CASSIDY MILLS
San Antonio,TX
Overview
2
2
Certifications
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN – CRITICAL CARE / STICU
University Health System
San Antonio, TX
04.2024 - Current
- Monitor 10 critically Ill patients for condition changes and escalate findings to RNs and the interdisciplinary team.
- Prepare for and assist during RSI, arterial-line setup, and sterile procedures within scope.
- Perform blood draws and support emergent interventions while following infection prevention and scope-of-practice standards.
- Respond to PPH, crash C-section, and maternal code blue events while helping convert patient rooms for operative intervention.
- Provide calm, compassionate, and dignified care while using therapeutic communication and patient advocacy to support anxious patients.
- Document care in the EHR and maintain privacy standards during high-acuity patient support.
NURSE EXTERN
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
07.2024 - Current
- Supports 10-50 paitents with monitoring, comfort measures, and timely escalation of condition changes.
- Assist with IVs, Foley procedures, preoperative preparation, and PACU recovery support.
- Monitor patient status and report changes promptly to the nursing team.
- Apply infection prevention, sterile technique, and safe patient handling during routine care.
- Use therapeutic communication, patient advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support care plans and handoffs.
- Support advanced bedside preparation, including arterial-line setup, RSI preparation, mechanical ventilation support, cardiac rhythm monitoring, trauma stabilization, blood draws, and EHR documentation.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
04.2022 - 06.2024
- Assisted patients with ADLs and repositioning while supporting comfort, mobility, and safe handling.
- Monitored patients requiring oxygen or ventilatory support and reported clinical or behavioral changes promptly to RNs and charge nurses.
- Provided 1:1 suicide-risk observation and maintained safe continuity of care through timely escalation and patient advocacy.
- Assisted with perioperative care, sterile fields, anesthesia monitoring, and recovery support in Pre-Op and PACU.
- Supported emergency response, documentation, and patient-safety activities across high-acuity care settings using therapeutic communication.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
San Antonio, TX01.2027
Skills
Arterial line setup
RSI preparation
Mechanical ventilation support
Manual ventilation support
Foley procedures
Peripheral IV skills
Blood draws
Cardiac rhythm monitoring
Trauma stabilization
Preceptorship
EPIC, Meditech, and Expanse
documentation
Therapeutic communication
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Patient advocacy
Infection prevention
Certification
BLS
CNA
HS DIPLOMA
Timeline
NURSE EXTERN
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
07.2024 - Current
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN – CRITICAL CARE / STICU
University Health System
04.2024 - Current
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
04.2022 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing