CHRISTINE TORRES

• Delivers high-acuity care to 3–5 patients per shift including individuals with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, respiratory failure, and sepsis.
• Cares for post-cardiac catheterization recovery, thoracic/vascular surgical procedures patients such as CABG, MVR/AVR and new pacemakers ensuring continuous hemodynamic monitoring and rapid clinical intervention.
• Manages CHF patients on IV ionotropic medications such milrinone and dobutamine, and insulin drips
• Monitors and interprets continuous telemetry for cardiac patients with arrhythmias and myocardial infarction initiating timely interventions and escalating care
• Precepted over 4 new RNs providing structured orientation, bedside training and competency evaluations to ensure safe independent practice.

Relief Supervisor

• Supervises a team of 15 nurses and 5 CNAs maintaining safe nurse-to-patient ratios, optimizing work flow, and high quality patient care
• Coordinates staffing assignments, patient admissions, and bed management across 3 units totaling 58 beds
• Provides real-time clinical oversight and escalation support for complex patient cases, rapid responses, and cardiac emergencies

Unit Based Council & Skin Committee

• Active member of Unit-Based Council, collaborating with nursing leadership and staff to implement evidence-based practice changes, improve workflow efficiency, and support unit-level quality improvement initiatives.
• Participates in the Skin/Wound Care Committee, promoting best practices in pressure injury prevention, conducting skin integrity audits, and trialing skin assessment protocols.

• Supervised a 90 bed facility directing and delegating to a team of 6 LPNs and 4 CNAs to maximize patient safety and care
• Provided compassionate care to 10 patients by maintaining airways, med admin, trach and g-tube care, recording vital signs and reporting any changes in patients' conditions