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CAREER PROFILE: Highly resourceful, solutions-oriented, and competent healthcare professional offering 15+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse in areas such as Peri- Op, School Nurse, Home Health, and Step-Down Care, coupled with experience in Real Estate Sales. Noted throughout career for consistently showing the ability in excel clinical expertise, patient care interaction, and patient assessments. Highly adept in challenging roles while performing simultaneous duties, working under pressure to meet deadlines, and generating sustainable results to exceed healthcare expectations. Overall goal is to continue to expand my career brand in Nursing by obtaining a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner or other clinical roles, where my expertise can be utilized to bring quality care to patients and health care facilities.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

§ Licensure: RN (2004 to Present), CA

§ Certifications: ANCC-FNP certified, Moderate Sedation, ACLS, BLS, Basic ECG and Pharmacology

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

§ Master of Science; Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner; Purdue University Global - California (December 2020)

PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE AND CAREER PROGRESSION

§ Fremont Surgery Center - Sedation Nurse 2018 to Present

§ Elite Surgical - Clinical Nurse Manager/Pre-op/OR 2016 to 2017

§ Farwell Surgical Center - Pre-op/OR/PACU RN 2015 to 2016

§ MW Consulting - Healthcare Design Consultant 2012 to 2015

§ Pro-Health Staffing - Pre-op/PACU/OR RN 2010 to 2012

§ Loudon Healthcare Kindred Health - Charge Nurse 2008 to 2010

§ Good Sam, Banner Health - Pre-Op/OR/PACU 2006 to 2007

§ Nursing Solutions - Home Health Nursing 2005 to 2006

§ Mesa Public Schools - School Nursing 2004 to 2005 Achievements and Key Involvement as Sedation Nurse:

§ Goals achieved by efficiently following guidelines for patient monitoring, drug administration, and protocols for dealing with complications or emergency situations.

§ Implement and develope processes to improve quality assessments that included: data collection, reporting mechanism, trending, compliance, committee meetings, departmental review, problem-focused studies, problem solving, interventions, and process oversight.

§ Up to date knowledge on procedures including potential side effects of the medication, contraindications for the administration of the medication and the amount of the medication to be administered

§ Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, cardiac arrhythmia recognition and complications related to moderate sedation and medications.

§ Held accountable for assessing the total patient care requirements during moderate sedation and recovery.

§ Deep understanding the principles of oxygen delivery, respiratory physiology, transport and uptake, and demonstrate the ability to use oxygen delivery devices.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

§ Leadership & Supervision

§ Performance Evaluations

§ Staff Training &

Development

§ Patient Care and Interaction

§ Patient Assessments

§ Clinical Acumen

§ Equipment Calibration

§ Administering & Managing

Medications

§ Strategic Planning &

Problem Solving

§ Material & Supply

Management

§ Data Collection & Charts

15 + YEARS EXPERIENCE

ü Sedation Nurse

ü Pre-op/OR/PACU RN

ü Healthcare Design Consultant

ü Charge Nurse

Achievements and Key Involvement as Pre-op/OR/PACU RN:

§ Served as primary point of contact for overseeing day to day operations at Elite Surgical Center, with emphasis on bariatric surgery, EGD/Colonoscopy and pain management.

§ Staff hiring, development and training, Infection Control, QAPI, chart audits, daily management of surgery center, nursing staff, compliance, inventory, staffing.

§ Held accountable for providing direct patient care, basic life, and cardiac life support within the Ambulatory Surgical Center with emphasis on Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, Pain Management, and Cardiology.

§ Achieved goals by assessing patient conditions and initiating appropriate nursing and/or medical care in accordance with establishing guidelines and evidence-based practice.

§ Perform IVs and blood drawing process, record prescribed medications, administer medications: orally, IM, subcutaneously, and through and IV.

§ Patient chart review, review: labs, patient history, pre-op patient/family teaching, patient assessment as well as monitored patient vitals, BP, cardiac, oxygen sat, temperature and status during Pre-op, OR and PACU period.

