Iris Rodriguez
Lorton,VA
Summary
Compassionate Dialysis Nurse and Clinical Coordinator with over 8 years of experience in a chronic hemodialysis setting. Highly knowledgeable with nephrology and hemodialysis practices, and with training new staff on policies and procedures as a nurse preceptor. Excellent time management skills to maintain efficient patient flow while delivering exceptional care. Promotes outstanding patient experience by abiding to compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships. Excellent communication and leadership skills which are needed to direct team members and coordinate changing and complex patient care needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Clinical Coordinator/ RN Preceptor
Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2020 - Current
- Provides oversight of clinical teammates and day-to-day operations.
- Performs as infection control manager, vascular access manager and anemia manager for facility.
- Monitors quality assurance program to improve performance and maintain high standards of care.
- Admits ESRD and AKI patients to services and completes thorough clinical documentation.
- Monitors proper clinical area appearance, sterilization and restocking by creating daily, weekly and monthly team tasks lists.
- Provides training and supervision to newly hired and current dialysis nurses and Patient Care Technicians.
- Performs monthly infection control audits to ensure policy and procedure, and infection control practices are followed by staff and patients.
- Provides leadership and communication as Vascular access Manager, to assure Vascular Access Planning for current and future accesses.
- Assists in opening Denovo clinics by training staff in accordance to policy and procedure and CMS guidelines, and ensuring clinic is prepared and equipped for CMS audit.
- Maintains strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Utilize computerized Resource and Patient Management System and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Dialysis Nurse/RN Preceptor
Davita
10.2014 - 06.2020
- Monitored and assessed patient status during treatment and reported variances and adverse reactions to nephrologist and care teams.
- Collected and analyzed patient data before, during and after treatments and documented information in patient medical records.
- Reviewed physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approach to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing treatment compliance issues.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Identify and document patient/family/significant others educational needs and implement ongoing education relevant to those needs.
- Observed strict safety measures, including following policy and procedures, infection control practices, and checking treatment and medication orders before administration to patients.
- Monitored diet, fluid management, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Primed dialyzer and bloodlines and set up dialysis machines.
- Provided pre and post procedure care such as AV fistula/graft cannulation and permanent catheter care.
- Worked as a Patient Care Technician in the event of a PCT shortage/call off.
Charge Nurse
The Grove At Lincoln Park
11.2012 - 09.2014
- Performed as day shift and evening shift charge nurse providing total patient care in 100-bed nursing facility.
- Provided patient assessments, treatments, patient education, and oversaw all staff management duties, including training, mentorship, and advisement initiatives.
- Provided quality nursing care in accordance with resident care policies and procedures.
- Performed peg tube care and administration along with all other nursing related issues required.
- Compassionately administered IV and oral medications, directed post-surgical wound care, educated patients and families, addressed pain and symptoms that ensured highest level of patient comfort.
- Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Provided leadership and supervision for facility and employees and managed all issues that arose.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL12.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Truman College
Chicago2012
Skills
- Care plans
- Lab result interpretation
- Anemia management
- Vascular access/permanent catheter care
- Infection prevention
- OSHA safety rules
- Therapeutic communication
- Committed to compliance reporting
- Dialysate baths and dialyzer lines / systems
- BBraun and Fresenius 2008K2 machines
- Dialysis nurse and Patient Care Technician training
- Medication administration expert
- Skilled in patient assessment
- Bi-lingual in English and Filipino/Tagalog
Certification
Registered Nurse License # 041406893
CPR-BLS certified through the American Heart Association
Timeline
Nurse Clinical Coordinator/ RN Preceptor
Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2020 - Current
Dialysis Nurse/RN Preceptor
Davita
10.2014 - 06.2020
Charge Nurse
The Grove At Lincoln Park
11.2012 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Truman College
Registered Nurse License # 041406893
CPR-BLS certified through the American Heart Association
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