Dinorah De La Cerda
Brownsville,TX
Summary
Work well in fast-paced ER environments to manage acute incidents and chronic patient concerns. This includes patients of all ages, both Spanish and English speaking.
Clear and decisive communicator with strong prioritization and planning skills. Focused on effectively triaging patients for optimal department response.
Charge Nurse for the past year, in which decision making and collaboration with physicians is necessary to manage a busy ER that sees about 100+ patients in 24 hours. Charge nurse responsibilities also include providing an atmosphere of organized chaos in the emergency room. Teamwork and knowing colleague's strengths and weakness are crucial for success in the ER. This also entails being proficient with Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Excell, and Word and Outlook. As well as communicating with ancillary departments and on-call physicians from all scopes of medicines from Pediatricians to Trauma Surgeons for fast emergent consultations.
Certifications include PALS, ACLS, BLS, TNCC, and ENPC
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Valley Baptist Medical Center
Brownsville, TX
08.2019 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Monitored medication dosages to prevent critical and potentially fatal patient incidents.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions. Ensuring there was a pharmacy that they would be able to access and a way for the to get to and from their follow up apointments
- Cared for as many as 20 patients each day, quickly identifying concerns, controlling symptoms and providing expert emergency care.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Milligan University
Johnson City, TN05.2019
Skills
- TNCC and ENPC certification
- Clear Patient Communication/ Bilingual (Spanish)
- PALS and ACLS
- Patient Management with diverse age and ethnic patients
- Patient Care Assessment
- Emergency Patient Triage
- Accurate Documentation to ensure physicians are able to obtain clear pictures of patients' ability to be discharged or further need of inpatient hospitalizations
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
RN
Valley Baptist Medical Center
08.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Milligan University
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