HECTOR VARGAS VALADEZ
EAGLE PASS,TX
Summary
Seasoned RN with extensive experience in ICU, PCU, and emergency care, notably at DALLAS REG. MED. CENTER. Proven expertise in administering critical medications and developing nursing care plans, coupled with a commitment to treating patients with respect and dignity. Excelled in supervisory roles, ensuring high standards of hygiene and patient safety.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
RN ICU Staff/PCU
DALLAS REG. MED. CENTER
Dallas, Tx
09.2023 - Current
- I just started working in that hospital
- I am a regular staff member
- Some of the duties in the job are starting IV lines, inserting NG tube, accessing patient on a ventilator, giving oral medications as well IV medications, titrating critical medications such as levophed, phenyl epi, dopamine, vasopressin and others, making dressings changes, doing admission to the unit, caring for postcode blue patients, iniatite hypothermia protocol, titrate heparin, insuin drips
- Inset foley catheter, ng tube, dobhoff, and start feeding as per doctor order
RN PCU/TELEMETRY/ICU
Trustaff Agency
Dallas, Tx
06.2024 - 08.2024
- I worked in various units of the hospital
- I worked in PCU, Telemetry and UCI units
- Some of the duties at work were admi the patient to the unit, verify orders from the doctor, start iv line, giving oral, im, sq, and iv medications, inserting a Foley catheter, inserting a dobhoff gastric tube , and drawing labs for the morning shit
- When I worked in the ICU, I started sedation medications such as Versed, rocurium, nimbex, diprivan, and Precedex
- Other medications were vasoconstrictive medications such as levophed, vasopressin, dopamine, and phenylepi
- Also, some other medications were heparin, and insulin medications among others
RN Telemetry/ Neuro ICU
Trustaff Agency
Tyler, Tx
12.2023 - 03.2024
- I work in the telemetry/PCU and was floated to the neuro ICU unit
- One of the duties is to admit the patient to the unit
- Iniate the care plan, call the hospitalist, initiate orders, start iv line and give iv medications, insert foley catheter, do tracheostomy care, change wound dressings, give iv and po medications
RN ER / HOUSE SUPERVISPOR/ MED-SURG TELE
All Medical Personnel
Del Rio, Tx
07.2023 - 09.2023
- I worked as the house supervisor, and was floated to the ER and Telemetry units
- Some of the duties that I did as the house supervisor were to make sure that the hospital was managed in a smooth working environment
- Respond to emergencies such as rapid response, code blue, and other duties such as making sure that there is enough staff for the coming shift
- In the ER, I took care of patients coming and gave medications as the doctor ordered
- Respond to emergencies such as patients in respiratory distress, code blue, and trauma patients such as overdose patients, motor vehicle accidents, and acute MI patients
- I manage drips such levophed, fentanyl, diprivan, and others
Rn ICU BURN UNIT / MED-SURG/PCU
Trustaff Agency
Springfield, Mo
02.2023 - 06.2023
- I am working with Trustaff on a contract in Springfield, Missouri at Mercy Hospital
- One of the duties in the burn unit is to stabilize the patient with burns
- Fluid restoration is critical in a patient with burns, follow the guidelines in fluids stabilization, some patients are intubated with smoke inhalation
- Titrate critical drips such as levophed, fentanyl, diprivan, and others
- Do dressing changes the patient with burns, management of pain in patients with burns some have to have a PCA pump with morphine, diluadid, or other medications to control their pain
- Sometimes, I am floated to telemetry, MICU, CVICU, SICU, and Neuro Trauma The hospital is short very on staff
RN HOUSE SUPERVISOR/ ICU/ER/ PCU
All Medical Personnel
Del Rio, Tx
05.2022 - 02.2023
- I was the house supervisor for the night shift
- Some of the duties were to make sure that hospital policies were being followed, make sure that the schedule was correct for the next shift, coordinate care in the ER when there was an emergency such as multiple accidents, stemi patients, call the cath lab personnel who are on call in for the procedure, make sure that we have enough staff in the labor and delivery room, respond to code blue situation in the ER, medical floor, ICU and make sure that all paperwork is done from transfer to another hospital
- I also had to mix drip medications such as levophed, fentanyl, ketamine, rocuronium and other medications as the pharmacy leaves at 5 pm
- Also, I worked in the ICU unit as the hospital is short on staff
- Some of the duties in the ICU were closely monitoring the patient with the arterial line, monitoring the patient on a ventilator, post recovering cath lab patients
- I also worked in the ER on some occasions as the hospital was short on staff
RN ONCOLOGY/ ICU/PCU
Favorite Nurses
Kansas City, KS
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Company Overview: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED
- CENTER
- This was a rapid-response assignment
- It was done through the University of Kansas City Hospital
- It's a huge complex hospital consisting of 700 beds
- I worked in the Oncology Unit and was floated to the Medical ICU unit
- Duties in the oncology unit were assessment of the patient, making rounds with the physician, starting IV medications, initiating PCA pump for pain control of the patient, monitoring vital signs, transfusing blood products, checking for toxicity levels such as Vanco trough, gentamycin peak, and trough
