April Hurtado

• 32 bed unit acute care scheduling over 78 employees
• Interview and hire new employees; completed staff evaluations and audits
• Responsible for daily operations of the unit 24/7 operations
• Making sure staff provide timely nursing care which complies with generally accepted standards of clinical practice
• Manage day to day operations including equipment and supplies, advocating for staff and patients, and ensuring staff training promote the highest quality of care to our patients
• Initiate process improvement initiatives, collaborate with interdisciplinary team, and promotes an environment supportive of the mission and vision of the organization
• Participate in committees to improve nursing practice and patient care
• Support and facilitate student nurse clinical rotations as well as the RN transition to practice
• Ensure staff complete training including emergency situations.

• Med/Surg Charge at Large, Resource Charge Nurse- Med/Surg Units evening hours
• Responsible to execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex care and system issues
• Advocate for unit staff; conflict resolution; provide resources and supplies to improve workflow
• Assist with staffing concerns; respond to Med/Surg codes as a clinical resource for nurses
• Liaison between unit charge nurse and nursing officer on duty; physcians, staff and patients

• Assisted with opening the two units: Staffed, prepared unit, provided resources and expedited education with staff competencies; coordinated and communicated with management
• Awarded the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses
• Delayed in work:

• 32 bed unit: Proficient in delegating, communication, conflict resolution, rapidly identifies issues, priorities and task to modifying staff/ resources as needed
• (Ex: Created Evidence Based process for unit handoff for transfers and admissions to improve staff and patient satisfaction)
• Staff Nurse- Provided patient-focused comprehensive care; proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills (Ex: Created Standard of Care for TPN administration for safety of patient and improve quality of care for VA) Preceptor: Trained and mentored new nurses to the unit as well as DEU lead teacher and students
• Educator: ACLS and simulation instructor

• Charge Nurse; Business Management; Interim nurse manager
• Excellence in: Professional Work Ethic; Management Skills; Resourcefulness; Dependability
• Highly motivated, independent decision-maker, strives to improve efficiency and performance
• During 2020 winter storm- stayed in hospital as co-assistant leadership for four days
• Coordinated accommodations, supplies and scheduling for all med/surg units
• Contributed to 2W earning the AMSN PRISM Certification Award, to move from Virginia to Texas

Contracting Nurse staff RN for acute care

• Contract nurse 12-36 hours and prn
• Provided patient-focused comprehensive care, proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills.

Staff nurse on 54 bed acute care unit.

• Float Pool 36 hours/, - Provided patient-focused comprehensive care, proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills.

• Left for Maternity leave)
• Charge nurse – 24 bed unit; Proficient in delegating, communication, conflict resolution, rapidly identifying issues, priorities and task to modifying staff /resources as needed
• Involved in employee engagement action plan to create a checklist for the unit to use to improve patient satisfaction when transferred or admitted to the unit, adopted hospital wide
• Provided patient-focused comprehensive care; proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills; preceptor and mentored new nurses

· Clinical Coordinator- Supervised and coordinated care of 32 patients on Surgical/Ortho unit; scheduled over 50 employees; interviewed and hired new employees; completed staff evaluations and audits

· Charge nurse – 24 bed unit; Proficient in delegating, communication, conflict resolution, rapidly identifying issues, priorities and task to modifying staff/resources as needed.

· Staff Nurse- Provided patient-focused comprehensive care; proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills; preceptor trained and mentored challenges of staff nursing and new nurses to the unit.

• Provided patient-focused comprehensive care; proficient in nursing process and critical thinking skills; preceptor trained and mentored challenges of staff nursing and new nurses to the unit
• Awarded The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses
• Delay, relocated from San Antonio to El Paso, military spouse.

• Supervised and coordinated care of 32 patients on Surgical/Ortho unit; scheduled over 50 employees; interviewed and hired new employees; completed staff evaluations and audits
• Charge nurse – 24 bed unit; Proficient in delegating, communication, conflict resolution, rapidly identifying issues, priorities and task to modifying staff/resources as needed.

• Excellence in store manager; scheduling, payroll, training, sustain inventory and sales.