Home Health Nurse
Resume:
Zaida M Santana
**** ********** ***, ***** **.***19
Email: ac8kgg@r.postjobfree.com
Resume
Subject:
Dedicated to optimal patient care, advocacy and quality outcomes. Compassionate and hard -working nurse looking for a position in a small-town close home hospital. Bringing my experience working in high stress situations.I will try to contribute my great satisfaction by doing so. I would flourish in this field I would like to develop my career in nursing, dedicating optimal patient care, advocacy and quality outcomes.
Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1980-1983
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
BLS for Healthcare providers
ACLS
Picc Line Certified
Excellent IV skills
In progress Telemetry Certification
Current Fl Registered Nurse License:
Awards
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
2004 Special Contribution Award
2006 Partners in Excellence
Skills and Certifications:
-- Two Picc line certification
VA Hospital
Medtexx Medical
-Verification Picc Tip X-rays
-Excellent Venipuncture Skills
--IV Sedation administration for GI procedur(Endoscopy, Colonoscopy)
Computer Skills
CPRS, VISTA, VA hospital computer System.
Point Click Care
Access (Home Health Systems
Generals skills
-Excellent medication administration skills
Pyxis
-Blood administrations and components
-Acute and chronic patient care
-Ventilators
-Tracheostomies
-ICU Patients
-EKG
-Chest Tube
-Rectal Tubes
-Peg Tubes and Lopez connections
-Nasogastric tubes
-Dobb Hoff Tube
-Foley Care and Suprapubic
-Peurwicks
-Colostomy Cares
-IV pumps
-Wounds Care and wounds vacs
-Experience Teaching and Instructor for the LPN program on Puerto Rico.
--I perform effectively even within a highly rushed working environment.
-I have a strong ability to manage new projects for initiation through to successful completion.
-Team player
Professional Experience.
2018 to present
Maximum Health Staffing
Travel Nurse
LTAC Setting
2016-2018
Favorite Health Care Staffing
Periderm and contract on different nursing staffing;
-Geriatric
-Hospital Settings
-Traveling Nurse
-Contract with Department of Health during Huracan Maria
_Immunizations and medical records
2002-2010
James Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa Florida
Haley’s Cove Community Living Center
-Working directly with elderly patients on a day to day basis
- Provide basic nursing care to the patients that involves administering medications.
-Monitoring vital signs and watching for any changes in their overalls conditions.
-Assist patients with all of the activities of daily living.
-Closely monitor patients, perhaps even helping them with ambulation from time to time.
- Safety skills to calm the patient and prevent possible injury to the patient and others patients.
-Communication with physicians and family members regarding the Health of patients’
-Assistance to the round every week
-Safety skills for falls preventions.
2010-2015
Geriatric Clinic: Outpatient
Case Manager:
-Works collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, quality improvements and clinical review.
-Patients and families evaluate care for geriatric patients with complex and chronic disease.
- Works collaboratively with all departments involved in identification, treatments and discharge of patient to appropriate level of care.
- Develops, reviews and revises protocols, policies and procedures, orders set and processes specific to
targeted population care needs.
- Collaborates with organizations to maintain and update professional standards of care.
- Communicates outcome data/recommendations for improvements communications issues/agendas for process improvements, managements meetings.
-- Interfaces with other departments to support practice, issues specific to geriatrics.
--Administering medications to patients based on a care plan.
(B12, Risperidone, Zoladex, Immunizations and others)
2006-2007
Bay Care Infusion Team (Part Time)
-BayCare Homecare Service
-Observation and assessment
-Wound healing and enterostomal care
-Tracheostomy care
-Catheter and urological care
-Injections and laboratory draw
-Diabetes teaching, training and management
-Medication management
-Picc Line Care
-Port infusion and care
-Lab work and care
2000-2002
St Joseph Hospital Tampa
Surgical Unit
Provided Patient Care for pre -post surgery
1998-2002
TGC Home Health Care
Tampa Home Health Care:
-Provided Nursing Care to elderly homebound patients.
1994-1997
The Teacher Hospital San Juan PR
Medicine Surgery floor
Wilma Vazquez Hospital Vega Baja PR
Medicine Surgery Floor peridiem
- Periderm Nurse
Med-Surgical Unit with rotation to ICU.
1992-1997
GI Nurse
Dr Ramon Marrero Gastroenterology
Dr.Prisila Garau Pediatric Gastroenterology
1992-1995
Institute Of Universal Education.
- Instructor for the LPN program included didactic and clinical.
1984-1992 Guaynabo Home Care
-Visiting Nurse.
-Home Health
-Coordination of service,
-A member of Quality of Care.
-Responsible for chart audit to meets Medicare and insurance guidelines.
1983-1984
Centro Medico De Puerto Rico.
Staff Nurse Medicine Unit with Rotation to ICU
Personal Reference:
--Sonnia Geibig RN, BSN, MSN
- Geriatric Clinic Coordinator Veterans Hospital
--Andrea Cruz RN BSN
-James Haley Veterans Hospital
--Viveishka Otero
Memory Care Director
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