Alexia Sanchez
Summary
Professional with experience in healthcare, prepared for this role. Strong ability to adapt to changing needs and collaborate effectively with teams. Skilled in patient care, medical terminology, and basic clinical procedures. Reliable and results-driven, with focus on achieving positive health outcomes and maintaining high standards in all tasks.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Phoenix Mountain Post Acute
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Provided compassionate, person-centered care to a diverse patient population, including acute, long-term, geriatric, and dementia patients.
- Implemented specialized dementia care strategies, utilizing communication techniques and social engagement activities to reduce anxiety and improve resident well-being.
- Assisted a geriatric population with activities of daily living (ADLs), ensuring dignity, respect, and enhanced quality of life.
- Collaborated effectively with interdisciplinary teams to assess needs and develop personalized care plans for complex patients, including those with cognitive impairments.
- Adapted quickly to changing patient conditions and needs in fast-paced environments, from acute episodes to long-term stability management.
- Assessed and overlooked approximately 30-45 patients.
- Recorded physical findings and formulated plans based on the resident’s condition with the help of the team.
- Analyzed patient data to drive evidence-based decisions for improved health outcomes and efficiency.
Nursing Student | Semester 4 & 5
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ, USA
- Completed and charted newborn genetic testing, TCB, and CCHD.
- Assessed APGAR scores, assessed/monitored mother and baby.
- Enhanced skills to read and understand a fetal heart strip to differentiate between minimal, moderate, and marked variability to ensure the fetus is not in distress and proper interventions are performed.
- Assessed for possible complications such as but not limited to: signs of excessive bleeding, no voiding for baby, abnormal.
Nursing Student | Semester 3
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ, USA
- Assisted three to four patients per clinical day in tower 2, completed patient assessments, and created a care plan while focusing on patient education and patient care.
- Administered medication, IV piggyback medication, IV push medications.
- Administered IV fluids, vital signs, ADLs, monitored glucose, changed sterile dressings.
- Performed CPR in ICU and ED.
- Demonstrated effective patient documentation and charting.
Nursing Student | Semester 3
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ, USA
- Enhanced nursing strategies to promote, maintain, and restore mental health by implementing therapeutic communication and nursing interventions for patients with mental health disorders.
- Integrated psychiatric nursing theories of communication into practice through engagement in interactions.
Nursing Student | Semester 2
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ, USA
- Completed patient assessment, created a care plan, and focused on effective patient education and patient care.
- Administered medication: IV piggyback, IV push with supervision.
- Gave IV fluids, assessed vital signs, assisted with ADLs, monitored glucose, and completed sterile dressing changes.
- Provided care of central lines with supervision.
- Inserted IV catheterization with supervision.
- Demonstrated effective patient documentation and charting.
Nursing Student | Semester 1
Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital
Yuma, AZ, USA
- Performed health assessments, physical examinations, and medication administration.
- Implemented safe and appropriate patient centered nursing care by using critical thinking and reasoning skills.
- Observed and helped with rehabilitation services with patients that went to physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy.
Direct Support Provider
New Hope of Arizona
Yuma, AZ, USA
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Worked alongside youth and guardian to find the best coping strategy to shift negative behaviors into positive behaviors.
- Used therapeutic communication to minimize outbursts, build a foundation, and to build trust with member and guardian to improve the outcome for both member and member’s support system.
- Helped member develop self-care skills.
Phlebotomist
Talecris Plasma Resources
Yuma, AZ, USA
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Determined donor suitability for donation by checking vitals, weight, and hematocrit.
- Created new donors using the company’s software.
- Ensured proper patient care during the donation process to ensure the donor was feeling well.
- Performed phlebotomy and took blood samples to collect plasma for tests and donation.
- Processed and packaged bottles to prepare for shipping and analysis each day.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Arizona University
Yuma05.2024
Skills
- Task prioritization
- Patient assessments
- Patient monitoring
- Clinical judgment
Languages
Spanish
English
Timeline
RN
Phoenix Mountain Post Acute
02.2025 - 08.2025
Direct Support Provider
New Hope of Arizona
01.2021 - 01.2025
Phlebotomist
Talecris Plasma Resources
01.2018 - 01.2021
Nursing Student | Semester 4 & 5
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Nursing Student | Semester 3
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Nursing Student | Semester 2
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Nursing Student | Semester 1
Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital
Nursing Student | Semester 3
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Arizona University