§ Collaborate and consult with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.

§ Orchestrate educational training for patients and significant others how to manage post-treatment home care needs, self- administration of medication and rehabilitation.

§ Observe, analyze, and monitor all equipment used during surgery to confirm efficient operations as well as conducted inventory of all items both pre and post-surgery.

§ Document and report adverse reactions to medications and treatments as well as respond to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol.

Achievements and Key Involvement as Healthcare Design Consultant:

§ Support healthcare organizations by assisting in choosing the most up to date medical devices and software pertaining to the healthcare industry.

§ Develop system proposals and integration requirements relating to workflow, patient safety, and staff awareness while meeting HIPPA and other regulating body enforcements.

§ Provide recommendations to new designs and changes to existing infrastructure to meet modern healthcare expectations. Achievements and Key Involvement as Charge Nurse:

§ Provide supervision to LPN’s and CNA’s by delegating work assignments, documented observations, assessments, and changes in patient conditions as well as provide patient education.

§ Competency in Post-Surgical Recovery, ESRD & Dialysis Care Patients, In House Physical Therapy, Oncology Care, LTC, Pain Management, Diabetes Management, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Acute & Chronic Illness, Bariatric care, Wound Care Management.

§ Utilize the nursing process and current standards of care while ensuring patient assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluations are done thoroughly, accurately and timely.

§ Perform lab draws, cultures, samples, IV start/DC, trachea care, urinary catheter placement/removal and ostomy care.

§ Orchestrate charting duties, development of care plans, patient and family education, ADT and MDS.

§ Post mortem care, death certificates and mortuary coordination Achievements and Key Involvement as School Nursing and Home Health:

§ Travel to patients houses and facilities to perform nursing care such as pediatric assessment, case management and family needs regarding care plans; attended specialist appointments in order to optimize communication and care between patient and doctor.

§ Accountable for care and monitoring of ventilators, tracheas, feeding tubes/pumps and insulin pumps, catheters, charting of care plans, assessments, vital signs and status.

§ Record patient information by making entries in the patient journal notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.

§ Triage students, perform periodic health screening, teaching of school administration, students and families, provide emergency first aid, administered scheduled meds.

§ Assess need for and administer PRN meds, provide emotional support, care of special needs children, insulin monitoring / administration, seizure monitoring and med administration, catheterization.

§ Contact and communicate with appropriate sources including hospital/police/parents as needed, charting of process and care provide.

OTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

§ Bachelor of Science; Nursing; Kaplan University, December 2014 Fremont, California President’s List Kaplan University 2014

Dean’s List Kaplan University 2013

§ Critical Care Training, January March 2013, American Health Education Dublin, California

§ MDS Coordinator Training, March 2010, Kindred Health Kentucky/Tennessee

§ Peri-OP Training, June October 2006, Banner Health Phoenix, Arizona

§ ADN, May 2004, GWCC Phoenix, Arizona

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND TRAINING

Pulse oximetry, O2 - medical gases/cannula/mask/flow meter: delivery and monitoring, IV therapy, bariatric equipment/beds, ventilators, trachea care, stoma care, wound care, infusion pumps, insulin pumps, Kodiak cold therapy, oropharyngeal/gastric suctioning, nasal/J feeding tubes and methods of delivery, defibrillator, cardiac monitor, Dynamap, transport monitor, LMA/OA, OSA, Allen, tourniquet, traction, Neptune, c-arm X-ray, lasers, Bovie - mono polar/bipolar, Stryker tower, sterile procedure, leadership and communication skills, contract writing, organization, negotiations, budgeting, time management, self-direction, telephone and interpersonal skills, sales, advertising, PC computer hardware, tablet, laptop: Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Internet, PowerPoint, e-mail, various electronic health record (EMR). VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

§ United Way Board - Mesa, Arizona / Animal Shelter - Loudon, Tennessee / BrittiCares - Los Angeles, California / Fremont Schools Special Education - Fremont, California

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