Erica Ontiveros
League City,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
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mother Baby Unit, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
08.2018 - 10.2021
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Acted as nursing preceptor in training new employees/team members.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Perform and document assessments on postpartum mothers and infants including biophysical, psychosocial, development and cultural needs.
- Develop individualized plan of care based upon nursing assessment, re-prioritize and change as necessary
- Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards
- Maintain confidentiality concerning patient/family issues
- Participate in achieving hospital/unit's goals, structures and priorities
Antepartum/Postpartum Charge Nurse
Bay Area Regional Medical Center
Webster, TX
06.2017 - 05.2018
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies.
- Delegate unit and patient responsibilities to nursing staff members according to each staff member's education, training and availability
- Monitor the quality of patient care being delivered by other nursing staff members
- Solve problems or avoids potential ones by making appropriate assignments of staff to patients
- Demonstrate leadership through clinical practice and teaching
- Coordination of activities, e.g., collaborating with physicians, other departments, consulting with other nurses
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for antepartum, gynecology surgeries and postpartum patients
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
Antepartum/Postpartum Nurse
Bayshore Medical Center
Pasadena, TX
10.2015 - 06.2017
- Monitored and assessed mother and newborn after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery.
- Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Medical Center
Houston, TX
10.2013 - 10.2015
- Provide quality care for patients recovering from medical and surgical conditions
- Monitor pain through assessment, appropriate and timely medication, followed by clear and concise documentation
- Coordinate the multidisciplinary care of patients, and participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team
- Contribute information specific to the patients' response to education, medication therapy, pain control, skin condition, bowel/bladder training, and discharge planning
- Provide education for the medical and surgical conditions of each patient, as well as safe and effective use of medical equipment, proper body mechanics, mobility, transfer, ADL's and home safety
- Provide care and education congruent with age-related needs for patients ages 18 through older adult populations with specific medical needs
- Serve as patient advocate collaborating with the Social Worker and Physicians regarding the patient's needs.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
07.2012 - 05.2013
- Responsible for managing and supervising direct care of patients who had a ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
- Monitor and identify the early signs of a stroke and implementing methods to deal with it quickly
- Administer medications orally, IM, IV subcutaneously as per doctor's orders
- Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions
- Coordinated patient care with other professional healthcare workers such as PT, OT, radiology and social worker
- Administer or order diagnostic test such as X-ray, ECG's and laboratory tests as per doctor's orders/hospital protocols
- Advocate for patients' and families needs, or provide emotional support for patient and their families
- Perform approved therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, wound care and infection management based upon patient's clinical status
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Houston, TX12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
05.2017
Associate Degree of Nursing -
College of The Mainland
05.2012
Licensed Vocational Nurse -
San Jacinto College
08.2011
Skills
- Patient Examination
- Medical Supply Management
- Critical Thinking
- Preventive Healthcare
- Care Coordination
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Decision Making
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Creative Problem Solving
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Compassionate and Caring
- Attention to Detail
- Student Precepting
- Delegation and Motivation
Certification
BLS and NRP Certified Proficient in EPIC and ECW computer systems
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mother Baby Unit, Texas Children's Hospital
08.2018 - 10.2021
Antepartum/Postpartum Charge Nurse
Bay Area Regional Medical Center
06.2017 - 05.2018
Antepartum/Postpartum Nurse
Bayshore Medical Center
10.2015 - 06.2017
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph's Medical Center
10.2013 - 10.2015
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
07.2012 - 05.2013
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Associate Degree of Nursing -
College of The Mainland
Licensed Vocational Nurse -
San Jacinto College