Elizabeth Rocha
Lytle,Tx
Summary
Increasing my Knowledge along with my skills in a company I love. 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
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Camino Real Crisis Unit
04.2015 - Current
- Monitoring up to 16 clients when they come in for crisis from Depression, Bipolar, or Schizophrenia
- Monitor effectiveness of medication and side effects
- Put client in from of JSA weekly or more often if needed
- Medication Education and pt education to make sure they know medications and symptoms that may reoccur.
DON
Devine Nursing and Rehabilitation
05.2014 - 01.2015
- Supervising Nurses and CNA’s, monitoring and educating on charting, adl’s, and skins
- Monitoring med carts for expired meds and non-dated medications
- Required monthly paperwork, pins, incidents and accidents follow ups
- Attend required meetings, QA monthly, morning meetings.
DON
Hondo Nursing and Rehabilitation
07.2013 - 05.2014
- Supervising Nurses and CNA’s, monitoring and educating on charting, adl’s, and skins
- Monitoring med carts for expired meds and non-dated medications
- Required monthly paperwork, pins, incidents and accidents follow ups
- Attend required meetings, QA monthly, morning meetings and every 2 week regional nurse consultant phone meeting.
Dialysis med nurse
US Renal Care Tri-County
07.2013 - 07.2013
- Giving pt medication while on dialysis, foot checks
Case Manager
Cima Hospice
03.2013 - 07.2013
- Visit pts at their homes
- Make sure pts have equipment and medications needed
- Do assessments weekly and note change in pt conditions.
Registered Nurse and Charge nurse
Baptist Medical Center
09.2009 - 03.2013
- Intensive Care Medical and Surgical Unit
- Monitoring pt rhythm and vitals
- Titrating drips, monitoring hemodynamics, following protocol for critical pts
- Monitoring pts on vents, pulling central lines, art lines, sheaths
- Giving medications and monitoring their effectiveness or calling Dr if not working.
Nursing Supervisor Registered Nurse
Warm Springs Rehab
01.2009 - 03.2013
- Scheduling staff daily and making assignments
- Monitoring up to 9 nurses and 5 CNA’s
- Giving information and making sure orders gets followed upon
- Getting materials needed by staff.
Registered Nurse
Santa Rosa Downtown
01.2009 - 09.2009
- Monitored pts on tele floor
- Giving medications and monitoring their effect on pts
- Monitoring vitals and relaying information to Dr
- Showers, bed bath, daily care, walking pts.
CNA
Warm Springs Rehab
- Taking vitals on pts and relaying information to nurses
- Helping with ADL’s and baths.
Education
BSN - Nursing
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, Tx05.2024
Associate Nursing degree - Nursing
Victoria College
Victoria, Tx12.2008
Continued Pre-nursing -
Austin Community College
Austin, TxAssociate of Applied Science - Pre-Nursing
Linn Benton Community College
Albany, ORSkills
- Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassion and Empathy
- Bathing Assistance
- Basic Life Support
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Compassionate communication
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Reliable team player
- HIPAA Compliance
- Electronic Charting
- Direct Patient Care
- Chronic Disease Management
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
RN
Camino Real Crisis Unit
04.2015 - Current
DON
Devine Nursing and Rehabilitation
05.2014 - 01.2015
DON
Hondo Nursing and Rehabilitation
07.2013 - 05.2014
Dialysis med nurse
US Renal Care Tri-County
07.2013 - 07.2013
Case Manager
Cima Hospice
03.2013 - 07.2013
Registered Nurse and Charge nurse
Baptist Medical Center
09.2009 - 03.2013
Nursing Supervisor Registered Nurse
Warm Springs Rehab
01.2009 - 03.2013
Registered Nurse
Santa Rosa Downtown
01.2009 - 09.2009
CNA
Warm Springs Rehab
BSN - Nursing
University of Texas Arlington
Associate Nursing degree - Nursing
Victoria College
Continued Pre-nursing -
Austin Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Pre-Nursing
Linn Benton Community College
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