Deidre Perez
Kyle,TX
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department RN
Ascension Seton Hays
2023.07 - Current
- Collaborates with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administeres medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Communicates openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Answeres codes quickly and orchestrates efficient, skilled medical care.
Travel Nurse
Medely Travel Agency
2022.01 - Current
- Performs total patient care in various areas including neurological, cardiovascular, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, stepdown units, critical care, hospice and emergency room patients
- Wound care staging, dressing changes, wound vacuum replacement, and promotion factors for healing
- Provides client teaching for diabetes management, incentive spirometer use, insulin administration, anti-embolism stocking application, sputum culture collection, and key points for discharge teaching
- Insertion and discontinuation of IV catheters, foley catheters, in and out catheters, NG tubes, and suctioning equipment
- Manages TR band decompression post radial heart catheterizations.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
St David’s South Austin Medical Center
2017.01 - 2022.01
- Served as a primary decision maker for clinical and managerial operations and workflow for a 34-bed medical surgical unit
- Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient-centered care
- Continuously assessed the quality of nursing care services provided and operationalized evidenced-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes
- Assumed leadership responsibility within the unit in support of the RN manager/director, directly including supervision of a portion of the staff, education and coaching, payroll editing, annual performance reviews and employee recognition
- Inpatient Observation Department Charge Nurse. Managed 47 beds in the emergency department and was responsible for the continuity of care between the emergency department and the various units in the hospital to include medical surgical and critical care floors
- Assumed responsibility for coordinating safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective nursing care for patients
- Participated in strategic planning, service delivery, program development, evaluation and implementation, budget and resource management, cost control, contract compliance and quality improvement
- Demonstrated knowledge of principles of growth and development over life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of patient status, and to interpret the data appropriately to identify patient requirements specific to the patient’s age
- Float Pool Nurse (Medical Surgical/Patient Care Unit/Trauma Care Unit). Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients
- Provided direction to non-licensed nursing personnel in providing direct patient care
- Supported the medical care of patients under the direction of the Medical Staff pursuant to the objectives of the hospital
- Nursing Preceptor. Oriented, trained, and contributed to the retention of newly hired nurses
- Managed educational direction and milestones that are required to practice independently as a registered nurse
- Coordinated schedules and training to optimize the learning experience and improve competencies.
Education
Adult Gerontology Acute Care - Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas
Arlington, TX06.2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Denver College of Nursing
03.2019
Associates of Science - Nursing
Fortis Institute
Pensacola, FL04.2017
Skills
- RELEVANT SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
- Patient Assessments
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Delegation and Motivation
- Update Electronic Charts
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Treatment Recommendations
- Diet and Nutrition
- Routine Examinations
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse #921466 - exp. 05/2024
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 02/2024
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 02/2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 08/2026
Timeline
Emergency Department RN
Ascension Seton Hays
2023.07 - Current
Travel Nurse
Medely Travel Agency
2022.01 - Current
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
St David’s South Austin Medical Center
2017.01 - 2022.01
Adult Gerontology Acute Care - Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Denver College of Nursing
Associates of Science - Nursing
Fortis Institute
- Licensed Registered Nurse #921466 - exp. 05/2024
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 02/2024
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 02/2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association - exp. 08/2026
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