Jessica Lozano
RN
Coppell,TX
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
RN Case Manager
Vitas Hospice
03.2024 - Current
- Analyzed patient responses to medications, therapies and variances in plans of care.
- Enhanced patient care by developing comprehensive care plans and coordinating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple comorbidities, requiring close monitoring and coordination of various healthcare services.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
RN III, ICU/ Medical-Surgical Charge Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital
03.2021 - 12.2023
- Administered basic patient care to 4-6 patients.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Provided treatments such as dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in tele unit.
- Administered medication such as Amiodarone, Heparin, Diltiazem, Levophed monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
Travel Nurse RN
Aya Healthcare
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided direct patient care, 7-9 patients.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
RN, Medical-Surgical
UTMB Health
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed caseload of 5-6 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Houston Christian University
Houston, TX05.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TX 05.2001 -
Associate of Applied Science - Vocational Nursing
Houston Community College
Houston, TX12.2014
Skills
IV insertion
Patient Condition MonitoringPatient AdmissionPain ManagementAdaptability
Wound Care
Monitoring Vital Signs
Training staff
Timeline
RN Case Manager
Vitas Hospice
03.2024 - Current
Travel Nurse RN
Aya Healthcare
07.2022 - 10.2022
RN III, ICU/ Medical-Surgical Charge Nurse
Memorial Hermann Hospital
03.2021 - 12.2023
RN, Medical-Surgical
UTMB Health
07.2020 - 03.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
College of The Mainland
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Houston Christian University
Associate of Applied Science - Vocational Nursing
Houston Community College