TAMIKA I. CRUZ
adwre7@r.postjobfree.com
I am currently a Registered Nurse (CN11) at Mease Countryside Hospital working on a busy 11 bed surgical unit. I have proven that I’m able to build strong, positive relationships with patients, family members, and team members. I provide superior customer service while demonstrating attention to detail, and innovation in resolving problems. I’m able to apply clinical reasoning and to recognize a change in status promptly. I also have experience and knowledge as a corrections office for the city of Cleveland. I am a strong team player who is committed to quality performance with an ability to learn new procedures quickly.
OBJECTIVE
A full-time position as a Registered Nurse in corrections. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Morton Plant Mease Healthcare, Mease Countryside Hospital- Surgical Services- Sept 2021- Present Registered Nurse- OR Circulator
● Direct patient care while advocating for the anesthetized patient
● Cerner knowledge, navigating the chart for labs, history and physicals, physician orders and other documentation
● Circulate surgical cases with the maintenance of their specialty service (General, Vascular, Ortho, Urology, GYN) Morton Plant Mease Healthcare, Mease Countryside Hospital – Oncology -4 North February 2020 – September 2021 Registered Nurse
● Provide direct patient care for 5-7 patients
● Work alongside physicians and nurse practitioners to develop patient plan of care.
● Instruct patients and families in proper treatment.
● Helps patients take steps to improve or maintain health.
● Ensure patient safety.
● Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide quality care. Morton Plant Mease Healthcare, Mease Countryside Hospital – Oncology- 4 North September 2019 – February 2020 Patient Care Technician
● Provide the direct, patient care for assigned patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
● Responsible for accurate documentation of information related to the patient treatment.
● Report any significant information or change in patient condition to the supervisor.
● Provide and maintain patient safety.
● Assist patient ADL’s.
● Ensure all patient’s rooms are stocked with adequate patient care supplies. Morton Plant Mease Healthcare, Mease Countryside Hospital –Surgical DepartmentOctober 2015 – September 2019 Unit Secretary
● Responsible for scheduling emergency cases.
● Coordinating with OR staff and surgeons on proper surgical times.
● Answering high volume incoming phone calls.
● Rearranging surgical schedule to accommodate patients, surgeons and OR staff.
● Clerical duties assigned by OR charge nurse.
Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio- NICU December 2010- July 2015 Maternity Services Representative
● Answered incoming calls and routing them to the appropriate staff member.
● Responsible for making patient appointments and entering referrals on the computers as well as physician’s orders.
● Responsible for admitting and discharging patients on the computer.
● Overhead paging and emergency codes.
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EDUCATION
Perioperative Internship-Clinical Nurse Circulator Graduate- September 2021-May 2022
St. Petersburg College- Associates in Nursing
2017- Graduated December 2019
Associates Degree in Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College- Cleveland Ohio
2012-2014
Associates degree seeking
Abeka Pensacola Christian College- Pensacola, Florida High School Diploma
SKILLS
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Surgical scheduling knowledge
Care-plans
Photocopy and Fax machine
Cerner/Epic/Surginet Knowledge
Ability to type 50+ wpm
Microsoft Excel/Word
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSE
Perioperative Internship Graduate May 2022
Basic Life Support BLS (American Heart Association) 12-1-2022 Registered Nurse License #9529533