Evelyn Chavez
Corpus Christi,TX
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Float Pool/Respiratory Nurse
Christus Spohn Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- Delivered high-quality patient care in diverse clinical settings, adapting quickly to varying environments.
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute cardiac, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and oncologic/hematologic illnesses.
- Assisted pulmonologists with insertion of surgical/pleural catheter chest tubes at bedside.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses and nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit
Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctor's Regional
08.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Conducted continuous cardiac monitoring on patients stepping down from ICU care.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Delivered treatment for patients with cardiac arrhythmias, post-cardiac catheterization/cardiac stent placement, NSTEMI/STEMI/VTE, heart failure, DKA, sepsis, respiratory failure, pneumothorax/hemothorax, renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, severe thrombocytopenia, symptomatic anemia, cardiac/respiratory arrest.
- Educated patients and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses, as unit preceptor, in proper techniques, care standards and safety protocols.
- Attended wound care education programs to gain knowledge on most recent techniques and procedures available.
- Disseminated pressure injury prevention education to healthcare team, as unit Skin Care Champion.
Registered Nurse, Med-Surg/Tele Respiratory Unit
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
02.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support (6:1 patient to nurse ratio).
- Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses (atypical pneumonia, tuberculosis, COPD, asthma, post-tracheostomy, post-laryngectomy).
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles.
New Grad Extern II | RN Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Northern Arizona Healthcare- Flagstaff Medical
02.2018 - 02.2019
- Provided inpatient care to diverse population of adult medical and surgical patients.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX12.2017
Skills
- Teamwork
- Critical thinking
- EMR / EHR (Meditech, Cerner)
- Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
- Blood Product Transfusion
- IV Medication Titration/Infusion
- Chest Tubes
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Precepting
- Chronic Disease Management
- Output Monitoring and Reporting
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
Certification
- Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse, MSNCB
- ACLS/BLS Certified, American Red Cross and American Heart Association
- Certified Preceptor, HCA
- NIHSS Certified
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Float Pool/Respiratory Nurse
Christus Spohn Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit
Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctor's Regional
08.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Med-Surg/Tele Respiratory Unit
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
02.2019 - 07.2021
New Grad Extern II | RN Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Northern Arizona Healthcare- Flagstaff Medical
02.2018 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University
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