Brenda Ramirez
Lemon Grove,CA
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated nursing candidate with a diverse skill set and experience across various healthcare settings, including as an RN case manager. Demonstrates strong managerial and supervisory abilities, consistently seeking opportunities to take on additional responsibilities to enhance team performance and achieve organizational goals. Skilled in coordinating patient care, managing complex cases, and advocating for patients’ needs. Adaptable and responsive to the dynamic requirements of patients and their environments. Recognized for reliability and teamwork, leveraging extensive healthcare knowledge and sound clinical judgment to provide exceptional patient care.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Case Manager
Destiny Hospice and Palliative Care
02.2024 - Current
- Case manage complex cases involving multiple comorbidities, requiring close monitoring and symptom management for a comfortable and peaceful end-of-life experience.
- Managed caseloads efficiently by prioritizing tasks according to urgency and complexity, ensuring all patients/families received appropriate attention.
- Patient assessment: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the patient's medical, psychological, and social needs and evaluate the patient's condition prognosis and care preferences to develop an individualized care plan.
- Care Planning: Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including the medical director, nurses, social workers, and chaplains to create and implement a personalized care plan that aligns with the patient's wishes, values, and goals of care.
- Consistently present and discuss assessments gathered during nursing visits directly with the MD to revise goals of care, manage symptoms, adjust medications, or introduce new interventions/ treatment options, ensuring that pain and other distressing symptoms are effectively controlled.
- Crisis management: In situations where a patient’s condition deteriorates, I communicate with the MD to make timely decisions regarding interventions and adjustments to the care plan.
- Coordination of services: Coordinate transitions between different levels of care by collaborating with hospital staff, nursing home personnel, or private caregivers. Arranging equipment, medications, and other necessary services.
- Education: I educate patients and their families about the hospice philosophy available services, and what to expect as the illness progresses. I help them understand their options and make informed decisions about their care.
- Documentation: maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of the patient's care, plan progress, and any changes in your condition. This ensures continuity of care and effective communication among the care team.
- Well-rounded Holistic care: Provide Compassionate, coordinated care that respects the dignity and wishes of the patient while supporting their families during a challenging time.
RN, Case Manager
Together Hospice Care
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Ensuring that patients with life-limiting illnesses receive comprehensive and compassionate care, focusing on improving their quality of life during their final stages
- Conducted initial assessments to determine patients' physical, emotional, and social needs and continuously assessed patients' condition to develop and adjust care plans accordingly
- Maintain open and effective communication with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to ensure set personalize goals and plan of care that address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Coordinated medical equipment, medications, and other resources required for patient care
- Managed patients' pain, and physical symptoms and ensured patient received appropriate medication and treatment to enhance their comfort and quality of life
- Assessment of condition and care on every nursing visit; presenting and modifying treatments, and management of wounds directly with MD.
- Providing expert care to promote healing, prevent complications; and/or manage pain associated with the wound, ensuring the patient's comfort.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of patient assessments, care plans, and interventions.
- Advocate patients' needs and preferences.
- Ensuring patient dignity and wishes are respected and promoting a peaceful and dignified death.
Education
Associate of Science: Registered Nurse -
The Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing
05.2023
Associate of Science: Biology, Allied Health -
San Diego City College
12.2019
Skills
Clinical skills
- Patient assessment: Vitals, injections, blood draws
- Care planning
- Chronic Disease Management
- Medication Management
- Medication Administration: PO, IV, CVC, G-tube, IV Therapy
- Wound care; Trach care & suctioning; NG-tube & G-tube management
- Catheterization Catheter care
- Clinical Documentation
- Infection Control Procedures
Interpersonal Skills
- Communication with interdisciplinary teams
- Patient/ Family Advocacy
- Conflict resolution
- Compassionate Patient Care & Strong Patient rapport
Organizational Skills
- Case managing and coordination of care across various settings and disciplines
- Time management
- Data Analysis to improve outcomes and processes
Technical Skills
- Electronic Health Records: HospiceMD, Meditech, EPIC
Additional Skills
- Bilingual: English and Spanish
- Leadership roles in professional, educational, and personal settings
- Palliative Care, Hospice Care
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Preventative Care Education & Family/Patient Education
- Cultural Competence
Certification
- RN, State of California- License # 95346509
- ACLS- Advanced Life Support
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention
Timeline
RN, Case Manager
Destiny Hospice and Palliative Care
02.2024 - Current
RN, Case Manager
Together Hospice Care
08.2023 - 02.2024
Associate of Science: Biology, Allied Health -
San Diego City College
- RN, State of California- License # 95346509
- ACLS- Advanced Life Support
- NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention
Associate of Science: Registered Nurse -
The Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing
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