Brenda Rivas
Fulshear,TX
Summary
Registered nurse with over 7 years of experience in Ambulatory Care and Endoscopy, providing quality patient health care. Knowledgeable in surgical and endoscopy procedure requirements in pre, intra, and post-operative care.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
APMS RN
U.S Anesthesia Partners (USAP)
Katy, TX
01.2023 - Current
- Prepare medications and supplies needed for regional anesthesia nerve blocks and spinal anesthesia performed by anesthesiologists
- Administer sedation and assist anesthesiologists during regional nerve blocks and spinals pre operatively
- Monitor patient status post sedation, during, and post regional anesthesia
- Memorial Hermann Hospital
Charge RN Ambulatory Care / Charge RN Endoscopy Department
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Katy, TX
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Responsible for the coordination of quality patient care for surgery and endoscopy outpatients and inpatients
- Scheduling and overseeing endoscopy procedures in multiple rooms with multiple physicians and maintaining efficient daily patient flow
- Making staff assignments, call schedules, and maintaining unit audits
Ambulatory Care/Endoscopy Departments RN
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Katy, TX
07.2016 - 12.2022
- Pre-op/Post-op care for inpatients and outpatients of all ages having and recovering from surgery, invasive procedures, and endoscopy procedures, performing patient head to toe and focused assessments, vital signs, starting IV's, collecting laboratory specimens, administering blood transfusions and infusions, obtaining EKG's, administering medications, monitoring patient reactions and responses and reporting changes to medical staff, and documenting in electronic medical record
- Responsible for obtaining and giving report, and monitoring and managing post-op patients waking up from anesthesia phase II recovery from surgical and endoscopy procedures and provide discharge teaching
- Circulating intra-op in endoscopy procedure room, collecting and properly labeling biopsy specimens, assisting MD, anesthesiologist/CRNA, and endoscopy techs
- Inpatient and outpatient IV medication infusions and blood transfusions
- Maintaining patient and family safety and privacy and appropriately informing them of disruptions in patient care, such as, delays or postponed procedures
- Orient new unit nurses to develop and achieve professional expertise to optimize performance and safety
Paramedical Examiner
Examination Management Services, Inc.
Houston, TX
05.2001 - 08.2015
- Interviewed applicants and recorded medical history for life and health insurance and obtained vital signs, finger stick and venipuncture blood samples, urine specimens, and EKG's in a safe, sanitary, manner for diagnostic testing
- Maintained, requested, and distributed medical records
- Trained new hires and handled the bilingual and international insurance company applicants
Education
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas At Arlington
08-2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Houston, TX06.2016
Associate of Arts -
Houston Community College
Houston, TX12.2011
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist -
Texas School of Business
Houston, TX01.2001
Skills
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Certification
- ACLS: American Heart Association, Current: Oct 2022 to Oct 2024
- PALS: American Heart Association, Current: Aug 2023 to Aug 2025
- BLS: American Heart Association, Current: Jan 2022 to Jan 2024
Languages
Bilingual English and Spanish
Timeline
APMS RN
U.S Anesthesia Partners (USAP)
01.2023 - Current
Charge RN Ambulatory Care / Charge RN Endoscopy Department
Memorial Hermann Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2022
Ambulatory Care/Endoscopy Departments RN
Memorial Hermann Hospital
07.2016 - 12.2022
Paramedical Examiner
Examination Management Services, Inc.
05.2001 - 08.2015
- ACLS: American Heart Association, Current: Oct 2022 to Oct 2024
- PALS: American Heart Association, Current: Aug 2023 to Aug 2025
- BLS: American Heart Association, Current: Jan 2022 to Jan 2024
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate of Arts -
Houston Community College
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist -
Texas School of Business
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