Maria Martin
Tucson,Arizona
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering 25 years of experience, proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths, and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration, and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support to our Veterans. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse PACU
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
09.2020 - Current
- Evaluate cardio-respiratory systems for deviations, providing appropriate treatment as necessary.
- Assess and identify individual patient educational needs, removing barriers to learning and supporting comprehensive progress.
- Monitor vitals and assess patients in the recovery room following surgical procedures.
- Perform flawless autonomous practice consistent with evidence-based standards and patient care considerations.
- Evaluate patients' pain levels, implementing the correct medication dosage to alleviate discomfort.
- Offer exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Explain the course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Provide individualized care and dedicated oversight to patients in the post-operative recovery room.
- Promote patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Lead teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Participate in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development, and nursing simulation activities.
- Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Quickly respond to situations impacting the safety and security of the unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Assess and identify individual patient educational needs, removing barriers to learning and supporting comprehensive progress.
Registered Nurse (RN) Interventional Radiology
TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER
10.2017 - 09.2020
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics
- Administer Moderate Sedation
- Assisted Radiologists with Liver, Lung, Renal, Breast, Bone and Thyroid biopsies as well as non-invasive procedures
- Assist Radiologist’s with Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Chest tube placements
- Recover patients post sedation and General Anesthesia
- Currently MRI modality Liaison
- Moderate Sedation Certified and provide moderate sedation to patients receiving biopsies, chest tube placement or lengthy exams for claustraphobic patients
- Cared for patients in both Phase I and Phase II of recovery
- Competent in airway assessment and management, including readiness for extubation
- Relief charge RN and Preceptor • Cared for both outpatients as well as prolonged critical care recovery patients
- Fullfill all roles as Pre and Post Anesthesia RN
Registered Nurse (RN) PACU
TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER
07.2015 - 10.2017
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs
- Tions
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
- Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
- Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- Conduct specified laboratory tests
- Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions
- Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
- Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals
- Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing • Cared for patients in both Phase I and Phase II of recovery
- Competent in airway assessment and management, including readiness for extubation
- Relief charge RN and Preceptor • Cared for both outpatients as well as prolonged critical care recovery patients
Registered Nurse (RN) Interventional Radiology
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
- Assisted Radiologists with Liver, Lung, Renal, Breast, Bone and Thyroid biopsies and non invasive procedures.
- Assisted Radiologists with Mammaogram and Ultrasound guided Breast wire localizations, Hysterosalpingograms, Arthrograms, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Chest tube placements and Stereotactic Breast biopsies.
Registered Nurse PACU
Gila Regional Medical Center
11.2006 - 09.2013
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health Case Manager
Gila Regional Medical Center
05.2002 - 10.2006
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
- Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions
- Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
- Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities
- Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance
Registered Nurse (RN)
Gila Regional Medical Center
09.2000 - 04.2002
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Conduct specified laboratory tests.
- Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT06.2024
Associates Degree - Nursing
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, AZ1999
High School Diploma -
Silver High School
Silver City, NM1993
Skills
- ACLS certification
- CPR certification
- Fluent in Spanish
- Case Manager experience
- 25 years of nursing experience
- Certified in Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion
- Spanish medical translator
- 18 years of critical care nursing experience
Certification
ACLS certification
CPR certification
Certified in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV insertion
Timeline
Registered Nurse PACU
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
09.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse (RN) Interventional Radiology
TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER
10.2017 - 09.2020
Registered Nurse (RN) PACU
TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER
07.2015 - 10.2017
Registered Nurse (RN) Interventional Radiology
09.2013 - 06.2015
Registered Nurse PACU
Gila Regional Medical Center
11.2006 - 09.2013
Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health Case Manager
Gila Regional Medical Center
05.2002 - 10.2006
Registered Nurse (RN)
Gila Regional Medical Center
09.2000 - 04.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associates Degree - Nursing
Western New Mexico University
High School Diploma -
Silver High School
ACLS certification
CPR certification
Certified in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV insertion
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