Jessica Castro-Bueno
Boone,IA
Summary
Compassionate and driven Registered Nurse seeking full-time employment. Over ten years experience offering comprehensive patient care to diverse patient populations including pediatric, adult, and geriatric. Maintained a strong reputation for achieving high levels of patient satisfaction, providing culturally competent services to culturally diverse families, seeking specialized training for personal development, and facilitating clinic team functioning Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
McFarland Clinic
06.2021 - Current
- Trained and floated to 16 different departments within McFarland including Pediatrics, Adult Medicine, Family Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, General Surgery, Plastic and Hand Surgery, Hematology and Oncology, Pulmonology, Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Dermatology, MOHS Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics, and Laboratory Specimen Collection
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Duties included direct patient care, phone and in-person triage, electronic messaging, prior authorizations, health care management, allergy testing, pulmonary function testing, ECG, IV and port access management, specimen collection, wound/surgical site care, and assisting with in office and same day procedures.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse
ChildServe
08.2019 - Current
- Supervise respite care services for medically complex pediatric patients in the Story County and Polk County area on weekends.
- Coordinated with care team to provide care to medically fragile patients.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Licensed Practical Nurse
UnityPoint Urgent Care
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ankeny Pediatric Care
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Licensed Practical Nurse
WesleyLife Home Health
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Developed care plans for patients, as well as collaborated with nurse care managers and providers to provide recommendation on modifying current plans.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Salina Pediatric Care
10.2015 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Licensed Practical Nurse Lead
Occupational Health Partners
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Attained formal training and special certification in both hearing testing and drug test collection
- Assisted with procedures in clinic.
- Managed treatments plans for worker's compensation patients including outgoing referrals, scheduling services like advanced imaging and lab work.
- Collaborated with workman's compensation insurances to get services covered, including imaging and diagnostic testing.
- Developed excellent communications skills and patient relationship skills.
- Educated patients on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, management of condition, and lifestyle options.
Charge Licensed Practical Nurse
No Place Like Home Health Agency
03.2013 - 07.2014
- Developed and expanded nursing care for home bound patients
- Coordinated schedules for aids to provide 24 hr care
- Achieved excellent patient and family relationship skills
- Demonstrated high level of nursing care and was promoted to lead nurse shortly after starting
- Achieved advancement as lead in hospice care patients.
Education
Nursing
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, IA06.2021
IV Certification -
Hutchinson Community College
One-Year Certificate Practical Nurse: Nursing -
North Central Kansas Technical College
Associate of Science -
Cloud County Community College
Skills
- Health and wellness expertise
- Broad medical terminology knowledge
- Trained in 16 health care specialties
- Experience with Immunization scheduling and administration
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Venipuncture collection and handling
- IV and port management
- Laboratory Training in obtaining samples and in house testing
- BAC screen/drug screen collection ability
- Strong medical ethics
- Surgical and Non-Surgical Wound Care
Certification
- Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa
- Currently enrolled in BSN program through The University of Texas Arlington
- Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC)
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Certified Casting and Splinting
Licenses
- Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa
- Currently enrolled in BSN program through The University of Texas Arlington
- Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC)
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Certified Casting and Splinting
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
McFarland Clinic
06.2021 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
UnityPoint Urgent Care
10.2020 - 06.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ankeny Pediatric Care
01.2020 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
ChildServe
08.2019 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
WesleyLife Home Health
08.2019 - 01.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Salina Pediatric Care
10.2015 - 07.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse Lead
Occupational Health Partners
06.2014 - 10.2015
Charge Licensed Practical Nurse
No Place Like Home Health Agency
03.2013 - 07.2014
Nursing
Ellsworth Community College
IV Certification -
Hutchinson Community College
One-Year Certificate Practical Nurse: Nursing -
North Central Kansas Technical College
Associate of Science -
Cloud County Community College
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