Lorena Martinez
Miami,FL
Summary
Compassionate and professional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse with experience in a Level III NICU who provides safe evidence based neonatal care to the smallest of patients. Capable of thinking and acting quickly in stressful emergency situations. Elective communication and team-building skills with interdisciplinary team to provide the most specialized plan of care to each patient.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NICU Registered Nurse
Baptist Children's Hospital NICU
01.2023 - Current
- Deliver exceptional care to neonatal ICU patients.
- Identify needs and problems of neonate through clinical observation and physical assessment.
- Act as a patient's advocate, assess patient's status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
- Demonstrate excellent abilities for assessment, critical thinking, delegation to assistants and multitasking.
- Manage patients with cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, isolettes, medication administration, intravenous infusions, PICC, arterial, Broviac, and UAC/UVC lines, nasogastric/orogastric tubes.
- Provides physical comfort measures to infant including positioning, holding, and pain management.
- Create a welcoming, caring and safe environment for neonates and their families.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida International University
Miami, FL12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Florida International University
Miami, FL05.2020
Skills
- Experience in the field of the neonatal Nurse
- Bilingual, fluent in Spanish
- Proficient ability to handle the infants with full care and safety
- Knowledge of the neonatal medical terminology and development of the newborns
- Sound knowledge of handling and working of the high tech equipments such as incubators, ventilators, etc
- Previous experience attending deliveries
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated the ability to function both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals
- Intravenous Therapy
- Patient Advocacy
- Fluid Intake and Output Monitoring
Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Updated March 2023
- Licensed EMT
Timeline
NICU Registered Nurse
Baptist Children's Hospital NICU
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Florida International University
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Updated March 2023
- Licensed EMT
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