Nurse Medical

Judith Garza, RN, BSN

objective

In search of a position in management in which my

leadership, creativity, innovation, and

communication skills can be utilized in a

progressive organization.

Experience

10/02 - Present City of Laredo

Laredo, TX

EMPLOYEE HEALTH NURSE

Accomplishments Managed to learn duties within 2

months without training. Initiated programs for

city employees: Employee Health Challenge, Drink

Water Campaign, Smoking Cessation Program,

Advertising Campaign and Pre-Employment Physicals.

Responsiblities Managed staff of 5 employees,

additionally including all contracted staff:

medical physician, employee assistance program

personnel, drug and alcohol program personnel to

include the medical review officer, and all

employees in need of medical attention at our

clinic.

Supervised, created and enhanced new and existing

programs. Ensured consistency of our policies and

procedures for all 2,400 employees in reference to

our programs to include: Serious Illness Pool

Program, Case Management, Occupational Health

Clinic, Workplace Violence Policy, ADA, FMLA,

HIPPA. Improved and renovated the City's Drug and

Alcohol Policy and Procedure Manual.

Involved in all decision-making process, to

include: department's budget, proposals to City

Council on all contracted personnel, maintaining

clinic in top operational status by keeping

inventory on supplies (educational material,

medical supplies), organization of clinical

procedures vai policies and procedures, and

maintained additional health programs and health

fairs for our employee population.

01/01 - 10/02 Doctor's Hospital

Laredo, TX

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE

Accomplishments Successfully trained in the area

in 2 weeks of training on site in the intensive

care unit.

Reponsibilites Patient load of 2-3 patients.

Total Care to include ventilatior care, monitoring

vitals, emergent care, wound care, respiratory

care, cardiac care, immobilation care, activities

of daily living care, hemodinamics care, dialysis

care, skin break down prevention care, specialized

training in all different kinds of beds for special

patients such as morbid obesity and intensive care.

Extensive training in all aspects of care to

include TNCC, CPR, ACLS.

06/00 - 01/01 Mercy Hospital-Hyperbaric

(HBO) Laredo, TX

NURSE

Accomplishments Learned skills and

responsibilities within 2 weeks.

Responsiblities Nurse 10-20 patients daily by

preventing infectious using sterile technique for

wound debridement care for patients that have

difficulty healing, and circulatory problems such

as: venous insufficiency, varicose veins, lymph

edema, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, peripheral

vascular disease, stroke, hypertension,

hyperlipidemia, chronic illness such as Diabetes.

Use of hyperbaric for faster healing process of

serious wounds.

12/98 - 12/99 City of Laredo

Laredo, TX

ABSTINENCE EDUCATOR

Accomplishments The teenage pregnancy percentage

dropped as a result of this program. Managed all

aspects of the retreats held on weekends for

students and the coordination of these events were

accomplished due to good rapport with area

businesses who donated food and beverage to these

events. Area commercial businesses also donate

money and fun activity item due to established

relationship with area businesses.

Responsibilities Teach junior high students about

sexual abstinence to decrease teenage pregnancy in

middle schools within the Laredo Independent School

District during physical education class. Included

were topics on Self-Esteem, Peer Pressure, Goals,

Education, Positive Thinking, and Sexual

Abstinence.

1/98 - 12/98 Retama Manor Nursing

Home Laredo, TX

MARKETING COORDINATOR

Accomplishments Managed to increase communication

with area physicians, case management nurses,

social workers, and family members there by

increasing referrals to our facility. Incorporated

system to increase the amount of referrals via

marketing techniques.

Responsibilibies Liason to include all area

physicans, hospitals and clinics in reference to

our facility's program availability. To maintain a

contact log of all physicians and follow up on all

referrals and patients when sent home with home

health nursing care. Coordinated transfers from

area hospitals to our facility. Maintained case

management on all prospective referrals to detail

at our weekly meeting with top management

personnel.

01/97 - 01/98 Mercy Hospital

Laredo, TX

MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSE

SKILLED NURSING UNIT NURSE

Responsiblities Nurse patients load of 8-12

patients on the medical/surgical/skilled nursing

unit to include total care, medications,

respiratory treatment, skilled nursing care.

Maintined communication with physicians, physical

therapist, and family members. Emphasizing the

holistic approach to nursing care by involving the

patient, medical personnel, physician, and family.

Education

TAMIU

Laredo, TX

Field of Study: BSN

GPA: 3.6

Laredo Community College

Laredo, TX

Field of Study: Nursing

GPA: 3.4

Bilingual: English & Spanish

Computer Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Works, Excel, Power Point

License, Certifications and continuing Education

Licence: RN, BSN

Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Certified, Trauma Nurse Core Course Provider,

Certified in Occupational Hearing Conservation,

Certified in Pulmonary Function Testing, Certified

as a Health Care Provider in Basic Life

Support/Certified in Pulmonary Resuscitation.

Continuing Education/Training: Bi-national

Communication: Enhancing Public Health, Emerging

Health Issues Along the US/Mexico Border, and

Occupational Ergonmics: Work Evaluation and

Prevention of Upper Limb and Back Disorders, Annual

National Worker's Compensation and Occupational

Medicine Seminar, Texas Worker's Comensation Update

2004, and Health Insurance Portablity

Accountability Act of 1966.

AWARDS AND HONORS

National Award Winner From The United States

Achievement Academy, 2002

National Collegiate Nursing Award, 2001

Texas Nursing Scholarship, 2002

Member Of The Business Professionals Of America,

1997

Member Of The National Students Nursing

Association, 1997

President Of The Laredo Community College Nursing

Program Club, 1997

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