Frans Forero
Lauderdale Lakes,FL
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit Registered Nurse
Broward Health Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
- Monitoring post-operative patients
- Closely observing patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication
- Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms or secondary effects of anesthesia
- Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative care and facilitating timely, specialized interventions according to orders
- Providing patient and family education on post-surgical care, as well as answering questions
- Recovering all patient population and all types of surgeries from all ICU patients to pediatric patients
- Served as Charge Nurse for both Pre-Op and PACU department
- Precepted various oncoming new hires
- Cross-trained in same-day surgery also known as phase 2 and GI
- Became an active member of unit-based council
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development, and simulation activities.
- Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- I quickly responded to situations impacting the safety and security of the unit, implementing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Delivered a high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Transplant/Surgical ICU RN
Jackson Memorial Hospital
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) in applying nursing knowledge
- Documents all pertinent information regarding nursing care, can plans and observations
- NIHSS Stroke Scale Certified
- Peripheral IV Certified
- Accounts for narcotics/emergency equipment on each tour of duty
- Maintains a working knowledge of facility infection control procedures
- Recognizes and prioritizes overt/covert unit needs/problems and implements corrective action independently
- Implements and coordinates the delivery of care in collaboration with physicians and other providers and healthcare staff
- Makes rounds on a timely basis to ensure continuity of care
- Provide excellent and individualized patient care
- Provide care for extremely critically ill patients
- Experience with ACLS protocol on critically ill patients
- Provided targeted care and treatment to pre and post-transplant patients.
- Handled several drips, medications, ventilators, and dialysis machines
- 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.
Education
Associate - science
Broward College
Pembroke Pines FL12.2023
Master & Doctorates - Nursing
Florida International University
Miami, FL08.2027
Skills
- Bilingual
- Medical office management
- Strong communication
- Time management
- Teamwork
- Compassion
- Flexibility/Adaptability
- Strong work ethic
- Ventilator support
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Lab result interpretation
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Unit administration
- Life-sustaining machines
- Treatment Planning
- Critical care
- High level of autonomy
Certification
- Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Cardiac Life Support
Timeline
Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit Registered Nurse
Broward Health Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Transplant/Surgical ICU RN
Jackson Memorial Hospital
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Cardiac Life Support
Associate - science
Broward College
Master & Doctorates - Nursing
Florida International University
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