Armando Rodriguez Martinez

1. Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and developmental needs of patients and families. Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.

• Recognizes alterations in health status, anticipates onset of patient care crisis situation and communicates findings appropriately.
• Assesses, reassesses, and manages pain.
• Shared governance member- Participates in unit base council to discuss and address issues related to patient care, safety, and quality improvement.

2. Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practices. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures. Monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.

• Identifies and prioritizes patient's present/potential problems.
• Plans appropriate nursing interventions specific to patient's problems, incorporating patient's cultural, age-specific, and developmental needs.
• Documents and involves patient, family, and other healthcare workers in plan of care decisions in accordance with HIPAA requirements.

3. Evaluates the care and treatments provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatments. Performs timely re-assessment and documentation:

• Evaluates patient's response to treatment/care and modifies plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient and/or significant others ability to perform self care and procedures prior to discharge.
• Records patient's response to prescribed treatment and other significant data.

• Subject matter expert of Immunization Clinic at SRP site 2022. Established and trained 3 Soldiers which now oversee clinic.
• Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of Separation Health and Physical Exam (SHPE). Oversees 9 providers, family nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Performed supervisor role that assists Soldiers complete final medical record.
• Infection Control Coordinator 2022 Fort Hood; submitted monthly AMP Tracer audits to identify problems on clinical services and addressed them via staff education.

• Chosen to train incoming Nursing Assistant's at 4A Medicine Unit by attending preceptor course given by Audy Murphy Education
• Worked closely with Nursing staff at multiple units within the hospital
• Part of a team of Nursing Staff with duties that include: Blood sugar testing, vital signs entry (automated and manually through CPRS), EKG testing, bladder scans, one to one observation of patients that require it, safe transport of patients to scheduled procedures or discharges, telemetry placement, and safe transport of lab-work among other duties.
• Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming and other hygiene needs.

• Worked with company medical section as element of Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); advised company commander on medical planning and execution; responsible for health, welfare, morale, and supervision of B-Co; administered emergency and routine medical treatment; provided emergency evacuation assets for company; responsible for one Stryker Medical Evacuation Variant (MEV) and all equipment valued in excess of $2,500,000.00

• Inspected, serviced, maintained, repaired, replaced, adjusted and tested wheeled vehicles and material handling equipment systems, and components
• Serviced automotive electrical systems including wiring harness, and starting and charging systems
• Performed wheeled vehicle recovery operations (H8) additional skill identifier