Debra Monroy
Las Cruces,NM
Summary
To obtain the position of Registered Nurse utilizing attained exceptional nursing skills in carrying out sustained nursing procedure of assessment, planning, implementation, and revision of the nursing care for a group of patients, while following legal policy. My deep passion and experience in providing safe, effective, and efficient nursing care to patients will be employed. Following established process, policies, and practices to develop, implement, and assess patients' plans of care, and to provide noteworthy service to patients and their families.
Empathetic Bi-Lingual Registered Nurse holding compact licensure; adept at assessing patients and developing individualized care plans; possess clinical knowledge required to carry out nursing procedures appropriately. Well-organized and proactive, well versed in establishing a compassionate environment for patients while delivering excellence in patient care services. Proficient in assuring quality of care and knowledge of recommending changes in care plans by employing expertise in observation. Provide demonstrated expertise in identifying patient care requirements and delivering synchronized nursing services while keeping within the boundaries of the code of ethics.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mesilla Valley Hospital
05.2016 - Current
- RN prescribes, delegates, coordinates, and evaluates patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members and in accordance with the nursing process and the standards of care and practices
- Additionally, RN's manage supervisory responsibilities for Mental Health Technicians (MHT)
- Supervisor: Linda Moya (575) 382-4988
Registered Nurse
RestorixHealth Wound Care
10.2015 - 04.2016
- Wound care to all wounds including chronic and acute
- Advanced wound care done in small rural areas/hospitals with special and advanced dressings
- I would run a 1-2-day a week clinic in Deming, NM and Truth or Consequences, NM
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Dona Ana Detention Center
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Carrying out physician/psychiatrist/dentist orders
- Performing nursing intakes/assessments
- Administering medications
- Providing day-to-day nursing care
- Supervisor: Tammy Rush (575) 647-7600
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Home Health Care Service
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Conduct home visits as assigned, assessing the patient's condition, progress toward goals, providing patient care, teaching and other skilled interventions as ordered
- Regularly reevaluate patient nursing needs, as part of nursing visit
- Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and develop a care plan
- Establish goals based on nursing diagnosis, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the patient's physician
- Provide health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care
- Identify discharge planning needs during nursing visits
- Communicate needs to team as part of the care plan development; assist in implementing prior to discharge of the patient
- Supervisor: Greg Prohaska (915) 637-2803
Medical Assistant
Dr. Shanker Sundrani
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Gather patient information collecting demographic information from a variety of sources
- Interact with registration areas and physicians' offices; retrieving information from automated printer
- Maintain master patient index by completing assigned portion of daily audit trail; corrects and communicates problems according to established procedures
- Initiate the medical record by creating and processing the patient care record folder
- Maintain record availability by processing charts into the department; using chart mark-off procedures; facilitating chart location activities
- Retrieve medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes
- Deliver charts to assigned areas of the hospital by following established routing procedures
- Keep health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record
- Supervisor: Maria Rivas (915) 276-5315
Education
Registered Nurse AND - Clinicals in hospital and clinics
Anamarc College
El Paso, TX09.2013
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Clinicals in hospitals and clinics
Anamarc College
El Paso, TX12.2011
Medical Assistant -
Career Centers of Texas
El Paso, TX07.2003
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Care plan development
- Professional bedside manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Patient evaluation
- Family education
- Licensed RN
- Taking vitals
- Collecting vitals
- Lab result interpretation
- Team coordination
- Complex Problem-solving
- Emergency response
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship building
- Vaccine administration
- Chart updating
- High level of autonomy
- Medical assessment
- Patient counseling
- Staff supervision
- Personal care needs
- Patient relations
- Emotional awareness
- Data collection
- HIPAA education
- Emotional intelligence
- Removing sutures
- FLUENT IN LANGUAGE
- Medical records management
- Managing deadlines
- Mental health nursing
- Preventive health
- Seizure management
- At-risk patient care
- Medical evaluation
- Appointment scheduling
- Call triaging
- Home health care
- Evaluations
- Setting up referrals
- Patient assessment
- Medication distribution
- Intake and discharge
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mesilla Valley Hospital
05.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse
RestorixHealth Wound Care
10.2015 - 04.2016
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Dona Ana Detention Center
09.2014 - 01.2016
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Home Health Care Service
01.2014 - 03.2015
Medical Assistant
Dr. Shanker Sundrani
01.2003 - 01.2009
Registered Nurse AND - Clinicals in hospital and clinics
Anamarc College
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Clinicals in hospitals and clinics
Anamarc College
Medical Assistant -
Career Centers of Texas
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