Versatile BSN Nurse with RBT Experience
Resume:
Ilene Castro
Minneola, FL *****
**********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Dedicated and compassionate healthcare professional with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and nursing license in the Philippines. Experienced in providing patient-centered care across diverse settings. Currently working in the U.S. as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and as a Mental Health Technician assisting patients with behavioral and psychiatric needs. Skilled in delivering quality care, promoting mental health, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Passionate about combining clinical knowledge with hands-on experience to provide holistic care and support.
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Nurse Assistant
DR.PHILIPS HOSPITAL-Orlando, FL
September 2025 to Present
• Assists patient with hygiene, mobility, hydration, elimination and nutritional needs.
• Provides routine treatments and maintains a safe, clean, neat, and organized patient environment.
• Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
• Follows standard precautions, always washes hands between patients.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rates, food and fluid intake and output as directed.
• Obtains data and accurately documents pertinent patient information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines.
• Recognizes and communicates appropriate information and safety concerns regarding the patient’s condition to the RN and or other members of the healthcare team.
• Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding of patients.
• Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers and team members.
• Demonstrates competency in specific tasks and skills as defined by Orlando Health and unit specific competencies.
• Maintains a clean, neat, safe and organized nursing unit.
• Receives and processes incoming phone calls, patient call lights and guest requests.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
The Perfect Child LLC-Casa Grande, AZ
October 2024 to September 2025
Responsibilities:
• Work closely with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in various settings, including schools, homes, and community locations.
• Implement established goals and follow treatment protocols to support clients' progress.
• Organize and update program books, monitor client behavior and skills, and maintain accurate data records.
• Attend team meetings and collaborate with our team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA-D, and BCBAs).
• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and reliability in attending scheduled sessions. Behavioral Health Specialist
Aurora Behavioral Health System San Diego-San Diego, CA February 2024 to October 2024
• Participate in input and follow through with regard to treatment planning
• Observe and identify patient’s problems, needs and strengths, and suggest treatment plan modifications
• Provide input on and implement patient discharge plans
• Accompany and transport patients as assigned
• Facilitate patient community meetings
• Maintain patient unit and related documentation
• Admit new patients to the unit, program and milieu
• Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic environment for patients
• Assists patients with daily living activities consistent with treatment plans
• Carry out administrative and clerical assignments to support patient care, and organizational operations Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Aurora Behavioral Health System Arizona-Tempe, AZ
October 2021 to March 2023
Implemented a variety of scientifically based methods following the Behavior Intervention Plan including Pivotal Response Training, (PRT), Treatment and Education of Autism and related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH), Picture Exchange Communication System
(PECS), Discrete Trial Training (DTT), and Social Skills Training.
• Observed and recorded client behavior and responses to the BIP through several forms of data units, including partial interval recording, learn units, antecedent-behavior-consequence, daily session notes.
• Recorded client information on graphs accurately indicating the progress and success of a behavior intervention plan.
• Maintained daily progress notes on every client and submitted billing insurance, incident report forms, and all other required documents in a timely manner.
• Assisted in the development of operationally defined targeted behaviors, goals, plans, as identified in Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Individualized Education Plans(IEP), and Individualized Program Plan (IPP), with Clinical Supervision, Board Certified Board Analyst, and other direct care staff as needed.
• Ran one-on-one therapy session for children ages 8-17
• Maintained a case load of 10 client’s hospital setting.
• Communicated confidentially and professionally with parents, supervisors, behavior analysts, teachers, and other members of client’s team as necessary.
• Kept new and developing information in applied behavior analysis by receiving supervision from a BCBA and completing any online training offered by the company.
• Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served. Registered Behavior Technician Specialist
CENTRIA HEALTHCARE-Gilbert, AZ
March 2019 to March 2022
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
Centria Healthcare-Gilbert, AZ
January 2019 to March 2022
1. Work mostly in the home with children on the Autism Spectrum to provide ABA therapy. 2. Responsible for recording and collecting data on an iPad on the progress and abilities of the child 3. Observe and record client behavior and responses to the BIP including antecedent-behavior- consequence, and daily session notes.
4. Keep abreast of new and developing information in applied behavior analysis by receiving supervision from a BCBA and completing online training offered by the company. 5. Display sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the client and families served Direct Support Professional
Easter Seals-Evansville, IN
May 2018 to September 2018
Evansville, IN
May 2018 to September 2018 work hands-on with individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. Assist adults with achieving their goals in a fun environment, assisting with feeding and toileting, following therapist/nutrition specialist recommendations, daily cleaning and transporting clients as needed. Administer their medication
School Nurse
Korean International School-Taguig
June 2016 to March 2017
• Promotes good health and provides medical treatment to students, faculty and staff for minor injuries and treatments.
• Assesses initial diagnosis for recommendation of further medical treatments
• Screens and provides the dispensing of medications
• Assist in following up with doctor's recommendations and treatment for students
• monitor and secures the inventory of medical materials, equipments and medicines.
