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Dawn Elizabeth Deleon

Registered Nurse
Devine,TX

Overview

35
years of professional experience

Work History

Kaiser Permeante
Bellflower, CA

Employee Health RN Coordinator
10.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Kaiser Bellflower responsible for onboarding New Hire MD’s, NH employees, Volunteers, verifying mandatory vaccines/titers are compliant with local dept of health/Cal Osha regulatory commissions.
  • Adhering to deadlines to meet start dates.
  • Annual screening for fit testing, TB surveillance, TB testing, clearance of nursing students, shared providers, observers of care.
  • BBPE follow up to include database entry within time regulations, f/u labs for HCW within time per regulations.
  • Work in collaboration with Infection prevention for all follow ups/contact tracing for all communicable diseases, TB, monkey pox, covid, MMRV, Pertussis, scabies, Meningitis.
  • Acts as the BBP expert consultant for the work safety committee on the Sterring committee.
  • Department lead for Infection prevention and control committee.
  • Gathers information, develops excel worksheets, reports out to the meeting quarterly on the number of exposures.
  • Department lead for the Environmental of Care Trimester meetings.
  • Gather all data from the BBP database, develops a power point presentation, and presents the number of needlesticks, splashes, bites and scratches based on shift, timeframe, purpose, department and location.

Nurse Choice

Traveler RN
08.2016 - 10.2017

Job overview

  • Kaiser Riverside(Pediatrics/Med/Surg/Ortho Unit August until February.
  • Primary nurse for pediatric patients with Flu, Viral, Surgical procedures, Asthma Exacerbations, Hyperbilirubemia, FTT.
  • Med/Surg Ortho of total joint replacements, CHF, COPD, post surgical.
  • Total patient care, assessment, collaboration with all members of health care team.
  • Kaiser Bellflower Employee Health-primarily responsible for annual screenings to include Fit testing, Health clearances of students, travelers, new hires, volunteers.
  • Kaiser Oakland Perioperative Services. Screening patients both in person and on phone for lab results, ekg results, preoperative teaching over the phone to patients adult and pediatric for 4 Hospitals/clinics.
  • Kaiser San Diego-Telemetry/Med Surg-Total patient care of telemetry/medical, surgical patients.

Medtrust, Inc.

RN-Contract at Family Medicine Clinic, Lackland AFB
11.2015 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • In Family Medical Clinic with an empanelment of 4200 patients working alongside two Physician Assistants and a Doctor.
  • Responsible for preventive health maintenance and notifying members of breast screening, colonoscopy screenings, Hg AIC screenings.
  • Scheduling follow up appointments, giving injections, IM antibiotics, Nebulizer treatments.
  • Telephone Triage with ability to schedule same day appointments, give instructions per policy over the phone, or send to ER based on protocol.
  • Worked closely with HEDIS Metric System abiding by civilian and military protocol.

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

RN: Resource Pool
09.2013 - 04.2015

Job overview

  • Responsible for the overall nursing care of patients on medical, surgical, transplant, cardiac, and rehabilitation floors.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration with all members of the health care team.
  • Excellent teaching of disease processes, medication regimen, plan of care, prevention and wellness to all patients and family members.
  • Excellent knowledge of IV skills, wound care, and phlebotomy.
  • Demonstrates excellent clinical expertise and provides guidance and assistance to other staff members, acting as a resource to them.

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

Charge Nurse Telemetry Floor
04.2015 - 11.2015

Job overview

  • Responsible for flow of unit, acts as resource for fellow nurses, open communication with house supervisor, bed control, assigning admissions and transfers based on staff and assignments.
  • Making shift assignments based on experience of nurses.
  • Attending Charge nurse meetings, keeping Manager informed of potential issues.
  • Audits for falls, CLABSI, CAUTI's and prevention of.
  • Excellent experience in initiating IV's, blood draws, Responding to Rapid Responses.
  • Acts as support personnel for other units.

PJW Health Services, LLC

Director of Nursing
04.2013 - 08.2013

Job overview

  • Responsible for the overall direction of home health clinical services.
  • Overall responsibility for the quality, adequacy of services provide and supervision staff.
  • Establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for home health services that meet and promotes the standards of quality.
  • Assures care coordination between services, identifying client’s needs, and implementing them into the plan of care and supervisory process.
  • Case management for Skilled Nursing and Personal Assistance Services Clients with private pay, insurance, workers compensation, and Medicaid.
  • Coordination of care between therapies and clients.

BrightStar Health Care
New Braunfels, TX

Director of Nursing
12.2013 - 04.2013

Job overview

  • Responsible for the overall direction of home health clinical services.
  • Overall responsibility for the quality, adequacy of services provide and supervision staff.
  • Establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for home health services that meet and promotes the standards of quality.
  • Assures care coordination between services, identifying client’s needs, and implementing them into the plan of care and supervisory process.
  • Case management for Skilled Nursing and Personal Assistance Services Clients with private pay, insurance, workers compensation, and Medicaid.
  • Coordination of care between therapies and clients.

