Rosalba M Leal
Houston,TX
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history as an Medical Assistant (MA) and now as RN in direct and indirect patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Seeking opportunity to combine experience with passion for patient advocacy, safety, and quality of life. Quality, patient safety and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Nurse Clinician II
Harris Health System, Ambulatory Care Services
10.2022 - Current
- Provide direct nursing care coordination for patients with complex health problems
- Provide indirect nursing care and educate patients on quality of care and life
- Collaborate with providers, nurses, case management, pharmacist, laboratory and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care and safety
- Provide in services for staff knowledge and patient safety and train staff
- Mentor, educate and assist nursing staff by active listening to concerns and provide counsel
- Establish rapport with clinical staff and administration, daily huddles regarding patient safety and treatment
- Liaison between nursing staff and providers by following ER transfer process in delaying patient care and treatment
- Oversaw delays in patient treatment by discharging safely in timely manner
- Supervise nursing staff and delegate tasks to maintain continuum of care
- Preventative measures to ensure positive patient outcomes (DM foot exam, BP, PCV20)
- Supervise day to day nursing and operational functions for preceptors, and residents, staff, to delivery exceptional delivery of care to patients
- Audit charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy
- Able to manage opening and closing of clinic as needed
- Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with other RN leaders to identify skill needs
- Responded to behavioral and medical crises codes
- Shared governance: CoP representative
Registered Nurse, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
02.2022 - 10.2022
- Provide care for patients with complex chronic disease to include - life threatening asthma, cystic fibrosis, tracheostomy/ventilator dependence, and sleep disorders
- Communicate with families to assess patient needs through telephone triage and EPIC MyChart messaging
- Collaborate with DME companies, pharmacies, and health insurance plans to process patient’s needs through advocacy of medical necessity
- Partner with providers to review current orders and medications to ensure plan of care is up to date
- Promote preventative care through establishing follow-up appointments, collecting quarterly specimens, and administering vaccines
- Facilitate emergent admissions from clinic to stabilize patient during acute illness
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Designed work schedule that meets both staff and clinic needs by developing four days work week, resulting in adequate, delivery of quality care for patients
Education
Master of Nursing -
Capella University
08.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Spanish Minor
Houston Baptist University
12.2021
Associate of Science - Science
Lone Star Community College
05.2019
Northwest Educational Center
Skills
- Harris Health Qualified Bilingual – Spanish
- Microsoft - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- WebEx
- EPIC EMR
- VFC/VAOS
- Telephone Triage
- Nursing Leadership
- Patient Education
- Staff Education
- Shared Governance - CoP representative
- Team Coordination
- Staff Supervision
Certification
Registered Nurse License- Texas (Compact)
Basic Life Support (BLS AHA) February 2024
Timeline
Nurse Clinician II
Harris Health System, Ambulatory Care Services
10.2022 - Current
Master of Nursing -
Capella University
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
02.2022 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse License- Texas (Compact)
Basic Life Support (BLS AHA) February 2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Spanish Minor
Houston Baptist University
Associate of Science - Science
Lone Star Community College
Northwest Educational Center
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