Maritess De Leon
Sacramento,United States
Summary
Highly trained critical care nursing professional accomplished in managing patients' conditions and delivering key treatments. Expert in monitoring health and care to proactively meet individual patients' needs. Fully qualified and certified to care for patients with wide range of histories and care requirements. Versed in Joint Commission standards and nursing process. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Experienced and dependable general worker with a proven track record of efficiently completing tasks in various settings. Skilled in manual labor, equipment operation, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different environments. Ready to contribute to a dynamic team and make a positive impact.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
RN, ED
Deparment Of Veterans Affairs
Mather Field, CA
01.2024 - Current
- Administering prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Assessing patient health problems and needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, and maintaining medical records.
- Providing pre-and post-operation care to surgical patients.
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
- Monitoring vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Educating patients about their conditions or prescribed treatments.
- Counseling patients on lifestyle changes that may improve their health outcomes.
- Maintaining a clean and safe patient environment by following hospital policies and procedures.
- Responding quickly to life-threatening situations involving emergency medical interventions.
- Documenting all aspects of the patient's condition including physical assessment findings, treatment plans, patient progress notes, discharge instructions, education materials given to the patient, family members.
- Conducting triage assessments on incoming emergency room patients; determining the urgency of care needed and prioritizing accordingly.
MEDICAL/Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
Matherfield, CA
04.2023 - Current
- Assessed patients for changes in condition and reported any abnormalities to the physician
- Provided direct patient care, including wound dressing, administering medications, catheterization, and IV therapy
- Educated patients and their families about various aspects of health maintenance and disease prevention
- Communicated effectively with physicians, family members, allied health professionals, and other healthcare providers regarding patient care issues
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess complex situations and make appropriate decisions in emergency situations
- Responded quickly to code blue calls providing advanced life support measures as necessary
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes
- Managed complex medical cases requiring close observation and frequent interventions
- Administered intravenous fluids as prescribed by the physician's orders
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations involving unstable patients in a timely manner
- Provided emotional support to family members during times of crisis or distress
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions
- Responded promptly to emergency situations and provided appropriate interventions
- Administered intravenous fluids and medications according to established protocols
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining focus on patient safety
TCU-REGISTERED NURSE
VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Mather Field, CA
04.2020 - 04.2023
- Provide patient-centered care in busy medical/surgical/telemetry setting using nursing process, listening skills and critical thinking to deliver optimal patient care
- RN preceptor, mentoring new hires, including recent graduates
- Participates in chart review and other quality improvement initiatives
- Frequently praised by patients and families for empathy and compassion
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Provided patient and family education - Assess patient, developed care plans, and administered complex medication
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
MEDICAL-SURGICAL RN
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
, CA
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Provided patient care to patients from OR, ER, and ICU; experienced in low to high acuity levels in patients
- Performed assessments; provided intravenous therapy, complex wound care, monitored various drainage devices
- Collaborated daily with physicians and health care team to achieve optimum patient care
- Established strong relations with physicians built on trust and knowledge of patient care
- Medication administration and documentation
- Documented patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient's condition
ACUTE HEMODIALYSIS REGISTERED NURSE
Davita
Sacramento, United States
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: HEMODIALYSIS RN (SLED trained), PERITONEAL RN DAVITA DIALYSIS
- Plans and provides patient care for adult and geriatric patients in hospital in accordance with physician orders, company policies and procedures as well as hospital policy and procedures
- Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives
- Supervises and directs patient care of other teammates in treatment area
- Documents patient's physical assessment, vital signs, treatment reviews and observations in patient medical records
- Documents, evaluates and implements dialysis orders
- Analyzes patient assessments, dialysis report, laboratory results discusses issues with nephrologists
- Communicates emergencies, patient ill-life-threatening complications and related incidents to supervisor, hospital staff and patient's physician/Nephrologist
- Demonstrates the ability to transfer skill set and work in the Hospital settings when required
- Attends Hospital orientation, homeroom meetings, and mandatory in-services as required
- HEMODIALYSIS RN (SLED trained), PERITONEAL RN DAVITA DIALYSIS
RN Supervisor
WINDSOR EL CAMINO HEALTHCARE CENTER
Carmichael, CA
11.2011 - 11.2016
- Maintained current knowledge of healthcare regulations and best practices in order to promote compliance within the organization.
