ANTHONY SANTANA
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Developed critical thinking and patient care skills in fast-paced healthcare environment, focusing on patient assessment and clinical support. Looking to leverage these transferrable skills to transition into new field, aiming to maintain high standard of care and efficiency. Committed to continuous learning and making positive impact in new professional setting.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, PCU
Banner Health, University Medical Center
11.2024 - Current
- Monitored cardiac and other critical vital signs to detect changes and enable intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations.
- Promoted a positive work environment within the PCU team through collaboration, mutual respect, and proactive problem-solving approaches.
- Administered prescribed medications, changed dressings, cleaned wounds and monitored vital signs to provide high standards of patient care.
- Expedited critical medical interventions through timely recognition of early warning signs of patient deterioration or complications.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by consistently providing compassionate, respectful, and culturally sensitive care tailored to individual needs.
- Participated in hospital-wide initiatives aimed at improving overall patient safety and quality of care through ongoing education and training opportunities.
- Improved patient outcomes through diligent monitoring of vital signs and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
- Maintained accurate documentation in electronic health records systems to support continuity of care across multidisciplinary team members.
- Conducted ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes to document success of interventions and strategies in relation to plan of care.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop, implement and evaluate interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Coordinated seamless transitions between shifts by providing comprehensive report updates on patient status and progress toward goals during handoffs.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Target Distribution center
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Working in a fast-paced environment where every second was crucial for productivity provided me with the skill to overcome any challenge
- Extreme temperatures provided me with the experience to push through any tough day
- Team was the word of the day every day at target
Marshalls Distribution Center
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Marshalls provided me with the skills to diffuse situations when people did not receive what they wanted
- It also exposed me to a fast-Paced environment
Education
Associates of science - nursing
Carrington College
Phoenix, AZ04.2024
Skills
- Resilient
- Organization and prioritization
- Analytical
- Communication
- Bi lingual Spanish
- PPE use
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Leadership
- Organizational Skills
- Relationship Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Team building
- Recordkeeping
- Verbal Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Clinical judgment
- Telemetry monitoring
- Diabetes management
- Behavioral health
- Discharge planning
- Disease prevention
- Medication and IV administration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Basic life support
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Direct patient care
- CPR certification
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Active listening
- Safety protocols
- Pain management
- Continuous improvement
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse, PCU
Banner Health, University Medical Center
11.2024 - Current
Target Distribution center
01.2017 - 01.2022
Marshalls Distribution Center
01.2013 - 01.2017
Associates of science - nursing
Carrington College