• Creates monthly inventory reports for documentation and security purposes
• Consult and coordinates with the student's emergency contact in updating status, treatment and current condition.
• Teach Health subjects to all students
Administrative Employees
University of the Philippines-Philippines
January 2014 to March 2016
To receive, record and consolidate all incoming job requests filed by various offices and departments of the university and forward these request to corresponding PPMSO section/s. To generate year-end report of the de PPMSO sections for the job requests To monitor attendance and prepare monthly attendance report, application for Leave of Absence, Performance Ratings.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities and other relevant and official documents of the administrative employees.
To prepare Annual Procurement Plans, Purchase Request, Purchase Order and other relevant documents that may be assigned by the supervisor from thime to time. To perform other tasks/ functions.
School Nurse
South Hill School Inc
May 2008 to May 2012
Promotes good health and provides medical treatment to students, faculty and staff for minor injuries and treatments.
Assesses initial diagnosis for recommendation of further medical treatment. Screens and provides the dispensing of medications. Provides recommendations for further treatment and diagnosis on complex and / or more critical injuries and ailments to proper the medical persons for the effective treatment of patients. Assist in following up with doctor's recommendations and treatment for students. Consult and coordinates with the student's emergency contact in updating status, treatment and current condition.
Monitor and secures the inventory of medical materials, equipments and medicines Creates monthly inventory reports for documentation and security purposes. Secures and protects medical records of all students, staffs and faculty members. Assist school physician on special cases and occasions as required.
Teach Health 1&2 to first and second year students. Staff Nurse
PAMANA Medical Hospital-Calamba City, Laguna
January 2006 to December 2008
Provide general physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual care to patients to meet the goal of total patient care towards prevention, promotion, detection, treatment, rehabilitation and health education. Maintain confidentiality of patient's records. Accepts delegated work for superior. Takes accurate vital signs and observe significant changes and informs physician about patient's condition. Administer medicines to patient's prescribe by the physician. Education
Nursing (Bachelor of Science)
St. John Paul College-Philippines
June 2001 to March 2005
Nursing (Bachelor's degree)
Skills
• Conflict management
• OR experience
• Word processing (7 years)
• Microsoft Outlook
• Antecedent interventions as ABA intervention
• Primary care
• Behavioral Therapy
• Behavior support plans (BSP)
• Front desk
• Management
• Psychiatric care (3 years)
• MS OFFICE (Less than 1 year)
• Experience working with students (5 years)
• Childhood development
• CPR
• Organizational skills
• Recruiting
• Clinical trials
• Essential for living (EFL)
• Manufacturing
• Psychiatry
• Working with people with autism (5 years)
• Teaching (4 years)
• Patient monitoring
• Direct Support
• Home Health
• Working with people with developmental disabilities
• Patient observation
• HIPAA
• Leadership
• Childcare
• Microsoft Office (Less than 1 year)
• Computer networking
• ABA session notes
• Time management
• Behavioral therapy (3 years)
• Upselling
• Clinic
• Medical terminology
• Autism Experience
• Microsoft Word
• Practice management
• Computer skills
• Managing behavior analysts - Largest team of behavior analysts managed (1-3 behavior analysts)
• Inpatient
• Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS)
• Documentation review
• Cleaning
• Direct Care
• Patient care
• Care plans
• Administrative experience (2 years)
• Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
• ABA progress reports
• Customer support
• Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK)
• Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3)
• Behavioral incident report documentation
• Medical office experience
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (early childhood general education)
• Data interpretation
• AI
• Residential cleaning
• Differential reinforcement as ABA intervention
• Assisting with ADLs
• Live chat
• Quality improvement
• Classroom experience (4 years)
• Pediatrics (10+ years)
• Positive reinforcement as ABA intervention
• Transcription
• Microsoft Office
• School clinic experience (5 years)
• Behavioral health
• Supervising experience
• Quality control
• Cooking (10+ years)
• Behavior analysis - Behavior analysis experience (6-10 years)
• Patient service
• Experience with children
• PTSD Care
• Computer hardware (5 years)
• Pivotal Response Training (PRT)
• Research
• Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP)
• Adult learning
• Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-R)
• Information management
• Implementing ABA therapy protocols - ABA therapy protocols implemented (More than 10 protocols)
• Creativity
• Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
• Senior care
• Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
• Windows
• Crisis intervention
• Resident's rights
• Crisis management
• Google Docs
• Team development
• Natural Environment Teaching (NET)
• Social skills rating system (SSRS)
• Behavior data collection sheets
• Filing
• Writing skills
• Grammar Experience
• Training & development
• Customer retention
• Analysis skills
• Surgery
• Communication skills
• Mac (Less than 1 year)
• Disability
• Applied behavior analysis
• Team management (5 years)
• Microsoft Excel
• Behavior management (2 years)
• Microsoft Powerpoint
Languages
• English
Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
CPR Certification
Certified Behavioral Health Technician
RBT Certification
AED Certification
First Aid Certification
BC/BE
ACLS Certification
BCaBA
BCBA
BLS Certification
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