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Ismael Ortega Garcia LVN,WSOC

Culver City,CA

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

School Nurse

Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica
08.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for front line medical assistance at high school with over 3,000 students.
  • Addressed a wide range of different types of medical matters during time school.
  • Monitor and treat students with chronic and acute medical conditions.
  • Administer prescribed medication as ordered by physician.
  • Providing emergency care in situations such as anaphylactic shock, cardiopulmonary distress, respiratory distress, and insulin reaction.
  • Meeting the health needs of students and providing nursing care described in individualized health care plans.
  • Making medical assessments of students resulting from illness, injury, seizure, or other medical problems occurring from school.

Detox Rehab Nurse

Avers Detox
Los Angeles, California
04.2024 - 09.2024
  • Administered detoxification protocols for patients in a clinical setting.
  • Monitored vital signs and patient behavior throughout treatment processes.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care plans.
  • Documented patient progress and treatment outcomes in electronic health records.
  • Monitored vital signs to ensure patient safety during detoxification process.
  • Collaborated with physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.

Treatment Nurse

Playa Del Rey skill Nursing Facility
Los Angeles, California
04.2023 - 10.2023
  • Document any pressure sores or other problems accurately with proper size, stage, site, length, width, depth, presence of drainage discoloration, etc.
  • Key Member of the wound care team for patients with persistent conditions.
  • Provide hands on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.
  • Evaluate the patient and devise a wound care regimen for treatment of venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, skin tears, rashes and pressure ulcers.
  • Complete required forms, documents and observation according to facility requirements and state regulations.
  • Monitor and assess resident chest tube, colostomy, tubing, etc.
  • Ensure that all wounds are accurately documented in patients records.
  • Administer daily care to wounds as prescribed by physician.

Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab
Santa Monica
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Resident Evaluation, re-enforce care planning. Provision of Direct Patient Care Monitoring Patient Care provided by unlicensed staff.
  • Collaborated with respiratory for tracheo and ventilator assessment (includes CNAs, physical therapy).
  • Medication Administration Treatments such as G tube feedings, bolus, insulin, heparin, narcotics distribution by place of MD orders, etc.
  • Checking vital signs and timely reporting of change in resident's condition to the nurse supervisor and physician. Give and take reports upon the beginning and ending of shift.

Public Health Nurse

01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Perform assessment, registration, and education.
  • Provided an EUA information sheet prior to administration of the vaccine.
  • Administered Janssen, Moderna, and Pfizer to pediatrics, adults, and geriatric.
  • Maintained the vaccine cold chain. Recorded refrigerator/cooler temperatures hourly.
  • Administer vaccines at mass vaccination sites.
  • Monitored for adverse reaction for 15-30 minutes after the administration of the vaccine.

Western Convalescent Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Administering medications ex: gtubes, insulin, etc.
  • Assisting LVNs, with patient examinations.
  • Collecting samples for Routine lab tests.
  • Recording vital signs.
  • Cleaning and emptying a tracheostomy.
  • Changing wound dressings under the supervision of RN.

Education

Certification -

Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal
01.2023

Santa Monica Community college
01.2023

Certificate - wound, ostomy and continence nursing

Skin and Wound Care Associate
01.2022

Diploma -

WCUI school of nursing
09.2020

Diploma -

CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL
01.2010

Skills

  • Patient assessment
  • Medication administration
  • Wound care management
  • Emergency response

Awards

Employee of the Month, Awarded for outstanding performance in the Dietary department at Encino Medical Center.

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Timeline

Detox Rehab Nurse

Avers Detox
04.2024 - 09.2024

Treatment Nurse

Playa Del Rey skill Nursing Facility
04.2023 - 10.2023

School Nurse

Santa Monica High School
08.2022 - Current

Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab
01.2021 - 12.2021

Public Health Nurse

01.2020 - 12.2021

Western Convalescent Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2021

Certification -

Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal

Santa Monica Community college

Certificate - wound, ostomy and continence nursing

Skin and Wound Care Associate

Diploma -

WCUI school of nursing

Diploma -

CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL

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