Wanda H Suarez

*** * **** ***** ** Mooresville, NC 28115 704-***-****

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Objective

Professionally trained registered nurse with experience ensuring the highest standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of clients with diverse needs. Seeking an opportunity with an organization that promotes education, team player, and exceptional level of business .

Experience

Staff nurse

Mitchel Mack Hospice House

December 2022-February 2023

Provided care to clients at the end-of-life journey. Respite care clients that seeked skilled nursing care to give primary caregivers a 5-day rest period which can be done every 6 weeks. Nursing care for residential clients awaiting placement for nursing home or return home when stable with hospice out patient nurse following their care at home.

Staff Nurse

Davis Reginal Medical Center/Lake Norman Medical Reginal

March 2022-November 2022

Provide direct quality care and treatment to individualized bedside nursing care to clients which includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating medical conditions and plans in consultation with other healthcare professionals in a telemetry/medical-surgical care unit with a nurse ratio of 1:5. Interact and communicate with clients and families with counseling and guiding them into a healthier life.

Unit Manager

Citadel at Mooresville

October 2021- February 2022

Oversee 37-bed rehab unit and 40-bed unit for residents’ long-term care for the nursing home. Providing education to staff and residents. Ensuring COVID policy is followed by staff and residents per policy. As part of the team, we met every morning to discuss issues that have occurred in the last 24 hours and follow up and correct issues identified. The team meets again later in the afternoon to report that the issues have been resolved, that documentation has been done, and if there are any new issues that need to be addressed. Read reports and document care plans for staff to follow. Identify any risks for residents that need close monitoring.

Staff Nurse

Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

September 2020- August 2021

Provide direct quality care to patients which includes monitoring, recording, and evaluating medical conditions of a nurse ratio of 1:6. Interact and communicate with young adults to elderly which includes families in counseling and guiding them into a healthier life dynamic in a telemetry/medical-surgical care unit, giving quality care and treatment. I worked in the COVID-19 vaccine clinic as well.

Staff Nurse Team Lead

Lakeside Family Practice, Mooresville, NC

February 2016 – November 2018

Providing valued nursing care in a private practice office setting. Preparing clients for physician examination. Assisting clients in reordering medications, ordering supplies, and coordinating ancillary needs. Discuss health issues and preventative measures in all aspects. Conveying physician’s individual plan of care and expected outcome. Assisting physicians in minor sterile office procedures. Prior authorizations patient needing further review from insurance companies.

Staff Nurse/ Float Position

Mooresville Family Practice, Mooresville, NC

October 2013 – February 2016

Providing quality care in an office setting for all ages. Notifying clients of lab results, diagnostic studies, prepare prior authorizations for medications/medical necessaties and triage calls. Floating in the office and to other offices which included different specialties.

Staff Nurse

Mecklenburg Medical Group, Charlotte, NC

November 2009 – May 2013

Providing quality care in a busy private practice in an office setting in different specialties. Notifying clients of lab results, diagnostic studies, triage calls, and rooming clients. Overseeing treatments needed before physician’s exam. Preparing medical authorizations for medications etc and faxed to directly to company needing information.

Triage Nurse Team Lead

Charlotte Medical Clinic, Charlotte, NC

May 2008 – October 2009

Delegating duties to other staff members on the team, telephone screening, ordering supplies, maintaining and updating policies/ procedures. Administering treatments before physician exams if necessary. Preparing prior authorizations for medical doctor to sign and faxed.

Assistant Nurse Manager

Carolinas Medical Center Union, Monroe, NC

December 1998 – May 2008

Delegating duties to other staff members, providing quality care to patients and family members in an acute medical telemetry/ progressive care unit, conferring with physicians and other team members regarding optimal goals. Advanced from staff nurse to Assistant Nurse Manager.

Triage Nurse/ Urgent Care

Nalle Clinic, Charlotte, NC

November 1986 – January 1999

Triage clients for urgent care settings of all ages. Rooming clients, scheduling, ordering supplies, and sterilization of equipment. Assisting physicians in sigmoidoscopy, stress tests, and minor office procedures. Such as mole/ wart removals, incision, and drainage of wounds.

Education

RN Refresher Course Certificate

UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

July 2020 - October 2020

Nursing Diploma

Mercy School of Nursing, Charlotte, NC

March 1998 – November 1998

Attended classes furthering education in Nursing

CPCC, Charlotte, NC

March 1989 – May 1997

Medical Office Assistant Certificate

King’s College, Charlotte, NC

July 1985 – March 1986

ACLS, BLS

Leadership

Served on the Appeals Committee at Mercy School of Nursing, Diabetes Awareness, Day of Dance, Medical Record and Education Committee, Community Training CPR, March of Dimes

References

Available upon request

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