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Summary

Areas of Interest: Emergency Room | Medical-Surgical

Hard-working, energetic, and flexible Nurse with excellent critical thinking skills. Performs well in high-pressure, fast-paced environments utilizing exceptional multitasking and time management skills while maintaining strong patient advocacy. Recognized competent team member able to communicate effectively and deliver safe, patient-centered care seeking position as a Registered Nurse within your hospital.

Work experience

Registered Nurse

Gila Regional Medical Center- Silver City, NM
Mar 2015Current

Provide patient care to include patients in all age groups on the medical surgical floor. Floated to newborn/nursery as well.

  • Administer medications and pain management in accordance with care plan instructions
  • Implement patient care in accordance with established policies and procedures
  • Monitor and communicate patient conditions using computerized documentation systems
  • Deliver thorough patient evaluations, collecting and prioritizing data to effectively provide care for patients
  • Assist in developing care plans and appropriate medical interventions, conferring with physicians
  • Perform comprehensive heath assessment and health histories
  • Member of GRMC Emergency Code/Rapid Response Team with experience in both ACLS and PALS
  • Hospital Certified Preceptor/Mentor to nursing students and new graduate nurses
  • Trained as a Meditech "Superuser" to assist others in learning how to properly document and find information on a newer version of meditech live

Respite Care Worker

American focus care- Phoenix, AZ
20112012

Responsible for the direct care of children with autism and a wide spectrum of other developmental disabilities which included;

  • All activities of daily living
  • Food planning and preparation
  • Behavior management and support
  • Ensured client safety
  • Recreational activities/Entertainment 
  • Charting/maintenance of child care records

Certified Nursing Assistant

Sunset Hills Care and Rehabilitation- Safford, AZ
20102011
  • Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery
  • Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's
  • Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD/CHF
  • Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse,  oxygen saturation and blood pressure
  • Worked as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient
  • Often commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents

Education

Associate Degree of Applied Science-Nursing

Eastern Arizona College
20092014

Associate of Applied Science: Nursing

Eastern Arizona College - Thatcher, AZ, USA

  • Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. 3.29 cumulative GPA.
  • Over 40 hours of volunteer activity mentoring students and assisting other healthcare professionals during flu shot clinics, CPR courses, sports physicals, health fairs, CNA courses, and alcoholics anonymous.
  • Voluntarily participated and assisted nurses in a Banner Health wound study.
  • Organized and led Eastern Arizona College's 2014 Annual Professional Nursing Conference.
  • Clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings including ICU (Trauma, Neuro, Cardiology, Med-Surg, PICU, NICU, High Risk Maternal), OR, ER, Med-Surg, L&D, Oncology, Telemetry, Geriatrics, Psych, Respiratory, Dialysis, Diagnostics, Wound care, Home Health, Hospice,Palliative, etc.
  • Clinical experience includes:
    • Mount Graham Regional Medical Center- 208 hours
    • Banner Good Samaritan Hospital- 86 hours
    • Banner Baywood Medical Center- 69 hours
    • Haven Health Nursing Home - 45 hours
    • Cardon's Childrens Hospital- 33 hours
    • Desert Vista Psychiatric Hospital- 18 hours
    • Skills Lab/Clinical Simulation- 174 hours.

Core Competencies

Medication Administration                                                                             Diabetes Management

Meditech Documentation/ Meditech "SuperUser"                               Wound Care/Bedside Care

Intravenous Access and Therapy                                                                Catheterization/Irrigation

Central Line Care                                                                                              Patient Education

NG tubes/Peg tubes                                                                                        Hospital Certified Mentor/Preceptor

Blood Administration                                                                                    Care Plan Implementation

Pain Management                                                                                          Admission Assessment/H&P

Postoperative Assessment/Monitoring                                                 Telemetry Patients/Cardiac Patients    

Education and Certifications

Registered Nurse- RN191519

ACLS- November 2015

PALS-January 2016

CPR/BLS AHA-December 2014

References

References available upon request.