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED
- CENTER
RN ICU/TELEMETRY/PCU
Concentric Healthcare
Meza, AZ
09.2021 - 12.2021
- This assignment was in Phoenix
- I worked in the ICU covid unit
- Some of the duties in the ICU were monitoring the patient's vital signs, starting IV line and giving medications such as diprivan, fentanyl, precedex monitoring the patient on a ventilator, prone the patient for 12 hours, inserting an NG tube or dobhuff for enteral feeding, transfuse blood products, make rounds with the doctor, talking with family members about the condition of the patient, withdrawal life support of the patient
RN TELEMETRY/PCU/ NEURO TRAUMA
CHIRSTUS SPHON SHORELINE HOSPITAL
Corpus Christi, Tx
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Some of the duties were accurately documenting all elements of nursing assessments, making rounds with the doctor, starting IV meds, giving IV meds such as vancomycin and making sure that a trough level is done, inserting foley catheter, infusing blood as ordered by the physician, assist the doctor with insertion of chest tube, do pre-op checklist for a patient going the operating room, make sure the patient is being kept NPO for am surgery and diagnostic radiologic exams and procedures, give pain medication and assess thirty minutes later for relief of pain, do accu-check for a patient that has signs/ symptoms of hypoglycemia, monitor the patient on bipap, monitor the patient on a heparin drip and make sure that patient on heparin drip is not taking lupus medications because the PTT result will be elevated
- Patients with lupus medication will need a heparin assay, monitor patients with a tracheostomy as the tube may slip out of the orifice such patients need to monitor oxygen saturation closely
RN EMERGENCY ROOM
Med-Relief Agency
Kingwood, Tx
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Some of the duties were to prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow, accurately documenting all elements of nursing assessments, treatments, and medications
- Administer PO, IV, and IM medications, follow proper hand washing, insert n/g tube or dobhoff tube when ordered, start IV lines when ordered, follow-up with patients' medications ordered, make sure that patient is being monitored, get ready patients for surgical procedures such as cath lab, adjust cardiac medications drips such as levophed, fentanyl, diprivan, precedex and others, monitor the patient with mechanical ventilation, document any new wounds found and give proper wound care, assist in cardiac events such as code blue, rapid response, and acute intubation, call and verify doctor's orders, assess needs of the patient as well of the family members, monitor patient's vital signs
RN ICU
CORNERSTONE HOSPITAL
Conroe, Tx
09.2017 - 06.2019
- Evaluate patient's condition...
- Prioritize treatment maintain patient flow..
- Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, and medications..
- Utilize strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care, respond to emergencies such as code blue and rapid response situations, titrate cardiac medications such as levophed, dopamine, tridil, argatroban, and heparin among others, closely monitor the patient with mechanical ventilation, make rounds with the doctor
RN TELEMETRY/PCU
HOUSTON NORTHWEST MED. CENTER
Houston, Tx
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Administer PO, IV, and IM medications, follow proper hand washing, insert n/g tube when ordered, start IV lines when ordered, follow-up with patients that have pain medications ordered, make sure that patient is being monitored, get ready patients for surgical procedures to provide hygienic care to the patient, keep inform the family of the patient's condition, make rounds with the physician, relays abnormal results to physician, respond to critical situations such as code blue and rapid respond
RN HOUSE SUPERVISOR
RELIANT NORTHWEST / HEALTHSOUTH
Houston, Tx
06.2012 - 03.2017
- Started working as a staff nurse..
- And then because of my prior experience as a nurse in charge in the ICU.
- Was offered the position of house supervisor..
- My duties as house supervisor.
- Are to do the staff schedule for the next day..
- Be in charge of the facility after regular hours..
- Make sure acute events are followed according to hospital policy..
- Communicate new admits with the admitting doctor..
- Make sure equipment is working properly..
- Report any abnormal labs to the physician..
RN ICU
KINDRED TOWN & COUNTRY
Houston, Tx
03.2013 - 05.2014
- Worked as a staff nurse..
- Some of the duties while working in the ICU Unit..
- Making rounds with the doctor..
- Titrating cardiac medication drips..
- Closely monitoring patients with mechanical ventilation...
- Documenting any new wounds and giving proper wound care...
- Assisting in cardiac events such as code blue and acute intubation...
- Closely monitor patient's vital signs
RN ICU STAFF
ICON HOSPITAL
Humble, Tx
01.2009 - 04.2012
- Worked as a staff registered nurse ..
- Some of the duties when I used to work in the ICU unit ..
- Making rounds with the doctor..
- Starting iv line..
- Giving iv medications .
- Such as antibiotics .
- Assessing patients' conditions..
- Monitoring patients' vital signs..
- Start cardiac drip such levophed, dopamine, ..
