Ismael Cota

• Enhanced patient care by conducting thorough assessments and developing individualized care plans.
• Improved patient outcomes through diligent monitoring and timely interventions.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient treatment and support.
• Educated patients and families on disease prevention, health promotion, and self-management strategies.
• Managing chronic conditions such as HTN, DM, Splinting extremities due to ortho injuries.
• Execute different bedsides invasive procedures such as suturing lacerations.
• Remove ingrown toe nails.
• Perform intra articular needle injections.
• Remove skin lesions.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Presenting complex cases to the supervisor MD.
• Diagnose and treat medical conditions such as complicated injuries and illness.
• Educate patients and family members about self managing and becoming independents on chronic conditions such as Diabetes and HTN.
• Prescribe medications and treatments.

-Function as charge nurse of the ED

-Start severe septic shock protocol
-Apply the chest pain/ acute coronary syndrome and ST elevation protocol.
-Apply the Adult Emergency Intubation and mechanical ventilation protocol
-Administer, record, and prepare ACLS drugs such as amiodarone and epinephrine.
-Translate for spanish speaker patients
-Transport critical patients by air ground to higher level of care facilities.
-Triage patients to assign severity, needs and prioritize treatments.

• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based care and treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to concerns.
• Streamlined workflow processes for increased efficiency in providing comprehensive care to patients.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement holistic care approaches for chronic disease management.
• Managing chronic conditions such as HTN, DM, and CHF.
• Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions.
• Managed acute and chronic illnesses, developing personalized treatment plans that addressed patients'' unique needs.
• Performing bedside care procedures such as splinting, removing ingrown toe nails, treating the pt. with intra articular needle injections, and suturing injuries.

-Function as charge nurse of 24 beds critical care unit
-Monitor and manage the Pulmonary Artery Pressure
-Monitor and Manage the intra Ventricular Pressure
-Monitor and set up, calibrate and draw blood from arterial lines.
-Manage ventilated patients and assists with ventilation -Assess neurological status
-Administer anesthetics medication, during invasive procedures.

-Assist the MD, during invasive and non invasive procedures