Kristine West Torres

• Emergency department caring for over a 100 patients a day.
• Stroke certified facility
• Performed triage, assessment, and care of patients in an emergency setting.

Emergency response nurse worked with Covid-19 patients in the State of Texas. Worked solely on medical/surgical designated Covid -19 units caring for patients ranging from stable to critical.

• Claims analyst performed review, analysis of all types of medical and durable medical equipment claims for waste, fraud, and abuse for Medicare/Medicaid..

* Utilization review nurse performed pre-authorizations and authorizations for inpatient, outpatient, and durable medical equipment for military servicemen and their families.

* Duties covered largest military facility in western hemisphere.

• Worked Gastroenterology Lab assisting in endoscopies, colonoscopies, bronchoscopies, and ERCP's.
• Administered intravenous sedation for procedures.
• Monitored patients during and after procedures.
• Worked on a medical/surgical floor as staff nurse caring for county, state, and federal prisoners in a locked unit.
• Performed charge duties on a regular basis.

• Triaged obstetric and gynecologic patients.
• Cared for labor,ing delivering, and recovering patients.
• Cared for postpartum patients.
• Performed as circulating nurse in operating room for cesarean sections and tubal ligations.

• Triaged obstetric and gynecologic patients.
• Cared for laboring, delivering, and recovering obstetric patients.
• Cared for postpartum patients.
• Performed as circulating nurse in caesarean sections and tubal ligations.

• Performed supervisory duties for a children's psychiatric residential facility.
• Supervised process of hiring and firing employees.
• Provided teaching of first aid and basic life support to employees.
• Participated in assessment and documentation of individual interventions and goals for patients.

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Worked 1:1 in recovery of renal transplant patients.