Maria Rolette Suarez
Los Angeles
Summary
Compassionate and globally experienced Registered Nurse with over 30 years of clinical expertise across stroke care, acute medical, surgical, and emergency settings. Adept at leading teams, mentoring staff, and delivering high-quality patient care in diverse healthcare systems including the United States, United Kingdom, Middle East and the Philippines.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
St John Rehabilitation Hospital
Broken Arrow
10.2022 - Current
- Specialize in stroke, hip and knee joint care, telemetry and dialysis.
- Interacts with physicians as they made their rounds, notifying them of changes to the patient condition, lab results, medication orders and adjustments and concerns of patients and/or their families.
- Supervise care and treatments and lead patient assessments.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with various departments to ensure coordinated care and provide direct patient care.
- Manage medication administration ensuring accuracy and compliance with protocols.
- Ensure that all nursing interventions were performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Admits, transfers and discharges patients.
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust
Birmingham
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed 8-12 patients per shift in high acuity unit (Stroke, Rehab, Medical-Surgical, AMU, CDU)
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess respond to changing patient needs.
- Specialized in stroke care, discharge planning and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Proficient in intravenous therapy, catheterization, wound care, blood administration, PEG/NGT feeding, manual handling techniques.
- Provided emergency care to critically ill patients.
- Performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Assisted in training and mentoring of junior nurses.
- Delivered care to a diverse population.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Far Eastern University
Manila, Philippines03.1990
Skills
- Stroke and neuro nursing
- Emergency and medical-surgical care
- Wound and ostomy management
- Palliative and end-of-life support
- Safe patient transfers
- Medication administration
- Catheterization and venipuncture
- Cerner system proficiency
Certification
- RN – California Board of Registered Nursing, Active
- RN – Oklahoma Board of Nursing, Active
- BLS & ACLS, Active
- NIH Stroke Scale, Active
Timeline
Registered Nurse
St John Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust
10.2020 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Far Eastern University