Claudia Hurtado
Sinton,TX
Summary
Dedicated, compassionate, bilingual Licensed Vocational Nurse with 8 years Experience as a hemodialysis tech/clerk. Experience with Hospice Nursing for over 1 year, Home Health and med-surge renal floor experience. Currently working in a clinic setting. Skilled in providing exceptional care to diverse patient population with a goal to continue my education into the RN program. Team player, fast learner and available to work weekends and nights or any available position. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN HEALTH CARE COORDINATOR
Wellmed Medical Management
05.2020 - Current
- Scheduled referral appointments to other providers for patients needing specialized treatment.
- Coordinated with other healthcare providers to build healthcare plans for patient's specific needs.
- Discussed new medications and technologies specific to patient's conditions.
- Recorded and tracked patient vital signs in ECWduring treatment.
- Maintained professional demeanor while treating patients with respect and dignity.
- Consulted with patients and family members to discuss healthcare plans and outline care initiatives.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
Staffing coordinator
Nursing Home
10.2019 - 05.2020
- Collaborated with manager to determine department's short and long-term hiring needs.
- Conducted reference checks and screening of potential candidates to support onboarding process.
- Verified payroll, vacation and sick time hours to support accounting processes.
- Coordinated job postings and advertisements for maximum exposure and response rate.
- Developed and facilitated new-hire orientations.
- Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts.
- Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.
LVN- Hospice nurse
Del Cielo Hospice
04.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Spohn medical hospital
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Provide primary care to a designated group of patients under the direction of the RN
- Assists in the collection of patient data used to determine nursing needs of the patient
- Medicine administration and documentation.
Hemodialysis technician
Fresenius Medical Care
03.2008 - 01.2016
- Job duties ranged from weighing and setting up patients for treatment
- Monitoring vital signs and pertaining documentation
- Dialysis machine setup and cleanup
- Cannulating patients for their dialysis treatment
Education
Associate - LVN
Coastal Bend College
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Edcouch Elsa high school
Skills
- Chronic Renal Disease Management
- Patient Care Assessment
- bedside care
- CPR
- nursing assessment
- vitals
- IV
- foley catheters administration and care
Certification
Advanced
Foley catheters: Advanced
IV certified: Advanced adult and child CPR certified: Advanced medication administration: Advanced
injections: Advanced bed side care: Advanced
Wound care: Advanced
Bilingual
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
LVN HEALTH CARE COORDINATOR
Wellmed Medical Management
05.2020 - Current
Staffing coordinator
Nursing Home
10.2019 - 05.2020
LVN- Hospice nurse
Del Cielo Hospice
04.2018 - 09.2019
Spohn medical hospital
11.2017 - 04.2018
Hemodialysis technician
Fresenius Medical Care
03.2008 - 01.2016
Associate - LVN
Coastal Bend College
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Edcouch Elsa high school
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