Mara Pelaez
Richmond,CA
Summary
Results-oriented Clinical Practice Nurse with over six years of experience in perioperative risk assessment and care coordination. Skilled in developing and implementing optimization workflows, enhancing patient care processes, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to improve surgical outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Clinical Practice Nurse 1
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, California
01.2020 - Current
- Identified patients with perioperative risk factors such as anemia, uncontrolled diabetes, and cardiac issues from daily reports. Ordered necessary lab tests and procedures, and created pre-surgery optimization care plans based on findings.
- Collaborated with perioperative medicine NPs to enhance preoperative optimization of patients in Senior Surgical Care Program before board presentation.
- Represented POM/optimization at weekly Senior Surgical Care Board, documenting meeting notes and serving as alternate presenter.
Interim Nurse Project Coordinator for Optimization
The Permanente Medical Group
02.2017 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with Perioperative (HBS) MDs, NPs, and surgeons to streamline optimization processes amidst short and fluid surgery timelines, improving operational efficiency.
- Developed anemia optimization workflows for Perioperative Medicine team, enhancing patient care processes.
- Leveraged facility technology resources to consolidate and centralize optimization group patient data, facilitating easier access and tracking.
Staff Nurse II, ICU
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
San Francisco
01.2016 - 02.2017
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol, and procedures.
- Engaged in continuing education to enhance knowledge and skills in critical care nursing practices.
- Member of the Rapid Response team.
- Trained and mentored new ICU RNs and nursing students in clinical practices.
Blood Utilization Coordinator
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, California
08.2012 - 03.2015
- Developed a medical center wide blood conservation program.
- Instituted workflow to identify and optimize CV surgery patients at high risk for perioperative blood transfusion, improving patient safety protocols.
- Collaborated with medical director to create evidence-based IV iron protocols, standardizing treatment and improving patient care.
- Presented frequently to medical, surgical and nursing staff on topics related to Patient Blood Management and transfusion safety.
- Instituted medical center wide changes to reduce iatrogenic patient blood loss.
- Reduced percentage of CV surgery patients receiving transfusions by 15% and total CV surgery blood product use by 30% during my tenure. Total medical center wide expenditures for blood products fell 25%.
Staff Nurse II ICU
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
San Francisco, California
08.2007 - 08.2012
- Achieved CCRN certification to deepen critical care expertise and improve patient outcomes.
- Delivered direct patient care across critical and non-critical settings, ensuring high standards of nursing practice.
- Collaborated in ICU unit council to enhance unit operations and patient care quality.
- Member of the Rapid Response team
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA05-2007
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05-1998
Skills
- Advanced clinical assessment
- At-risk patient care
- Geriatric treatment
- Palliative care awareness
- Pre surgery Optimization expertise
- Electronic health record navigation
- Care coordination
- Microsoft office use
- Creative problem solving
- Effective communication and presentation skills
Timeline
Senior Clinical Practice Nurse 1
The Permanente Medical Group
01.2020 - Current
Interim Nurse Project Coordinator for Optimization
The Permanente Medical Group
02.2017 - 01.2020
Staff Nurse II, ICU
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2017
Blood Utilization Coordinator
The Permanente Medical Group
08.2012 - 03.2015
Staff Nurse II ICU
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
08.2007 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of California, Berkeley