Cassondra Araiza
SAN ANTONIO,Texas
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with 1 1/2 years of experience in providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
San Antonio State Hospital
SAN ANTONIO, Texas
10.2018 - Current
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 30 patients daily.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX12.2014
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX12.2017
Skills
- Patient and family advocacy
- Preventative health
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Medication Administration
- Patient evaluation
- Lab result interpretation
- High level of autonomy
- Personal care needs
- Acute care expertise
- Data Entry
- Data Collection
- Collecting vitals
- Patient counseling
- Setting up referrals
- Direct Patient Care
- Physical assessments
- Evaluations
- Precepting
Certification
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse
San Antonio State Hospital
10.2018 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwest Vista College
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
San Antonio College
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