ELIZABETH MENDEZ
Houston,TX
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse experienced in emergency, allergy, asthma care, long-term care, and rehabilitation. Delivered exceptional patient care through efficient assessment, triage, and emergency interventions, enhancing patient outcomes in critical situations. Collaborated with healthcare teams to ensure effective monitoring and documentation while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Swift-Star ER
07.2025 - Current
- Coordinated PRN staff assignments to ensure adequate coverage for patient care.
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Ascent ER Medical Center
02.2025 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking and rapid clinical decision-making to initiate timely interventions for improved patient outcomes.
- Initiate treatments, administer medications, and collaborate with physicians to stabilize patients.
- Performed rapid triage and comprehensive patient assessments to prioritize critical care effectively.
- Perform rapid triage and comprehensive patient assessments to prioritize care.
- Utilize critical thinking and rapid clinical decision-making to initiate appropriate interventions.
- Initiate IV access and perform emergency nursing interventions.
- Monitored patient responses to treatment and communicated significant changes in condition to healthcare team for prompt action.
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of assessments, treatments, and patient responses.
- Maintain HIPAA compliance and protect confidential patient information.
- PRN
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Bellaire ER
01.2022 - Current
- Fulltime
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Southwest Asthma and Allergy
01.2013 - 09.2025
- Perform allergy skin and intradermal testing.
- Assess and treat patients experiencing acute asthma exacerbations, including nebulizer treatments and pulmonary function testing (PFT).
- Educated patients and families on food allergies, exposure risks, emergency response, and treatment plans to enhance understanding and safety.
- Provide EpiPen education, including recognition of anaphylaxis signs and symptoms and appropriate emergency treatment.
- Administered asthma and allergy medications, allergy immunotherapy injections, IV infusions, biologic therapy, and influenza vaccinations to ensure effective patient management.
- Administer infusion and biologic medications while monitoring patients for adverse reactions and providing appropriate reaction management.
- Maintain emergency readiness during infusion and biologic treatments.
- Provided patient education and discharge instructions on infusion and biologic therapies to promote adherence and support recovery.
- Initiate prior authorizations, participate in peer-to-peer reviews, and appeal prior authorization denials.
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
01.2019 - 02.2020
Licensed Vocational Nurse / Charge Nurse
Courtyards at Pasadena
07.2011 - 10.2012
- Coordinated care for 30–40 patients while effectively prioritizing daily nursing responsibilities.
- Coordinated care for 30–40 patients, prioritizing nursing responsibilities to ensure timely and effective treatment.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of patient observations and treatments to support continuity of care.
- Maintained accurate and complete documentation of patient observations, treatments, and care.
- Supported patients' physical and emotional needs through appropriate nursing care.
- Provided holistic nursing care to address patients' physical and emotional needs, enhancing overall well-being.
Education
LVN - Vocational-Technical Education
San Jacinto College
Pasadena, TXRN
San Jacinto College
Pasadena, TXSkills
- Triage assessment
- Emergency interventions
- Clinical documentation
- IV therapy
- Allergy testing
- Patient education
- IV insertion
- Electronic charting
Certification
Registered Nurse (RN), Texas Board of Nursing — License #875675, Issued: April 2, 2015, Expiration: January 31, 2028, CPR Certification, American Heart Association — Expiration: April 2027, ACLS/PALS Certification — Expiration: April 2027
LANGUAGES
English: Fluent — speaking, reading, and writing, Spanish: Fluent — speaking, reading, and writing
Timeline
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Swift-Star ER
07.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Ascent ER Medical Center
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Bellaire ER
01.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
01.2019 - 02.2020
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse
Southwest Asthma and Allergy
01.2013 - 09.2025
Licensed Vocational Nurse / Charge Nurse
Courtyards at Pasadena
07.2011 - 10.2012
LVN - Vocational-Technical Education
San Jacinto College
RN
San Jacinto College