Alvia Invencion
Sylmar,CA
Summary
Accomplished Staff Nurse with a proven track record at PIH Health Hospital- Good Samaritan Hospital, specializing in neonatal care for a wide range of conditions, including critical care for micro preemies. Expert in IV insertion and medication administration, coupled with exceptional skills in educating families on neonatal care. Demonstrated leadership through relief charge nurse duties, enhancing unit efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
PIH Health Hospital- Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
02.2009 - Current
- Provided compassionate and appropriate care for neonatal patients at a Level III, NICU facility
- Obtained and recorded vital signs, performed careful and thorough assessments on neonates and intervened and reported to physicians when infants require immediate higher level of care
- Monitored and provided excellent care on neonates that also include micro preemies (23 weeker infants and above), term infants requiring oxygen, IV nutrition, oral nutrition, gavage feeding and infants requiring body cooling for treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
- Performed care for infants that were intubated (placed on conventional avea ventillators, oscillator ventillator, high frequency jet ventillator) and non intubated infants (nasal cannula, ram canula, non invasive vent)
- Provided infant immunizations and administered medications, (including oral, rectal, IM, IV medications) IV drips including dopamine, dobutamine, fentanyl, insulin, prostaglandin etc...
- Managed infants with central lines including UVC, UACs and PICC lines
- Provided support and teaching to parents, foster parents and family members regarding how to provide care and support for neonates
- Performed relief charge nurse duties on occasion (such as assigning appropriate staffing, managing the needs of the unit for the shift, providing help and support for staff, patients and families
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA05-2008
Skills
- Direct patient care of neonates
- Family Education
- IV insertion, central line change
- Medication and IV administration
Certification
NRP, BLS, Fire Safety
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Tagalog
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Staff Nurse
PIH Health Hospital- Good Samaritan Hospital
02.2009 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Saint Mary's University
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