JEFFREY ZELAYA
Medford,OR
Summary
Dedicated and patient-focused Emergency Department Registered Nurse with proven strengths in acute patient care as a staff RN and Charge Nurse: Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care. Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and education for a wide range of patients. Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; superior accuracy in patient history, charting, and other documentation.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN/Triage Nurse /Charge Nurse/Nursing House Supervisor
ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
12.2017 - Current
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care, from newborn to geriatric. Provided quality care from arrival to admit or discharge. Working closely with physicians, RN’s and ancillary staff. Ensuring the best care possible. Excel at prioritizing patients for the proper care necessary. As Charge Nurse, responsible for coordinating the flow of the department, ensuring the highest level of patient care by the staff and be able to be a resource for staff problems and questions. As House Supervisor dealt with day today issues throughout the hospital troubleshooting Charge Nurse problems including various daily reports. As a TAC RN coordinated the bed placement of patients throughout the house and transfers in and out of the hospital
- LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, STEMI CENTER, STROKE CENTER
Staff RN
PROVIDENCE WILLAMETTE FALLS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care, from newborn to geriatric. Worked closely with other physicians, RN’s and ancillary staff. Ensuring a high level of patient care.
- STROKE CENTER
Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Manager/ Relief Nursing Supervisor/Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
TUALITY HEALTHCARE
08.2011 - 10.2016
- As the nightshift manager was charged with ensuring evening and nightshift staff followed hospital policies and procedures while maintaining a high level of quality patient care. Responsibilities also included data collection for AFAQ, Chaired committees on quality improvement for lab hemolysis, blood culture contamination, and procedures for blood labeling, outcome was establishing new policies and procedures to improve the quality of lab processes in the emergency department, and involved with STEMI committee, tasked with improving door to balloon times, outcomes were positive. As relief Supervisor was charged with oversight of the hospital ensuring proper staffing levels, dealing with problematic situations and leadership rounding. As Emergency Preparedness coordinator, charged with preparing the hospital managing any disaster.
- CARDIAC AND STROKE CENTER
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
12.2009 - 08.2011
- Responsible for coordinating the flow of the Department, overseeing and directing 6 to 10 nurses in a very busy inner city Emergency Department. Also responsible for the care of critical and noncritical patient and family care, while maintaining the hospital standards and policies, strong leadership abilities with difficult scheduling experience.
- CARDIAC CARE CENTER
Emergency Department Staff RN/ED Charge Nurse
ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 10.2009
- Assist in all aspects of patient care, including care of critical and non-critical patients as well as various severe and minor trauma. While working as a charge nurse, I was tasked with overseeing 6-10 nurses and coordinating the flow of the department, while maintaining the hospital standards for patient care
Emergency Department Staff RN/ED Charge Nurse
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, CANTON, OH
05.2006 - 11.2008
- Assist in all aspects of patient care, including care of critical and non-critical patients as well as various severe and minor trauma. Also care for critical Cardiac patients. While working as a charge nurse, I was tasked with overseeing 12 to 15 nurses and coordinating flow of the department, while maintaining the hospital standards for quality patient care.
- LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND CARDIAC CARE CENTER
Emergency Room Tech
HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
03.1995 - 10.2005
- Assist in all aspects of non-critical patient care, monitor patients with minor trauma and/or medical problems, charting, assisting doctors and nurses as necessary.
EMT-1, EMT-1 Training Officer, Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP)
PROFESSIONAL/MEDTRANS/AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE, GLENDALE, CA
03.1992 - 08.1997
- Assisted in all aspects of ambulance operations, as EMT-1, assisted with patient transport to various facilities and monitoring of patient during transport, as EMT-1 Training Officer, trained EMT’s to transport patients with safety and respect also assessed their skill and readiness to work on ambulances as EMT’s, as MICP, was responsible for running 911 calls for the City of Glendale, also running Critical Care Transport from various facilities. Implemented and coordinated ongoing staff education program.
Boat Coxswain/Assistant Group Duty Officer (New Orleans, LA)
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD E1-E4 CORTEZ, FL
01.1979 - 01.1987
- As a Boat Coxswain was responsible for crew of up to 6 and Boat Commander during search and rescue calls and during Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE), as Assistant Group Duty Officer, Coordinated first response units to search and rescue calls, monitored calls from beginning to end and assisted Group Duty Officer with all responsibilities.
Education
Associate in Applied Sciences - Nursing
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE
Albany, New York01.2006
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education
- Wound care
- Care plan development
- Emergency care
- Critical thinking
- Delegation and motivation
- Decision-making
- EPIC EMR
Certification
- Certifications: Telemetry; Phlebotomy; Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), TNCC
- Proficiencies: Emergency Department; Care plan creation and administration; Patient/family education; Training and in-services
Timeline
Staff RN/Triage Nurse /Charge Nurse/Nursing House Supervisor
ASANTE ROGUE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
12.2017 - Current
Staff RN
PROVIDENCE WILLAMETTE FALLS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2017 - 05.2017
Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Manager/ Relief Nursing Supervisor/Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
TUALITY HEALTHCARE
08.2011 - 10.2016
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
12.2009 - 08.2011
Emergency Department Staff RN/ED Charge Nurse
ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 10.2009
Emergency Department Staff RN/ED Charge Nurse
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, CANTON, OH
05.2006 - 11.2008
Emergency Room Tech
HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
03.1995 - 10.2005
EMT-1, EMT-1 Training Officer, Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP)
PROFESSIONAL/MEDTRANS/AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE, GLENDALE, CA
03.1992 - 08.1997
Boat Coxswain/Assistant Group Duty Officer (New Orleans, LA)
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD E1-E4 CORTEZ, FL
01.1979 - 01.1987
Associate in Applied Sciences - Nursing
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE