Angelina Valenzuela
Dana Point,CA
Summary
Personable and compassionate healthcare professional with critical patient-care skills in fast-paced, high-stakes healthcare environments. Skilled in patient monitoring and emergency response with a strong focus on delivering high-quality care. Seeking to transition into a new field while bringing healthcare experience and dedication to improving outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Providence Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, CA
02.2024 - Current
- Prioritized care for a high volume of complex patients by monitoring telemetry, EKG changes, and vital signs, delegating tasks effectively, and fostering teamwork to ensure timely responses and high-quality patient outcomes.
- Delivered comprehensive post-operative care for cardiothoracic surgery patients (CABG and valve replacements), minimized complications through proactive assessment and timely interventions, collaborated with interdisciplinary teams, and educated patients on recovery and discharge.
- Independently titrate vasoactive, inotropic, and sedation medications, such as norepinephrine, dopamine, dobutamine, and precedex to maintain hemodynamic stability and appropriate sedation levels in high-acuity patients, following established protocols and patient assessment tools.
- Served as a liaison among physicians, healthcare teams, patients, and families to coordinate personalized care plans and optimize patient outcomes.
Patient Care Technician
Providence Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, CA
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Banner University Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona
07.2021 - 05.2022
- Provide excellent patient care by facilitating personal hygiene and activities of daily living, assistance with ambulation, monitoring vital signs, proper documentation of intake and output, and obtaining patient specimen sampling.
- Maintain a clean, healthy, and safe environment for a specific patient population, while displaying empathy, understanding, and efficiency.
- Care for patients who have undergone cardiac, thoracic, or esophageal surgeries, as well as patients with heart failure or left ventricular assist devices.
- Additional training in phlebotomy, foley removal, and EKG.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing- Integrative Health
University of Arizona, College of Nursing
Gilbert, Arizona08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Care, Health, and Society
University of Arizona, College of Social And Behavioral Sciences
Tucson, Arizona05.2022
Skills
- Patient safety
- Problem-solving abilities
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Compassionate care
Clinical Experience
- Preceptorship at Banner Heart Hospital
- Nursing Student
- Hours: 120
- Unit: Cardiac Progressive Care Unit
- Collaboration with a RN preceptor to provide direct care for a wide variety of patients with cardiac conditions such as heart valve replacements, coronary artery bypass grafting, patients with heart failure and left ventricular assist devices, and patients with acute cardiac conditions such as MI and arrhythmias.
- Conduct patient assessments and monitoring, implement orders, pass medications, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, give and receive shift handoff report, and provide patient discharge teaching.
Certification
- REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE #95351779
- ACLS
- BLS
- NIHHS
Timeline
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
Providence Mission Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Providence Mission Hospital
09.2023 - 02.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
Banner University Medical Center
07.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing- Integrative Health
University of Arizona, College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Care, Health, and Society
University of Arizona, College of Social And Behavioral Sciences