Marifel Valdez
Lynnwood,WA
Summary
Patient-oriented nurse with fifteen years of experience in providing care to dialysis patients. Committed to delivering the best care through effective education. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Puget Sound Kidney Center
09.2011 - Current
- Identify and implement plants to meet patients' emotional and physical needs in conjunction with the patients' primary RN.
- Initiate, monitor, and discontinue hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and CRRT/SLED.
- Appropriately recognize, communicate, and intervene with regard to medical crisis or complications.
- Review laboratory data and dialysis orders.
- Maintain Electronic Medical Records dialysis flow sheets with accurate, timely documentation.
- Ensuring that all equipment is in working order and able to troubleshoot while strictly adhering to infection control practices.
- Provide leadership and appropriate supervision to Dialysis Technicians .
- Participate in orientation and training of new employees.
- Administer medications intravenously.
Dialysis Technician
Puget Sound Kidney Center
10.2008 - Current
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics.
- Operated and maintained medical equipment while adhering to infection control.
- Responsible for cannulation of AVF and AVG.
- Monitored patients during dialysis treatment and reported changes to patients' primary RN.
- Responsible for troubleshooting dialysis machine and reported to appropriate department for maintenance.
Registered Nurse
Evergreen Hospital
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Assessed and monitored post-op patients.
- Recognized changes in patient's condition and intervened appropriately.
- Communicated changes and improvement to the provider in a timely manner.
- Administered medications following the five rights of medication administration.
- Assisted with repositioning and provided personal hygiene care in a dignified manner.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Laguna College
Philippines 03.2007
Bachelors of Computer Science -
Centro Escolar University
Philippines 10.1995
Skills
- Knowledgeable in all types of dialysis accesses
- Cannulation of hard accesses
- Troubleshooting dialysis machine and RO
- Able to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively
- Manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Prioritization of tasks
- Bilingual: English & Tagalog
- Maintain quality control standards
- Establishing good rapport with interprofessional team, patients, and family
- Precepts newly hired RN
- Electronic Medical Record (Epic & Infian)
Certification
- Washington Registered Nurse License
- BLS - American Heart Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Evergreen Hospital
06.2012 - 12.2012
Registered Nurse
Puget Sound Kidney Center
09.2011 - Current
Dialysis Technician
Puget Sound Kidney Center
10.2008 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Laguna College
Bachelors of Computer Science -
Centro Escolar University
- Washington Registered Nurse License
- BLS - American Heart Association
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