Desiree Escobedo
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
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Language
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Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract RN/ General Standard (GS)
San Antonio Military Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, TX
02.2013 - Current
- Served as a registered nurse specialist in Inpatient Obstetrics and Maternal-Newborn provide specialized and comprehensive antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum nursing care to normal to high-risk obstetric patients.
- Assumed circulation role in the operating room for scheduled and emergent cesarean-sections.
- Provided nursing care to patients during post-anesthesia recovery.
- Provided nursing care consistent with established professional standards, guidelines, hospital protocols, and unit-level SOPs.
- Served as the OB Triage Nurse, independently or in collaboration with Provider assesses and evaluates obstetrical outpatients 20 weeks' gestation or greater presenting for care.
- Assisted physicians and anesthesia providers with complex procedures such as insertion of internal monitors, placement of epidural catheters, placement of invasive monitoring lines, and induction of general anesthesia.
- Provided care for the immediate post-op patient to recover with epidural, spinal and general anesthesia. Use of the following for pain management: PCA pump, IV medications, i.e. Demerol, Phenergan, Morphine Sulfate, etc.
- Provided care as the primary nurse through procedure, recovery, and the occasional discharge home directly from the unit.
- Possess skills in the performance of infant respiratory tasks to include newborn physical assessments using standardized newborn assessment tools.
- Served as a Lead RN and would make decisions regarding priorities for patient care for shift assignments and assign duties and delegates patient care to other registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, operating room technicians, and nursing assistants, with consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignment and the qualifications and capabilities of the individual.
- Served as a resource and role model for other maternal/child nurses and health care providers, including experienced and fully trained registered nurses and resident physicians.
- Provided orientation and on-the-job training for nursing and allied health personnel. Serves as a preceptor for all levels of nursing students.
- Responsible for placement and management of peripheral intravenous catheters in high-risk OB patient’s and neonates.
- Proficient in electronic medical record charting using Cerner to include patient assessments, updates, and clinical documentation.
- Reviewed, audited, and maintained competency assessment records using Microsoft Excel, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
University Health System
12.2006 - 02.2013
- Provided care to Gynecology-Oncology patients experiencing complications.
- Knowledgeable in accessing, flushing, and maintaining PICC lines, and Port-a-Caths.
- Delivered patient-centered care to women experiencing early pregnancy complications.
- Assisted OB physicians with gynecologic examinations, ensuring patient comfort and proper procedure setup.
- Provided care and counseling to patients that included systematic health data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services, health teaching, health counseling.
- Considered all characteristics of the individual patients, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences.
- Administered medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
- Collaborated with members of the interdisciplinary team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Univerity of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX05-2006
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient care
- Infection control measures
- Clinical judgment
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Patient management
- Professional bedside manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient evaluation
- Licensed RN
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Taking vitals
- Collecting vitals
- Nursing staff leadership
- Medication distribution
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation
- EMR systems
- Performing ekgs
- Complex Problem-solving
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Emergency response
- Maintaining privacy
- Vaccine administration
- Chart updating
- Diabetes management
- Insulin medication assistance
- EMR / EHR
- High level of autonomy
- Procedure preparations
- Chronic disease management
- Medical assessment
- ADL assistance
- Staff supervision
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Emergency procedures
- Emotional awareness
- Administering immunizations
- Emotional intelligence
- Oxygen saturation standards
- FLUENT IN Spanish
- Preventive health
- At-risk patient care
- [Cerner/Excel] use
- Call triaging
Accomplishments
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Implementation - Assisted in implementation of new technique to back fill a patient's bladder that resulted in improved patient care.
- Perinatal Care - Assisted physicians in focus studies in prenatal care. Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
Certification
- BLS-1/2028
- ACLS-7/2028
- NRP-1/2028
- STABLE-1/2028
- ECO-8/2028
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Timeline
Contract RN/ General Standard (GS)
San Antonio Military Medical Center
02.2013 - Current
University Health System
12.2006 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Univerity of Texas Health Science Center