Rochelle F. Ginez, RN
FPO, AP **379
ac2auc@r.postjobfree.com
Goal oriented and compassionate licensed Registered Nurse with experience in the wide range of specialties. Self-motivated with high energy, initiative, and focused. Keen insight into the needs and views of others – able to listen and identify issues or problem areas and form innovative solutions. Dedicated to optimal patient care, advocacy, and quality outcomes.
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2017
Mohave Community College, Bullhead City, AZ
Degree: Associates Degree in Nursing 2011
Bryman College, Reseda, CA
Degree: Surgical Technologist Certificate 2005
St. Mary’s Academy High School, Palo, Leyte, Philippines
March 1997
EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse-Internal Medicine Clinic-United States Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
September 2014-August 2017
Duties: Providing safe and effective care to patients in outpatient ambulatory setting. Provided medication administration, educated patients on different diagnoses, communicated with patients via Relay Health, Triage patients, assisted with patient procedures, manage wound care/dressing changes, managed Coumadin, clinic, scheduled patients for appointments and manage physicians’ schedules, maintenance of standard of operations procedure (SOP) and educated/managed diabetic patients on an outpatient basis. Managed and obtained NCQA certification for clinic which was certified in 2017. Worked as Interim Nurse Manager for clinic from (February 2016-February 2017).
Registered Nurse-Multi-Service Ward-United States Naval Hospital, Okinawa Japan
October 2013- September 2014
Duties: Providing safe and effective care to patients working side by side with physicians and other health care team workers within the hospital, conduct assessments, administer medication, blood, blood products, manage NG tube, manage Foley catheters, bladder scans, manage IV pumps, manage wound dressing changes. Provided care for pediatric, geriatric and newborn populations.
Registered Nurse-Family Practice Clinic-Kaneohe Bay Naval Clinic
October 2012-May 2013
Duties: Providing safe and effective care to patient in ambulatory setting. Provided medication administration, educated patients on different diagnoses including OB Registration, communicated with patients via Relay Health, Triage patients, assisted with patient procedures (IUD insertion, PAP exams and etc.), scheduled patients for appointments and scrubbed physicians’ schedules.
Registered Nurse-Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit-Valley View Medical Center, Fort Mohave, AZ;
January 2012-July 2012
Duties: Providing safe and effective care to patients working side by side with physicians and other health care team workers within the hospital, conduct assessments, administer medication, blood, blood products, manage NG tube, manage foley catheters, bladder scans, manage IV pumps, manage wound dressing changes and provide patient care within nursing scope of practice. Patient ratio 6:1
Nurse Extern-Medical/Surgical Unit-Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave, AZ
January 2011-December 2011
Duties: Conduct initial assessments with RN on a 6:1 patient ratio, start IV’s, insert Foley
Catheters, insert 3-way Foley catheters, provide patient care, observed RN giving medications to
patients, set up IV pumps, assist with wound dressing changes, apply SCD/TED hose, conduct
bladder scans, insert NG tube with RN, page physicians and work side by side with physicians
and other disciplines within the hospital to help treat the patients’ illness.
CNO Administrative Assistant/Staffing/Infection Control/QRM- Valley View Medical Center, Fort Mohave AZ
November 2005-January 2011
Duties: Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Nursing Officer. Responsible for assisting Nursing Directors in staffing, in charge of contract labor hire, handled contract labor time/payroll/contracts/invoicing, assisted in accounts payable for contract labor, record keeping, reviewed and assisted in nurse counseling’s. Assist Nurse Directors with productivity and staffing. Ensure complete documentation for contract labor. Responsible for conducting acuity validations, documentation and tracking cultures and infection control investigations. Responsible for preparation for educational classes, tracking and documenting of employee health issues and reportable occurrences to the Department of Health and Infection Control nurse. Assisted Case Managers with insurance authorizations, faxing of clinical reviews, editing policies and procedures, and verifications. Assisted with patient satisfaction, core measures, product evaluation committees, Environment of Care and actively participated in safety disaster drills. Assisted in implementing electronic medical documentation (HMS) to the hospital in January 2011, created care plans, order entry systems, educating staff (including nurses, nursing assists and unit clerks) and nursing orders.
Surgical Technologist/Central Sterile Tech- Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center (Traveler-Aureus Medical), Lake Havasu AZ
June 2005-November 2005
Duties: Responsible for ensuring surgical instruments were properly sterilized and ready for surgery. Stocked surgical rooms, record keeping and ordering supplies. Assisted when needed in the OR as a surgical technologist.
Nurse Staffing Coordinator-Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, September 2004-March 2005, Simi Valley CA
Duties: Responsible for ensuring all nursing units had appropriate staff according to California State Nursing Matrix. Record keeping, ensuring travelers had appropriate documentation,
responsible for obtaining acuities from nursing units, record keeping of the variance and assisted with helping fill staffing needs.
Chemical Operations Specialist (54 Bravo) - US Army, February, Ft. Bliss TX
February 1998-February 2001
Duties: Responsible for educating and properly training soldiers on risks/procedures if in a chemically contaminated environment. Ensured all chemical equipment and conducted inspections and classes.
First assignment was at the 108th 2-43 Airborne HHB Air Defense Artillery Unit (during this assignment was deployed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for six-month mission). ARCOM medal received. Second assignment was at 204th Military Intelligence Battalion in Ft Bliss, TX and was Honorably Discharged from the military.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
US Citizen
Current Secret Security Clearance
Army Commendation Medal
Certification of Completion for Surgical Technologist
Phi Theta Kappa Member
BLS certified (Expires: 05/2019)
ACLS certified (Expires: 08/2019)
Arizona RN License#: RN171892 (Expires: 4/1/2020)
Hawaii RN License#: (Expires: 06/30/2019)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Experience working with Accudose, Pixis, HMS, Ahlta, CHCS and Meditech computer documentation. References available upon request.