Ambar Sanchez MSN, AGNP-C
Lomita,CA
Summary
Proactive new graduate Nurse Practitioner, utilizing critical thinking, patient assessment skills, and diagnostics for medical diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of chronic medical conditions. Spanning more than 9 years of experience as an RN in various units, bilingual in english and spanish, looking to provide focused quality care while maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team members.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
12.2022 - Current
- Prepared operating room in accordance to the surgery that will be performed.
- Ensured all surgical instruments and sponges used during surgery were accounted for at the end of each case.
- Collaborated with patients' surgical team members to deliver the appropriate level of care.
- Collected, labeled, and transported specimens to the lab for testing.
Operating Room Staff Nurse
Keck Medical Center Of USC
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Verified patient information in an effort to prevent wrong surgical side surgeries.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging and updated surgical procedures to select thecorrect supplies and equipment for specific surgeries.
- Provided direct support to the surgical team during procedures by adhering to surgeon preference cards.
- Collected, labeled, and transported specimens to thelab for testing.
- Prepared OR by ensuring it met asepsis standards, as well as setting out, and organizing equipment for each procedure.
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
07.2020 - 05.2022
- Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Organized operating rooms according to scheduled surgeries and performed safety checks on equipment and surgical suite to comply with environmental safety standards.
- Utilize aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitor situations to prevent breaches in sterility.
- Provide scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during general, trauma, gynecology, urology, surgical oncology, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures while monitoring surgeons body language to anticipate needs.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
10.2016 - 07.2020
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, coronary artery disease, end-stage renal and other cardiac conditions.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, s/p cardiac catheter placements, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Anaheim, CA07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Anaheim, CA11.2013
Skills
- General Surgery
- Patient Examination
- Women's health exams
- Preventive Care
- Health Promotion
- Chronic Disease Management
Certification
- Registered Nurse, License# 95028627
- Nurse Practitioner, Certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner , License# 95026425
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Ex: 9/25
- DEA License: Pending
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Affiliations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Nurses Association
Timeline
Operating Room Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
12.2022 - Current
Operating Room Staff Nurse
Keck Medical Center Of USC
05.2022 - 11.2022
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
07.2020 - 05.2022
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
10.2016 - 07.2020
Master of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
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