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HECTOR E. PALLARES
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Home: 210-***-**** - **********@*****.***
UMMARY
Highly motivated, compassionate, solutions-oriented individual with over 8 years of work
experience in emergency medicine. Seeking a position as a nurse practitioner in a primary care
setting under a skilled medical team to enhance the overall level of patient care.
RACTITIONER EXPERIENCE
Have completed over 650 clinical hours working in collaboration with APRN’s and MD's,
providing comprehensive medical care to a diverse population spanning across the life span.
Provided health care to a diverse population of patients including pediatrics, adolescents,
adults, geriatric, and obstetrics.
Provided high quality health care through direct assessment, diagnosis, and
formulation/implementation of treatment plans for patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost,
invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence and efficacy. Order, perform, or interpret
the results of diagnostic test, including ultrasound, radiographs (x-rays), computerized axial
tomography (CAT) scan, and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
Perform primary care procedures including splinting, administering immunizations, taking
cultures and debriding wounds.
Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable
populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, and older adults.
Plan, implement and evaluate patient care requirements with full accountability for patients
under supervision.
Schedule continuous care follow ups with primary physicians and specialist.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions
to patients' individual circumstances.
Family Nurse Practitioner Student
Family Nurse Practitioner Experience
Have completed over 650 clinical hours working in collaboration with APRN’s and MD's,
providing comprehensive medical care to a diverse population spanning across the life span.
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse III
Methodist Boerne Emergency Room –Boerne, Texas
Acted as charge nurse in self-standing emergency room, caring for patients with
life-threatening illnesses, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infarction,
drug overdose, trauma, respiratory failure, patients in need of psychiatric help.
Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness.
Provide strong contributions as Co-Chair of the Shared Governance team, designed to
provide nurses professional autonomy and help empower the professional nursing staff and
managers to contribute collectively to the decision making process related to practice,
standards, and procedures.
Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient.
Managed care for infants and children with a wide variety of diagnosis.
Ensured HIPAA compliance.
Delegated staff nurse duties.
Staff Nurse III
Main Methodist Hospital –San Antonio, Texas
Acted as relieved charge nurse in 28 bed ER.
Oversaw average of 100 patients per shift.
Oversaw and managed 18 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while
maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
Accurately obtained and documented patient history and medication lists, assessed
CCOMPLISHMENTS
ERTIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
May 12, 2017
2008
2005
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individual conditions and needs.
Key member of the process improvement committee, helped establish intake process to
decompress triage area.
Coordinated ongoing staff education program.
Repeatedly commended by patients and supervisors for outstanding quality of care; received
consistent mention in care-survey responses.
Master of Science: FNP
Texas A&M Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX
3.7 GPA, Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science: Nursing
University of the Incarnate Word - San Antonio, TX
3.5 GPA, Cum Laude
Associate of Arts: General Education
Southwest Texas Junior College - Eagle Pass, TX
3.6 GPA, Cum Laude
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Delta Alpha-at-Large Chapter
University of the Incarnate Word (2008)
Who's Who in Americas Junior College (2005-2006)
Honor Graduate, United States Navy SN Apprenticeship School, Great Lakes, Illinois (2000)
Navy Achievement Medal (2002)
FNP certification from AANP 5/23/16
ACLS-current BLS-current
PALS-current NRP-current
TNCC-current ENPC-current
Fluent in Spanish
References available upon request