Ana B. Sales, BSN, RN

Kaiser , Downey, CA
Registered Nurse |

• Provide post-operative care to patients recovering from a wide range of surgical procedures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient recovery and outcomes.
• Mentor, orient, and coach nursing staff, supporting professional growth and unit excellence, trained in coming staff
• Assisted with the discharge project to ensure safe and seamless transitions of care through UBT
• Active member of the Unit Base Transformation

• Delivered high-quality patient care in diverse clinical settings across multiple states.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Assessed patient conditions, adjusting interventions based on clinical protocols and best practices.
• Educated patients and families on health management, ensuring understanding of treatment options and discharge instructions.

• Provided high-acuity nursing care in ICU
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize outcomes and meet care goals.
• Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
• Experienced in procedural sedation, ventilator management, wound care, and post-operative monitoring.
• Supported open-heart surgical care in the operating room and transported critical patients for diagnostic procedures.
• Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering professional development and adherence to best practices.

• Maintained an eight-year citation-free record through regulatory audits (internal, CARF, County, State, Federal).
• Developed and implemented patient care protocols and policy to enhance workflow efficiency.
• Managed narcotic inventory, medication administration processes, and compliance procedures.
• Conducted annual performance evaluations, created staff schedules, and oversaw medical records audits.
• Facilitated case management, treatment planning, infection control, vital signs, wound care, specimen collection, and provider support.
• Served as the education liaison for CE tracking, Methasoft and Cerner system training, and staff development.
• Assisted in launching a project with the city of Los Angeles, D-ATM
• Supervised nursing staff, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality care standards.