Candice Green-Ruiz
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Reliable, energetic, dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Dynamic RN bringing 7 years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings. Hands-on Registered Nurse showcasing 7-year career history overseeing triage and coordinating care in busy hospital setting. Known for having the poise and polish to professionally handle difficult personalities and remaining calm in stressful situations. Cultivating lasting relationships with patients, families, nursing staff, physicians and other stakeholders through effective communication, dynamic time management.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
ProLink Healthcare
Olean, NY
2022.01 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
2019.04 - Current
- Assess patients and identify actual and potential needs within scope of practice
- Follow physician’s orders and propose revisions of interventions and desired outcomes of patients
- Provide proficient, age specific/ developmentally appropriate nursing care
- Safely and properly administer medications and treatments
- Assemble equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures, and assist or complete as needed
- Complete admission, discharge and transfers as needed/required
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
ED Registered Nurse-IV
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
2015.07 - 2022.01
- Assess patients and identify actual and potential needs within scope of practice
- Observe, notify and record signs, symptoms, behaviors and physiological status of patients
- Provide proficient, age specific/ developmentally appropriate nursing care
- Safely and properly administer medications and treatments
- Assemble equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures, and assist or complete as needed
- Complete admission, discharge and transfers as needed/required
- Complete accurate, and concise medical documentation
- Precept new RN grads, orient new hires, update information with new procedures as needed
- Attend and participate in employee meetings
- Unit lead for sepsis, attend monthly sepsis meeting to converse with other medical staff and units
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Events coordinator
Cowboys BBQ and Rib Company
Weatherford, TX.
1997.05 - 2015.08
- Process timecards, payroll, and balance books, create employee incentives, and review yearly progress of 50 employees.
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions.
- Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.
- Organized, coordinated events while focusing on delivering superior customer service.
- Selected and ordered décor and event materials.
- Fulfilled contractual obligations for rehearsal and day of event coordination.
- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events.
Children’s cooking instructor
Young Chefs Academy
San Antonio, TX.
2012.05 - 2013.01
- Keep children and adolescents engaged and active in cooking lesson plan
- Communicate with parents about children and progression in class, ways to help each child grow.
- Supervised students in kitchen lab setting to maintain safety and efficiency targets.
- Developed and implemented creative lesson plans to reach diverse student audience.
- Encouraged students to enhance recipes with personal style.
- Fostered positive learning environment by developing curriculum and instructional support that targeted and engaged all student's age's 3-17.
- Maintained kitchen with equipment, tools and supplies to meet course needs.
Residential mortgage underwriter
Strategic Staffing Solutions
San Antonio, TX.
2009.05 - 2012.05
- Responsible for rendering credit decisions on incoming applications consistent with internal and insurer policies, underwriting mortgage commitments, and verifying supporting documentation
- Analyze employment profile, credit strength, property characteristics, and all other information pertinent to credit decision process on each mortgage application
- Apply internal guidelines and insurer guidelines to credit decision
- Prioritize deals in Workflow queue in order to minimize turnaround time
- Produce/underwrite mortgage commitments, select required conditions on deals to be satisfied
- Verify supporting documentation for each application, accuracy of employment, down payment, appraisal, and financial documentation
- Communicate with all team members, and applicants to ensure deadlines will be met.
- Verified integrity of applicants' information to minimize fraud.
- Determined credit risks by reviewing files in advance and comparing data against internal checklists and guidelines.
- Made careful determinations based on skilled analyses of submitted documentation covering credit histories, employment records and current financial status.
Administrative assistant
Longhorn Recycling
San Antonio, TX.
2008.02 - 2008.10
- General administrative duties provided to owner/operator to include correspondence, filing,
- Create various reports, monitor stocks, and updating manuals
- Coordinate meetings, schedule and set agendas for local and overseas appointments
- Process new hire paperwork, orient and train office new hires, maintain confidential records
- Provide back up support for accountant (accounts payable, receivable and billings and payroll)
- Order funds, and balance safe.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TXBachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Incarnate Word
2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Antonio College
2012
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Creative Problem Solving
- Student Precepting
- Delegation and Motivation
- Decision Making
Certification
- PALS
- TNCC
- NIHSS
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
ProLink Healthcare
2022.01 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital
2019.04 - Current
ED Registered Nurse-IV
Methodist Hospital
2015.07 - 2022.01
Children’s cooking instructor
Young Chefs Academy
2012.05 - 2013.01
Residential mortgage underwriter
Strategic Staffing Solutions
2009.05 - 2012.05
Administrative assistant
Longhorn Recycling
2008.02 - 2008.10
Events coordinator
Cowboys BBQ and Rib Company
1997.05 - 2015.08
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Incarnate Word
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Antonio College