MARICEL B SUAREZ
Sarasota,Florida
Summary
Certified Registered Nurse in Florida and Philippines with over 10 years’ experience in Trauma/Neuro Critical Care, Medical Surgical, Palliative and long-term acute care. Compassionate, hard-working nurse provide quality care and experience with patients who had critical, acute or chronic diseases. Excellent client care; work well with physically challenged and memory impaired clients. Dedicated and patient focused with proven expertise in acute care and end of life care. Exceptional capacity to multi-task; manage competing priorities with ease while fostering delivery of superior patient care. Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate. Nominated twice for Daisy award. ( Jupiter Medical Center).
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Intensive care Nurse
Manatee Memorial Hospital
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Give compassionate care to critical patients suffering from injuries or debilitating conditions like stroke
- Manage life support equipment and IV administration of fluids and medication
- Provided direct care to patients with life threatening situations
- Manage critical patients with cardiac Issues or critical post operative patients
Trauma/Neuro Critical care Nurse
St Mary’s Medical Center level 1 Trauma Center
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Provide trauma specific patient care such as stabilizing critical patients, performing mass transfusion and fluid resuscitation, titrating intravenous critical drips by interpretation of non-invasive and invasive hemodynamic monitoring values, ACLS, assist providers with chest tube line insertions, and lifesaving bedside procedures, wound care, brain death protocols while working w/ organ procurement specialist
- Provide direct bedside care for patients suffering Acute hemorrhagic stroke, Traumatic brain Injuries, Brain tumors and various neurological surgeries
- Performed complete thorough physical assessment on variety of neurological insults as well as other medical conditions and used nursing judgement to ensure safe patient care
- Assisted Neurosurgeon for emergent bedside procedures such as EVD placement, ICP Monitoring insertion
- Clinical trial trained and certified Nurse Hyperbaric (HBO2) for patients with Severe TBI
- Critical Care skills and Competencies
- Massive blood transfusion protocols
- Hypothermia therapy
- External ventricular drain
- Mechanical ventilation
- ABG/lab Interpretation
- Tracheostomy care
- Chest tube management
- Cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
- In depth knowledge of IV therapy
- Chest pain management
- Brain death protocols with organ procurement process
- Non-invasive/invasive hemodynamic monitoring (ie.Vigeleo,)
- CRRT (Prisma Flex)
- Rotoprone therapy
- Hyperbaric Therapy on Patients with severe TBI
- Palliative care awareness
- Preceptor
- High level of autonomy
- Patient-family focus centered care
- Extensive wound care therapy
- Patient/family advocate
Medical Surgical RN
Jupiter Medical Center
05.2019 - 05.2022
- Manage and monitor patients in post-op and patients with medical issues
- Administer prescribed medications, treatments and wound care as ordered
- Implement appropriate management of care, assess and coordinate admissions, and discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team
- Preceptor: Trained and evaluate new hired nurses in unit
- Serve as relieve Charge nurse in Covid unit
Registered Nurse
Terrace at Hobe Sound Skilled Nursing Facility
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Deliver patient care for patients on rehabilitation and long term chronic, degenerative diseases on different units within 120 bed facility
- Act as a patient advocate, assess resident status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Coordinate services, treatments and consultation
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care plan and ensure proper documentation
- Promote patient safety and confidentially at all times
Home Health Aide
Nurse Next Door, Home care services
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Responsibilities Included: take clients vital signs as indicated, ensured that client are given general care (ADL, feeding bathing, personal and dental care, toileting etc.), properly and comfortable attired, Ensures client safety during transfer from bed to wheelchair and ambulating
- Observed and reported findings to the nurse and documented any incidents, Assisted with Restorative and Rehab care
- Performed other duties as directed
- Responsibilities included ensuring client safety at all times
- Performed duties as indicated in care plan
- Took client to doctor’s appointment and any recreational activities
Registered Nurse
I-NARS Healthcare
04.2016 - 08.2017
- Handled patient with chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (COPD), with renal failure
- Patient with lung cancer, colon cancer, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Diseases with tracheostomy tube connected to mechanical ventilator, dysphagia, hypertension, and type II diabetes
- Performed physical assessment and initiated prompt referral to the physician
- Assisted patient for chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Transported patient to and from that unit for laboratory testing such as MRI, CT scan, and X-ray
