Carla Gonzalez
Brookfield,IL
Summary
Pursue a position as a Registered Nurse in a Pre/Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Lurie Children's Hospital Surgical Center where I can apply my current clinical experience as a Pre-Operative and Recovery Room nurse, which will give me an opportunity to provide quality health care to patients. Motivated and enthusiastic candidate with hospital and clinical training as a Pediatric/Medical Surgical and Recovery Room nurse looking to enhance nursing career. Adaptable to changing circumstances and work easily in fast-paced situations. Excellent team player and collaborator. Outstanding work ethic, highly organized, and detail oriented. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-op/PACU Registered Nurse
Duly Health And Care
Lombard/Westmont, IL
03.2018 - Current
- Delivering high level of quality care to diverse age populations while overseeing patient admission and applying appropriate care depending on acuity.
- Supports healthy working environment, adhering to patient safety protocol, complying with ASC policies and maintaining situational awareness.
- Assists anesthesia in pre-operative procedures such as spinal anesthesia and nerve blocks.
- Monitor's patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Evaluates patients' pain levels, implementing correct dosage of medication to alleviate discomfort.
- Evaluates cardio-respiratory systems for deviations, providing appropriate treatment as necessary.
- Effectively prioritizes assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Coordinates patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Precepts student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Implements medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Gathers patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Collaborates with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provides direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Conducts thorough post-operative patient assessments to determine patient condition and readiness for discharge.
Pre-op/Recovery Room Nurse
Loyola Medical Center
12.2014 - 03.2018
- Provides direct quality care to post-operative patients for both scheduled and emergent surgeries
- Experience in recovering patients undergoing Robotic, General, Vascular, Neuro, Orthopedic, Breast,
- Gynecologic, ENT, kidney transplants, and trauma surgeries in an inpatient setting
- Performs post patient assessment and pain management
- Properly interpret cardiac rhythms on monitors, use of arterial line sampling, review of history, discharge planning, and review of diagnostic studies with appropriate follow through and physician consultation
- Manages post-operative pain and surgical site assessment
- Assess and prepare patients and their families for discharge
- Provide next day follow up to all patients and address any questions and concerns
- Educates patients and guardians of post-operative instruction, including infection, postoperative complications, preventative measures, and medication administration
- Abe to identify and initiate necessary interventions during emergent situations
- Assist during intubation procedures, begin immediate care of a vented patient
- Communicate changes in patient status to physician, surgical service and CRNA
- Assess and document patient’s medical history, including allergies, vital signs and other assessment parameters
- Educate patients and their caregivers on the proper use and safety use of proper pain management techniques which include PCA, IV pain pumps, oral medications, epidural catheters, nerve blocks and other alternatives
- Effectively collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, physical therapists, and home health providers
- Assess patients pre-op, insert IV’s and order required labs related to their medical history.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Pediatric/Medical-Surgical Nurse
MacNeal Hospital
07.2013 - 11.2014
- Managed and coordinated the care of 5 to 6 patients in a unit that consists of pediatric patients and medical surgical overflow
- Educated patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management interventions
- Developed comprehensive care and teaching plans to meet patients’ and family learning needs
- Prepared patients for pre-operative procedures and assess patients’ condition and needs post operatively
- Collaborated with other healthcare members in order to assess and implement patient care
- Set up and monitored invasive equipment such as PCA pumps, PICC lines, IV catheters and central lines
- Considered the needs of patients and their families to maintain a therapeutic relationship to achieve positive outcomes
- Managed patient’s pain relief using pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
- Monitored patient’s response modifying care plan accordingly
- Recorded data relating to patients assessment results, interventions, response, medication and changes in patients condition
- Executed thorough nursing assessments and anticipate urgent situations and responds with appropriate interventions
- Ensured that doctors' orders are effectively carried out, including tests, medical procedures, consultations and stat orders
- Trained in the use of pediatric and adult crash carts for emergent situations.
Pediatric/Medical-Surgical Patient Care Technician
MacNeal Hospital
08.2007 - 07.2013
- Detail oriented with demonstration and communication skills
- Obtained vital signs on all the patients and have self-confidence to recognize any abnormalities
- Applied critical thinking to assess and update staff with changes in pediatric patients change in condition
- Completed EKG and blood draws on pediatric and adult patients
- Interpersonal skills when handling queries and problems of the patient and their families
- Assisted medical staff in patient education with discharge plans and pediatric medical procedures
- Ability to tailor care and interactions according to patient’s age to meet their needs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL05.2013
Associates - Liberal Arts
Morton College
Skills
- Proficient computer skills
- Microsoft Office,
- McKesson and EPIC
- Excellent teaching skills
- Detailed nursing assessments
- Assertive clinical judgment
- Remarkable Interpersonal and communication abilities
- Consummate multi-tasker
- Motivated and driven
- Extensive leadership and development abilities
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Patient Discharging
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Patient Education
- Performing EKGs
Affiliations
Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois
CPR and AED for the professional rescuer, American Red Cross
ACLS, American Heart Association
PALS, American Heart Association
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pre-op/PACU Registered Nurse
Duly Health And Care
03.2018 - Current
Pre-op/Recovery Room Nurse
Loyola Medical Center
12.2014 - 03.2018
Pediatric/Medical-Surgical Nurse
MacNeal Hospital
07.2013 - 11.2014
Pediatric/Medical-Surgical Patient Care Technician
MacNeal Hospital
08.2007 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Xavier University
Associates - Liberal Arts
Morton College