Lorna Baez, RN BSN
League City,TX
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
UTMB Health
01.2023 - Current
- Manages 16 bed emergency department, creating appropriate assignments and monitoring patient's conditions while ensuring the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
- Enhanced team cohesion by establishing open lines of communication among staff members, promoting collaboration, and encouraging constructive feedback from all team members.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to facilitate seamless transitions between departments for complex cases or transfers to specialized units.
- Mentored new nurses in the emergency department, enhancing their clinical skills and knowledge of hospital protocols.
- Managed high-stress situations effectively, providing leadership during critical incidents and medical emergencies.
- Conducts routine assessments of nursing staff's performance to identify strengths and improvement areas.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Optimized resource utilization by effectively managing staffing levels, equipment needs, and supply inventory in the emergency department.
- Served as an advocate for patients'' rights and needs, addressing any concerns or complaints promptly to ensure patient satisfaction during their emergency department visit.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
UTMB Health
05.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as central line insertions or intubations, ensuring safe and accurate completion of tasks.
- Streamlined emergency room operations by efficiently triaging patients according to the severity of their condition.
- Deescalated tense situations involving agitated patients or family members through active listening skills and empathetic responses.
- Enhanced patient care by conducting thorough assessments and promptly addressing critical needs.
- Delivered culturally competent care to diverse populations, adapting communication styles as needed for optimal understanding between parties involved.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives within the emergency department, contributing ideas for process enhancements based on clinical experiences and patient feedback.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
- Monitored medication dosages to prevent critical and potentially fatal patient incidents.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX04.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Jacinto College District
Pasadena, TX03.2021
Skills
- Triage Management
- Airway Management
- Medical Documentation
- Advance IV insertion skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Compassionate and Caring
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient Condition Monitoring
Certification
- Licensed RN - Texas Board of Nursing
- Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Insertion Certification - UTMB 2022
- BLS, American Heart Association
- ACLS, American Heart Association
- PALS, American Heart Association
- TNCC, Emergency Nurses Association
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
UTMB Health
01.2023 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
UTMB Health
05.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Jacinto College District