OBJECTIVE

To be considered for the nursing position.

EDUCATION

New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM

Bachelor of Science in Community Health, December 2006

Dona Ana Community College

Associates Degree in Nursing, December 2012. Las Cruces, NM

Nursing license: RN-76990, compact state license, issued: 01-28-2013

EXPERIENCE

Inpatient Services Program Manager for Acutes, Fresenius 02/2021-3/2022 Las Cruces, NM

Maintained program supplies, QAI meetings with Medical Director monthly, quarterly QAI with DO and vendor. Maintain staffing for treatments ordered by hospitals. Communicate with DO, hospital liaisons, HR, and nephrology providers. Provide coverage for treatments. Assist staff with maintaining current certifications. Performing other tasks as assigned.

Home Therapies Nurse, Fresenius 12/2018-02/2021 Las Cruces, NM

Educate patients and their caregivers to be able to perform Peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis. Provide training and step-by-step instructions to patient and care partner. Maintain certifications for job, communicate effectively with patients and co-workers. Familiar with NxStage hemodialysis machine, mixing the PAK, changing SAK, phlebotomy, cannulating AVG, AVFs. Familiar with Baxter Amia PD cycler and Fresenius Liberty PD cycler. Familiar with PolicyTech navigation, ecube clinicals, Kronos, Equip, Spectra labs, comfortable with using desktop, laptop, TEAMS application, WebEx. I am trainable with different software programs.

Fresenius Outpatient RN 11/2015-12/2018

Incenter Hemodialysis nurse, responsible for maintaining aseptic technique while accessing patient CVCs, AVFs, AVGs. Providing education to patients about monthly foot checks, access care, blood pressures, fluid gains, coming to their dialysis treatments as prescribed, medication reviews.

Labor and Delivery Nurse 03/2015-11/2015 Las Cruces, NM

Patient assessment, sterile vaginal exams as needed, various patient procedures such as IV starts, medication administration, charting, obtaining patient consent for various procedures, explaining labor & delivery procedures to patients, communicating w/ obstetrical providers as needed regarding patient status updates. Adjusting fetal monitors for fetal heart rate and contraction patterns as needed, repositioning patient during labor, assisting w/ epidural placement by having patient sign consent for procedure, starting the fluid bolus and notifying the CRNA of patient’s requests. Performing time outs for procedures. Order entry. Work collaboratively as a team with other nurses and providers to ensure positive patient outcomes. Provide safe care of newborn after delivery. Assist with patient care during recovery period after delivery, by taking vitals per policy, fundal massages, bleeding assessment, assisting patient w/ ambulation and

pericare after epidural has worn off. Medicating patient as needed, following provider orders.

Registered Nurse 11/2014-Present Las Cruces, NM

Hospice nursing, orienting to hospice and palliative care. Night on call. Medicating patients, pronouncing time of death. Inpatient and outpatient setting, making home visits, triaging calls for home hospice patients.

Registered Nurse 05/2013-03/2015 El Paso, TX

Labor and delivery nursing, patient assessment, fetal heart monitoring, communicating with physicians to implement patient care plans. Reviewing patient health information while maintaining HIPAA laws.

Patient Care Technician 08/2012-05/2013 Las Cruces, NM

Duties included direct patient care, assisting in the operating room for cesarean sections, tubal ligations, D&Cs, cerclage removal, and obtaining patient vitals

Certified Nursing Assistant 12/2010-4/2012 Las Cruces, NM

My duties include direct patient care, turning patient, dressing patient, assisting with ADLs, and charting.

Laboratory Assistant 08/2008-11/2010 Las Cruces, NM

My duties included phlebotomy on in-patients, outpatients and patients in the ER department for the hospital.

OB Technician, Memorial Medical Center 01/2007 – 08/2008 Las Cruces, NM

Assist in surgeries (cesarean sections and tubal ligations) by being competent in my knowledge of the instruments the surgeons use.

I am able to provide patient care within the positions scope, able to work efficiently and effectively in a stressed environment.

I was entrusted with training new employees the skills that I have obtained from my time with the company.

I am compliant with the hospital policies for disposal of biohazardous waste, instrument drop off, anesthesia tray switches with pharmacy, and specimen logging.

Performed patient vitals, entered into the Meditech system, am familiar with the electronic health recording software the hospital uses.

Student Assistant, SoAHEC 10/2005 – 12/2006 Las Cruces, NM

Southern Area Border Health Education Center serves as a culturally competent regional resource and training center for youth, the health workforce and communities of New Mexico.

Responsible for the program’s quarterly newsletter.

Communicate with local restaurants and grocers to make diabetic food options that are available for the residents of Doña Ana and Otero Counties more prominent and identifiable.

Bioterrorism Student, NM Dept. of Health 2/2005 – 5/2005 Las Cruces, NM

Responsible for compiling a list of Emergency Response Teams contact information and its distribution

In charge of creating supply order forms with justification letters.

Operated multiple phone lines and helped set up a mock terrorist attack training at DOH.

SKILLS, HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Publisher, Meditech, Centricity Obstetrical charting system.

Capable of operating various telecommunication equipments, excellent communication skills.

REFERENCES

Karen Baker Dialysis RN 575-***-****

Courtney Sanchez Hospice RN/friend 575-***-****

Phillip Trujillo Director of Operations 505-***-****

Dr. Nduka Ossai Nephrologist 520-***-****

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