George Perez

• 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.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

Medical ICU: May 2014 to present

• Providing Total Patient Care to a variety of Pulmonary, Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Drug Overdose, Alcohol Withdrawal, Cardiopulmonary Arrest patients
• Proficient in ventilator management and titration of various drips, CRRT and Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Duties included carrying out physician's orders, timely distribution of medications, treatments and procedures
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients
• Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care
• Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices
• Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices
• Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices
• Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventive measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress

Neurosurgical Unit: May 2011 to May 2014

• Staff nurse: provided Total
• Patient Care to a variety of Neurological and Neurosurgical and Med/Surg patients
• Duties included carrying out physician's orders, timely distribution of medications, treatments and procedures

• Responsible for triaging/evaluation of Emergency Room patients presenting for treatment
• Duties included critical care, urgent care, and routine nursing
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care
• Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
• Collaborated with law enforcement on criminal cases by quickly reporting injuries and collecting needed evidence
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads
• Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care

• Home health skilled visits: including detailed physical assessments, extensive wound care including Wound Vac, patient education, lab draws, notifying physician's office of adverse findings
• Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, Diabetes, Parkinson's disease and Muscular Dystrophy/Sclerosis
• Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture
• Administration: scheduling of staff members to include weekly home health skilled nurse visits, PCA visits for bathing, and head of Remote Tele-monitoring program which included in-home set-up of equipment and maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and out-take information

• Home health skilled visits: including detailed physical assessments, extensive wound care including Wound Vac, patient education, lab draws, notifying physician's office of adverse findings
• Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, Diabetes, Parkinson's disease and Muscular Dystrophy/Sclerosis
• Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture

• 4-East staff nurse: provided Total Patient Care to a variety of Hematology/Oncology and Med/Surg patients
• Duties included carrying out physician's orders, timely distribution of medications, treatments and procedures
• SWCC - Clinical Research Coordinator: directly involved in human clinical trials primarily prostate cancer research
• Duties included the screening, enrollment and follow-up of subjects on trials
• Also involved in various other studies
• Responsible for submitting new and revised trials to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Institutional Review Board