ARIES MAURICIO
Murfreesboro,TN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care in acute and sub-acute setting. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Acute Neuro/Spine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Staff Registered Nurse PRN, Emergency Department
Williamson Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
- Prevented potential medication errors by diligently verifying orders, double-checking dosages, and administering medications according to established protocols.
- Advanced patient education efforts by developing customized discharge instructions that addressed each individual''s unique health needs and promoted adherence to prescribed treatment regimens.
- Monitored medication dosages to prevent critical and potentially fatal patient incidents.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital (Critical Illness Recovery Hospital)
01.2020 - 09.2023
- Initiates an on-going systematic assessment of the physical, emotional, social, educational, and functional needs of the patients/families through interview, observation, and physical examination
- Participates as a productive member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation goals
- Identifies critical drip medications; able to locate critical drip policies and administers according to policies after completing critical drip competency training
- Demonstrates skills in handling emergency and life-threatening situations
- Managed ventilator-dependent patients effectively, preventing complications such as pneumonia or respiratory failure while promoting weaning success rates.
Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Clinical Reviewer, RN
Evicore Healthcare
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Responsible for all clinical certification activities, which include but are not limited to evaluating telephone, fax or WEB requests for authorization of clinical services from physician offices/and or imaging centers, comparing requests against established clinical protocols and authorizing services or referring requests for expert clinical review as appropriate
- Reviews clinical information submitted by providers to appropriate criteria and standards and makes decision to issue a review determination or to refer to physician review if criteria are not met
- Trains in clinical certification, utilization management, URAC and NCQA principles, policies, and procedures
- Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with eviCore standards established in compliance with HIPAA and State regulations
Staff Registered Nurse
NHC in Franklin
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Working with the interdisciplinary care team, to assure accurate patient assessment and development/revision of individualized plans of care
- Maintains open and ongoing communication w patients and families, providing opportunity and encouragement to participate in decision making
- Monitor units to ensure that appropriate nursing care is being provided and that doctors and families are being notified of changes in patients’ condition
- Supervise LPNs and other nursing partners as assigned
- Carry out personnel disciplinary actions promptly and effectively as stated in personnel policies and amendments.
Clinical Program Manager
Shearwater Health Advisors, Inc.
07.2016 - 12.2018
- Leads an assigned team to meet performance requirements utilizing various management skills, including 1:1 coaching and mentoring
- Serves as liaison between US Account Client and the rest of the team
- Monitors/manages daily staffing requirements to include daily work assignment supervision
- Manages various report activities to ensure metrics are met
- Stays educated on all changing requirements for health processes
- Responsible for assisting in management of day to day operations and overall success of the on-site program
- Understands company’s Quality Improvement Program and participates in ongoing Quality Assurance projects as needed
- Helps evaluate staff performance based on developed standards and metrics
Nurse Supervisor
Shearwater Health Advisors, Inc.
09.2014 - 07.2016
- Lead an assigned team to meet performance requirements utilizing various management skills, including 1:1 coaching and mentoring
- Provide orientation and support of new staff
- Perform quality assessments through services observations and case reviews
- Monitor/manage daily staffing requirements to include daily work assignment supervision
- Assists other staff with medical review to determine medical necessity of each request by applying appropriate medical criteria to first level reviews and utilizing state or state recommended guidelines
- Participates in on-going training programs to ensure quality performance and compliance with guidelines
- Helps evaluate staff performance based on developed standards and metrics
Utilization Management Reviewer
05.2011 - 08.2014
- Reviews individual medical cases to confirm that they are getting the most appropriate care
- Also, determines whether or not care should be approved in specific situations which balance the needs of a patient with the need to reinforce policies, keep costs reasonable, and ensure that patients are provided with medical treatment which is suited to their situations
- Works for a Radiology Benefit
- Handles different Health Plans with different Turnaround times and Guidelines
- Does clinical summaries and approves different kinds of radiology services such as CT scans, MRI, PET scans and the like
- Also does escalation of cases to the medical director.
