Professional Experience

**/****-**/**** ****** Home Health Care

Hickory, NC

Habilitation Technician

As a Habilitation Technician maintains a professional relationship with the

patient at all times, assist the patient in a daily living activities. Some

of the activities include cleaning and chores on-site, bathing the patient,

escorting the patient to appointments, escorting the patient on daily

activities. Report progress and discuss plan modifications in daily

communication logs. Report on long and short-term goals/ objectives with

patient and guardians. Conducts and attend professional in-services and

participates in continuing education to maintain or enhance professional

skills. Deal and manage issues involving several variables with patients

that have behavioral or neurological related symptoms. Gather, collate and

classify information about data, patient or events, maintain a good rapport

with patient and handle sensitive inquiries from guardians with both

officials and medical personnel. Monitor patient for any signs of skin

breakdowns and notify immediately to Primary Care Manager. Help the patient

to perform all exercise/ range-of- motion in accordance with the Physical

therapist instructions. Provide health care, mouth care, hair care, skin

care and nail care.

08/2008-10/2011 Florida Center for Allergies and Asthma Care Weston,

FL

Nurse Supervisor: License # RN9285188, Register # 1521042

As a Nurse Supervisor maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating

policies and procedures, coordinate and enforce programs and personnel

procedures. Assures of care by developing and interpreting Florida Center

and nursing division philosophies and standards of care. Maintain nursing

staff by orienting and training nurses and auxiliary staff, coach, counsel,

and discipline employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results.

Maintain safe and clean working environment by implementing and enforcing

procedures, rules, and regulations. Monitors patient's physical and

emotional status during and after procedures. Specializes in the testing

and treatment of adults and children who suffer from allergies, asthma, and

other disorders of the immune system. In addition treat for allergic skin

diseases, food allergies, drug allergies, and pet allergies. Assesses all

patients for signs of allergies and reported in accordance with established

procedures, ensures appropriate clinical record documentation is

accomplished, obtains specimens and performs procedures, i.e., draws blood,

starts IVs, conduct allergies test, and immunotherapy. Provides a variety

of consultative/informational services to the community and patients on

vaccine-preventable diseases and the possible impact on their health.

Plans, provides, and evaluates integrated, multi-disciplinary life style

management interventions for patients and medical readiness for all

relatives. Documents activities to include counseling, interventions and

other patient related services provided. Prepares required documents,

articles, standard operating procedures, policies, and reports. Develops

educational materials and statistical tracking tools. Administers Pulmonary

Function Test, and all types of subcutaneous, intramuscular, and by mouth

medications. Assist with the conduct of clinic visits, interviews and

systematically collect data pertaining a health history. Analyzes the data

and makes interventions to assist the patient in prioritizing needs and

setting goals for problem resolution. Manages the health care needs of

individuals diagnosed with various pulmonary diseases. (i.e. asthma,

emphysema, bronchitis, etc.).

03/2005- 04/2007: Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, Ga.

31905

Red Cross Volunteer Register Nurse- License # 022120 (ER, OBGYN)

Provide an advanced level of emergency Nursing care as an emergency

department volunteer nurse; Independently intervenes using established

protocols assist family and patient's. Provide continuous observation and

monitoring until patient is transferred for definitive treatment. Knowledge

of emergency, anesthetic agents, and pharmaceuticals, their desired

effects, side effects, compatibility with other drugs, and complications of

their use, sets up equipment and instruments and assists health care

providers in examinations and procedures, as specified in clinic policies

and procedures. Prepares patients OBGYN patients for examinations and

assists during examinations, monitors patient's physical and emotional

status during and after procedures.

08/1996- 12/1998: Ponce School of Medicine

Ponce, PR.

Registered Nurse: License # 022120, Register # 065369

Develop, perform and analyzes preventive medicine needs assessments for the

patient's, including establishing/identifying services to be provided,

priorities, resources cost containment, health status, health risks,

clinical record documentation is accomplished, obtains specimen and

performs procedures, draws blood, starts IVs, prepares and administer

prescribed medications by oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, IV and

inhalation routes. Conducts individual and mass health risk screenings, as

well as education for the prevention of chronic and communicable diseases.

