Gina Abbott-Valdez
Madera,CA
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse with a proven track record at Kaiser Permanente Medical, specializing in anesthesia pain management and emergency room care. Expert in patient safety and quality improvement, demonstrated through leadership in nursing satisfaction initiatives and successful JCAHO accreditation. Skilled in both critical thinking and direct patient care, ensuring high-quality outcomes for diverse patient populations.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Anesthesia Pain Management Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Medical
08.2022 - Current
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in Epic.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing triaging based on acuity and patient care.
- Managed quality care for patients with intrathecal pain pumps, manage refill, programming, pre and post operative care.
- Evaluate patients and coordinate care for patients needing lumbar epidural injections, cervical epidural injections, radiofrequency ablations (cervical, lumbar, knees).
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in pain management, spine, and physical medicine clinic.
- Managed quality care for patients with spinal cord simulators, pre and post operative care and programming.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Medical
03.2003 - 08.2022
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in Epic electronic system.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care ACLS, PALS BLS, Code Stroke certified.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Traveling ICU Registered Nurse
Travcorps
04.2001 - 08.2005
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Assessed External ventricular drainage, CVP lines, CRRT, equipment for safety and functionality and requested repair or replacement of non-conforming machines.
- Delivered outstanding patient care in Trauma , Neuro, Surgical critical care units.
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Jackson Memorial Hospital
04.1999 - 03.2001
- Provided targeted care and treatment to Surgical/Transplant/cardiac patients.
- Delivered outstanding patient care in Surgical and Transplant critical care units.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Treatment ,care and management of Patients hemo-dynamical unstable.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Barry University
Miami, FL12.1998
Skills
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Palliative Care
- Continuing education
- Lab result interpretation
- Medical assessment
- Data Collection
- Seizure Management
- Airway Management
- IV Insertion
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Emergency Care
- Cardiac monitoring
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient Assessments
- Intravenous therapy
- Direct Patient Care
- Multitasking
- Analytical Thinking
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)
- Professionalism
- Intake and discharge
- Emergency Diagnostics
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Training staff
- Critical Thinking
Certification
ACLS
BLS
PALS
Code Stroke certified
Intrathecal Pain Pump management, refill, and programming training.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Anesthesia Pain Management Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Medical
08.2022 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Medical
03.2003 - 08.2022
Traveling ICU Registered Nurse
Travcorps
04.2001 - 08.2005
Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Jackson Memorial Hospital
04.1999 - 03.2001
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Barry University
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