MARIA T. MORALES, DNP, APN, FNP-C
HACKENSACK,NJ
Summary
Dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner with experience in providing quality and compassionate medical care. Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 6 years of experience in a leadership nursing role. Adept at critical care and management with training in patient education and leadership. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preoperative and Postoperative Registered Nurse
MEDELY STAFFING
01.2021 - Current
- Responsibilities include multiple specialty preoperative patient education and preparation, ensure that operative consents are signed and completed, assess, record, and document vital signs ensuring patient readiness for surgical procedure, initiation of IV, reporting to Director of Nursing and Anesthesiologist complications and interventions in critical care patients to ensure success of procedures and safety of patients, administration of prophylactic antibiotics under guidance of physicians
- Patient assessment of post-operative condition, monitor vital signs and progress to ensure adequacy and safety for discharge.
Preoperative Registered Nurse, PACU Registered Nurse
CENTER FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
08.2020 - 05.2024
- Responsibilities include multiple specialty preoperative patient education and preparation, ensure that operative consents are signed and completed, assess, record, and document vital signs ensuring patient readiness for surgical procedure, initiation of IV, reporting to Director of Nursing and Anesthesiologist complications and interventions in critical care patients to ensure success of procedures and safety of patients, administration of prophylactic antibiotics under guidance of physicians
- Patient assessment of post-operative condition, monitor vital signs and progress to ensure adequacy and safety for discharge, documentation of subjective and objective findings, monitor patient for any deviations and report any changes to MD, interventions during post-operative emergencies, termination of IV, provide comfort, care, & patient education post-operatively.
Registered Nurse I Chronic
DAVITA DIALYSIS, ST. JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Responsibilities included supervision and direct patient care, initiation (cannulations on AVF, AVG; Central Venous Catheter) & termination of dialysis, physical assessments, transcription of physician orders, drawing of ordered labs, assessment of patient physical and mental status, documentation in EMR, effective communication to medical team related to patient care, weight and rate of filtration, compliance of safety measures regarding care and medication administration, and emphasis on providing quality & compassionate care.
Education
Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Rutgers School of Nursing
Newark, NJ05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers School of Nursing
Newark01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Felician University
Lodi, NJ05.2014
Skills
- Venipuncture & IV
- CPR/BLS certified (Exp 1/25)
- ACLS certified (Exp 1/25)
- EMR / EHR: E-Clinical Works, CIS, EPIC, Falcon & Genesis use
- Medication & immunization administration
- Patient & family education
- Effective leadership skills
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Medical auditing
- Medication and IV administration, IV therapy
- Infection control measures
- Precepting
- Performing EKGs
Certification
- State of New Jersey Substitute School Nurse Credential, September 2025
- State of New Jersey Professional Nursing License: NCLEX-RN, May 2025
- American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (BLS), January 2025
- American Heart Association, Advanced Life Support (ACLS), January 2025
- Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences, IV Therapy Certification, 11/17/18
- Recipient RU-ANEW grant designed to increase the number of APRNs and PCPs in underserved areas, September 2023 - May 2024
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Recipient, Alpha Tau Chapter, February 2024
- Elsevier Researcher Academy Peer Reviewer Certification, April 2024
FNP Clinical Site Placements
- Sarita Rastogi, MD, Internal Medicine, 140 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ, 09/22 - 12/22
- Ann Wry, MD, Internal Medicine, 114 Essex St, Rochelle Park, NJ, 01/23 - 05/23
- Alejandro Flores, MD, Pediatrics, 819 Main St, Hackensack, NJ, 06/23 - 8/23
- Nupur Naik, APN, FQHC/Internal Medicine, 18 W Blackwell St, Dover, NJ, 9/23 - 5/24
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Preoperative and Postoperative Registered Nurse
MEDELY STAFFING
01.2021 - Current
Preoperative Registered Nurse, PACU Registered Nurse
CENTER FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
08.2020 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse I Chronic
DAVITA DIALYSIS, ST. JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
10.2019 - 04.2020
Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Rutgers School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Felician University
- State of New Jersey Substitute School Nurse Credential, September 2025
- State of New Jersey Professional Nursing License: NCLEX-RN, May 2025
- American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (BLS), January 2025
- American Heart Association, Advanced Life Support (ACLS), January 2025
- Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences, IV Therapy Certification, 11/17/18
- Recipient RU-ANEW grant designed to increase the number of APRNs and PCPs in underserved areas, September 2023 - May 2024
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Recipient, Alpha Tau Chapter, February 2024
- Elsevier Researcher Academy Peer Reviewer Certification, April 2024
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