Kira Rodriguez
Flagstaff,AZ
Summary
Registered Nurse with 4+ years of experience in patient advocacy, direct care, and nursing leadership. Skilled in clinical documentation, patient assessments, and education, consistently enhancing patient outcomes. Committed to delivering top-tier patient care through effective collaboration and adherence to healthcare standards.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse/Clinical Manager
Nurses Network
03.2024 - Current
- Coordinate patient care plans, enhancing treatment efficiency and patient satisfaction
- Supervise nursing staff, ensuring adherence to clinical standards and protocols
- Implement quality improvement initiatives, resulting in measurable improvements in patient outcomes
- Conduct staff training sessions, fostering a collaborative and knowledgeable team environment
- Facilitate interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure cohesive patient care strategies and improved communication
- Enforce compliance with healthcare regulations, ensuring top-tier patient safety and care standards
- Coordinate with medical staff to develop integrated care plans, enhancing team communication and patient outcomes
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for nursing staff, providing constructive feedback and identifying areas for growth.
- Streamlined workflow processes for increased efficiency and productivity in the clinical setting.
Correctional Registered Nurse
Coconino County Jail
06.2022 - 01.2024
- Developed professional relationships with fellow nurses, physicians, and corrections officers to foster teamwork in delivering quality patient care.
- Maintained accurate medical records for legal compliance, contributing to a well-organized healthcare system within the correctional facility.
- Supported newly hired nurses through mentorship initiatives, sharing knowledge and expertise to help them succeed in the correctional nursing environment.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, performing life-saving interventions as necessary.
- Contributed to overall facility security by reporting suspicious behaviors or potential threats promptly and accurately.
- Conducted ongoing evaluations of inmate needs, adjusting care plans accordingly for improved health outcomes.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Performed mental health evaluations when warranted and recommended patients to therapists.
- Complied with all security regulations within jail system and administered care in safest possible environment.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Nurse
The Peaks
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Conduct mental health evaluations, referring patients to therapists as needed
- Ensure compliance with security regulations, providing care in a safe environment
- Stabilize injured prisoners before hospital transfer, ensuring timely emergency response
- Develop and implement care plans for chronic conditions, improving patient outcomes
- Treat various illnesses in close quarters, maintaining detailed patient records
- Conducted comprehensive health assessments and identified critical care needs, enhancing patient outcomes through precise medical interventions
- Administered medications and monitored side effects, ensuring adherence to treatment protocols and enhancing patient recovery
- Worked closely with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, resulting in improved patient health outcomes and streamlined processes
- Implemented infection control measures, reducing infection rates by 20% and maintaining a safer environment for inmates and staff
- Maintained accurate and thorough medical records, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and facilitating effective patient care
- Managed emergency medical situations efficiently, minimizing response time and enhancing inmate safety
- Assessed patient needs, developed care plans with healthcare teams, ensuring tailored treatments
- Protected patient confidentiality, adhering to EMS operational standards
- Administered vaccines, preventing illnesses like measles, pneumonia, and influenza
- Educated patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes, enhancing understanding
- Trained new nurses in techniques and safety protocols, ensuring high care standards
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary teams to streamline care plans, enhancing patient outcomes and operational efficiency
Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital Of Northern Arizona
09.2020 - 01.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends in nursing practice to enhance effectiveness in delivering quality care.
- Increased quality of care by participating in ongoing professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, and online courses.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, fostering teamwork and improving unit efficiency.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
RESERVATION SPECIALIST
Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course
02.2015 - 12.2020
- Responsible for opening and closing each day
- Making sure register is balanced
- Making sure each guest is safe and following all rules in place
- Responsible for helping people making reservations
- Answering any questions they may have
- Responsible for checking in over 400 people per day while helping answering any questions
- Scheduling staff
- Keeping track of CPR certifications of staff members
TECHNICIAN
Flagstaff Medical Center
02.2020 - 06.2020
- Answer patient call lights to determine patients' needs
- Responsible for 10-20 patients
- Assist nurses in the provision of patient care
- Change bed linens or make beds
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Record height or weight of patients
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Assessed patient needs, developed care plans, and collaborated with healthcare professionals
- Administered medications, monitored responses, and updated patient charts for accurate treatment
- Performed wound care, catheter installations, and trained new nurses in safety protocols
- Managed daily scheduling, coordinated nursing care, and communicated with ancillary departments
- Maintained composure in high-stress situations, ensuring effective problem-solving and patient care
- Analyzed patient data to optimize care plans, ensuring accurate medication administration and timely wound care
- Implemented patient care techniques that improved recovery times and ensured compliance with health regulations
HEAD CASHIER
Home Depot
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers, and responding to customer inquiries and complaints
- Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers
- Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods
- Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales
- Assign employees to special duties
- Enforce safety, health, and security rules
- Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised
- Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise
- Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item
- Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department
- Establish credit policies and operating procedures
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing Candidate
COCONINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Flagstaff, AZ05.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Prenursing Studies
COCONINO COMMUNITYCOLLEGE
Flagstaff, AZ05.2018
High School Diploma -
St. Johns High School
Saint Johns, AZ05.2009
Skills
- Patient advocacy
- Nursing leadership
- Patient education
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Management
- Direct Patient Care
- Clinical Leadership
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Clinical Manager
Nurses Network
03.2024 - Current
Correctional Registered Nurse
Coconino County Jail
06.2022 - 01.2024
Nurse
The Peaks
01.2022 - 05.2022
Nurse
Rehabilitation Hospital Of Northern Arizona
09.2020 - 01.2022
TECHNICIAN
Flagstaff Medical Center
02.2020 - 06.2020
RESERVATION SPECIALIST
Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course
02.2015 - 12.2020
HEAD CASHIER
Home Depot
04.2014 - 01.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Prenursing Studies
COCONINO COMMUNITYCOLLEGE
High School Diploma -
St. Johns High School
Associate of Science - Nursing Candidate
COCONINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE