MARITZA CANTARERO
PASADENA,TEXAS
Summary
Positive and empathetic with strong passion for patient care and holistic health management. Well-versed in clinical assessment and care planning with robust skills in patient communication and healthcare documentation. Committed to making meaningful impact by providing compassionate and effective healthcare to diverse populations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FNP
HCA Pearland Emergency Department
12.2024 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by conducting thorough assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on disease prevention, health promotion, and self-management strategies.
- Collected and documented test results for patients in coordination with senior staff member.
- Cultivated strong relationships with healthcare providers to facilitate seamless coordination of patient services.
Registered Nurse
Emergency Services, HCA Houston Healthcare
01.2016 - 01.2024
- Responsible for assessing patients, planning the treatment of care with healthcare professionals, implementation of physician orders, and evaluating the care in both adult and pediatric populations
- Responsible for reassessing patients after implementation of physician orders
- Management of cardiac, stroke, and trauma patients
- Perform discharge planning
- Educating patients and their families about diseases process, procedures, plan of care, implementations, and discharge plans
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care in pediatric patients
Medical Intern
IMSS No
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Rotation of 6 Specialties: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine
- Worked directly under the supervision of attending
- Assessed, managed, evaluated, and treated patients
- Performed patient admissions and discharges
- Assessed patient status, managed and notified physician of abnormal clinical changes
- Educated patients and families on health care issues
- Learned skills relevant to rotation: heavy suturing, delivery of vaginal births, one on one patient interaction
- Learned to work under stressful situations, lack of resources and long hours
Education
BSN - Nursing
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN05-2020
A.D.N - Nursing
San Jacinto College, Nursing
Houston, TX05-2017
FNP - Nursing
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX12-2022
Skills
- Patient and family advocacy
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Women's health
- Geriatric care
- Pediatric care
- Acute care management
- Health promotion
- Attention to detail
- Quality improvement
Objective
Hard working nurse practitioner with 1 year experience treating patients and leveraging critical thinking, analysis, and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in a high pressure environment. Seeking to increase critical care knowledge to increase patient safety, decrease falls, and improve quality matrix.
Languages
- Bilingual
- English and Spanish: Verbal and Written
Certification
- Current NP licensed with Texas BON: 1117387
- Current Nurse licensed with Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas: 926080
- Current CPR Certification
- Current PALS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
Languages
- Bilingual
- English and Spanish: Verbal and Written
Timeline
FNP
HCA Pearland Emergency Department
12.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Emergency Services, HCA Houston Healthcare
01.2016 - 01.2024
Medical Intern
IMSS No
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Current NP licensed with Texas BON: 1117387
- Current Nurse licensed with Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas: 926080
- Current CPR Certification
- Current PALS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
BSN - Nursing
Capella University
A.D.N - Nursing
San Jacinto College, Nursing
FNP - Nursing
Houston Baptist University
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