Abdala Garcia, RN
Homestead
Summary
Dedicated, compassionate and empathetic Registered Nurse with over 5 years of experience with excellent relationship-building skills to support patients during treatments. Knowledgeable with nephrology and hemodialysis practices and procedures. Excellent time management skills to maintain efficient patient flow while delivering exceptional care and quality service to patients and teammates. Experience, 5 years in leadership in the US Army. Aiming to leverage academic experience and a proven knowledge of operating policies and procedures and workflow prioritization to successfully fill the Registered Nurse role. Frequently praise as efficient by peers.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Sanitas Medical Center
03.2024 - Current
- Perform work in the outpatient setting in an assigned geographical area at one or multiple facilities and serves as an onsite nursing level clinical and training support for other nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
- Support and collaborate with operations and medical leadership of each assigned facilities to ensure the clinical staff are performing at their highest potential
- Perform skilled nursing procedures that cannot be performed by or delegated to UAP
- Assist in ensuring a safe and effective work environment
- Perform required duties from one or multiple assigned medical center locations while supporting the clinical team with emergent patient care needs
- Establish effective, two-way communication with interdepartmental staff and leaders as a liaison between operations and clinical teams
- Serve as role model to staff, reinforcing principles of service orientation and ensuring that the focus is always on improving patient care and/or services
- Ensure a safe and effective working environment; performs and coaches the staff on regulatory required safety guidelines and walkthroughs, including infection control, emergency kits and equipment, patient identification, and clinical errors preventions
- Monitor compliance with policies, procedures, Standards of Practice and performs associated actions upon non-compliance after reporting to direct facilities management and Nursing Leadership
- Assist in the yearly policies and procedures required review as designated by Nursing Leadership
- Assist in the maintenance of medical centers budget and inventory by placing cost-effective weekly orders of clinical supply and vaccines
- Oversee that clinical procedures are being performed properly such as vaccinations, medication injections, EKGs, earl lavages, among others
- Communicate to Nursing Leadership the performance status of their areas productivity, policy compliance and staff development
- Maintain effective and efficient use of equipment and supplies, ensures that clinical equipment is functional and reports global needs for replacements and repairs
- Assist in company health fairs and events
Stepdown Registered Nurse
Palmetto Hospital
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Maintained detailed records of patient conditions, reactions and progress in alignment with physician orders.
- Liaised with patients following cardiothoracic surgical procedures, providing support and education on post-surgical care.
- Changed dressings, cleaned wounds and monitored vital signs of up to 4 patients concurrently with focus on quality care.
- Improved nursing care by identifying and targeting procedural gaps.
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
HYPE IV Therapy LLC - Mount Sinai Medical Center
12.2021 - 05.2023
- Primary nursing care for 4 - 6 Medical Surgical/Telemetry patients. Performed assessments; administered medications; provided intravenous therapy; complex wound care; monitored various drainage devices, etc. tracked patient progress, laboratory values and test results. Maintained and troubleshoot peripheral and central line I.V. catheter.
- Monitored and recognize patient vital signs, symptoms, telemetry readings and EKG for abnormal heart rhythms or changes such as afib, heart blocks, vtach/fib. Notify physician for immediate treatment.
- Collaborated daily and establish trust with surgeons, physician assistants, cardiologist, general medical practitioners, family nurse practitioners, charge nurse, nursing assistants, and various health care team members to achieve optimum patient care.
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse
Apollo Renal Center - Coral Gables Hospital
03.2020 - 11.2021
- Apply knowledge of specific conditions and treatment therapies for specific patient population unit.
- Identify and document patient/family/ significant others educational needs and implement ongoing education relevant to those needs.
- Verify treatment orders relevant to dialysis treatment for each individual patient.
- Teach patients and significant others how to manage their illness by explaining post- treatment home care needs.
- Primed dialyzer and bloodlines recording patient medical information and vital signs.
- Oversaw dialysis treatment and cannulated accesses.
- Cleaned and dressed permanent and temporary catheters.
- Monitored patients adjusted specialized equipment and interpreted and recorded information.
- Provided pre- and post-procedure care to patients within Hemodialysis Unit.
Registered Nurse
West Gables Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Maintained awareness of comfort and safety needs for 7-9 patients.
- Monitored CVA’s, MVA’s, head trauma, total knee or hip replacement surgery patients, as well as debilitated patients.
- Involved in ongoing teaching with the patient and their families regarding home care and additional therapy on an outpatient basis or home health.
- Initiated and maintained IV access, foley catheters, nasogastric tubes, and assisted with prn medications.
- I’ve reported to the charge nurse during shifts to report any issues that arise with patients concerning their current conditions.
- I’ve created care plans and charted on the patients progress then given report to incoming nurse who relieves me of duty.
U.S. Soldier
US Army
02.2008 - 02.2013
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Conducted routine inspections of incoming materials to check quality and compliance with established product specifications.
- Oversaw over equipment worth $3 million, while improving productivity to 70%.
- Oversaw and optimized work of 14 soldiers performing high-quality work and improving group moral during hardship times.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
- Evaluated employees’ strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Introduced team contests and goals to enhance productivity and improve employee morale.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL08.2019
Skills
- Acknowledgment of customer needs
- Continuous professional development
- Honest, trustworthy and punctual
- Excellent customer relations
- Computer savvy
- Courteous and helpful
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Quality-focused
- Solutions-focused
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Certification
- Critical Care Nursing Certification (CCRN)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Sanitas Medical Center
03.2024 - Current
Stepdown Registered Nurse
Palmetto Hospital
07.2023 - 01.2024
Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse
HYPE IV Therapy LLC - Mount Sinai Medical Center
12.2021 - 05.2023
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse
Apollo Renal Center - Coral Gables Hospital
03.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
West Gables Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2019 - 08.2020
U.S. Soldier
US Army
02.2008 - 02.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
Miami Regional University