Registered Nurse Critical Care
Resume:
ANDRES PEDROZA-RIVERA
Highland, CA.92346.
Cell: 951-***-****
Emai 1 : apedr ozariv era@y ahoo. com
Manbru1960@g$atl.com
Professional Summary
Registered Nurse with more than2l years of experience in acute health care with good communication skills. Competent in providing excellent nursing care to critically ill patients in the cardiac care units and medical surgical units. Professionally trained with excellence in enduring high standards of cultural competent care for patients with diverse needs. Treat co-workers with respect and am good with coordination and collaboration skills. Licenses and certifications
Registered Nurse - State of Califomia (533065)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certiflcation
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certifi cation Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certification
Basic arhythmias certifi cation
Skill Highlights
r Culturally competent care
o Bilingual (Spanish)
o Strong medical ethics and clinical judgment
o Critical care certification
r Strong clinical experience with different mechanical ventilators
. Experienced with IABP, CVVH-HD, Post cardiac thoracic surgeries, brain surgeries including craniotomy, and ventriculostomy. Professional Experience
October 2021to Present
ESP Travel agency and Acess Nursing Travel Agency
California
Working as a travel registered mrse in the intensive care and critical eare units. Providing care to all critically ill patients admitted with various disease conditions such as AMI, patients with respiratory diseases, acute renal failure, life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, acute cerebral vascular accidents including stroke and post traumatic event, and patients with covid -19. Expert in skills such as nursing assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Efficient in performing nursing diagnosis and delivering care by prioritizing the patients needs. Expert in interpreting EKG, providing care for patients on various antiarrythmic drugs, providing care for patients with TR bands, sheaths, central lines, dialysis catheters, PD catheters, ventriculostomy, halo traction patients, patients after post surgery. October 2020 to Octob er 2021
Kindred Hospital
Ontario, CA
Worked in Intensive Critical Care unit in providing direct patient care for critically ill patients with medical conditions such as chronic respiratory failure, chronic renal failure, septic shock, multi-organ failure, and long term ventilator dependent patients. Responsible for administering medications and treatments. In addition served as a liaison between patients, doctors, and patients family members. Was responsible to coordinate with the auxiliary departments to transfer patients to different level of care and promote rscovery. Provide care for Hospice patients and patients who required multiple treatments for wounds, patients on wound Vac therapy. August 2018 to October 2020
San Antonio Hospital
Upland, CA
Worked in Intensive Critical Care units in providing direct patient care for critically ill patients such as acute MI, chronic respiratory failure, septic shock, multi-organ failure, and long term ventilator dependent patients. Was responsible to administrate medication and treatments. [n addition served as a liaison between patients, doctors, and patients family membsrs. Also responsible to coordinate with the auxiliary departments to transfer patients to different level of care and promote recovery.
October 2}16fi August 2018
Department of Veterans Affair
Loma Linda Veteran Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Evaluated patients admitted to critical care units with life threatening disease conditions. Developed care patients to providing competent nursing care which includes assessment, evaluations, and treatments. Developed excellent management skills and collaboration abilities. Involved self in training new nurses to be competent in providing excellent nursing care.
August 2006to October 2016
DIGNITY HEALTH (SAN BERNARDINO MEDICAL CENTER) SAN BERNARDINO, CA Registered Nurse II / Charge Nurse
Serve as a liaison between patients and physicians to ensure comprehensive treatment is provided. Competent in providing health education to patients and family members. Evaluate patients admitted to critical care units with respiratory distress, acute renal failure, acute cardiac distress as AMI, life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, acute cerebral vascular accidents including stroke and post traumatic events. Developed excellent skills in assessing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care. Efficient in making nursing diagnosis and providing care after prioritizing the patients needs. Effrcient in training new registered nurses to provide quality care.
December 2006 to July 2007
TRAVEL MAX AGENCY, SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Registered Nurse II
Evaluated patients admitted to critical care units with respiratory distress, acute renal failure, acute cardiac distress as AMI, life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, acute CVA/stroke, post traumatic events. Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnosis. Monitored patients reactions to medications and carefully documented progress of patients admiued to critical care units.
August 2006to December 2006
UHS/CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CORONA, CA
Registered Nurse IliCharge Nurse
Evaluated patients admiued to critical care units with life threatening disease conditions. Developed care patients to providing competent nursing care which includes assessment, evaluations, and treatments. Developed excellent management skills and collaboration abilities. Involved self in training new nurses to bo competent in providing excellent nursing care.
February 2004to October 2006
UHS/INLAND VALLEY HOSPITAL, WILDOMA& CA
Registered Nurse Il/Charge Nurse
Worked in ICU and provided competent nursing care. Evaluated staffing requirements and floor assignment as well as implemented new requirements based on evaluation. Developed care plans that included assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnosis. Provided nursing care to patients admitted with critical disease conditions including respiratory failure, acute renal failure, CVA and strokes, cardiac disease conditions, and life threatening emergencies. September 2001 to February 2005
SHARP HOSPITAL, CHULA VISTA, CA
Registered Nurse Il/Charge Nurse
Worked in critical care surgical and medical units in providing direct patient care for critically ill patients such as acute MI, chronic respiratory failure, septic shock, multi-organ failure, and long term ventilator dependent patients. Was responsible to schedule assignments and supervise the nurses. In addition served as a liaison between patients, nurses, doctors, and patients family members. Was also responsible to coordinate with the auxiliary departments to transfer patients to different level of care and promote recovery.
May 1997 to MaY 2001
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, SANDIEGO, CA
Registered Nurse IVCharge Nurse
worked in the critical care cardiac and surgical units as a charge nurse. was responsible for providing nursing care for patients and schedule assignments for nurses working in the unit. Developed skills in managing ventilator patients and was able to trouble shoot any problems. Served as a liaison between other departrnents including doctors, supervisors, and medical personal in coordinating' and collaboration care to help speed the recovery period of the patients' Education and Training
l9g3 Associate of science: Nursing (Metropolitan University, Puerto Rico, USA)
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