Registered Nurse
Resume:
McKenna Hernandez, BSN, RN
520-***-**** *******.********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
? Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience in hospice, medical-surgical, home health, and intensive care. Skilled in patient
assessment, critical thinking, care coordination, and providing calm and supportive care in fast-paced environments. Experience in
participating in weekly on-call rotations, including after-hours triage support and managing patient needs. Ability to prioritize patient
needs, communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams, and support patients and their families through difficult times with empathy
and professionalism. Adaptable, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality patient care while maintaining accurate
documentation and efficient workflow management.
KEY SKILLS
Hospice and End-of-Life Care: Ability to compassionately educate patients and their families on medications, comfort care, and end-of-life
expectations using clear, supportive communication.
Electronic Medical Records: Experience in PointCare EMR, Meditech EMR, MyUnity, and OASIS documentation.
Leadership: Ability to work effectively in teams as well as take suggestions and constructive criticism from peers.
Telephonic and In-Person Communication: Effective communication with patients, families, and doctors to ensure all needs are met for
optimal patient outcomes.
Patience/Empathy: Creates an environment where patient and family concerns are taken into consideration during patient care.
Independent Decision Making: Able to work independently in fast-paced clinical settings while utilizing team collaboration and provider
communication to support safe, high-quality patient care..
Adaptability: Proven ability to adjust and thrive to clinical and organizational goals.
Quality Assurance: Familiarity with home health quality assurance processes, including documentation review, compliance, and attention to
accuracy in patient records.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse/Case Manager Thema Health Services Globe, AZ September 2025 - Present
Provides compassionate hospice nursing care to patients in their homes while supporting patients and families through the end-of-life process.
Responsibilities include:
? Perform comprehensive patient assessments to develop personalized plan of care.
? Provide symptom management, medication education, and comfort-focused interventions.
? Compassionately educate patients and their families on end-of-life processes and disease progression.
? Triage and prioritize urgent patient needs appropriately to ensure timely intervention and compassionate care.
? Participate in weekly on-call rotations,utilizing telephonic communication skills to support patients and families, assess
concerns, and provide after-hours guidance.
? Proficient in completing hospice admissions, recertifications, and accurate documentation in compliance with agency, state, and
Medicare guidelines.
? Utilize critical thinking and clinical judgement to support safe and effective symptom management.
? Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and home health aides to support and ensure patient-centered care.
Registered Nurse Interim Home Health Globe, AZ June 2025 - Present
Provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, supporting recovery, managing chronic conditions, and promoting health and
independence. Their responsibilities include:
? Document according to facility procedure and policy via MyUnity.
? Perform comprehensive assessments of patients? physical, emotional, and environmental needs.
? Identify changes in condition and report to physicians and healthcare teams.
? Quality Assurance assistant including discharge and transfer reviews. Reviewed charts for documentation accuracy compliance
at the agency, state, and medicare level.
? Educate patients and their families on disease management, medications, and self-care techniques.
? Ensure compliance with federal, state, and agency regulations including medicare/medicaid guidelines.
? Advocate for patient safety, needs and services, including referrals to community resources.
Registered Nurse Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ June 2024 - June 2025
Staff nurse fulfilling roles of primary bedside in the medical-surgical unit and intensive care unit.
? Medical-Surgical Orientation (June 2024 - August 2024)
? Documented according to facility procedure and policy via Meditech.
? Patient Advocate: Multidisciplinary rounds involving patient care and disease management to ensure patient and care-giver
satisfaction.
? Patient improvement: Utilization of evidence-based practice to ensure patient care is high quality. Monitoring patient labs,
imaging, and condition to assess progression or regression.
? Infection Prevention and Control: Prevention of hospital-associated infections by utilizing aseptic and or sterile techniques
when performing patient care.
? Time Management: Improved ability to organize based on priority framework to ensure timely intervention. Ability to manage
up to six patients at one time.
? Intensive Care Unit (September 2024 - June 2025)
? Continuous Vital Sign Interpretation: Ability to take and interpret vital signs. Experience in continuous EKG interpretation.
? Team Collaboration: Ability to effectively collaborate with other medical personnel to ensure patients are receiving the highest
level of care.
? Medication Administration: Management of high-risk medications to maintain hemodynamic stability. Experience in mixing
and administering medications through IV, IM, and SubQ routes.
? Identify Changes in Patient Condition: Ability to recognize and interpret changes in patient condition with quick intervention.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse (RN) Arizona State Board of Nursing, Multistate License, expires 04/2028
Pediatric Cardiac Life Support Life Support (PALS) American Heart Association, expires 07/2026
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association, expires 09/2026
Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association, expires 09/2026
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Arizona State University, May 2024
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