Fritz Matthew Cuevas, BSN, RN, CNOR, CCRN
Tallahassee
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse- CVMS ICU
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc
01.2024 - Current
- Provides care for adult cardiac surgical patients who undergo CABGs and valve replacements or repairs requiring airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, temperature monitoring, arrhythmia recognition, pain and sedation management, care of dressings and drains, fluid management, and electrolyte corrections
- Manages patients who undergo high-risk PCIs and those requiring the use of an Impella, IABP, and temporary and permanent pacemakers
- Assists in the resuscitation and stabilization of post-arrest patients and manages those with Arctic Sun Temperature Management devices
- Proficient in applying hemodynamic data from Swan-Ganz catheters, FloTrac Monitoring System devices, CVP lines, and arterial lines to patient care
- Provides care for patients requiring CRRT using the NxStage System One Cycler
- Handles patients on sedation and paralytic medications while on the BIS Monitoring System and SunStim MicroStim peripheral nerve stimulator
- Provides care for patients on thrombolytic medications while on the EKOS Endovascular System device
- Handles patients requiring massive blood transfusions using the Belmont Rapid Infuser
- Assists surgeons and intensivists in performing bedside procedures such as insertion of central lines, arterial lines, and chest tubes and endotracheal intubation
- Provides daily care for ventilated patients and manages ventilator alarms
- Titrates and manages various inotropic IV medications and vasopressors such as norepinephrine, phenylephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin
- Titrates and manages various antiarrhythmic IV medications and vasodilators such as amiodarone, diltiazem, dobutamine, dopamine, esmolol, nitroglycerin, and nitroprusside
- Educates patients and family members about the CVMSICU environment and plan of care
- Documents assessments, interventions, and progress notes using the Cerner EHR/EPIC
- Ultrasound-guided Peripheral IV insertion
Registered Nurse, Surgery/Operating Room
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Supervises and directs nursing care to surgical patient
- Maintain correct count of sponges, instruments, needles and other miscellaneous items.
- Assist surgeon, anesthesia team and other personnel as needed.
- Maintain cleanliness, sterility and availability for proper function of the equipment and supplies in the operating room.
- Ensures that the specimens were handled properly, followed standard precautions by using personal protective equipment when required.
- Maintain records of procedures, standard and techniques.
Anesthesia Technologist II/Anesthesia Nurse
National Guard for Health Affairs(JCI Accredited)
02.2015 - 06.2022
- Perform and document safety check of anesthesia machines every morning prior to use to ensure that all systems are functional. Set up, program, and calibrate equipment. Recognize and correct minor straight forward mechanical problems on all anesthesia equipment, make adjustments as required and replace depleted or worn out components.
- Under direct supervision of Anesthesiologist, perform airway maintenance and straightforward endotracheal intubation, and insertion of straightforward arterial catheterization.
- Responsible for drawing anesthesia-related venous or arterial blood samples upon requests of Anesthesiologists.
- Provide assistance in positioning patients for all anesthetic and surgical procedures.
- Responsible for ordering blood and blood products under direct supervision of Anesthesiologists; appropriate checking and administration of blood products.
- Responsible for specific case by case preparation for all anesthesia procedures, to include all general anesthetic, all regional anesthetic standby procedures and any other related anesthetic invasive procedures. Responsible for initial application of all non-invasive anesthesia related patient monitoring.
- Perform routine insertion of all intravenous infusions in the operating room and all care areas.
- Responsible for routine daily, weekly and monthly care and cleaning of all anesthesia related storage and work areas, to include Operating Suite, Labor and Delivery, Burn Unit, Lithotripsy, MRI, Angio Suite, Endoscopy, Dental, Liver/Kidney Transplantation and any other designated Anesthesia areas.
- Provide transportation assistance to patients undergoing anesthesia to and from all anesthesia related areas, to include operating rooms, recovery areas, all intensive care units and any other relevant areas.
- Assist with the teaching and training of junior staff, students and graduates.
- Ensure that all work is performed in line with all relevant regulating and accrediting bodies, program’s policies including laboratory and safety standards.
Registered Nurse- Operating Room, Recovery Room
Pamana Medical Center
01.2008 - 02.2015
- Responsible for the management of surgical procedures during and after minor or major surgery, General Surgery, Ob-Gyne, ENT and orthopedic Cases.
- Assist Surgeons during the procedure of operation.
- Perform scrub and circulating duties.
- Actively monitor the patient situation before, during after surgical operation and maintained aseptictechniques.
- Maintain count on sponges, needles and instruments.
- Assist anesthesiologist during positioning and induction.
- Maintain cleanliness, sterility and availability for proper function of the equipment and supplies in the operating room.
- Ensures that the specimens were handled properly,followed standard precautions by using personal protective equipment when required.
- Provided support and care to the pre and post-operative
- patients and their families.
- Assist patients during labor and delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lyceum of The Philippines University
Calamba, Laguna04-2007
Equipment
As Anesthesia Technologist/Anesthesia Nurse
- G.E Anaesthetic Machine Datex Ohmeda ADU S5
- Dräger Primus
- LMA Fastrach Airways
- Level 1 H-1200 Rapid Infuser
- B.Braun Target Controlled Infusion
- Jet Ventilator
- Karl Storz C-MAC Video Laryngoscope
- GlideScope
- Ambu aScope
- BIS Monitor
- Masimo LiDCO Hemodynamic Monitor
- Flexible and Rigid Scopes
As ICU RN:
Nx Stage CRRT
ECMO
Abiomed Impella
Belmont Rapid Infuser
Arctic Sun
Intra-Aortic Baloon Pump
Certification
Basic Life Support
Advance Life Support
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Certified Perioperative Nurse
Licenses
Texas Board of Nursing- Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Nursing- Registered Nurse
Philippine Regulatory Commission- Registered Nurse
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties- Nurse
Member
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Team(ECMO, IABP, Impella, CRRT)
- Evaluator- Restraints(Violent and Non-violent) competency
Languages
Filipino
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Arabic
Limited Working
Timeline
Registered Nurse- CVMS ICU
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc
01.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Surgery/Operating Room
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc
08.2022 - 01.2024
Anesthesia Technologist II/Anesthesia Nurse
National Guard for Health Affairs(JCI Accredited)
02.2015 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse- Operating Room, Recovery Room
Pamana Medical Center
01.2008 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lyceum of The Philippines University