Angelica Echevarria
Lake Hiawatha,NJ
Summary
As an organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse with experience in treating and caring for patients, and providing fast and accurate assessments, I am seeking a rewarding career with a medical facility that will enhance my skills and offer opportunities for future growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (Med-Surg Unit)
Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJ
06.2023 - Current
- Providing direct care to patients with illnesses, injuries, and post surgical procedures.
- Efficiently manage a high patient load, prioritizing urgent cases and ensuring the delivery of care in a timely manner.
- Promote patient autonomy through education on disease management and preventive measures.
- Respond to emergent situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Monitor vital signs and provide appropriate interventions as necessary.
- Administer oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitor patient reactions.
- Maintain thorough, accurate and confidential documentations utilizing the EPIC EMR system.
- Demonstrated proficiency in changing dressings, inserting catheters, and initiating IVs.
Nursing Assistant (Surgical Access Unit)
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
01.2022 - Current
- Provided assistance to nursing staff with perioperative and postoperative procedures.
- Recorded patients vital signs before and after medical operations utilizing the Epic EMR system.
- Connected patients to EKG monitors as needed.
- Transported patients safely to and from the Surgical Access Unit by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Assisted with the delivery of Medication and Blood products to the Unit.
- Urine pregnancy and glucose testing administration
- Preoperative skin preparation.
Nursing Assistant (Sub Acute/Float)
Excel Care
Dover, NJ
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Provide high quality patient care as a full time nursing assistant to residents in a 144 bed rehabilitative and long term care facility
- Assist residents with activities of daily living including help with feeding, bathing, transfer with or without hoyer lift, dressing and grooming
- Preserve patient dignity and privacy while carrying out duties such as diapering, bed pan changes and emptying drainage bags
- Measuring and documenting patient vitals, input/output, weights, diet changes, daily ambulation and rehabilitative exercises
- Working closely with memory care residents that present with behavioral difficulties
- Assisted nurses during various wound care procedures including wound VAC set up and changes, amputation dressings, pressure ulcer care and trauma.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
ICPR Junior College
Mayaguez, PR05-2019
Skills
- Bilingual (Spanish Fluency)
- Electronic Medical Records (Medrex, EPIC)
- Patient care assessments and management
- Phlebotomy
- Medication and IV administration
- Wound care
- Patient ambulation, lifts and transfers
- Diabetes, hospice, stroke and post-mortem patient care
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- Practiced in proper Infection control and use of PPE
- Chronic Disease Management
- Physical assessments
- Palliative and Pain Management
- Gastrostomy tube care
Educationcertifications
- ICPR Junior College, Mayaguez, PR, Associate of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude, 05/31/2025
- Registered Nurse, State of New Jersey, 26NR24982800, 05/31/2025
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 08/2024 (renewal date set)
Certification
- American Heart Association
Basic Life Support
08/2022 to 08/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse (Med-Surg Unit)
Overlook Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Nursing Assistant (Surgical Access Unit)
Morristown Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Nursing Assistant (Sub Acute/Float)
Excel Care
01.2019 - 01.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
ICPR Junior College