AGNES SIMON-MENENDEZ
*** **** **** ******,*** York, NY / 917-***-**** / *****.*************@**.***********.*** Summary of Qualifications
Driven Registered Nurse with experiences in Skilled Nursing Facility seeking to use earned skills and knowledge to assist in Staff nursing role. Ambitious, detail-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills, and a dedicated worker with a sense of purpose. Proven to ably handle medical emergency or situation, with the requisite skillset to perform under pressure.
Developed strong critical thinkings skills, stay calm and intervene during crisis/pandemic and deliver safe care for patients with Covid-19.
Special interest in learning and growing professionally with the dynamic of your healthcare environment in medical-surgical, emergency or telemetry department.
• Bedside care / VS / Patient
Monitoring
• Medication Administration
• Problem Solving
• Patient Advocacy and
Support
• Time Management and
Prioritization
• Electronic Medical Record/
Point Click Care System
• Privacy/HIPPA Regulations
• Fluent in Hungarian
Education and Licensure
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, Long Island City Associate in Applied Science Degree Nursing, 2019 December Chamberlain University, Downers Grove, IL,
Enrolled RN-BSN online, 2020 - expected graduation March, 2021 Registered Professional Nurse with New York State Board of Nursing License # 788365-01 BLS certification
Adult Mental Health First Aid certified
Infection Control Training
NIHSS certified
Nursing Related Experience
NYC Health + Hospitals / Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility Registered nurse
April, 2020-present
• Ensure the safety and physical comfort of patients well as their emotional and spiritual needs in a 40 bed SNF unit
• Care for patients with diversity of medical surgical diagnosis who were suspected of or had tested positive for Covid-19
• Work with elderly patients dealing with diminished mental capacities
• Provide wound care on surgical wounds and pressure wounds with stage 1-4 on a daily basis and asses, measure and report patient’s wound progress
• Perform various nursing skills including tracheotomy care, urinary catheter insertion & care, and feeding tube care
• Record and maintain nursing care plan and progress notes to ensure continuity of care Center for Family Support, CFS, New York, NY
Chinese-American Planning Council, New York, NY
Home Health Aide / Personal Assistant for patient with cerebral palsy February, 2019-March,2020
• Supervised patient with diminished capacity and assisted with ADLs. This included GT-feeding, and providing extra nourishment and plenty of fresh water between meals, ambulating, using assistive devices, taking her to/from school and after school activities
• Assisted client with personal hygiene, showering and toileting
• Administered medications through G-tube and kept G-tube site dry and free of infection
• Encouraged and assisted patient to use her communication I-Gaze device
• Managed supplies and restock inventory to ensure optimal availability for patient care Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, NY
Henry J.Carter Hospital, NYC, NY
Bellevue Hospital, NYC, NY
Student Nurse
March,2017-December,2019
Clinical Rotation Included: Fundamental (96 hours), Medical/Surgical Unit (240 hours), Labor&Delivery
(48 hours), Pediatric Unit (48 hours), Adult Psychiatric Unit (48 hours)
• Provided care for assigned patients with complex medical histories at a time under supervision of nurse education professor
• Performed Vital Sign, head to toe assessment, administered mediations, performed IV fluid and medication maintenance using piggyback
• Documented data related to patients’ care including assessment result, intervention, medications, patient response
• Provided hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds and pressure ulcers and carefully followed hospital protocol on wound and skin care process
• Provided care for G-tube sites: checked residuals, cleanse sites, hanged feeding bags
• Assisted care for patients with tracheostomy, including suctioning and cleaning the collar
• Performed initial newborn assessment and postpartum care and instructed new mothers on proper breast feeding techniques
Columbia Hospital, New York, NY
Volunteer/Shadow nurse
March,2018-June 2018
• Observed nurses to perform patient care at cardiac PACU and assisted nurses and patients with non-clinical tasks, such as repositioning a patient in bed, taking vital signs and supporting staff to deliver supplies
• Observed nurse practitioner at vascular department outpatient clinic in treating patients with various wound care and experienced educational teaching method about vascular diseases
• Attended and listened newly discovered clinical trial programs and various ongoing research trial progresses