Amanda Hernadez
Fort Worth
Summary
Registered Nurse with acute care and charge nurse experience at UT Southwestern Medical Center, providing care for complex medical-surgical, orthopedic, and urology patients. Experienced in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety practices, clinical auditing, infection prevention efforts, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support evidence-based care and improved patient outcomes. Skilled in Epic EHR, clinical documentation, quality metrics, and identifying opportunities for workflow improvement. Passionate about leveraging nursing expertise and data-driven insights to advance healthcare quality, patient safety, and operational excellence.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
02.2024 - Current
- Provide evidence-based nursing care for complex adult medical-surgical and orthopedic patients while utilizing clinical judgment and evidence-based practice to optimize patient outcomes.
- Serve as Charge Nurse by coordinating daily unit operations, supporting nursing staff, facilitating communication among interdisciplinary teams, and promoting safe, efficient patient care delivery.
- Participate in daily interdisciplinary safety huddles to identify patient safety risks, discuss quality concerns, and proactively implement interventions to improve patient outcomes.
- Conduct unit audits for CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection) and CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection) prevention initiatives, ensuring compliance with evidence-based practices and organizational quality standards.
- Perform quality audits for orthopedic total joint surgery patients to evaluate adherence to clinical protocols, identify opportunities for process improvement, and support quality performance initiatives.
- Utilize Epic electronic health record documentation to ensure accurate clinical documentation, support regulatory compliance, and contribute to reliable quality reporting and performance metrics.
- Collaborate with physicians, case management, therapy services, infection prevention, and nursing leadership to address barriers to care, improve patient safety, and optimize care coordination.
- Monitor patient safety indicators, identify potential risks, and communicate findings to the interdisciplinary team to support continuous quality improvement and operational excellence.
- Analyze patient information and clinical trends to prioritize care, recognize changes in patient condition, and facilitate timely interventions.
- Support onboarding and mentorship of nursing staff by promoting clinical excellence, standardized workflows, and adherence to organizational policies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Richardson, TX10.2023
Skills
- Quality Improvement (QI)
- Patient Safety
- Clinical Auditing
- Infection Prevention (CAUTI/CLABSI)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Epic EHR
- Clinical Data Interpretation
- Quality Metrics
- Trend Analysis
Quality & Patient Safety
Informatics & Analytics
- Workflow Optimization
- Charge Nurse Leadership
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Team Coordination
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Acute Care Nursing
- Surgical/Orthopedic Nursing
- Care Coordination
Leadership & Collaboration
Clinical Practice
Accomplishments
- Invited Attendee, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Conference 2026 – Recognized opportunity to engage in nursing excellence, evidence-based practice, and healthcare quality initiatives.
- Serve as a Central Line Super User, promoting CLABSI prevention practices, staff education, and adherence to evidence-based central line care standards.
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member (2023)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University