KAREN AVECHUCO
Marana
Summary
Registered Nurse with Emergency Department expertise in rapid assessment, triage, and critical interventions. Adept at coordinating multidisciplinary care during trauma activations and stroke alerts, ensuring timely and patient-centered treatment in high-volume settings. Recognized for maintaining composure and delivering compassionate care in high-acuity environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Registered Nurse
BANNER HEALTH
Tucson
09.2022 - Current
- Provide emergency nursing care for patients presenting with acute illnesses, traumatic injuries, and life-threatening conditions in a high-volume Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department.
- Perform rapid assessments and triage to prioritize treatment based on patient acuity and clinical presentation.
- Assess, stabilize, and monitor critically ill and injured patients, ensuring prompt recognition of changes in condition.
- Respond to trauma activations and stroke alerts, delivering timely interventions and coordinating multidisciplinary care.
- Collaborate with trauma surgeons, emergency physicians, neurologists, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize patient outcomes.
- Administer medications, blood products, and emergency treatments according to physician orders and evidence-based protocols.
- Established vascular access, including ultrasound-guided IV placement, to enhance diagnostic testing and treatment efficiency.
- Assisted in management of trauma, neurological, medical, and surgical emergencies while ensuring high standards of patient safety and quality care.
Emergency Registered Nurse
COPPER QUEEN HOSPITAL
Douglas
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Assessed, prioritized, and stabilized patients presenting with a broad range of medical and traumatic conditions.
- Delivered direct patient care in a fast-paced Emergency Department setting.
- Monitored patient status, relayed changes in condition to providers, and facilitated emergency interventions.
- Streamlined triage processes to enhance patient flow and ensure timely treatment.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to create and execute individualized patient care plans.
- Maintained high standards of patient safety, clinical care, and documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico12-2021
Skills
- Emergency Patient Care
- Trauma Response
- Stroke Alert Management
- Ultrasound-Guided IV Placement
- Patient assessment
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Triage management
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Team Collaboration
- Communication
Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Training
- Registered Nurse (RN), Arizona
Languages
- Spanish
- English, Fluent
- Spanish, Intermediate
Timeline
Emergency Registered Nurse
BANNER HEALTH
09.2022 - Current
Emergency Registered Nurse
COPPER QUEEN HOSPITAL
02.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western New Mexico University