Professionally trained Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with 4 years’ experience and 14 years registered nurse experience, establishing high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs, looking to advance my career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Skills include excellent verbal and written skills. Ability and willingness to demonstrate and maintain clinical competency. Ensuring a positive attitude towards health care team members and patients. Ability to demonstrate proficiency under all work environment conditions related to patients ever-changing needs, including patients with acute, chronic and complex disease processes. Able to work independently, complete tasks without supervision and demonstrate independence with decision making and problem solving in professional settings. Able to function in emergency situations and exhibit professional and ethical conduct with fellow co-workers, patients, patient’s family members, physicians and general public.

Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish

Education

2013-2015 Texas State University Round Rock, TX

Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner GPA: 4.0

Alpha Chi National Honors Society

2002-2006 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX

Bachelor of Science in Nursing GPA: 3.8

Performed research for economically disparate and under privileged mothers encompassing the safety of their toddlers within the home setting.

Invited to present research findings at conferences in Austin, San Antonio, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dean’s list and honors graduate.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society.

Professional Experience

06/2019-Current Loyal Source El Paso, TX

Provide direct patient care, for medical histories, evaluate and provide medical follow-up, on sick call or walk-ins. Provide emergency and first-aid treatment when necessitates, performs limited, minor surgical procedures, review and reevaluation daily cases requiring ongoing medical and pharmaceutical attention and place knowledge of drug and therapeutics and prescribing of dispensing medication

11/2018-Current The Hospitals of Providence East El Paso, TX

Provide appropriate patient care within hospital setting, to include recording patient medical history and physical assessment, developing therapeutic care plan, ordering lab and diagnostic tests, interpreting test results, discharge planning providing accurate medical record documentation, and provide education and lifestyle modification for patients with cardiac conditions. Work in collaboration with cardiologists to develop a plan and goals for patient to ensure the best possible outcome patients

8/2017-11/2018 Arteries and Veins El Paso, TX

Work as a FNP, providing comprehensive health assessments and order treatments, tests and associated diagnostic studies to patients with renal disease and vascular conditions, to include peripheral artery disease and varicose vein disease and evaluate effectiveness of care provided.

4/2017-8/2017 NuCara Compounding Pharmacy Austin, TX

Assess, administer and monitor patients who receive intravenous therapy. Perform venipuncture, access implanted port, and maintain peripheral IV lines prior to initiation of infusion therapy. Provide appropriate documentation of patients.

3/2016-8/2017 Frontera Search Partners Austin, TX

Frontera Search Partners (Austin, TX), working as a FNP performing VA disability examinations, provide medical opinions and diagnosis regarding VA disability claims, VA separation examinations

6/2006-8/2017 Round Rock Medical Center

9/2010-8/2017: Registered Nurse- Interventional Radiology Lab / Cardiac Catheterization

Perform daily operations in the Interventional Radiology Lab/Cardiac Cath Lab. Perform admission history and assessments of patients including medication administration, direct and indirect patient care, circulate diagnostic and interventional cases. Proficient and knowledgeable in assisting with interventional radiology procedures to include but not limited to, port a cath placements, dialysis catheter placements, TIPs and UFE procedures. Ability perform and interpret hemodynamic monitoring for acute and outpatient cardiac and peripheral angiograms, angioplasty and percutaneous cardiac interventions. Circulate and perform moderate sedation for electrophysiology cases including temporary and permanent pacemaker insertions, AV node ablation, trans-esophageal echo-cardiograms, elective and emergent direct current cardioversions for atrial fibrillation.

Proficiency in intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertions, monitoring and troubleshooting FFR, OCT, Impella and Angiojet therapies.

Proficiency in inserting and managing peripherally inserted central lines (PICC) with over 500 documented successful insertions.

2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient

Integrity Compassion Accountability Respect Excellence (ICARE) award recipient- May 2012

1/2010-9/2010 Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock, TX

Registered Nurse- Intensive Care Unit

Provided care in 16 unit bed to patients undergoing complex trauma, medical, surgical, pulmonary, neurological, post-coronary by-pass surgery and other procedures.

Administered professional nursing care and assistance to patients with broad range of illnesses.

Supervised LVN’s and other non-licensed ancillary personnel in providing direct patient care.

6/2006-1/2010 Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock, TX

Registered Nurse- Stepdown/Intermediate Care Unit

Appropriately coordinated and supervised patient care in this 36 bed unit of patients that included a broad range of acute and chronic diseases.

Conducted initial and ongoing assessments of the patient and family, developed a family centered patient care plan and care goals including, family centered patient teaching, the identification of and correction of variances from the patient care path and facilitated discharge planning.

2008-2013

Austin Community College

Austin, TX

Assistant Medication Instructor

Instructed associate degree nursing student’s medication administration, skills guidance, and initiation of plans of care for patients in designated hospital setting.

Participated in student advising and evaluation.

2011-2013

Home Care Dimensions

Austin, TX

Field Registered Nurse

Perform patient health based on their physical, mental, and emotional state and implemented the physician’s prescribed plan of care.

Assessed patient needs, provided direct hands-on care based on these needs, and reported the outcome of the prescribed treatments and the patients’ response to the plan of care to the attending doctors.

Coordinated patient care with other professional health care team members, such as social services, pastoral care, dietitians, physical, respiratory, occupational and speech therapists.

2008-2012

Pediatric Services of America

Austin, TX

Field Registered Nurse

Delivered proficient pediatric patient care according to the patient's individual physician orders, which involved assessments, medication administration, prescribed treatments and therapies, care plan initiation and implementation.

Coordinated with other members of the patients' multi-disciplinary team, supply management, emergency management, and coordinated health wellness promotion to family members.

Proficient with home ventilators, tracheostomy care, gastric button care and medication administration in pediatric population.

Certifications

AANPCP Certification- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)

Peripherally Inserted Central Line Special Training

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Affiliations

Member of the Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP)

Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

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