Vocational Nurse Care Specialist

Maria Eugenia Saldana-Jones, BSN, RN, PHN

Jurupa Valley, CA *************@*****.***

Cell: 626-***-****

Summary:

Conscientious, integrity-driven bilingual nurse professional with more than 17 years of hands-on experience in the health care industry.

Carry exceptional patient-care, effective communicator.

Highly proficient in contributing to and reaching team solutions. Generating and maintaining positive relations with internal and external clients.

Maintains all compliance and standards and producing error-free work environment.

Excellent understanding of systems and disease process, as well as patient advocacy.

Certifications and Licensures

Registered Nurse

Public Health Nurse

ACLS

BLS

Hemodialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis

Operating Room Nurse

PACU NURSE

Conscious Sedation Nurse

Work Experience:

Registered Nurse; Operating Room Nurse: Synovation Medical Group Azusa, CA May 24 2021 to present.

Circulating nurse.

PACU Nurse.

Pre-op and admitting post procedure education and home care teaching.

Assisting physician providing conscious sedation to patients.

Preparing operating room making sure all equipment works properly and necessary medications and supplies are available pre operations.

Pre-procedure calls to all patients to provide instructions.

Post-procedure calls to insured patients maintained in a stable condition.

Registered Nurse; Wound Care Specialist: Kindred Hospital, Rancho Cucamonga, CA February 2, 2021 to Present

Provided integumentary direct care to all admitted patients though the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.

Communicated changes in patient’s skin condition to phycisian and department manager.

Patient’s imediate family updated weekly on progress and attended to monthly meetings with multidisciplinary team to discussed treatment plan, preventive measures.

Registered Nurse; Hemodialysis Nurse: DaVita, Riverside, CA April 28, 2020 to Present

Lead & directed others through the change process

Provided hemodialysis in acute settings to chronic or acute patients.

Followed the policies and procedures to insure optimal outcomes.

Followed strict disinfection practices before and after equipment use.

Made comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of date, assessments and evaluation of patient outcomes.

Make comprehensive nursing decisions based on interpretation of data, assessments, & evaluations of patient outcomes

Participated in departmental performance improvements and continuing education courses

Registered Nurse; Visiting Nurse: Best Home Health Care, Ontario CA March,

2020 to Present

Provided home visits and determined home nursing services.

Initial assessment, planning and care plan developing.

Follow up visits as needed during certification period, resumption of care if patient hospitalized or condition changed.

License Vocational Nurse, Best Home Health Care, Ontario CA May 2017-April 28, 2020

In home nursing care to pediatric patients with medical needs

Enteral, trach and ventilator

Reported abnormal findings to MD/RN

Following plan of care to each assigned patient

License Vocational Nurse, Accent Care, Covina: May 2011-June 2017

Provided skilled nursing care to pediatric patients with medical such as pulmonary care trach and GI care and gastroenteric tubes and feedings

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Visiting Home Nurses Inc. Rancho Cucamonga, CA April 2007-2011

Made home visit to vast patients requiring skilled nurse visits to managed diabetic care, cardiovascular care, wound care among other skilled nursing services prescribed by providers.

Patient advocacy

License Vocational Nurse; Laurel Convalescent Hospital, Fontana CA, September 2006-February 2007

Charged nurse, made and delegated assignments to certified nurse assistance

Medication admiration

Treatment nurse

License Vocational Nurse; Golden State Hospital, Baldwin Park, CA March 2004-Decmber 2004

Changed Nurse, supervise, guided delegated assignments to certified nurse assistants,

Cared for young adults with severe intellectual disabilities required monitoring of labs and promptly reporting to MD for adequate care

Participated meetings with patient’s family, MD and multidisciplinary team.

Education:

Bachelor’s in Nursing Sciences

American University of Health Sciences

License Vocational Nurse

Saint Francis Career College

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