Jameshia Tapia-Castro
Warner Robins,GA
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
WellStar Cobb
01.2024 - Current
- As a Travel RN in the ER, I provide nursing care within a Level 3 Trauma and Burn Center
- Collaborated with various ER professionals to ensure effective patient care
- Applied expertise in prompt patient condition assessment on patient arrival at the ER during initial phases of acute illness or trauma
- Monitored ER patients, including alerting physicians or charge nurses to changes in patient status, communicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations
- Performed medical procedures, such as EKG, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis, UCG testing, or administering medications
- Provide post care teachings and instructions for discharged patients
- Consult with the clinical coordinator prior to the patient's discharge to ensure proper care follows the patient.
Registered Nurse
Piedmont Macon Main
03.2023 - 12.2023
- As a RN in the ER, I am responsible for the care of patients of all ages and a wide range of acuities
- Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness
- Stabilize incoming patients and administer medication as instructed by physicians
- Start intravenous and intraosseous lines of all ages
- Work with our team of emergency staff to help patients proficiently.
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Navicent ER
06.2022 - 03.2023
- As a RN in a Level 1 Trauma Center, I am responsible for the care of patients of all ages and a wide range of acuities
- Rotate through all of the services within the department, including psychiatric, geriatrics, pediatrics and traumas
- Monitor status changes of patients and follow protocol with certain emergencies such as sepsis or shock
- Assist physicians with procedures such as intubation and/or cardioversions
- Act as a point of communication between physicians and patients, as well as families, pertaining to the care plan from treatment to discharge planning.
Nurse Extern/Patient Care Tech
Houston Medical Center - Pediatrics
01.2021 - 05.2022
- As a nurse extern, I had multiple responsibilities such as planning care for patients with my mentor nurse, performing IVs on pediatric patients, observing charting for pediatric patients, educating patients and parents through discharges, communicating with physicians pertaining to orders, assisting in pediatric code blues/rapid responses, and providing patient status updates
- Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, my unit became a COVID-19 overflow unit and later the overflow for post-op patients, as well as med-surg patients
- I have experience with placing patients on oxygen, monitoring patients with seizure precautions, providing wound care to hysterectomy patients, and providing post-op patient teachings.
Education
Bachelors of Nursing -
Middle Georgia State University
05.2024
Associates of Nursing -
Albany State University
05.2022
Associates of Business Administration -
Georgia Military College
07.2019
Phlebotomy Certification of Completion
Health Tech of GA
07.2018
High School Diploma -
Warner Robins High School
05.2016
Skills
- Use of Microsoft Office, Epic and Meditech
- BLS / ACLS / PALS / NIHSS / TNCC
- Impeccable knowledge of nursing/healthcare terminology
- Strong attention to detail, time management, and organization skills
- Great communication and customer service skills
- Knowledge of military terminology/ranking
- Documentation and Charting
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Care Planning
- Patient Evaluation
- Nursing staff leadership
Accomplishments
- WOW Rewards from WellStar Cobb for exemplifying one of their values and exceeding expectations
- US Army Veteran
References
- Angelisha Canion, Surgical Tech, Houston Healthcare, (478) 217-8584, Angelishacanion@ymail.com
- Alysan Molinares, Charge RN, Emergency Center, Wellstar, (470) 827-6655, alysanmolinares@yahoo.com
- Ashley Brooks, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Piedmont Macon Main, (478) 972-9338
Timeline
Registered Nurse
WellStar Cobb
01.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Piedmont Macon Main
03.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Navicent ER
06.2022 - 03.2023
Nurse Extern/Patient Care Tech
Houston Medical Center - Pediatrics
01.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelors of Nursing -
Middle Georgia State University
Associates of Nursing -
Albany State University
Associates of Business Administration -
Georgia Military College
Phlebotomy Certification of Completion
Health Tech of GA
High School Diploma -
Warner Robins High School
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