Lisa Gonzalez

Highly qualified and dedicated registered nurse striving to obtain a position where my extensive knowledge and experience in patient-centered care, calm disposition, gentle bedside manner, and excellent communication skills will support Cleveland Clinic Florida in providing professional, compassionate, and exceptional quality care to all.

• Certified Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring January2024 – Present
• Registered Nursing (RN) License June2021 – Present
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) May2021 – Present
• Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) May2021 – Present
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) July2020 – Present
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) August2012 – May2016

• NICU/Labor & Delivery Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee March2021 – May2021
• Activities performed in the NICU include caring for premature neonates with congenital heart defects, meconium aspiration, extremely low birth weight (ELBW), congenital anomalies, sepsis, feeding intolerances, hypoglycemia, and hyperbilirubinemia
• Managing patients with cardiac monitoring, pulse-oximetry, isolettes, intravenous infusions, nasogastric/orogastric tubes
• Managing patients with oxygen therapy including endotracheal intubation mechanical ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and nasal cannula
• Providing physical comfort measures to neonates including positioning, holding, and pain management
• Providing daily care such as feeding, bathing, and assessing newborns in the unit; assessing vital signs and telemetry monitoring; administering medication under supervision; obtaining blood glucose readings on newborns; routine vaccinations on the newborn including vitamin K and Hepatitis B vaccines; administration of erythromycin antibiotic; carrying out patient treatment plans; and evaluating medical conditions of up to2 patients per day
• Continuously volunteering to assist with a variety of tasks on the NICU and Labor & Delivery Units, including nasogastric/orogastric tube placement, insertion of intravenous access, and administration of IV fluids. Turning and repositioning pregnant mothers. Providing comfort measures for laboring mothers.
• Assisting with a variety of tasks in the obstetric operating room during C-sections, such as setting up infant radiant warmer, and performing newborn assessment and intervention following delivery including suctioning, APGAR scoring, weight and length measurements, and newborn screenings.
• Volunteering with lactation consultant to assist postpartum mothers with breastfeeding needs.
• Developed skills in communication (verbal + written), critical thinking, patient advocacy, and teamwork and collaboration
• Critical Care/ICU Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Port St. Lucie January2021 – March2021
• Provided direct quality care such as assessing and monitoring vital signs, physical assessment, administering medication under supervision, aiding with bathing, assessing blood glucose, and evaluating medical conditions of up to2 patients per day
• Continuously volunteered to assist with a variety of tasks on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) such as tube feedings, PICC line dressing changes, wound dressings, irrigating pressure ulcers, wound dressing applications, urinary catheterization, insertion of intravenous access, and administration of IV fluids
• Medical-Surgical Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee January2020 – April2020
• Provided direct quality care such as assessing and monitoring vital signs, physical assessment, monitoring, physical assessments, administering medication under supervision, aiding with bathing, assessing blood glucose, administering sliding-scale insulin, and evaluating medical conditions of up to5 patients per day
• Continuously volunteered to assist with a variety of tasks on the medical surgical unit such as removing wound dressings, irrigating pressure ulcers, applying new dressings to wounds, urinary catheterization, insertion of intravenous access, and administration of IV fluids
• Volunteered to assist with a variety of tasks in the operating room such as surgery preparation and assisting in surgery
• Community Health Community Health Center, West Palm Beach January2020 – April2020
• Conducted one-on-one interviews with clients and collected demographic information on low-income clients to perform a needs assessment of the community
• Provided direct quality care such as assessing vital signs, assessing blood glucose levels, collecting HIV blood samples, and assisted in administration of medications
• Mental Health St. Mary’s Institute of Mental Health, West Palm Beach August2019 – December2019
• Provided assistive psychiatric care to schizophrenic, bipolar, and depressive patients, including administration of medications; assessment and documentation of mental status; and assisted patients in identifying protective factors, short- and long-term goals, and discharge plans
• Exercised clinical judgment when handling psychiatric emergencies and gained confidence in de-escalating difficult situations
• Skilled Nursing La Posada, Palm Beach Gardens August2019 – December2019
• Provided direct quality care such as assessing and monitoring vital signs, blood glucose checks and monitoring, physical assessments, administering medication under nurse supervision, aiding with activities of daily living including, bathing/hygiene, feeding, and dressing
• Continuously volunteered to assist with a variety of tasks including wound dressing removal and application, irrigating pressure ulcers, and urinary catheterization