Develops classes/programs, organizing, conducting and evaluating programs

designed to provide positive health behavior change, and conducts an

assessment of the patient's/family's learning ability and provides

instructions appropriate to the patient's or family's learning ability and

provides instructions appropriate to the patient's or family's ability to

understand the diagnosis, treatment, medication, expectations, or follow-up

procedures. Maintains continual awareness of usual dosages to medications

and calls unusual dosage to the attention of the physician to ensure that

no errors are made. Responsible for ensuring safe medication administration

for clinic patients, recognizes actions, starts IVs and administers

emergency medications as directed by physician. Initiates CPR, maintains

records and documents medications and any patient reaction.

07/1994-07/1996 Caribbean Hospice Ponce,

PR

Homecare Nurse License # 022120 Register # 065369

Monitors patient's physical and emotional status during and after

procedures. Assesses all patients for signs of abuse and reports in

accordance with established procedures, ensures appropriate clinical record

documentation is accomplished, obtains specimens and performs procedures,

i.e., draws blood, starts IVs. Provides a variety of

consultative/informational services to the community and patients on

vaccine-preventable diseases and the possible impact on their health.

Plans, provides, and evaluates integrated, multi-disciplinary life style

management interventions for patients and medical readiness for all

relatives. Documents activities to include counseling, interventions and

other patient related services provided. Prepares required documents,

articles, standard operating procedures, policies, and reports. Develops

educational materials and statistical tracking tools. Administers oxygen,

intravenous (IV) fluids, blood transfusions and all types of medications

during emergent events by various rou s to include intravenous,

subcutaneous, intramuscular, by mouth, and rectal. Assist with the conduct

of clinic visits, interviews and systematically collect data pertaining a

health history. Analyzes the data and makes interventions to assist the

patient in prioritizing needs and setting goals for problem resolution.

Manages the health care needs of individuals diagnosed with various

communicable diseases (i.e., tuberculosis infection, HIV, etc.).

01/1989 - 06/1994 San Lucas Hospital

Ponce, PR

Intensive Care Unit nurse: #022120, Register # 065369

Conducts individual and mass health risk screenings, as well as education

for the prevention of chronic and communicable diseases. As a clinical

nurse, provides the full range of professional nursing care and treatment

to a wide variety of critically ill patients due to accidents, motor

vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, suicide attempts, cardiac arrest,

respiratory distress, drug overdose, etc. Functions within the scope of

practice of a professional registered nurse and within hospital regulations

and policies. Participates in process-improvement activities to include

conducting chart reviews, identifying trends, and reporting corrective

actions. Administers medications, based on protocol, for certain conditions

to prevent deterioration of patient's condition. Notifies provider

immediately and takes appropriate emergency action for life-threatening

conditions. Alertness, vigilance and skill in reacting promptly to

emergency situations such as treatment of trauma, drug overdose, psychosis,

cardiac events, respiratory compromise. Administers immunizations as

ordered or according to establishing clinic protocols. Maintain ongoing

inspection of patient care area to ensure comfortable, orderly, clean and

safe environment for patients. Assist with the following: cleaning of

instruments used for procedures; cleaning of rooms post exam procedures;

removal and disposal of soiled and contamination material/disinfecting

area; changing linen; washing and assembling of instruments for

sterilization; replenishing supplies and equipment as needed; performing

general maintenance duties/cleaning utility rooms and offices.

Education

08/1983- 12/1988 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

B.S.N., Registered Nurse

Professional Training/Certificates:

Florida

RN License # RN9285188

Control Number # 1521042

Puerto Rico

Nurse License # 022120

Register Nurse # 065369

ARMA # 209208

Adult/Child/Infant CPR & AED Certification for Health Care Provider (BLS) #

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(08 May 2012- 08 May 2014)

Hospital Education Annual Review Training (9-22-2006)

BLS (9-22-2006)

Hospital Orientation (9-19-2006)

PMDB (9-21-2006)

Security 101: Introduction to HIPAA Security (9-13-2006)

Privacy Awareness (9-13-2006)

Terrorism Awareness Training (9-13-2006)

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