Rassel E. Paca, BSN, RN
McKinney, Texas, 75071
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I am a dedicated Registered Nurse with 11 years of experience providing quality, evidence-based patient care in a hospital setting with specialty in telemetry and PCU.
WORK EXPERIENCE
RN II, Staff Nurse
Texas Health Resources, Dallas, TX
April, 2015 – current employer
Works on a 35-bed unit with telemetry/stroke patients. Proficient in assessing patient using the NIH scale for stroke patients. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to improve processes to promote continuity of care. Chair of the CIT (Care Innovation and Transformation), an AONE (American Organization of Nurse Executives) project. Co-chair to the unit’s Stroke Committee, active UBC (Unit-based Council) member.
RN II, Staff Nurse
Texas Health Health Resources, Fort Worth, TX
August, 2013 – April, 2015
Responsible for patients on a 38-bed acute medical/telemetry unit. Work under pressure and with less resources working night shift. Capable of identifying changing patient dynamics and status to inform physician and do interventions. Able to delegate tasks and responsibilities to ancillary staff.
RN II, Staff Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse
St John Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow, OK
August, 2010 – June, 2012
Responsible for patients on a 28-bed med/surge/telemetry unit. Manage staffing and admission for the shift as a charge nurse. Communicates well with supervisor and manager for unit needs and quality care improvement.
RN, Travel Nurse
April, 2009 – July, 2010
Accepted travel nurse assignments in North Carolina and Missouri. Worked on an LTAC unit, telemetry, float pool, and neuro unit. Able to adjust and adapt to different kinds of charting system, and medication administration processes. Quick to learn the different hospital’s policy and procedure and adhere to them.
RN, Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK
June, 2006 - April, 2009
Responsible for patients on a 28-bed cardiac/surgical unit. Took care of 6 acutely ill patients at nights each shift. Identify relevant patient hemodynamics to alert surgeon of changes and initiate interventions. Worked as relief charge nurse after 6 months of working on the unit, responsible for assigning admissions and managing staffing needs.
COMMITTTEES
Care Innovation and Transformation (CIT) Chairperson
Unit Stroke Champion
UBC active member
CERTIFICATIONS
TX RN License # 847008
BLS Certified
ACLS Certified
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Nurses Association
Texas Nurses Organization
SPECIAL SKILLS
Strong clinical judgment.
Knowledgeable in computerized patient charting and computerized medication administration, i.e., CareConnect, Cerner, McKesson, Pyxis system.
Positive interpersonal people skills, fast-learner, team-worker.
Types 55-65 words per minute.
EDUCATION
BSN, University of Texas in Arlington
Texas
December, 2017
ADN, Bacone College
Oklahoma
May, 2006
Cebu Normal University
Cebu City, Philippines
2 years in the BSN program
Cebu City National Science High School
Cebu City, Philippines
High school graduate
-government scholar for 4 years of high school