RMA,RN
Resume:
Professional Experience
**/****-**/**** ****** Home Health Care
Hickory, NC
Habilitation Technician
As a Habilitation Technician maintains a professional relationship with the
patient at all times, assist the patient in a daily living activities. Some
of the activities include cleaning and chores on-site, bathing the patient,
escorting the patient to appointments, escorting the patient on daily
activities. Report progress and discuss plan modifications in daily
communication logs. Report on long and short-term goals/ objectives with
patient and guardians. Conducts and attend professional in-services and
participates in continuing education to maintain or enhance professional
skills. Deal and manage issues involving several variables with patients
that have behavioral or neurological related symptoms. Gather, collate and
classify information about data, patient or events, maintain a good rapport
with patient and handle sensitive inquiries from guardians with both
officials and medical personnel. Monitor patient for any signs of skin
breakdowns and notify immediately to Primary Care Manager. Help the patient
to perform all exercise/ range-of- motion in accordance with the Physical
therapist instructions. Provide health care, mouth care, hair care, skin
care and nail care.
08/2008-10/2011 Florida Center for Allergies and Asthma Care Weston,
FL
Nurse Supervisor: License # RN9285188, Register # 1521042
As a Nurse Supervisor maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating
policies and procedures, coordinate and enforce programs and personnel
procedures. Assures of care by developing and interpreting Florida Center
and nursing division philosophies and standards of care. Maintain nursing
staff by orienting and training nurses and auxiliary staff, coach, counsel,
and discipline employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
Maintain safe and clean working environment by implementing and enforcing
procedures, rules, and regulations. Monitors patient's physical and
emotional status during and after procedures. Specializes in the testing
and treatment of adults and children who suffer from allergies, asthma, and
other disorders of the immune system. In addition treat for allergic skin
diseases, food allergies, drug allergies, and pet allergies. Assesses all
patients for signs of allergies and reported in accordance with established
procedures, ensures appropriate clinical record documentation is
accomplished, obtains specimens and performs procedures, i.e., draws blood,
starts IVs, conduct allergies test, and immunotherapy. Provides a variety
of consultative/informational services to the community and patients on
vaccine-preventable diseases and the possible impact on their health.
Plans, provides, and evaluates integrated, multi-disciplinary life style
management interventions for patients and medical readiness for all
relatives. Documents activities to include counseling, interventions and
other patient related services provided. Prepares required documents,
articles, standard operating procedures, policies, and reports. Develops
educational materials and statistical tracking tools. Administers Pulmonary
Function Test, and all types of subcutaneous, intramuscular, and by mouth
medications. Assist with the conduct of clinic visits, interviews and
systematically collect data pertaining a health history. Analyzes the data
and makes interventions to assist the patient in prioritizing needs and
setting goals for problem resolution. Manages the health care needs of
individuals diagnosed with various pulmonary diseases. (i.e. asthma,
emphysema, bronchitis, etc.).
03/2005- 04/2007: Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, Ga.
31905
Red Cross Volunteer Register Nurse- License # 022120 (ER, OBGYN)
Provide an advanced level of emergency Nursing care as an emergency
department volunteer nurse; Independently intervenes using established
protocols assist family and patient's. Provide continuous observation and
monitoring until patient is transferred for definitive treatment. Knowledge
of emergency, anesthetic agents, and pharmaceuticals, their desired
effects, side effects, compatibility with other drugs, and complications of
their use, sets up equipment and instruments and assists health care
providers in examinations and procedures, as specified in clinic policies
and procedures. Prepares patients OBGYN patients for examinations and
assists during examinations, monitors patient's physical and emotional
status during and after procedures.
08/1996- 12/1998: Ponce School of Medicine
Ponce, PR.
Registered Nurse: License # 022120, Register # 065369
Develop, perform and analyzes preventive medicine needs assessments for the
patient's, including establishing/identifying services to be provided,
priorities, resources cost containment, health status, health risks,
clinical record documentation is accomplished, obtains specimen and
performs procedures, draws blood, starts IVs, prepares and administer
prescribed medications by oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, IV and
inhalation routes. Conducts individual and mass health risk screenings, as
well as education for the prevention of chronic and communicable diseases.
