Hi, I’m
Lisa Zavala
Registered Nurse
Dallas,TX
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.
Sara Teasdale
Summary
Patient-oriented Obstetric Nurse with 28+ years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision & department operations. Skilled at multitasking & prioritizing patient needs & daily assignments in the L&D unit. Offering expertise in the L&D/Women's care field. Seasoned nurse professional offering proven clinical knowledge & technical abilities. Knowledgeable on CPN/Meditech EMR charting, medication administration & interdisciplinary collaboration, focused on optimizing patient care & support. Quality focused & efficient leader. Compassionate Charge Nurse of 4 years demonstrating success in cultivating strong patient & staff report to drive outcome goals in decreasing the NTSV, SSI & post-partum hemorrhage rates & increasing patient & nurse satisfaction rates.
- Adaptable nursing professional demonstrating expertise and knowledge through 25 years in healthcare roles. Committed to leading highly effective teams to delivering exceptional patient care. Eager to fulfill challenging new role in Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse capacity to apply L&D skills.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
8
years of professional experience
26
years of post-secondary education
5
Certificates
Work History
HCALas Colinas , TX
Charge RN
02.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Serve as unit charge nurse for low & high-risk maternal-fetal patients.
- Collaborate & assist providers to quickly assess maternal/fetal well-being, abnormalities and delivering appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Coordinating nursing care across a unit of 12 labor & delivery rooms (LDRs), 3 triage rooms and 2 Operating Rooms (ORs) through staff assignments, rounding with providers, monitoring patients orders & communicating with ancillary departments.
- Coach, precept & serve as an experienced resource nurse for new graduate interns/RN's working in the L&D unit.
- Monitor fetal heart rate for abnormalities, while keeping the line of communication open with providers & staff
- Involve in NLR (nurse leader rounding} interacting with patients & their nurses to assess the quality of nursing care according to the institutional policies & the care plan of the patient
- Perform unit huddle with all nursing staff each shift to address unit & hospital needs & discuss potential safety risks.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Monitor nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations on the L&D unit.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and make necessary adjustments to preserve optimal maternal-fetal conditions.
- Utilize quality assurance measures such as (CMQCC, NIH, ACOG & AWHONN) to maintain evidence based care for maternal-fetal patients
- Work with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Verify optimal supply levels are available for triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Verify correct patient charges are entered for correct procedure.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale
Medpro StaffingSunrise, FL
Travel RN, L&D
10.2016 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Maintained highest levels of patient satisfaction, generating referrals to maintain productivity levels for L&D unit.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs and OB workshops.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
Education
University of Texas At TylerTyler, TX
Master of Science from FNP
01.2015 - 01.2024
University of Texas At TylerTyler, TX
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.1998 - 12.1999
Tyler Junior CollegeTroup, TX
Associate of Science from Nursing
12.1996 - 12.1997
Tyler Junior CollegeTroup, TX
LVN from Nursing
08.1995 - 08.1996
Skills
Shared governance, UBC
Affiliations
AWHONN
Certification
EFM-C
Timeline
ACLS
09-2024
BLS
07-2024
NRP
04-2023
Leadership Institute Certification
12-2022
EFM-C
06-2021
Charge RN
HCA
02.2019 - Current
Travel RN, L&D
Medpro Staffing
10.2016 - 12.2019
University of Texas At Tyler
Master of Science from FNP
01.2015 - 01.2024
University of Texas At Tyler
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.1998 - 12.1999
Tyler Junior College
Associate of Science from Nursing
12.1996 - 12.1997
Tyler Junior College
LVN from Nursing
08.1995 - 08.1996
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