Armelin Cadacio
Moreno Valley
Summary
Hardworking, caring and compassionate with 29 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and nearly 24 years of experience in the Intensive Care Unit, and a leadership role. Excellent leader of a specialty unit. Communicate and coordinate departmental operations to promote a safe, positive patient care experience. Reliable and adaptable, skilled in clinical decision-making and staff management.
Overview
1
1
Certification
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Adult Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fontana, CA
12.2019 - Current
- Provide support, delegate tasks, and guidance to the team of at least 15 staff members on a shift in a 30-bed ICU.
- Provided support, delegated tasks, and guidance to the team of at least 25 staff members on a shift in a 50-bed ICU during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic for 2 1/2 years.
- Assign and organize nurses’ assignments in the unit, delegate tasks appropriately, and collaborate with the hospital's bed coordinator to assign patient admissions to the ICU.
- Adhere to the compliance of the Kaiser Permanente Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, federal, and state laws, and regulations.
- Uphold the California Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Nursing Practice, and Codes of Ethics.
- Function as a resource for clinical concerns in the unit and other adult patient care nursing units.
- Collaborates with managers and educators on any unit issues and concerns.
- Conduct daily multidisciplinary rounds and leadership rounds in the unit to ensure delivery of safe and positive patient care experience.
- Relieve nurses for breaks.
- Demonstrate knowledge of patients’ conditions and goals of care.
- Collaborates with staff to ensure the appropriate management and delivery of quality care to patients and staff in a safe manner.
- Address conflicts and demanding situations constructively and escalate appropriately.
- Motivates and encourages staff to promote quality patient care and patient and staff safety.
- Participate in professional growth development by attending nurses' educational programs.
Intensive Care Unit (Frontline) Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fontana, CA
05.2002 - 12.2019
- Applied clinical expertise in coordination and management of patients with critical and complex medical problems: cerebral hematoma, stroke, and multi-organ failure.
- Enforced techniques and protocols, Evidence-Based Practices, and innovations in Critical Care.
- Applied clinical expertise in specialized therapies: Rotoprone, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), hemodynamic monitoring, Arctic Sun hypothermia therapy, and external ventriculostomy drain (EVD).
Legal Nurse Consultant
Armelin Cadacio Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
Moreno Valley, CA
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Functioned as liaison among attorneys, healthcare providers, and clients.
- Attended independent medical examinations.
- Prepared timeline or other summary of documentation for medical records.
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fontana, CA
11.2001 - 04.2002
- Applied clinical expertise in providing care of patients with variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, acute surgical conditions, and pain management techniques.
- Advocated and provided patients and their family members with relevant instructions and education.
- Coordinated patient discharge with post-care instructions.
Registered Nurse
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
07.1997 - 04.2002
- Applied clinical expertise in providing care of patients with variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, acute surgical conditions, and pain management techniques.
- Advocated for patients.
- Coordinated patient discharge with post-care instructions.
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing-Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah02.2020
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah12.2017
Associates of Science - Nursing
El Camino College
Torrance, CA06.1997
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Able to think critically
- Caring and empathetic
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Decision Making
- Teamwork and collaborator
- Polite and professional
- Clinical leadership
- HIPAA compliance
- Compassionate care
- Care coordination
- Quality improvement
- Nursing expertise
- Ethical practice
- Cultural history
- Healthcare technology
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Infection control measures
- Patient safety
- Clinical judgment
- Wound care
- Patient education
- Skill development
- Specimen collection
- Medication administration
- Health promotion
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Vaccine administration
- Intake and discharge
- Diabetes management
- Critical care
- Team training and development
- Tracheostomy care
- Family education
- Disease prevention
- Community health
- EMR / EHR
- Regulatory compliance
- Chronic disease management
- Nursing process
- Care continuum coordination
- Respiratory support
- Wound care management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Compassionate and caring
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Strong clinical judgment
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Creative problem solving
- Decision-making
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient care assessment
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Physical assessment
- Multitasking Abilities
- Critical care nursing
- Pain management
- Safety protocols
- Delegation and motivation
- Patient condition monitoring
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Certified in CPR/AED
Certification
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses | Dec. 2013-Present
- Certificate of Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) Vickie Milazzo Institute | Houston, TX | July 2015-July 2018
Timeline
Adult Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
12.2019 - Current
Legal Nurse Consultant
Armelin Cadacio Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
07.2014 - 07.2018
Intensive Care Unit (Frontline) Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
05.2002 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
11.2001 - 04.2002
Registered Nurse
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
07.1997 - 04.2002
Associates of Science - Nursing
El Camino College
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Masters of Science - Nursing-Leadership and Management
Western Governors University