Jerome De Guzman
Panorama City,CA
Summary
Passionate Clinical Nurse with 12 years of experience in a variety of specialties. Distinguished understanding of a myriad of facility procedures and providing high level family and patient education. Adept at working closely with doctors and nurses for excellent services.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Site Lead RN LAUSD
Clipboard Health
Los Angeles, CA
09.2021 - Current
- Responsibilities for this position include
- Supervising the Clinical team as a lead RN for the testing area at each testing site
- Managing a staff of 12 consisting of RNs, LVNs, CNAs, EMTs and Medical assistants
- Performing testing on individuals who can't test themselves
- Performing Rapid Tests for new students and Faculty for LAUSD.
Lead COVID Testing RN
Excelsis Talent, Inc
Los Angeles, CA
09.2020 - Current
- Primary duty of the Registered Nurse is to lead a team of 3 Registered Nurses and 2 Medical Assistants and ensures proper precautions are followed in accordance with current CDC guidelines
- Nurse is responsible for making sure appropriate forms are filled out accurately
- Nurse also drives samples to laboratory for results.
Therapies
Quik Travel Staffing
Pasadena, CA
09.2019 - 11.2019
- Nurse coordinates care between the patient, Nephrologist , Registered Dietitian and Social Worker
- Other responsibilities include assessing patient response to dialysis therapy and making appropriate adjustments and modifications to treatment plans as indicated/directed by supervisors or prescribed by the physician.
- Assessment of patient pre, interim, and post dialysis and documentation of findings
- Administration of medications as ordered to assigned patients as well as assessing educational needs of the patient and family regarding end stage renal disease, dialysis therapy, diet and medications.
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
U.S. Renal Care
Panorama City, CA
12.2018 - 09.2019
- The Home Therapies Nurse is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with federal, state, local laws and regulations, including health care professionals practice act requirements as they pertain to home dialysis program and patient care requirements.
- Training patients (and/or care partner) in the practice of self-care Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis upon meeting federal and state regulations governing Registered Nurse qualifications.
- Conducting home visits to assess the patient’s home environment per policy; initially and minimally annually thereafter.
- Routinely evaluate patient performance and assess the home environment more frequently as needed to improve care.
- Communicate results of patient assessment, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring to the physician, team members, and others as appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.
- Document all nursing services in the Electronic Medical Record including but not limited to training sessions, routine and non-routine in-person interactions, and phone conversations.
- Documentation should accurately reflect the patient status and nursing interventions and be written to ensure continuity of care.
- Participate in infection control monitoring, implementation, and recording as requested.
- Be familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational procedures.
- Communicate and regularly review Emergency preparedness procedures with all home patients, including but not limited to emergency disconnection from dialysis equipment, what to do and who to contact if displaced from home.
- Ensure clinic and patient supply inventory and usage is appropriate for patient prescriptions and place orders in timely manner to avoid fees and penalties.
- Continually seeking to improve patient and quality outcomes through tracking and trending of program and patient performance, use of critical thinking skills and root cause analysis to improve patient and quality outcomes.
- Assist in obtaining data for the continuous quality improvement activities.
- Obtaining routine and non-routine laboratory tests as ordered and communicate critical lab values and urgent patient needs to the responsible physician or physician extender in a timely manner.
- Completing and documenting monthly review of patient medication profiles.
- Administer medications as ordered by the physician.
- Responsible for performing on call nursing services, nights and weekends, on a rotational basis as needed or assigned.
RN Clinical Supervisor
Los Angeles Job Corps Center
Los Angeles, CA
03.2018 - 11.2018
- Primary roles include selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, and counseling employees communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
- Completes student care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
- Promotes student's independence by establishing student care goals; teaching and counseling students and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
- Provides information to students and health care team by answering questions and requests.
- Protects students and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols, enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintaining student's confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
- Maintaining documentation of student's care services by auditing student and department records.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
Laurel Canyon Dialysis
Sunland, CA
07.2017 - 02.2018
- As a peritoneal dialysis nurse, I am responsible for training patients in both continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis as well as continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
- The peritoneal dialysis nurse reviews lab values and collaborates with the nephrologist and other members of the healthcare team to provide personalized care for each patient.
Hemodialysis Nurse
DaVita
Beverly Hills, CA
05.2016 - 04.2017
- Responsibilities include priming dialyzer and bloodlines recording patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Oversaw dialysis treatment on cannulated accesses.
- Cleans and dresses permanent and temporary catheters.
- Monitored patients adjusted specialized equipment and interpreted and recorded information.
- Provided pre- and post procedure care to patients within the Hemodialysis Unit.
Charge Nurse
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital
Pasadena, CA
09.2011 - 06.2016
- Coordinates, and evaluates patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members in accordance to the nursing process and the standards of care and practices.
- The charge nurse demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- The charge nurse has supervisory responsibilities for the LVN, LPT and Mental Health Workers.
Psychiatric Nurse
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
04.2012 - 06.2014
- Functions include assessment of patient and family health problems and resources, takes a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a plan for nursing care provided by the nursing team
- Provides technical nursing care and interventions to gero psych patient population.
Staff Nurse
Cabrillo Rehabilitation and Care Center
12.2010 - 08.2011
- Responsibilities include, working closely with physicians and other members of the health care team in providing a high level of care to a diverse group of patients
- In the acute care rehabilitation floor, duties include performing assessments, medication administration (Ex
- IVs, Insulin, Vaccinations, IM injections etc.) and wound care for 40 patients.
Pediatric Nurse
Perez & Perez Medical Corporation
05.2010 - 11.2010
- Responsibilities at this pediatrics clinic include, nursing assessments, obtaining vital signs, weighing patients, administering vaccinations and medications based on the age level of the patients
- Performing wound care, and administering breathing treatments when indicated by physician.
Education
Associate's Degree - Nursing in Nursing
Mount St. Mary's College
Skills
- Medical Supply Management
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Compliance Monitoring
- Accurate Documentation
- Nursing Service Goal Development
- Protocol Review
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Oral and Written Communications
- Immunization Administration
- In-Service Training
- Intramuscular Injections
Certification
- Board of Registered Nursing License - 12 years
- Basic Life Support , American Heart Association - 12 years
Timeline
Clinical Site Lead RN LAUSD
Clipboard Health
09.2021 - Current
Lead COVID Testing RN
Excelsis Talent, Inc
09.2020 - Current
Therapies
Quik Travel Staffing
09.2019 - 11.2019
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
U.S. Renal Care
12.2018 - 09.2019
RN Clinical Supervisor
Los Angeles Job Corps Center
03.2018 - 11.2018
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
Laurel Canyon Dialysis
07.2017 - 02.2018
Hemodialysis Nurse
DaVita
05.2016 - 04.2017
Psychiatric Nurse
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
04.2012 - 06.2014
Charge Nurse
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital
09.2011 - 06.2016
Staff Nurse
Cabrillo Rehabilitation and Care Center
12.2010 - 08.2011
Pediatric Nurse
Perez & Perez Medical Corporation
05.2010 - 11.2010
Associate's Degree - Nursing in Nursing
Mount St. Mary's College
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