Bilingual( Spanish and English)hardworking and passionate with strong organizational skills. Foreign Physician.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Zaphiro Home Health
Houston, Texas
03.2020 - Current
Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Director of Nursing
Bridge Solutions Home Health
Houston, TX
09.2018 - 06.2022
Coordinates and schedules daily work load of each staff member/ contractor thereby utilizing Agency personnel to their fullest capacity
Provides daily supervision of caregiver employees to ensure quality of services and maintenance of standards
Reviews and investigates clinical content, diagnoses, medical history, medications, fee status and other procedures from records of patients
Directs staff toward appropriate use of community resources
Appraises staff performance during their probationary period and annually, provides teaching and counseling necessary to enhance delivery of services and development of home services staff
Identifies and evaluates patient needs and appropriateness of home services by reviewing initial intake screening form before assignment of home services staff
Develop Care Plan after completing initial evaluation patient and consulting patient and/or family member/responsible person
Review and update Care Plans per policy
Participates in community related functions as necessary
Assists with orientation of new professional staff to familiarize them with Agency policies and procedures
Performs PCA supervisory visits
Participates in patient record reviews
Reviews each schedule for discharges and direct care staff supervisory visits
Reviews weekly schedule submitted for changes or updates
Ensures that all pertinent paperwork is in patient record and is complete
Ensured Agency’s continuing education program in-service education and continuing training
Performs other duties as requested by Administrator
Planned and assigned workload to 10 person nursing staff to direct patient care
Registered Nurse Field
Caring Professional Health Services
Houston, TX
06.2017 - 09.2018
Perform assessment and data collection
Communicate with doctors regarding individual patient need and report changes
Monitor intake of food and medicines
Dress wounds and infection control
Take appropriate decision in case of emergency
Assess level of pain and perform necessary action to relieve pain
Check vital statistics and blood sugar levels, gather laboratory samples
Maintain caseload of 40 patients with varied visits and treatment schedules
Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information
Registered Nurse
Confident Care Home Health
Houston, TX
06.2015 - 11.2017
Complete appropriate documentation and charting including incident reports, orders, and care plans
Educate patients and families regarding importance of health promotion and disease prevention
Change Foley catheter and urinary collector bags, collect urine sample as needed
Perform Denver chest tube care and drainage
PEG tube care, medication administration and management of enteral nutrition
Managed care from admission to discharge
Registered Nurse
Avatar Home Health Care Agency
Spring, TX
09.2014 - 07.2015
Complete initial assessment of patient and family and determine home care needs
Administer IV medications and IV therapy as prescribed by physician
Maintain tubing, dressings, and intravascular site
Coordinate with patients and families to develop home care plans
Administer treatments for pt with stage 1-4 pressure ulcers
Supervise and educate LPN’s and HHA for patient care
Collect specimens, including blood
Maintain documentation of all provided care to patients
Managed care from admission to discharge
Certified Medical Assistant
Centro Medico Familiar
Houston, TX
12.2010 - 08.2014
Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.
Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
Conducted preliminary patient evaluations measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure.
Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
Collaborated with medical and administrative personnel to maintain patient-focused, engaging and compassionate environment.
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