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Sta. Rosa Hospital and Medical Center
08.2009 - 05.2011
- Triage and assesses the patient’s condition, level of consciousness; with or without actual bleeding; need for oxygen or emergency treatment and initiate BLS/CPR if needed
- Assists physicians in examining patients whose conditions may be medico-legal in nature such as accidents, gunshot, child abuse, alcoholism, rape and sexual molestation
- Institutes appropriate life-saving measures according to priorities established
- Assesses for allergies, idiosyncrasies to drugs, religious restrictions and documents such properly in the chart, and then informs physician in-charge
- Monitors effectiveness of treatments, therapies, medications, and makes the necessary reports to the physician
- Monitored vital signs, conducted physical assessments and evaluated laboratory results for strategic care planning.
- Coordinates ambulance transports and endorses patient to the medical team in-charge of transfer of the patient to another hospital.
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
San Pablo Colleges Medical Center
07.2004 - 04.2009
- Optimized patient flow within the Emergency Department by collaborating with charge nurses in coordinating bed assignments and discharges according to capacity constraints.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Medical
San Pablo Colleges – San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
03.2004
Secondary -
Christian School International
Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines03.2000
Skills
- IV initiation/Venipuncture
- Tracheostomy Care
- Equipment Sterilization
- Insulin medication assistance
- Treatment Recommendations
- Intravenous therapy
- EMR Systems
- Rehabilitation Assistance
- Initial Trauma Life Support
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Procedure Assistance
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
- Training staff
- Emergency Care
- Precepting
- Treatment Planning
- Acute care expertise
Professional License and Certificate
- Tennessee State Government - Board of Nursing, 181591 (compact license), 12/31/25
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association), 01/2025
- Basic Life Support Provider (American Heart Association), 01/2025
- NIHSS (American Heart Association), 12/2020
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified (ID # HCYB2015-0087), 10/23/15
References
Per request.
Certification
- Country Manager Quarterly Achievement Award - 2nd Quarter of 2018
- Country Manager Quarterly Achievement Award - 3rd Quarter of 2016
- Basic Manger's Course - August 2016
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified - Certification ID: HCYB2015-0087
- Basic Triage Course - November 2023
- NIHSS Certified - AHA
- BLS Certified - January 2025
- ACLS Certified - January 2025
Languages
Tagalog
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Acute Neuro/Spine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Staff Registered Nurse PRN, Emergency Department
Williamson Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital (Critical Illness Recovery Hospital)
01.2020 - 09.2023
Staff Registered Nurse
NHC in Franklin
03.2019 - 10.2019
Clinical Reviewer, RN
Evicore Healthcare
01.2019 - 01.2021
Clinical Program Manager
Shearwater Health Advisors, Inc.
07.2016 - 12.2018
Nurse Supervisor
Shearwater Health Advisors, Inc.
09.2014 - 07.2016
Utilization Management Reviewer
05.2011 - 08.2014
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Sta. Rosa Hospital and Medical Center
08.2009 - 05.2011
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
San Pablo Colleges Medical Center
07.2004 - 04.2009
Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Medical
San Pablo Colleges – San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
Secondary -
Christian School International
- Country Manager Quarterly Achievement Award - 2nd Quarter of 2018
- Country Manager Quarterly Achievement Award - 3rd Quarter of 2016
- Basic Manger's Course - August 2016
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified - Certification ID: HCYB2015-0087
- Basic Triage Course - November 2023
- NIHSS Certified - AHA
- BLS Certified - January 2025
- ACLS Certified - January 2025
Similar Profiles
TONISSA R. HILLTONISSA R. HILL
Program Manager at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Home Care ServicesProgram Manager at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Home Care Services
Teresa CrosbyTeresa Crosby
Clinical Documentation Specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterClinical Documentation Specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Keil LaddKeil Ladd
Registered Nurse, VAD & Heart Transplant /Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterRegistered Nurse, VAD & Heart Transplant /Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center