Compassionate, detail-oriented Registered Nurse with 10+ years of progressive experience across critical care, telemetry, perioperative and GI settings. Proven expertise in hemodynamic and airway management, sepsis and stroke protocols, procedural support (endoscopy, bronchoscopy, intubation), and frontline leadership—delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and seamless multidisciplinary coordination.
Work History
Pre/Post-operative Registered Nurse
1 Year 11 Months
VICTOR VALLEY GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER | 09.2024 - Current
Provided pre- and post-procedure care for patients undergoing multi-speciality surgeries and cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology procedures, ensuring safe preparation, monitoring, and recovery.
Delivered high-quality patient care through assessment, education, and coordination of treatment plans and discharge needs.
Demonstrated proficiency in IV therapy, including IV insertion, medication administration, and fluid management.
Gastrointestinal Registered Nurse
1 Year 11 Months
VICTOR VALLEY GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER | 09.2024 - Current
Monitored vital signs during endoscopic procedures such as sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy according to established guidelines.
Administered intravenous medications including moderate sedation and antibiotics during endoscopic procedures per physician orders.
Assisted with insertion of nasogastric tubes for enteral feedings and gastric lavage procedures.
Adhered to infection control policies while performing various GI procedures such as endoscopies, stent placements and biopsies.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
3 Years 2 Months
KAISER PERMANENTE | 06.2023 - Current
Managed critically ill patients requiring advanced cardiac support devices including IABP, Impella, and Swan-Ganz catheters with continuous hemodynamic monitoring.
Specialized in neuro and neurosurgical critical care, including management of EVDs, Hemovac drains, ICP monitoring, and neurological assessments.
Provided Phase I recovery care with expertise in immediate post-procedural stabilization, airway management, and post-operative recovery.
Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse
1 Year 11 Months
HOAG SURGERY CENTER | 08.2022 - 07.2024
Apply the nursing process to deliver safe, evidence-based perioperative care in pre-op and PACU settings.
Implement critical pathways and post-op protocols to achieve timely, high-quality patient outcomes.
Provide vigilant post-anesthesia monitoring, airway and pain management, and timely escalation to anesthesia or surgery teams.
Coordinate discharge planning, patient education, and handoffs to ensure continuity of care and efficient throughput.
Charge Nurse
2 Years 4 Months
BEL VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER | 01.2021 - 05.2023
Monitored, recorded, and reported symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Modified patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Directed or supervised less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Telemetry Registered Nurse
6 Months
HOAG PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | 01.2022 - 07.2022
Conduct comprehensive assessments and document interventions, education, and discharge needs in accordance with standards of care and pathway goals.
Provide direct patient care using telemetry monitoring systems to detect and respond to changes in cardiac rhythm and vital signs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate complex care plans and ensure seamless transitions across services.
Subacute Charge Nurse
5 Years
HUNTINGTON VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER | 04.2016 - 04.2021
Practiced evidence-based nursing care to achieve optimum health outcomes while providing service excellence.
Removed secretions using aspiration technique in patients with tracheal and tracheal to ventilator tubing.
Administered medications and treatments to patients with multiple comorbidities including respiratory failure, gastroenteric, neurological, and cardiac diseases.
Detoxification Nurse
1 Year 3 Months
LAGUNA TREATMENT HOSPITAL | 11.2017 - 02.2019
Administered medical detox treatments based on Individual plan of care while concurrently monitoring for degree of detoxification.
Accurately completed common detox assessments including CIWA and COWS.
Provided nursing and personal care to dual diagnosis psychiatric patients during active detox.
Case Manager
10 Months
ORANGE COUNTY GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER | 04.2016 - 02.2017
Arranged placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines.
Submitted insurance authorization for inpatient payers.
Managed cases for inpatients on ICU Medical, Surgical, Trauma, Cardiac, Burn, and Neurological Units.
Education
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
Career Network Institute | Santa Ana | 08.2021
GPA: 3.99
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Biology
Fullerton College | Fullerton | 05.2016
GPA: 3.75
Licensed Vocational Nurse
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program | Anaheim | 12.2009
Registered Nurse- Band 5 Scrub Nurse at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRegistered Nurse- Band 5 Scrub Nurse at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust