Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Locations
Personal Information
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Crystal Medina

Rio Rancho,New Mexico

Summary

Results-driven Registered Nurse with 6 years of experience providing high-quality patient care in fast-paced hospital environments. Skilled in critical care nursing skills, staff education, training, and development to improve overall patient outcomes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Unit-Based Educator

University of New Mexico Hospital’s Perianesthesia Care Unit
06.2023 - Current
  • Created, implemented, and evaluated education materials and resources for nursing staff and patients
  • Created an orientation plan, monitored, and supported new hire staff through their orientation process
  • Educate and supervise student nurses through their clinical experience
  • Work interprofessionally to create quality improvement plan to increase patient and staff outcomes.

Registered Nurse- Staff Nurse

University of New Mexico Hospital’s Perianesthesia Care Unit
08.2021 - 06.2023

Caring for Pre-Operative and Post operative patients

  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

Registered Nurse

Lovelace Heart Hospital of New Mexico
11.2019 - 06.2021
  • Utilizing the nursing process to plan, manage, and assess the care of multiple patients in addition to administering medication, nursing interventions, and treatment
  • Managing emergency situations and critically ill patients using assessments, critical thinking, and hands-on nursing skills.

Registered Nurse, Unit Manager

Genesis Health Care Sandia Ridge Skilled nursing, LTC
03.2019 - 03.2020
  • Working as an interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care, and form care plans that are then communicated with both patient and family
  • Supervisor of RN’s, LPNs, and CNAs on all units
  • Communicating extensively to ensure quality care is being given by managing compliance with the systems in place
  • Mentoring and educating nurses and nursing assistants.

Registered Nurse

University of New Mexico Hospital Labor and Delivery
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to provide patient safety during vaginal and cesarean deliveries and management of high-risk obstetrical conditions including but not limited to- Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm labor, multiple fetuses, and fetal demise
  • Perform pre, intra, and post-operative care of patients undergoing cesarean sections and tubal ligations
  • Assessment of the neonate at delivery.

Education

Master’s of Science in Nursing Education -

University of Phoenix
05.2024

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of New Mexico
05.2018

Skills

  • Clinical critical thinking
  • Clinical education
  • Staff training
  • Patient education
  • Training education
  • Collaborative learning
  • Peer Mentoring

Certification

  • New Mexico Board of Nursing: Registered Nurse License, RN-90582
  • Certification of Perianesthesia Nursing, 10/01/22, 10/01/25
  • American Heart Association: BLS, 10/01/23, 10/01/25
  • American Heart Association: ACLS, 10/01/23, 10/01/25
  • American Heart Association: PALS, 10/01/23, 10/01/25

Locations

New Mexico

Personal Information

Title: RNC, MSN

References

  • Kristyn McDonald RN Supervisor, kmcdonald@salud.unm.edu, 505-304-0318
  • Stacie Powell RN Coworker, slpitts@salud.unm.edu, 505-974-5846
  • Kayley Day- RN Coworker, kamloney@salud.unm.edu, 505-507-0806

Timeline

Unit-Based Educator

University of New Mexico Hospital’s Perianesthesia Care Unit
06.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse- Staff Nurse

University of New Mexico Hospital’s Perianesthesia Care Unit
08.2021 - 06.2023

Registered Nurse

Lovelace Heart Hospital of New Mexico
11.2019 - 06.2021

Registered Nurse, Unit Manager

Genesis Health Care Sandia Ridge Skilled nursing, LTC
03.2019 - 03.2020

Registered Nurse

University of New Mexico Hospital Labor and Delivery
08.2017 - 03.2019

Master’s of Science in Nursing Education -

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of New Mexico
Crystal Medina