Registered Nurse

SAMANTHA MERCADO

Locust Grove, VA ***** 571-***-**** **************@*****.***

R E G I S T E R E D N U R S E

Accomplished and dedicated nursing professional with more than 12+ years of experience delivering comprehensive and compassionate patient care. Specialized in a variety of medical settings including clinical environments, nursing facilities, and home health care. Extensive training and acumen for data collection and analysis, patient care plan preparation and collaboration with medical and non-medical stakeholders.

E D U C A T I O N A N D C R E D E N T I A L S

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Chamberlain University

Registered Nurse State of Virginia (#000*******)

Basic Life Support Certification American Heart Association

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Registered Nurse Elyon Home Health Care May 2022- Present

•Completed Supervisory Nursing Visits every 30 to 60 days and provided documentation and assessment reports for each Nurse Supervisory Visit

•Admitted New clients by assessing clients at their home and completing DMAS forms and admission documents (DMAS 99, DMAS 97 A/B)

Registered Nurse Anthem HealthKeepers Plus Care Coordinator Sept 2022- Feb 2023

• Help CCC Plus members create personalized care plan to meet their health needs and preferences and help answer questions about their health care.

•Help members find provider’s or specialist, access needed community resources and social services, improve communication between providers through care team meetings

•Monitor member’s progress toward their goals

•Keep members up-to-date with their benefits and services that they qualify for or is covered under their plan such as pharmacy and prescription drug benefits, and OTC and grocery benefits

•Assist members with DME and other supplies needed for member’s everyday care

•Assist members to set up rides to appointments

•Call members to set up face-to-face appointments to complete required documentation such as orientation, reassessments, quarterly’ s and LOCERI’s for all CCC Plus members

Registered Nurse Pediatrics Associates of Alexandria Feb 2022- Sept 2022

•Bring back patients for well checks and sick visits, obtain vitals (height, weight, head circumference newborn -18months, BP, P, temp, pulse ox, resp)

•Obtain labs and procedures and vaccinations for well checks such as audiogram, and ocular photo screen. Labs included cholesterol screen, lead, hemoglobin, and school forms

•Obtain labs and procedures for sick visits such as flu test, RSV, rapid strep A test, PCR Covid test, Urinalysis, and etc. Procedures include ear lavage, aero chamber treatments, nebulizer treatments. Administered Meds such as Decadron, Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen, Rocephin

•Administered vaccinations at well checks such as Pentacel, Prevnar, Rotateq at 2, 4, and 6months, hep B, MMR and Varicella, and Hep A, TDAP, Meningococcal, and HPV at 11years, and etc

•Obtain lab test including STD testing (GC/Chlamydia), HIV, pregnancy, MONO, and newborn metabolic screening

Registered Nurse Blessed Healthcare Professionals Sept 2019 to Nov 2020

•Admitted new clients by assessing new clients at their home and completing DMAS forms and admission documents (DMAS 99, DMAS 62, DMAS 103, DMAS 97A/B and others)

•Completed Supervisory Nursing Visits every 30 to 90 days depending on client wavier (EDCD, DD, Skilled)

•Provided documentation, assessment reports following every Nursing Supervisory Visits

•Created and updated Plan of Care (DMAS 485) for skilled clients and created Plan of Supports for DD wavier clients

•Collaborated with Support Coordinators, Medicaid and Health Insurance Companies like Anthem, VA Premier, and Optima Health for authorized hours and certification for services like personal, private duty nursing and respite care. Request for extensions as needed per client’s condition

•Completed Quarterly Reports for DD wavier clients every 3 months

•Reviewed documentation of in-home nurses and worked together with nurse and client to ensure client receiving best care

•Cared for patient on ventilator, trach, and g-tube in home as needed. Ensured Ventilator working properly, changed tubing, suction client, provided trach and mouth care, administered medications via g-tube and hang feedings via gtube pump, monitored vital signs, and performed head-to-toe assessment, assessed environment, safety, and overall health of client

Registered Nurse Carriage Hill Health & Rehab Center Aug 2019 to Feb 202 0

•Perform head- to- toe assessments and collect patient health history

•Administer medication, change wound dressings, and other treatment options like IV’s, inserting foley catheters.

•Read and interpret patient information and make treatment decisions when appropriate

•Consult with supervisors and doctors to decide the best treatment plan for patients

•Direct and supervise nursing assistants and aides

Registered Nurse Envoy of Woodbridge Skilled Nursing Facility Aug 2018 to Jun 2019

•Conduct comprehensive assessment and utilize acquired knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care based on the age-related needs of individual residents

•Performed basic medical care procedures including inserting catheters, changing wound dressings, giving insulin and other injections, providing trach care, and administering oxygen as needed

•Monitor residents’ overall health and ensure that residents receive exceptional care and service

•Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical staff and other members of the patient’s health care team to develop an individualized care plan to facilitate an immediate action plan

Care Assistant Griswold Home Care Nov 2016 – Dec 2017

•Observe and document patients’ overall health, including mental, emotional, and physical well-being

•Facilitate daily functional activities for patients, including bathing, dressing, toileting, & housekeeping

•Ensure the safety of patients through environmental assessment

Care Assistant INOVA Fairfax Hospital Oct 2011 – Oct 2016

•Provided exceptional care for postpartum mothers and newborns in accordance with hospital protocol

•Collected and documented inputs, outputs, and vital signs for mothers and infants

•Performed basic medical procedures, including blood draws and removal of catheters and IVs

•Communicated regularly with physicians and clinicians to notify the nurse of any change in patient condition

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