Jenitza Cruz
Perth Amboy,NJ
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Hardworking and passionate opportunity seeker with strong organizational skills. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Skilled at communicating and solving problems to improve level of care and raise quality rankings of health care facilities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Alameda Center For Rehabilitation And Care
Perth Amboy, NJ
02.2008 - Current
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
- Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
- Complied with federal and state regulations for completion and coordination of RAI process.
- Trained staff on technical procedures and software program usage.
- Built and deployed plans, reports, validation procedures and entry processes for data management needs.
- Safeguarded patient records and verified compliance with HIPAA standards.
- Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
Education
Nursing
Middlesex County Vocational School Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, NJ 09.2006 - 02.2008
Skills
Patient Management
Medical Records Management
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Patient and family advocacy
Current NJ licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners
Electronic health record use
Healthcare ethics
Nursing staff leadership
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Alameda Center For Rehabilitation And Care
02.2008 - Current
Nursing
Middlesex County Vocational School Perth Amboy
09.2006 - 02.2008