Rey C. Ares RN, MS, CCRN
**** ***** ******* ***** **** 1157, Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Tel. No. 702-***-**** Email address: mailto:*******@***.***/ *********@*****.*** or *******@***.***
POSITION:
Nursing Instructor; Registered Nurse
EDUCATION:
Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Master of Nursing with a major in Nursing, May 1999
Velez College of Nursing, Cebu City, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, April 1974
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Registered Nurse – Nevada, California, and New York
Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) - Adult - from American Association of Critical Care Nursing -current
Basic Life Support – Current
Special Accomplishments and Skills
RELIAS – JOINTLY ACCREDITED PROVIDER- INTERPROFESSIONAL PROVIDER –
Served as a Subject Matter Expert in a formal job analysis and content validity study, in cooperation with Relias. The study included the identification of unique job duties/tasks and important knowledge, skills, and abilities required of ICU RNs. In addition, assisted in development of test items to be included in a pre-employment job knowledge assessment used by facilities across the U.S. for ICU RN applicants. Also provided individual item ratings that were used in the final calculation and determination of the Angoff pass/fail cutoff for the assessment.
Staff Educator: Taught regularly Basic Dysrhythmia Course quarterly at the MOFH for VA and Air Force Corp Nurses
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Nursing Instructor - Lecture
Taught an LVN program
November 2018 – August 2019
North West College – West Covina, California
Travel Nurse IMC/ICU
Travel Nurse assignment with a travel agency.
May 2017 – to present
Accountable Health Care Staffing – Las Vegas, NV
Charge Nurse -ICU and IMC
Supervised; supported the nursing staff; maintained a high level of patient care and acted as a resource person for staff nurses and ancillary personnel
November 2015 – August 2016
Mountain Edge Hospital – Las Vegas, NV
Clinical Nurse Educator
Work with Sotera Wireless as a medical device educator on Visi Mobile Devise
March 2015 – October 2015
Novasyte LLC – San Diego, California
Staff Nurse – ICU/CCU
Took care of critically ill client in various areas which includes medical, surgical, and cardiac critical care
December 2002 – December 2014 Retired
VA Medical Center, North Las Vegas
Nursing Faculty – Lead - Medical Surgical Nursing Instructor
Provided instruction in Medical Surgical Nursing II, both didactic and clinical.
April 2007 – August 2009
Apollo College – Las Vegas
Adjunct Faculty – Medical Surgical Clinical Rotation
Provided clinical instructions that included planning care of Medical Surgical Clients, utilizing the nursing process.
January 2005 – May 2007
Nevada State College – Henderson, Nevada
Travel Nurse – ICU/CCU
Took critical care assignments in different hospitals in California and Nevada in various critical care areas September 2001 to Nov. 2002
Preferred Health Staffing, / HRN Services
Assistant Professor
Provided instructions: in didactic in Medical Surgical, Fundamentals, Psychiatric, and Pediatric Nursing; and in clinical in those various areas
August 1999 to August 2001
Passaic County Community College, Paterson, New Jersey
Staff RN - ICU/CCU
Took care of critically ill clients in various specialty and rotated in ICU and CCU
January 1998 to August 2001
Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey
Agency Nurse - Critical Care Units
Took assignments through this agency in various hospitals as needed in the critical care units
July 1996 to December 1997
Call Care Nursing Agency, Fairfield, New Jersey
Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Took care of post anesthesia clients and managed the daily activities of the unit
October 1993 to August 1996
Health South - Roseland Surgical Center, Roseland, New Jersey
Instructor - Practical Nursing Program
Provided instructions of the whole 14- month program courses: in its didactic and clinical rotations until completion.
July 1993 to June 1996
Morris County Vo Tech School, Denville, New Jersey
Clinical Nurse I - Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Took care of critically ill client in Medical, Surgical, and Cardiac Unit
August 1992 to November 1993
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey
Staff Nurse - ICU/CCU; Nurse in Charge – PACU
Took care of post anesthesia client and managed the unit
November 1988 to August 1992
Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey
Head Nurse - Geriatric Psychiatry
Took care of mentally ill client and managed the unit in its various activities
April 1987 to October 1988
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Greystone Park, New Jersey
Staff Nurse - Psychiatric Emergency and Forensic Psychiatry
Took care of acute mentally ill clients in different areas of the department.
December 1983 to March 1988
Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
As a Staff Nurse and Instructor
October 1974 to October 1992
From 1974 to 1992 - Worked in Various Acute Care Facilities and a College of Nursing, in various hospitals in the United States and Abroad
ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ~ May 1989 to the present
Active member
REFERENCES
Available upon request