Angela Arriaga
Mesquite,TX
Summary
OBJECTIVES
To expand my knowledge and skills as a Registered Nurse by utilizing independent and multidisciplinary team strategies for optimal patient care and while assuring quality of care with patient centered and patient valued behaviors.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
PreOp/ PACU RN
Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Center
11.2020 - Current
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes; manage of patient load up to 30 per day.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and monitored responses.
- Assessed patient conditions promptly upon admission to, as well as recovering patients after surgery.
PreOp/PACU RN
Texas Health Surgery Center Preston Plaza
11.2015 - 10.2020
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Management of pharmacy including: ordering and counting of all narcotics and medications needed for surgical procedures
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
RN II Labor & Delivery
Parkland Memorial Hospital
11.2008 - 11.2015
- Provided antepartum, intrapartum and immediate postpartum care
- Function as a staff nurse in Parkland’s 42 bed obstetrical unit (12 bed primipara/multipara low risk unit, 12 bed Recovery Room (PACU) / extended care unit, 18 bed OB high risk unit)
- Circulate and scrub during cesarean sections, hysterectomies, bilateral tubal ligations, exploratory laparotomies and wound debridement
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates; in additon to staff scheduling.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Dallas, Tx12.2004
Associate - Sciences
Dallas County Community College District – Eastfield College
Dallas, Tx05.2002
Skills
- BLS
- PALS
- ACLS
- IV skills
- EPIC
- Reliable
- Team player
- Charge nurse experience
- Adaptable
- Precepting
Timeline
PreOp/ PACU RN
Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Center
11.2020 - Current
PreOp/PACU RN
Texas Health Surgery Center Preston Plaza
11.2015 - 10.2020
RN II Labor & Delivery
Parkland Memorial Hospital
11.2008 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Associate - Sciences
Dallas County Community College District – Eastfield College
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