Henry Chavira
Belen,NM
Summary
Driven, hardworking, and dependable nursing professional seeking a position which will require me to expand my knowledge and clinical skills to provide exceptional holistic healthcare, advocate for my patients, and meet team goals. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Trauma Nurse
UNM Hospital
Albuquerque, NM
10.2014 - Current
- Provides advanced nursing care for various patients: ENT, Surgical, Urology, and Medicine patients with multiple morbidities.
- Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team to educate patients and their families on disease process, medication administration, diets, and meeting goals to prevent further complications.
- Conducts assessments on patients' mental status, observes health conditions, and notifies physician of any changes or issues.
- Provides admissions, initial assessments, and discharge of patients.
- Responds to life-threatening situations based on standard protocol.
- Administers medication utilizing all routes.
- Monitors intake and output from chest tubes and assists physician with discontinuation.
- Provides insertion and maintenance of IV, catheter care, PICC lines, dressing changes, and administration of medication, tracheostomy care, administration of blood transfusions, administrations of parenteral and enteral nutrition through g-tubes, central lines, midlines, and extensive wound care, which at times, required drain systems, and wound vacs.
- Skilled in lab draws, PT/INRS, blood draws, CBGS, UA collections, collection of blood and tissue samples for further testing from intravenous, PICC lines, midlines, central lines, and monitoring for signs and symptoms of infections.
Registered Nurse
The Medical Resort At Fiesta Park
Albuquerque, NM
04.2014 - Current
- Provided direct patient care and communicated with patient, physician, and healthcare team on patient care plan.
- Participated in development of practice protocol.
- Referred patients for specialty consultations and treatments.
- Provided preventative care and treatment or patients with injury or infection and stomas, feeding tubes, colostomy bags, and abdominal drains.
- Provided instructions to patients and family on how to care for wounds/injury at home, in order to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Performed administrative duties that facilitate admissions, transfers, deaths, and discharges of patients.
Registered Nurse
Belen Meadows
Belen, NM
11.2013 - 12.2015
- Provided advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions, such as: heart failure, respiratory distress, shock, and pre and post operative patients.
- Administered medications orally, intravenously, subcutaneously, and intramuscular and monitored patient reactions.
- Recorded patient information, assisted physicians during examinations, and took blood and tissue samples.
- Provided preventative care and treatments for patients with different types of wounds, including pressure sores, surgical incisions, wounds caused by injury or infection, stomas, feeding tubes colostomy bags, and abdominal drains.
- Ordered and evaluated diagnostic and blood tests, monitored specialized equipment: c-pap machines, wound vacs, oxygen pumps, as well as responding to life-threatening situations based on standing protocol.
- Provided patient care to 50-bed unit for patients with multiple types of diagnoses, and critically ill patients.
Nurse Exern/Graduate Registered Nurse
Presbyterian Medical Group
Socorro, NM
05.2013 - 09.2013
- Managed admissions, initial assessments, and discharge of patients.
- Provided administration of medication utilizing all routes.
- Provided insertion and maintenance of IV, catheter care, PICC lines, dressing changes, and administration of medication, tracheostomy care, administration of blood transfusions, administrations of parenteral and enteral nutrition through g-tubes, central lines, midlines, and extensive wound care, which at times, required drain systems, and wound vacs.
- Skilled in lab draws, PT/INRS, blood draws, CBGS, UA Collections, collection of blood and tissue samples for further testing from intravenous, PICC lines, midlines, central lines, and monitoring for signs and symptoms of infections.
- Provided training to patients and family members on disease process, medication administration diets, and meeting goals to prevent further complications.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of New Mexico Valencia Campus
Los Lunas, NM05.2013
Skills
- Therapeutic communication
- Insertion of maintenance of IV catheter care, PICC line, dressing changes, tracheostomy care, blood transfusions
- Lab draws, PT/INRS, lab draws, CBGS
- Proficient in Electronic Medical Records, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, facsimile, copy machine
- Reads and interprets cardiac strips (ACLS certified)
- Handles stressful and emergency situations calmly and efficiently
- Exceptional customer service
- Patient advocate
- Compassionate and caring
- Accurate documentation
- Medication administration
Licenses
Associates Registered Nurse 78925
BLS, CPR, ACLS Certificate August 2015-2019
Timeline
Trauma Nurse
UNM Hospital
10.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse
The Medical Resort At Fiesta Park
04.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse
Belen Meadows
11.2013 - 12.2015
Nurse Exern/Graduate Registered Nurse
Presbyterian Medical Group
05.2013 - 09.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of New Mexico Valencia Campus