PROFESSIONAL Recent Family Nurse Practitioner graduate with related hands-on experience
SUMMARY
EDUCATION
Seeking position in providing excellent patient-centered care. Excellent in areas of quick triage, critical thinking, assessment, planning, and evaluation.
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioner, December 2016
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, December 2013
College of Southern Nevada
Associates of Science in Nursing, May 2008
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse Licensure
State of Florida-2017-ARNP 9283789
State of Florida-2008- RN 9283789
Certifications
Basic Cardiac Life Support-August 2015
Acute Cardiac Life Support- September 2016
Pediatric Advanced Life Support- July 2016
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course- July 2013
Trauma Nursing Core Course-January 2016
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kendall Regional Medical Center, RN 12/2008-current
Burn and Reconstruction Centers of America RN, July 2012-present
Work side by side with hand surgeon and assist with range of motion, injection to hand and wrist, pin and suture removal, and compression management.
Anticipate and prioritize patient care needs related to the burn injury and its progression
Understand and respond appropriately to the psychological issues affecting burn patients
Acutely aware and aggressively address pain control and management in the patient pre-operatively
Complete and document acuity information
Complete dressing changes per burn protocol and burn Physician orders
Develop and implement care based on patient assessment, individualized patient care plans in accordance with standards of nursing practice
Address new hand consults by starting history and physicals so surgeon can evaluate patient more effectively
Emergency Room RN, December 2008-present
Perform patient assessments and nursing diagnosis
Provide emergency medical care to an average of 12 ill and critically ill patients per shift within a 48-bed Emergency Services Department
Manage the planning and implementation of interventions
Coordinate patient referrals and discharge planning
Ensure the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice
Doctors Hospital, RN 02/2013-02/2015
Emergency Room, RN
Critically think and provide care in emergency situations and follow established emergency procedures and practices
Provide excellent nursing care to multiple patients of different age groups with a broad spectrum of diagnosis
Supervised different shifts and ran shift operations per daily needs
Expertly assessed changes and reported to ED physicians and acted quickly to avoid worsening condition
Miami Children’s Hospital, RN -PRN 07/2013-08/2014
Preoperative/Postoperative
Rotated through pediatric pre and post-operative care of a broad spectrum of procedures
Assessed in pre-op whether a patient would be able to safely have a procedure on set date
Started intravenous access and medicated patients before procedure and anesthesia
Comforted care takers throughout process
Monitor children through their evolvement of post procedure and sedation reactions to ensure there are no complications
Assessed whether patients could be safely discharged post procedures
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Nurses Association, Member, 2008-current
Emergency Nursing Association, Member, 2008-current
VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Administered Flu Shots for Miami Children’s Hospital-2013
Down Syndrome Walk for Awareness, Down Syndrome Association of Miami- 11/2013
Volunteer help with School Nurse at Caribbean Elementary, Miami, FL- 08/2013-12/2013
Burn awareness event at Kendall Regional Medical Center Miami, FL-
Various dates in 2015-2016
SKILLS
Ability to work effectively with computer based charting and other clinical software programs
Adaptability to change, organizational skills
Ability to read and communicate effectively in English and Spanish
Patient and family focused
Strong clinical judgment
Excellent time management skills
Procedure development and implementation
Great team work
Able to incorporate knowledge of patient's age, growth and developmental level into the condition of care
Broad spectrum of experience in different nursing domains