Kahloe Lesaca, BSN, RN

• Focus on priority well-being promotions and events to ensure employees are healthy, engaged and productive in a positive work environment.

• Assess employees' fitness for duty including suspicion for substance abuse providing tailored counseling and advising further recommendations by HR Executive Medical Director.

• Offer information and materials on physical and mental health-related topics, including depression, SARS-Cov-2, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking cessation programs.

• First responder to in office emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.

• Observed, checked and monitored all equipment used during surgery. Prepared, administered and recorded prescribed medications to sterile field.

• Reported adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with policy.

• Initiated corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.

• Performed as Charge Nurse for relief and coverage of on-call shift as needed.

•Responsible for correctional faculty wide infection control programs including the identification, reduction and prevention of healthcare related infections and influenza and hepatitis b vaccinations.

• Conducted surveillance of infections, directed public health reporting.

• Developed and presented educational programs for new hire and annual renewal of staff relevant to infection control.

• Collaborated with various levels of health care providers including New Mexico state officials on infection control and employee health issues.