Program), May 2009.
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.4/4.0
Dean’s List Summer 2008
Saint John Fisher College, Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, minor Chemistry, May 1999
G.P.A. in major: 3.8/4.0