Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Hilda Avalos

Fresno,CA

Summary

Registered Nurse deeply committed to providing quality, empathetic, and compassionate patient care. Nursing background includes 17 years of Trauma, Neuro ICU, PICU and Burn experience within a nationally Verified Burn Program and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Proficient in the care and management of complex intensive care patients. Expert preceptors and mentor, continuously demonstrates and supports Professional Practice model and allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high quality patient outcomes.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Neuro ICU

Community Regional Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
  • Collaborates as part of the medical team to provide consistent care to patients post neurological insult. Demonstrates appropriate judgment in care by prioritizing care and making decisions using the nursing process. Consistently and effectively communicates with physicians and mid-level practitioners (PA/NP). Serves as preceptor and mentor to new hires.
  • CLABSI PI/QI team
  • Teaches peers and participates QI/PI projects to improve patient outcomes
  • Willingly assists others to raise their standards of practice
  • FARM team

Registered Nurse Educator, Burn Unit

Community Regional Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Functions as clinical leader/expert in Burn services. Practice aims to achieve quality care and outcomes. Responsible for coordinating unit orientation program, continuing education in ICU/Burn care and verification of Burn program as well as ABLS/Burn core training.
  • Developed on-boarding program for travelers in Burn Services
  • Developed and implemented interdisciplinary Bedside Rounding
  • Mentor for Burn Clinic, bridging with inpatient Burn Center
  • Coordinates PI/QI projects in Burn unit as a wound care expert and trainer
  • Coordinator for Outreach programs in community for Burn Prevention

Registered Nurse Adult/Pediatric Burn ICU

Community Regional Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Performs patient-centered care to adult/pediatric intensive care, step-down, and med-surg level care patients. Provides sound ethical and independent decision making consistent with medical protocols. Team leader guiding nursing staff on new physician center protocols. Disciplined and energetic associate who quickly establishes rapport with patients, their families and fellow colleges
  • Serves as wound care expert and trainer
  • Actively provides preceptorship to new hires
  • Assist with Burn Prevention and Outreach Education
  • Eagerly Participates with the Burn Aftercare Programs
  • Attended Phoenix Society World Burn

Registered Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit (Traveling Nurse)

Stability Healthcare, Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Coordinated and implemented nursing care as a Registered Nurse in the Adult Trauma, SICU, MICU, NEURO ICU. Worked collaboratively with a medical team providing hands-on care in diverse intensive care unit settings. Provided leadership, demonstrated creativity and vision in planning for change and problem solving. Served as a flexible and dedicated team member.
  • Organized and able to coordinate patient care in timely manner
  • Easily able to adapt to changes in shift schedules and daily assignments
  • Innovative problem solver
  • Displayed competent sound nursing judgment

Registered Nurse Adult Critical Care

Riverside County Regional Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2015
  • Registered Nurse in Adult ICU setting. Performed as Charge Nurse as well as mentor. Performed hands on nursing care, assisted with treatments, therapies, procedures and administered medications when necessary. Served as a committee chair for Early Mobility PI/QI Program, a program designed to decrease delirium and length of stay in the ICU. Functioned as a NIHSS Critical Care Preceptor/Mentor and chairperson of Adult Care Unit-Based Council.
  • Supervised daily operations and related to patient care
  • Nurse Champion for nursing informatics training on Soarian
  • Performed auditing to ensure positive outcomes
  • Organized training course for Early Mobility Program

Healthcare Specialist (68W-30) Platoon Sergeant

U.S. Army, MARB
01.1997 - 01.2011
  • Served as a Supervisor responsible for ongoing medical training for 48+ soldier medics. Managed the medical needs of the NCO training program, which served in training military personnel in leadership development. Coordinate Advance Combat training, consisting of lectures as well as hands on application with live battle combat simulation in medical care. Responsible for recruitment, training and retention of volunteers as moulage applications for course. Provided ground ambulance support for the 807th Medical Brigade. Responsible for maintenance of twelve military vehicles with equipment valued over $100,000 which includes ensuring they were available to deploy at any time.
  • Coordinated multiple training simulations
  • Developed written testing
  • Led and coordinated training exercises
  • Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively
  • Experience with MCI planning and implementation

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medical Surgical/Progressive Care Unit

Riverside County Regional Medical Center
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Worked as an integral part of the patient care team. Provided basic medical and nursing care to patients and tracked their conditions, aiming to make them as comfortable as possible. Worked with physicians to develop patient care plans and reported directly to registered nurses. Served as a active patient outcome relaying their needs to the medical team
  • Vitals, lab draws, IV placement, medication administrations and blood transfusions
  • ADL assistance for patients

Education

No Degree - Nursing

University of Phoenix
04.2025

Healthcare Specialist/Primary Leadership Dvl -

Academy of Health Science/NCO Academy
01.2011

Associate of Science - Nursing

Riverside Community College
01.2008

Licensed Vocational Nurse - undefined

Summit Career College
01.1997

Skills

  • Trauma resuscitation expertise
  • Burn resuscitation expertise
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy expertise
  • Post-anesthesia care
  • ICP management
  • Post-thrombectomy care
  • Arrhythmia identification
  • Proficient in procedural sedation techniques
  • Expertise in advanced airway management
  • Infection prevention strategies

Certification

  • ACLS- Expires 2027
  • BLS-Expires 2027
  • PALS-Expires2026
  • NIHSS 5/30/2024

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Neuro ICU

Community Regional Medical Center
04.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse Educator, Burn Unit

Community Regional Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2022

Registered Nurse Adult/Pediatric Burn ICU

Community Regional Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2020

Registered Nurse, Adult Critical Care Unit (Traveling Nurse)

Stability Healthcare, Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017

Registered Nurse Adult Critical Care

Riverside County Regional Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2015

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medical Surgical/Progressive Care Unit

Riverside County Regional Medical Center
01.2006 - 01.2008

Healthcare Specialist (68W-30) Platoon Sergeant

U.S. Army, MARB
01.1997 - 01.2011

Licensed Vocational Nurse - undefined

Summit Career College

No Degree - Nursing

University of Phoenix

Healthcare Specialist/Primary Leadership Dvl -

Academy of Health Science/NCO Academy

Associate of Science - Nursing

Riverside Community College

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