BrightStar Health Care
San Antonio, TX

Director of Nursing
10.2012 - 04.2013

Job overview

  • Responsible for the overall direction of home health clinical services.
  • Overall responsibility for the quality, adequacy of services provide and supervision staff.
  • Establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for home health services that meet and promotes the standards of quality.
  • Assures care coordination between services, identifying client’s needs, and implementing them into the plan of care and supervisory process.
  • Case management for Skilled Nursing and Personal Assistance Services Clients with private pay, insurance, workers compensation, and Medicaid.
  • Coordination of care between therapies and clients.

Trainee Health Reid
Lackland AFB, TX

Contract Nursing Care Management
09.2011 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Setting up appointments and triaging for 13 physicians, NP, PA’s with an average of 140 trainees a day.
  • Nursing care to include assessments, IV therapy, Resp tx’s, wound care, crutch training, ortho braces/splints, and phlebotomy.
  • Responsible for data collection and teaching to an average of 50 trainees a week for a specialized program for the military on Sickle Cell Trait and G6PD Deficiency.
  • Responsible for overseas clearances and chart reviews.
  • Member of a team on nurses giving an average of 850 PCN shots each week.

Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lackland AFB, TX

Nursing Care Management
12.2009 - 09.2011

Job overview

  • Uses the nursing process framework (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to provide safe and comprehensive nursing care for patients requiring surgical services.
  • Establishes nursing diagnoses and formulates nursing care plans.
  • Supervises, evaluates and delegates duties to medical technicians and LPN's.
  • Promotes education, training and self-development to medical technicians and LPN's.
  • Demonstrates professional clinical expertise and provides guidance and assistance to medical technicians and LPN's in maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.
  • Educates patients and families regarding discharge instructions for home health management, use of medical equipment, and supplies and available community resources.
  • Serves as a resource person to nursing/medical staff in reviewing or resolving patient care problems and staffing requirements.
  • Supports and encourages team building.
  • Supports and participates in ethical decisions, patient referral.
  • Promotes a safe and healthy environment for patients, families, visitors and staff.
  • Excellent IV and phlebotomy skills.
  • Strong problem solving and decision making skills.
  • High interpersonal skills at an individual as well as team level.
  • Ability to be flexible.
  • Adjusts quickly and reacts positively to change.
  • Considerable knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in nursing Processes good work ethic.

Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX

Per Diem Charge Nurse
08.2008 - 08.2009

Job overview

  • Medical/surgical floor and assists with post-partum patients with assessments and needs.
  • Responsible for all assessments admission assessments, planning, intervention, care plans and notifying physicians.

University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Per Diem Medical/Surgical Resource Team
04.2006 - 09.2009

Job overview

  • Floats to various floors such as medical, neurological, post-partum, oncology, cardiology, surgical, and transplant units.
  • Total care of patients to include teaching, personal care, assessments, interventions, etc.
  • Keeps physicians informed of changes and needs of patients.

Southwest General Hospital
San Antonio, TX

Full Time Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse
08.2004 - 06.2006

Job overview

  • Providing care for multi-system failure, post-surgical patients, ventilators, a-lines.
  • Responsible for charge nurse duties to include scheduling, daily staffing, unit bed assignments, maintaining PI projects, restraint logs and coordination with other hospital units to ensure transfer of patients when needed.

Care Home Health Inc.
Lytle, TX

Branch Manager
09.1999 - 10.2004

Job overview

  • Responsible for coordinating patient care services provided by home health personnel.
  • Responsible for initiating, guiding, and directing the coordination of services provided by home health.
  • Functions as a resource person for staff members and assists in necessary education of individual members of nursing and clinical support staff, assumed responsibility for the overall quality of care provided for by home health, makes decision regarding activities in home health based on home health administrative standard, human resources standards and department of nursing standard.

Olsten Health Services
San Antonio, TX

RN/BSN
04.1997 - 09.1999

Job overview

  • High-tech Pediatric Home Health Care Nurse (Patient Team Leader) Adult Visit Nurse: total care of chronically ill children/infants, ventilator dependent children/infants I.V. antibiotics and TPN, ordering all patient medical supplies, preventive maintenance on all equipment to include ventilators, pulse oximeters, suction pumps.
  • Team Leader responsibilities include preparing monthly work schedule, keeping family, physicians, and managers up to date and leading case conferences.
  • Skilled nursing visits, and educating caregivers and patients in the use of apnea monitors, photo therapy units, wallaby units, suction machines, feeding pumps, mom and baby well visits, new born assessments, referrals to community sources, obtaining authorizations for care, follow-up care or continuation of care.
  • Adults with foleys, colostomy irrigations, diabetic, and wound care are some of the clients seen.

Olsten/Kimberly Quality Care
San Antonio, TX

Pediatric Home Health Nurse (LVN)
01.1992 - 04.1995

Job overview

  • Worked as home health care provider for chronically ill children/infants, ventilator dependent children/infants, I.V. administration, and TPN administration.
  • Maintaining and accessing indwelling catheters.
  • Constantly enthusiastic and maintained professional work ethic with a highly demanding work schedule and environment.

Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital
San Antonio, TX

LVN
01.1991 - 07.1992

Job overview

  • Provided medical/surgical pediatric floor nursing with diagnosis of orthopedic problems, neurological problems, pulmonary problems, ear-nose-throat problems, and cardiac problems and, nursing care of abused/neglected children/infants.
  • Experienced in nursing care of acute and chronically ill pediatric clients in the Intensive Care Unit, oncology unit, and special care nursery.

Northeast Baptist Hospital
San Antonio, TX

LVN II
09.1990 - 12.1991

Job overview

  • Certified to start, maintain, and administer medications through intravenous access.
  • Nursing care of adult medical/surgical clients, nursing home patients and post-op clients.

Summary

Dedicated Nursing Unit Manager with highly developed skills in staff recruiting and training. Promotes best practices by enforcing high standards of care and delegating important assignments. Implements discharge plans that lead to faster patient checkouts. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Patient-oriented Nurse with 35 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Pediatrics, Med/Surg/ICU, Float Pool, Management, Director of Nursing Home Health, Home Health Visits, Case Management, Military Nursing, Employee Health, Infection Prevention/Communicable Disease Tracking,Monitoring, Follow testing, PACU. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives. Possesses versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions. Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth. Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Education

University of Texas Helath Science Center At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.1998 - 09.1998

Skills

Quality improvement

Policy compliance

Health promotion

Resource utilization

Disease prevention

Compassionate care

Clinical judgment

Clinical leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical documentation

IV management

Documentation

Vitals monitoring

Wound dressing

Routine examinations

Medical equipment operation

Team building

Accurate documentation

Dementia care

Basic life support

Needs assessment

Continuous improvement

Body mechanics

Patient assessment

Analytical skills

Sanitation

Insulin medication assistance

Well visit procedures

Organizational skills

Relationship building

First aid

Emergency care

Nursing consultation

Diabetes management

Critical thinking

Medical recordkeeping

Excellent communication

Treatment preparation

Patient examination

Student precepting

Problem-solving aptitude

Medication and IV administration

Seizure management

Decision-making

Compassionate and caring

Chronic disease management

Safety protocols

Medical procedure preparation

Tracheostomy care

Community program referrals

Palliative care

Pediatric nursing

Patient counseling

Heartsaver first aid CPR AED (first aid CPR AED)

CPR/AED

Medication administration

Strong clinical judgment

Direct patient care

Attention to detail

Electronic health records

Geriatric care

Active listening

Intravenous therapy

Self motivation

Interpersonal communication

Creative problem solving

Pain management

Professional demeanor

Blood draw and sample collection

Nursing performance assessment

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Accomplishments

Reports out via Power point presentation quarterly to the Employee Health and Safety Committee at Kaiser Permanente the number of Blood Borne Pathogens for each quarter (needlesticks, bites, scratches, splashes) that occur in our service area of about 9000 employees.

Acts as the Blood Borne Pathogen Expert consultant for the Steering Committee for the Workplace Safety Meetings at Kaiser Permanente.

Reports our to Kaiser Permanente Infection Prevention and Control Meetings the Number of Healthcare Communicable Diseases for each type of Communicable Disease process, how many healthcare workers were exposed and how many converted. Each report is due quarterly.

Certification

  • RN TX License 655787 Exp 8/31/2027
  • CA RN License 677975 Exp 09/30/2027
  • CPR AHA Exp 04/2027

Timeline

Employee Health RN Coordinator

Kaiser Permeante
10.2017 - Current

Traveler RN

Nurse Choice
08.2016 - 10.2017

RN-Contract at Family Medicine Clinic, Lackland AFB

Medtrust, Inc.
11.2015 - 08.2016

Charge Nurse Telemetry Floor

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
04.2015 - 11.2015

Director of Nursing

BrightStar Health Care
12.2013 - 04.2013

RN: Resource Pool

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
09.2013 - 04.2015

Director of Nursing

PJW Health Services, LLC
04.2013 - 08.2013

Director of Nursing

BrightStar Health Care
10.2012 - 04.2013

Contract Nursing Care Management

Trainee Health Reid
09.2011 - 08.2012

Nursing Care Management

Wilford Hall Medical Center
12.2009 - 09.2011

Per Diem Charge Nurse

Medina Regional Hospital
08.2008 - 08.2009

Per Diem Medical/Surgical Resource Team

University of California at San Francisco
04.2006 - 09.2009

Full Time Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse

Southwest General Hospital
08.2004 - 06.2006

Branch Manager

Care Home Health Inc.
09.1999 - 10.2004

University of Texas Helath Science Center At San Antonio

Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.1998 - 09.1998

RN/BSN

Olsten Health Services
04.1997 - 09.1999

Pediatric Home Health Nurse (LVN)

Olsten/Kimberly Quality Care
01.1992 - 04.1995

LVN

Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital
01.1991 - 07.1992

LVN II

Northeast Baptist Hospital
09.1990 - 12.1991