Marcella Estrada
San Angelo,Texas
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive care in inpatient settings and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Shannon Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Effectively managed time and prioritized tasks to ensure timely administration of medications, treatments, and procedures.
CNA
Regency House
05.2022 - 06.2023
- Played a vital role in the lives of my clients by assisting them with day-to-day living activities
- Provided assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming for 20+ patients daily
- Assisted in serving food/meals, feeding, and clean-up
- Assisted with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs
- Communicated changes in client's condition and any incidents of a reportable nature to the charge nurse in a timely manner
- Charted into computer electronic health record system daily.
Medication Aide, CNA
Cedar Manor
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Established a special connection with residents with empathy and relationship building techniques
- Assisted patient's with daily living activities including feeding, bathing, grooming, and ambulation
- Gathered and reported vitals to charge nurse promptly
- Administered medications according to patients eMAR
- Followed the six rights when administering medications
- Answered call lights in a timely manner
- Transferred patients using different types of lift systems safely and accurately
- Charted adl's in the electronic health record daily.
CNA
Shannon Medical Center
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Created relationships with patients
- Gathered vitals and recorded into patient's chart
- Assisted patient with feeding, bathing, grooming, and ambulation
- Completed hourly rounding and ensured patients' needs and preferences were met
- Consistently updated patients chart after each round using electronic health record system
- Maintained and stocked equipment and supplies
- Transported patient safely around facility
- Removed Foleys and IVs per doctor's orders.
Site Supervisor(DSP Home Supervisor)
Rescare
01.2018 - 07.2019
- Played a vital role in the lives of clients by assisting them with day-to-day living activities, serving as a source of companionship, and ensuring that all staff that went through the home provided the same assistance in compliance with company standards
- Created schedules weekly for up to 5 staff members
- Provided assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming
- Performed home management functions such as housekeeping, laundry, bed making, shopping for groceries, planning, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding, and clean-up
- Accompanied clients to scheduled appointments
- Assisted with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs
- Assisted with self-administration of medications with proper training
- Provided transportation to clients on running approved errands
- Communicated changes in client's condition and any incidents of a reportable nature into computer system daily.
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing -
Howard College
San Angelo, TX05.2023
Graduated -
Lake View High School
San Angelo, TX05.2016
Skills
- Patient assessment
- BLS certified
- Medication management
- IV- Line placement and infusions
- Patient safety and infection control
- Skilled in Microsoft Office
- Competent in EPIC and Point Click Care EHR system
- Punctual
- Communication
- Time management
- Compassion
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Pursuit of learning and furthering education
- 450 hours of direct clinical contact including 180 floor hours 72 hours in women's health, 48 hours in pediatrics, 36 hours in ICU, 36 hours in ER, 24 hours in behavioral health, 64 hours in rotations to OR, day surgery, home health, catheterization lab, wound care, and infusion clinic
- Cardiac monitors
- Care Plan Development
- Diagnostic Test Evaluations
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Shannon Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
CNA
Regency House
05.2022 - 06.2023
Medication Aide, CNA
Cedar Manor
04.2020 - 08.2020
CNA
Shannon Medical Center
07.2019 - 02.2020
Site Supervisor(DSP Home Supervisor)
Rescare
01.2018 - 07.2019
Associates Degree of Nursing -
Howard College
Graduated -
Lake View High School