Charlene Aguirre
Hope Valley,RI
Summary
- Enthusiastic, compassionate, and responsible RN with 30 years of experience in the domains of psychiatric, substance abuse, Emergency room, and med-surge nursing
- Robust patient evaluation and assessment skill set
- Impeccable documentation skills
- Highly proficient performance of all general nursing responsibilities including medication administration, blood drawing, patient education, and discharge planning/instruction
- Excellent crisis intervention and patient management techniques
- Demonstrated ability to easily create successful relationships with patients, families, medical staff, and physicians alike
- Exceptional reputation in areas of efficiency and professionalism
- Inter-agency liaison experience
- Reliable, dependable, and organized
- Creative and energetic
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
09.2005 - Current
- Responsible for delivering the highest level of care in the Emergency Room of a Level 1 Trauma Center
- Obtain medical histories and assess need for, order, obtain, and interpret appropriate lab tests
- Manage medical and behavioral crisis in the ER including effectively de-escalating agitated patients
- Multidisciplinary team member
- Monitor and report hemodynamic changes
- Provide a therapeutic environment for patients in psychiatric crisis
- Assume Charge Nurse role
Staff and Charge Registered Nurse
South Country Hospital
South Kingstown, RI
06.2003 - 09.2005
- Was responsible for the excellent care of patients on a cardiac/medical surgical unit
- Monitored patients pre/post surgery
- Monitored telemetry
- Served as intermediary/liaison between surgeons/doctors and the patient/families to ensure clear and concise communications, answers, instructions, and general information were understood
- Provided up-to-date status of care plans and treatment options
- Followed all infection control procedures
Assistant Nurse Manager
SSTAR of Rhode Island
North Kingstown, RI
06.1995 - 06.2005
- Was responsible for ensuring exceptional care of patients in a 40 bed inpatient dual-diagnosis facility
- Supported a number of clinical and support staff with patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Assisted with implementation of new medical and psychiatric protocols
- Aided in a variety of quality improvement activities to identify areas for enhancement
- Responsible for maintaining a highly educated and skilled staff
- Attended all multi-disciplinary meetings to determine lengths of stay and discharge plan development
- Performed unitization reviews and documented/reported results
- Administrative skills include those associated with payroll as well as scheduling
- Served as liaison with other, outside agencies
- Developed and provided community education
- Promoted
Education
Bachelors of Nursing -
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05.1995
Skills
- Patient evaluation
- Assessment
- Patient education
- Discharge planning
- Crisis intervention
- Relationship building
- Efficiency
- Professionalism
- Inter-agency liaison
- Reliability
- Organization
- Creativity
- Energy
Certification
- BLS
- Crisis Intervention Prevention
Highlighted Skills
- Enthusiastic, compassionate, and responsible RN with 30 years of experience in the domains of psychiatric, substance abuse, Emergency room, and med-surge nursing
- Robust patient evaluation and assessment skill set
- Impeccable documentation skills
- Highly proficient performance of all general nursing responsibilities including medication administration, blood drawing, patient education, and discharge planning/instruction
- Excellent crisis intervention and patient management techniques
- Demonstrated ability to easily create successful relationships with patients, families, medical staff, and physicians alike
- Exceptional reputation in areas of efficiency and professionalism
- Scheduling proficiency
- Inter-agency liaison experience
- Reliable, dependable, and organized
- Creative and energetic
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
09.2005 - Current
Staff and Charge Registered Nurse
South Country Hospital
06.2003 - 09.2005
Assistant Nurse Manager
SSTAR of Rhode Island
06.1995 - 06.2005
Bachelors of Nursing -
University of Rhode Island