Develops classes/programs, organizing, conducting and evaluating programs
designed to provide positive health behavior change, and conducts an
assessment of the patient's/family's learning ability and provides
instructions appropriate to the patient's or family's learning ability and
provides instructions appropriate to the patient's or family's ability to
understand the diagnosis, treatment, medication, expectations, or follow-up
procedures. Maintains continual awareness of usual dosages to medications
and calls unusual dosage to the attention of the physician to ensure that
no errors are made. Responsible for ensuring safe medication administration
for clinic patients, recognizes actions, starts IVs and administers
emergency medications as directed by physician. Initiates CPR, maintains
records and documents medications and any patient reaction.
07/1994-07/1996 Caribbean Hospice Ponce,
PR
Homecare Nurse License # 022120 Register # 065369
Monitors patient's physical and emotional status during and after
procedures. Assesses all patients for signs of abuse and reports in
accordance with established procedures, ensures appropriate clinical record
documentation is accomplished, obtains specimens and performs procedures,
i.e., draws blood, starts IVs. Provides a variety of
consultative/informational services to the community and patients on
vaccine-preventable diseases and the possible impact on their health.
Plans, provides, and evaluates integrated, multi-disciplinary life style
management interventions for patients and medical readiness for all
relatives. Documents activities to include counseling, interventions and
other patient related services provided. Prepares required documents,
articles, standard operating procedures, policies, and reports. Develops
educational materials and statistical tracking tools. Administers oxygen,
intravenous (IV) fluids, blood transfusions and all types of medications
during emergent events by various rou s to include intravenous,
subcutaneous, intramuscular, by mouth, and rectal. Assist with the conduct
of clinic visits, interviews and systematically collect data pertaining a
health history. Analyzes the data and makes interventions to assist the
patient in prioritizing needs and setting goals for problem resolution.
Manages the health care needs of individuals diagnosed with various
communicable diseases (i.e., tuberculosis infection, HIV, etc.).
01/1989 - 06/1994 San Lucas Hospital
Ponce, PR
Intensive Care Unit nurse: #022120, Register # 065369
Conducts individual and mass health risk screenings, as well as education
for the prevention of chronic and communicable diseases. As a clinical
nurse, provides the full range of professional nursing care and treatment
to a wide variety of critically ill patients due to accidents, motor
vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, suicide attempts, cardiac arrest,
respiratory distress, drug overdose, etc. Functions within the scope of
practice of a professional registered nurse and within hospital regulations
and policies. Participates in process-improvement activities to include
conducting chart reviews, identifying trends, and reporting corrective
actions. Administers medications, based on protocol, for certain conditions
to prevent deterioration of patient's condition. Notifies provider
immediately and takes appropriate emergency action for life-threatening
conditions. Alertness, vigilance and skill in reacting promptly to
emergency situations such as treatment of trauma, drug overdose, psychosis,
cardiac events, respiratory compromise. Administers immunizations as
ordered or according to establishing clinic protocols. Maintain ongoing
inspection of patient care area to ensure comfortable, orderly, clean and
safe environment for patients. Assist with the following: cleaning of
instruments used for procedures; cleaning of rooms post exam procedures;
removal and disposal of soiled and contamination material/disinfecting
area; changing linen; washing and assembling of instruments for
sterilization; replenishing supplies and equipment as needed; performing
general maintenance duties/cleaning utility rooms and offices.
Education
08/1983- 12/1988 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
B.S.N., Registered Nurse
Professional Training/Certificates:
Florida
RN License # RN9285188
Control Number # 1521042
Puerto Rico
Nurse License # 022120
Register Nurse # 065369
ARMA # 209208
Adult/Child/Infant CPR & AED Certification for Health Care Provider (BLS) #
(08 May 2012- 08 May 2014)
Hospital Education Annual Review Training (9-22-2006)
BLS (9-22-2006)
Hospital Orientation (9-19-2006)
PMDB (9-21-2006)
Security 101: Introduction to HIPAA Security (9-13-2006)
Privacy Awareness (9-13-2006)
Terrorism Awareness Training (9-13-2006)
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