- Titrate cardiac drip such levophed, dopamine, tridril, argatroban, heparin, fentanyl, and dripivan..
- Assist in cardiac events such as blue code and acute intubation..
- Monitor when the patient is in a ventilator ...
- Troubleshoot ventilator..
- Report abg results to the doctor..
- Always follow acls protocol
RN ICU STAFF
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
Houston, Tx
03.2007 - 10.2010
- I worked various positions as a med-surg RN and nurse in charge and also floated to the ICU
- Some of the duties were to admit the patient to the ICU unit, start IV access, start critical drips such as dopamine, levophed, and tridil, provide care to the patient in ventilators, provide hygienic care to the patient, keep informing the family of the patient's condition, make rounds with the physician, relay abnormal results to the physician, and respond to critical situations such as code blue and rapid response
RN ICU STAFF
TRIUMPH NORTHWEST HOSPITAL
Houston, Tx
03.2002 - 03.2008
- Some of my duties, while employed at Triumph Hospital, were admitting patients to the ICU, calling and verifying doctor's orders, makeshift assessments on the patients, assessing the needs of the patient as well as the family members, monitoring patients' vital signs, making rounds with doctors, report any abnormal labs to the physician, assess the patient on a ventilator, start cardiac medications, such as levophed, dopamine, and argatroban
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Laredo Junior College
Laredo, TX05.1993
Vocational Nursing -
Laredo Junior College
Laredo, TX08.1988
Texas State Technical Institute - Surgical Technology
Texas State Technical Institute
Harlingen, TX04.1984
Skills
- Supervising workers
- Observing hygiene and safety rules
- Ensuring correct reporting and administrative procedures
- Administering medications
- Development of nursing plan of care
- Implementation of nursing plan of care
- Evaluation of nursing plan of care
- Treating patients with respect and dignity
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Communicating with patients and family relatives
Hobbies and Interests
I have various interests such as biking, running, deer hunting, skiing and traveling out of the country... I am currently BSL, ACLS, NIH certified and will take TNCC course in February 2025.
References
References available upon request.
Basicinformation
HECTOR VARGAS VALADEZ, hecvarthor@gmail.com, +12812565132, 1459 Harding St, Eagle Pass, TX, 78852
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
RN PCU/TELEMETRY/ICU
Trustaff Agency
06.2024 - 08.2024
RN Telemetry/ Neuro ICU
Trustaff Agency
12.2023 - 03.2024
RN ICU Staff/PCU
DALLAS REG. MED. CENTER
09.2023 - Current
RN ER / HOUSE SUPERVISPOR/ MED-SURG TELE
All Medical Personnel
07.2023 - 09.2023
Rn ICU BURN UNIT / MED-SURG/PCU
Trustaff Agency
02.2023 - 06.2023
RN HOUSE SUPERVISOR/ ICU/ER/ PCU
All Medical Personnel
05.2022 - 02.2023
RN ONCOLOGY/ ICU/PCU
Favorite Nurses
01.2022 - 04.2022
RN ICU/TELEMETRY/PCU
Concentric Healthcare
09.2021 - 12.2021
RN TELEMETRY/PCU/ NEURO TRAUMA
CHIRSTUS SPHON SHORELINE HOSPITAL
08.2019 - 09.2021
RN EMERGENCY ROOM
Med-Relief Agency
08.2018 - 09.2019
RN ICU
CORNERSTONE HOSPITAL
09.2017 - 06.2019
RN TELEMETRY/PCU
HOUSTON NORTHWEST MED. CENTER
09.2016 - 08.2017
RN ICU
KINDRED TOWN & COUNTRY
03.2013 - 05.2014
RN HOUSE SUPERVISOR
RELIANT NORTHWEST / HEALTHSOUTH
06.2012 - 03.2017
RN ICU STAFF
ICON HOSPITAL
01.2009 - 04.2012
RN ICU STAFF
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
03.2007 - 10.2010
RN ICU STAFF
TRIUMPH NORTHWEST HOSPITAL
03.2002 - 03.2008
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Laredo Junior College
Vocational Nursing -
Laredo Junior College
Texas State Technical Institute - Surgical Technology
Texas State Technical Institute
Similar Profiles
NORA L CANNONNORA L CANNON
Executive Director of Radiology/Cardiovascular Ser at Mercy Hospital (formerly St John's Reg Med CtrExecutive Director of Radiology/Cardiovascular Ser at Mercy Hospital (formerly St John's Reg Med Ctr
Jennifer BaxterJennifer Baxter
Registered Respiratory Therapist at Logan Health Medical Center (formerl Kalispell RegRegistered Respiratory Therapist at Logan Health Medical Center (formerl Kalispell Reg
MARK HAHNERMARK HAHNER
Project Training Manager at Prime Healthcare - St. Mary's Reg Medical CenterProject Training Manager at Prime Healthcare - St. Mary's Reg Medical Center