- Evaluated patient records regularly to identify opportunities for improvement in service delivery.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary meetings between physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, dietitians, and pharmacists to discuss treatment plans for individual patients.
- Ensured that all documentation met legal requirements before submission.
- Actively listened to concerns from both patients and staff members regarding issues related to patient care.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians or other healthcare providers regarding changes in medication orders or treatments.
DIRECTOR OF CARE DELIVERY ( RN DCD )
HCR MANOR CARE
06.2008 - 07.2010
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
RN Supervisor
Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center
Carmichael, CA
07.2007 - 06.2008
- Developed and implemented policies to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, their families, and staff members.
- Conducted performance evaluations for nursing staff on a regular basis.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure quality patient care was provided throughout the hospital system.
- Assisted with onboarding of new nurses by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
- Investigated incidents involving patients or staff members, documenting findings as necessary.
- Maintained current knowledge of healthcare regulations and best practices in order to promote compliance within the organization.
RN
Alameda Care Center
ALAMEDA, CA
06.2004 - 07.2007
- Assessed patient health and developed individualized care plans accordingly.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
- Educated patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment options.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
- Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans.
- Assisted doctors during medical procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Nueva Ecija College (Nueva Ecija Doctors)
Philippines04.1993
Skills
- Clear Patient Communication
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Treatment Preparation
- PICC Line Management
- IV Insertion
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Accurate Documentation
- Epic Systems
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Critical Thinking
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Emergency Interventions
- Honest and Dependable
- Discharge Planning
- Post Operative Care
- Compassionate Care
- Family Support
- Medical Device Monitoring
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Electronic Charting
- Interpersonal Communication
- IV setup
- Microsoft Office
- Multitasking
- Intervention Recommendations
- Quality Assurance
- Medication Administration
- Compassionate communication
- Electronic Medical Records
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient Assessments
- Needs Assessment
- Direct Patient Care
- Vitals monitoring
- Chronic Disease Management
- Trauma recovery
- Student Precepting
- Patient Examination
- Wound Care
- Documentation
- Geriatric Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Critical Care Nursing
- Colostomy care familiarity
Languages
- English, Professional
- Filipino (Tagalog), Professional
Awards
- Current license to practice as an RN in California
- Trained in Financial wellness (Primerica)
- MDS Trained in Pointe Click system (HCR Manor Care)
- Trained in Epic, Healthstream, Pointe Click System
- May 2015 Employee of the Month (HCR Manor Care)
- September 2018 Kaiser Permanente Bruceville (Dialysis related recognition) Caring Moment Recognition
- March 2019 DaVita Dialysis Care and Behavior Award
- Trained in different modalities Acute Hemodialysis (SLED) PERITONEAL dialysis (travelling nurse in all hospitals of Sacramento)
- May 5, 2022 Veterans Hospital (Telemetry) Go the Extra Mile VISN 21 recognition
- May 12, 2022 Veterans Hospital Telemetry unit Go Extra Mile Awardee, Fall Prevention EBP Champion, Charge Nurse Trainee/Nurse Preceptor
- Dept of VA - Multiple Kudos from Veterans experience 2022 and 2024
- DaVita- Care and Behavior Award for Connect March, 2019
- Kaiser (Bruceville)- Caring Moment Award Feb, 2018
- Kaiser (Bruceville)- Caring Moment Award Nov, 2018
- Manor Care- Employee of the Month May 2015
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
RN, ED
Deparment Of Veterans Affairs
01.2024 - Current
MEDICAL/Surgical ICU Registered Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
04.2023 - Current
TCU-REGISTERED NURSE
VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
04.2020 - 04.2023
MEDICAL-SURGICAL RN
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
06.2019 - 04.2020
ACUTE HEMODIALYSIS REGISTERED NURSE
Davita
11.2016 - 06.2019
RN Supervisor
WINDSOR EL CAMINO HEALTHCARE CENTER
11.2011 - 11.2016
DIRECTOR OF CARE DELIVERY ( RN DCD )
HCR MANOR CARE
06.2008 - 07.2010
RN Supervisor
Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center
07.2007 - 06.2008
RN
Alameda Care Center
06.2004 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Nueva Ecija College (Nueva Ecija Doctors)
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