- Administered medications either at home based or hospital-based patient
- Performed mechanical ventilator support and PEG tube feedings, IVF and oral medications maintenance
- Monitor and evaluated patient care for ethical, legal and safe conduct
- Ensured proper and safe functioning of unit equipment and promoted individual and environmental safety; resolved patient care problems and provides direct patient care
- Performed oral, ET, Tracheostomy care/ suctioning as gently as needed
- Collaborated and formed interpersonal relationship with other member of healthcare team such as physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist: and give proper referral regarding progression of disease
- Administered IV fluids (IV bolus, piggy back, syringe pump)
- Cared patient post operatively, with colostomy, and Jackson Pratt
Long term acute care/Palliative care
St. Pio Healthcare Services & Cardinal Santos Medical Center
04.2013 - 04.2016
- Handled patient with chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (COPD), with renal failure
- Patient with lung cancer, colon cancer, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Diseases with tracheostomy tube connected to mechanical ventilator, dysphagia, hypertension, and type II diabetes
- Performed physical assessment and initiated prompt referral to the physician
- Assisted patient for chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Transported patient to and from that unit for laboratory testing such as MRI, CT scan, and X-ray
- Administered medications either at home based or hospital-based patient
- Performed mechanical ventilator support and PEG tube feedings, IVF and oral medications maintenance
- Monitor and evaluated patient care for ethical, legal and safe conduct
- Ensured proper and safe functioning of unit equipment and promoted individual and environmental safety; resolved patient care problems and provides direct patient care
- Performed oral, ET, Tracheostomy care/ suctioning as gently as needed
- Collaborated and formed interpersonal relationship with other member of healthcare team such as physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist: and give proper referral regarding progression of disease
- Administered IV fluids (IV bolus, piggy back, syringe pump)
- Cared patient post operatively, with colostomy, and Jackson Pratt
Clinic Nurse/Community Health Nurse
John Mark Medical Clinic and Healthcare Foundation
12.2011 - 01.2013
- Assessed the basic needs of the community and the individual patient who need basic healthcare like vital signs monitoring, medications, and health education
School Nurse
Jesus the Loving Shepherd Christian College
06.2009 - 02.2011
- Responsible for protecting and promoting the health of all students
- Maintaining student health records; assessing for communicable disease and arranging for the treatment and exclusion of these students
- Providing proper emergency care for all people injured or ill at school
- Serving as a health education resource to students and staff; including classroom teaching on health topics
- Administered government required vaccination and participate in medical mission and yearly circumcision program
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Global City Innovative College
Skills
- Critical Care skills and Competencies
- Massive blood transfusion protocols
- Hypothermia therapy
- External ventricular drain
- Mechanical ventilation
- ABG/lab Interpretation
- Tracheostomy care
- Chest tube management
- Cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
- In depth knowledge of IV therapy
- Chest pain management
- Brain death protocols with organ procurement process
- Non-invasive/invasive hemodynamic monitoring
- CRRT (Prisma Flex)
- Rotoprone therapy
- Hyperbaric Therapy on Patients with severe TBI
- Palliative care awareness
- Preceptor
- High level of autonomy
- Patient-family focus centered care
- Extensive wound care therapy
- Patient/family advocate
Certifications Trainings
- Registered Nurse, Florida, 9505822, 02/21/19, 07/31/26
- Registered Nurse, Philippines, 0532597, 03/20/09, 04/30/27
- Certified Nursing Assistant (Florida), 365009, 05/31/19
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 03/01/24
- Advance Cardiac Life Support, AHA, 03/01/24
- NIH Certified, 06/01/22, 06/01/24
Credentials Educational Background
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Global City Innovative College, Philippines
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Medical Intensive care Nurse
Manatee Memorial Hospital
06.2023 - 12.2023
Trauma/Neuro Critical care Nurse
St Mary’s Medical Center level 1 Trauma Center
04.2021 - 05.2023
Medical Surgical RN
Jupiter Medical Center
05.2019 - 05.2022
Registered Nurse
Terrace at Hobe Sound Skilled Nursing Facility
02.2019 - 02.2020
Home Health Aide
Nurse Next Door, Home care services
05.2018 - 09.2018
Registered Nurse
I-NARS Healthcare
04.2016 - 08.2017
Long term acute care/Palliative care
St. Pio Healthcare Services & Cardinal Santos Medical Center
04.2013 - 04.2016
Clinic Nurse/Community Health Nurse
John Mark Medical Clinic and Healthcare Foundation
12.2011 - 01.2013
School Nurse
Jesus the Loving Shepherd Christian College
06.2009 - 02.2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Global City Innovative College
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