Cynthia Benitez
Carmel,NY
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Surgery
Jacobi Medical Center
03.2025 - Current
- Administered post-anesthesia care, monitoring patients' vital signs and recovery progress.
- Led quality assurance initiatives, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care and recovery expectations.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during the recovery process, easing anxiety related to surgery outcomes.
- Enhanced patient safety during transfers to other units by providing handoff communication that accurately conveyed critical information about the patient''s condition, potential risks, and ongoing treatment plans.
- Expedited patient admission into the PACU through rapid assessment of vital signs upon arrival from surgeries.
- Improved patient satisfaction through compassionate nursing care and effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jacobi Medical Center
06.2007 - 03.2025
- Assesment treatment of high acuity patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes during high-stress situations.
- Proficent at recognizing acute emeregencies.
- Experienced in ESI triage, IV placemen, Foley Catherer insertion, start and titrate critical drips, follow acute protocal.
- Monitoring of equipment such as ventilators, caridac monitors and IV pumps, rapid blood transfuror (Belmont) and artic sun.
- Frequnetly precepted and mentored nurses.
- Ability to provide direction in changing workload, particular during emergenciey/ crisis situations.
- Documented clearly, accuratley, concisely and objecively in timely fashion.
- Ensured emergent equipment/supplies are available and working properly.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
Registered Nurse
TPF Nursing
12.2020 - 04.2024
- Admisistred IV Medications for delicate patients.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Utilized electronic health records to document patient information accurately and efficiently.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
Registered Nurse
Bronx Psychiatric Center
06.2006 - 05.2007
- Administered psychiatric assessments and developed individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to implement treatment strategies and improve patient outcomes.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards and best practices in psychiatric nursing care delivery.
- Promoted a safe and therapeutic environment by monitoring patients for risk factors related to self-harm or aggression towards others.
- Conducted group therapy sessions centered on topics such as coping skills, medication management, and stress reduction techniques.
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Monitored vital signs, nutritional intake and signs and symptoms of complications to report deviations to supervisor.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Atlantic Union College
South, Lancaster, MA05-2004
Skills
- Bilingual fluent in Spanish and English
- Epic Charting
- Soarian System
- Advanced Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Life Support
- Precepting
- Trauma nursing care course
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Taking vitals
- Performing ekgs
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Surgery
Jacobi Medical Center
03.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
TPF Nursing
12.2020 - 04.2024
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jacobi Medical Center
06.2007 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse
Bronx Psychiatric Center
06.2006 - 05.2007
Associate of Science - Nursing
Atlantic Union College