Kurt Dominic Valencia Mantes

• Provides care to patients requiring coronary angiograms with left and right heart catheterizations and/or percutaneous coronary interventions; provision of care to patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella assist devices.

• Trained primarily to provide moderate sedation and assume the role of a monitor person when performing heart catheterizations with a team approach.

• Proficient in working as a circulator/monitor person in electrophysiology procedures such as atrial fibrillation ablation requiring transseptal catheterization; atrial flutter ablations; supraventricular tachycardia ablations; and pacemaker/automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation.

• Assessed, treated, and recovered patients requiring open-heart surgery including coronary artery bypass and grafting and valve replacement.
• Monitored and treated patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring with the use of a Swan-Ganz catheter.
• Managed patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pump therapy.
• Managed patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy.
• Assessed and treated cardiac patients requiring titration of different drips to optimize hemodynamic stability.
• Collaborated with the CVICU team together with the perioperative anesthesia nurse practitioners and anesthesia attending to optimize patient outcomes post-surgery.

• Performed nursing care in an integrated medical and cardiac intensive care unit.
• Established and implemented nursing care plans for each critically-ill patient through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Achieved best possible outcomes for nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, HCAPS, patient satisfaction and associate satisfaction.
• Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
• Performed nursing care for critically-ill COVID-19 patients requiring multiple vasoactive drugs, sedatives, and paralytics.
• Trained in caring for patients requiring the use of Arjo Rotoprone bed to improve oxygenation in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
• Acted as resource nurse to improve collaborative nursing care and facilitate for best patient outcomes.
• Provided care for STEMI patients requiring post cardiac catheterization care.

Medical Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Room Staff Nurse (4/2015-12/2019)

• Provided holistic care to patients under critical conditions addressing acute illnesses and comorbidities.
• Managed mechanically ventilated patients receiving multiple medications including sedatives and titratable vasoactive medications.
• Facilitated overall care given to patient, providing close monitoring and frequent assessment.
• Engaged in multidisciplinary rounds, addressing the daily holistic needs of assigned patients.
• Managed patients undergoing continuous venovenous hemodialysis.
• Managed patients undergoing targeted temperature management or therapeutic hypothermia.
• Provided with specialized training to rotate in the emergency room’s cardiac and trauma unit where critical care is provided for patients with higher levels of acuity.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in assisting in rapid sequence intubation for patients who require advance airway management.
• Experienced in providing care for patients with ischemic stroke requiring TPA administration and emergent PTCA for STEMI patients.
• Works in an interdisciplinary manner in managing a Code Blue.
• Trained to work as a First Nurse and Triage Nurse to better determine a patient’s Emergency Severity Index (ESI) level.
• Trained to provide emergent acute care for patients across the span of life.

Subacute Rehabilitation Staff Nurse (12/2013-04/2015)
• Provided routine nursing assessments and interventions; attending to patients' physical and medical needs, enabling them to meet their optimum capacity to perform activities of daily living.
• Monitored the progress of different patients as they are provided with rehabilitation programs, working alongside with physical and occupational therapists, and unit physiatrists.
• Provided client-based education in order to augment independent health-management and to enhance patient compliance.
• Established patient-specific planning in order to meet rehabilitation needs in the presence of preexisting comorbidities.
• Ensured a proper discharge process to patients; arranging extended needs with case managers and/or social workers.