Marilene Fales
Nurse
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Dynamic Staff Nurse with a proven track record at Banyan Treatment Center, specializing in patient safety and medication management and MAT. Excelled in fostering patient rapport, de-escalation strategies and implementing patient management outcomes significantly reducing AMA outcomes, including the number of adverse events. Skilled in EMR systems and adept at team building, consistently promoting a culture of safety and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Strong communication, interpersonal skills as well as critical thinking and decision making abilities. Interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient treatment and recovery process.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Nurse Drug Rehab Facility
Banyan Treatment Center
09.2023 - Current
- Performed various nursing duties such as, vital sign measurement and monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections, inhalations, Sublingual with monitored responses.
- Develops strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and therapeutic communication during challenging times.
- Educated patients on self-care management, wound care, hydration, and cravings, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Monitor patients' conditions and reported changes in physical and/or mental presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment options with the physicians.
- Participates in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Reduce medication errors through meticulous charting and using the five rights.
- Conducts ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and withdrawal conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Facilitates therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Receives medications from outside Pharmacy, enters into the MAR and file accordingly.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Staff Nurse Assisted Living Facility
Harmony at Kent
Dover, Delaware
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound care/prevention, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection, an incontinent care.
- EMR charting and care plans.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting and maintaining the five rights.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications administered, and follow-up care.
Staff Nurse
Presbyterian Senior Living
Dover, DE
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Performed various nursing assessments such as wound care/prevention, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Mediation Administration
- Ongoing Patient education.
- Patient Advocate
- EMR Charting
- Primary Activity
- Delegation of care to CNAs as per scope of Practice
Staff Nurse
Delaware Veterans Nursing Home
Milford, DE
02.2020 - 06.2021
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound Care/prevention, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assisted with oral feedings, Peg-Tube, J-Tube, dysphasia care.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring their needs were met and their rights protected throughout their healthcare journey.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient assessments and treatment plans.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Promoted a culture of safety by strictly adhering to infection control measures and reporting any potential hazards or concerns.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting using the five rights.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nurse
Delaware State University
Dover, DE 08.2007 - 05.2012
Certificate - License Practical Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
Dover, DE 04.2018 - 05.2019
Skills
- Patient Admit/Discharge
- Patient Care Assessment
- Patient Management, Education
- Specimen Collection
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Patient Safety
- Medication Administration
- Screening Co-Occurring conditions
- Conduct Withdrawal Assessments (COWS, CIWA)
- EMR, Charts, Care Plan
- Self Motivation
- Time management abilities
- Team building
- Insulin medication assistance
- Microsoft Office, Word, Excel
- Works Independently
Affiliations
- Can be discussed during Interview
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Staff Nurse Drug Rehab Facility
Banyan Treatment Center
09.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse Assisted Living Facility
Harmony at Kent
02.2023 - 09.2023
Staff Nurse
Presbyterian Senior Living
02.2022 - 02.2023
Staff Nurse
Delaware Veterans Nursing Home
02.2020 - 06.2021
Certificate - License Practical Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
04.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nurse
Delaware State University
08.2007 - 05.2012
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Career advancementCompany CultureWork-life balanceFlexible work hoursPaid time offPaid sick leavePersonal development programsLanguages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Love to travel
Software
Microsoft Word, outlook, Excel, Teams, EMR
Quote
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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