Esteffany Pedraza
Richmond,TX
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 8 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Trauma Center Level 1
Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, TX
07.2018 - Current
- Led comprehensive assessments of patient conditions and developed effective care plans. Directed wound treatment and advanced life support interventions. Interpreted lab values and guided physicians in complex procedures. Oversaw patient vital signs and ensured optimal functioning of medical equipment. Administered IV fluids and medications, managing titration of critical drips. Executed routine nursing procedures, including venipunctures and catheter placements. Fostered collaboration among critical care team members. Responded decisively to life-saving situations, both in and out of the unit. Advocated for patient needs and delivered educational support to families. Contributed to unit and hospital committees aimed at improving overall patient care.
- Reduced complications by promptly identifying and addressing critical changes in patient conditions.
- Float Nurse (Medical ICU, Neuro ICU, CCU, Plastics IMU, Cardiac Cath Lab, OB emergency).
- Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive care and monitoring in the CVICU setting.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
Travel Registered Nurse, MICU, IMU, BurnICU, CCU,
Memorial Hermann TMC
Houston, TX
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
Travel Registered Nurse, CVICU
AMN Healthcare, Kaiser Hospital
San Francisco, CA
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Skillgigs Agency; Memorial Hermann Memorial City
Houston, TX
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
- Assisted in diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease and cardiac dysrhythmia.
Phlebotomist
Ben Taub Hospital
07.2012 - 07.2018
- Resolved unusual test orders by contacting physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks 200 times per day.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Pearland, TX03.2018
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Houston Community College
Houston, TX05.2015
High School Diploma - undefined
Contemporary Learning Center
Houston, TX05.2010
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Precepting
- Complex Problem-solving
- CRRT
- ECMO
- IMPELLA
- BALLON PUMP
Certification
- BLS (Exp: 07/2027)
- ACLS (Exp: 12/2026)
- TNCC (Exp: 04/2029)
- RN (Exp: 06/2026
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, MICU, IMU, BurnICU, CCU,
Memorial Hermann TMC
09.2022 - 09.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, CVICU
AMN Healthcare, Kaiser Hospital
09.2022 - 11.2022
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Skillgigs Agency; Memorial Hermann Memorial City
09.2021 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse, Trauma Center Level 1
Ben Taub Hospital
07.2018 - Current
Phlebotomist
Ben Taub Hospital
07.2012 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Houston Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
Contemporary Learning Center