Justin Castro
Helotes
Summary
Skilled Registered Nurse with a background in pediatric emergency care consisting of direct patient care, rapid intake triage, trauma care and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Always willing to learn and gain further knowledge to improve care for both pediatric and adult patients. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Pediatric ER Charge Nurse
Christus Children's Hospital Of San Antonio
07.2021 - Current
- Administered medications accurately, ensuring optimal treatment efficacy and patient safety.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills by prioritizing tasks and efficiently delegating responsibilities, ensuring all patients received timely care.
- Improved patient care by implementing sepsis protocol to in an effort to recognize and treat patients at risk for sepsis quickly and effectively.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to quickly respond to emergency situations, stabilizing patients until further medical assistance arrived.
- Mentored new graduate and new hire nurses, fostering professional development and growth within the team.
- Enhanced patient care by developing and implementing efficient emergency room processes such as aiding in the revamping of our triage process.
- Coordinated with registration staff, medics, ER staff and ER physicians to cut time between admission and treatment, improving patient outcomes and delivery of care.
- Improved ER efficiency by effectively managing staff resources and coordinating patient flow of Christus Children's 44 bed ED .
- Ensured high-quality patient care through rigorous monitoring of nursing standards and protocols.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, fall traumas, gunshot wounds, and stabbings.
- Detected, monitored and attempted to prevent complications associated with health situations or treatment plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality trauma care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Demonstrated strong team work during emergent situations such as trauma activations, codes, and rapid sequence intubations.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science - Nursing
University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX07.2021
Skills
- Emergency Pediatric Nursing care
- Pediatric/Adult CPR
- Staffing Assignments
- IV medication administration
- Trauma Patient Management
- Intravenous (iv) and Intraosseous (IO) line placement
- Rapid intake Triage
- Airway Management
- Care of Chronic complicated pediatric patients
- Port and central line access and care
Certification
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS - Advance Cardiac Life Support
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- Pending CPEN- Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Pediatric ER Charge Nurse
Christus Children's Hospital Of San Antonio
07.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Nursing Science - Nursing
University of The Incarnate Word
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