With over 30 years of experience providing patient-centered care in high-pressure environments. Specializing in Critical care and Emergency nursing with strong expertise in leadership, mentoring, and service recovery. Adept at managing complex cases, rapidly evolving situations, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for adaptability, resilience, and commitment to healthcare excellence.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Supervisor
HCA UCF Lake Nona Hospital
12.2020 - Current
Responsible for overall management of operations in the absence of Hospital Administrator and Department Directors.
Providing high-quality service, acting as Liaison with patients and their representatives, physicians, and employees.
Ensures safe and timely patient flow throughout the facility and coordinates transfers.
Participates in clinical observation and assessment to determine appropriate patient level of care.
Promotes good interpersonal relations between all departments.
Responds to and leads all code events and house alerts.
Clinical resource, coach and mentor to the staff as needed.
Makes frequent rounds to assess and resolve issues.
Assists in handling emergency surgeries by contacting on call staff.
Oversee staffing in coordination with department leadership.
Assists staff in obtaining supplies and equipment as needed.
Communicates shift occurrences through Administrative Supervisor Report.
Provides crisis management support and coordinates actions with the Administrator-on-call (AOC).
Emergency Room Trauma, Triage Nurse, and Progressive Care Unit
Adventhealth Apopka
06.2022 - 10.2023
Provides care ranging from minor injuries to acutely or critically ill patients.
Triage, assess and treat patients of all ages.
Provides direct patient care, collaborates with patients, family, peers, physicians and other members of the healthcare team in improving patient’s outcome.
Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively manage the unit.
Coordinates the care as appropriate to other team members.
Functions as patient and family advocate.
Builds respectful relationship with team members and customers.
Utilize the nursing process in compliance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
Serves as a Nurse Preceptor.
Emergency Room Trauma, Triage Nurse, and Progressive Care Unit
Adventhealth Winter Garden/Celebration
09.2013 - 11.2021
Provides care ranging from minor injuries to acutely or critically ill patients.
Triage, assess and treat patients of all ages.
Provides direct patient care, collaborates with patients, family, peers, physicians and other members of the healthcare team in improving patient’s outcome.
Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively manage the unit.
Coordinates the care as appropriate to other team members.
Functions as patient and family advocate.
Builds respectful relationship with team members and customers.
Utilize the nursing process in compliance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
Serves as a Nurse Preceptor.
ICU/CCU Charge Nurse
Orlando Health Central Hospital
06.2007 - 09.2013
Rapid response and Stroke alert responder.
Accountable for patient assignment, unit operations, and overall patient care.
Conducting shift huddles routinely and promoting team building.
Initiates unit protocols and procedures.
Conducting Grand Rounds with the Intensivists and care team.
Assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated care plans, and generated referral to appropriate resources.
Maintaining a calm, caring environment throughout the shift.
Providing care to critical patients requiring complex hemodynamic monitoring.
Performing patient’s assessment, patient health care maintenance, and assisting physicians in complex bedside procedures.
Educating patients on procedures, healthy lifestyle, and preventive measures for maintaining best outcomes.
Collaborating daily with physicians and health care teams to achieve optimum patient care.
ICU, CVICU, ED, Recovery room, Pre-op, Cardiac Step-down, CDU/Observation Unit
HCA Osceola Regional Medical Center-Trauma 1
06.2002 - 07.2009
Assessed and managed critically ill patients with advanced airway/ventilators, vasopressors, and other IV drips.
Managed invasive lines and complex hemodynamic monitoring.
Managed complex patients in intra-aortic balloon pump, Artic Sun (code cool), CRRT, Swan Ganz, FloTrac, intravenous pacemakers, arterial lines, and other centrally inserted catheters.
Effectively manage ventilators, troubleshooting issues as they arise.
Collaborate with respiratory therapy practitioners and physicians in the care of intubated patients.
Demonstrate knowledge of weaning parameters.
Administer vasoactive, antiarrhythmic, inotropic, sedative and paralytic agents per policy and unit standard.
Apply best practices to the care of sedated patients, minimizing the potential for injury.
Monitor cardiac rhythm.
Interpret data, identify issues, and apply appropriate interventions.
Provide care for the immediate post-operative patient.
Consider principles of death and dying when caring for the caring for the terminally ill ICU patient.
Provide emotional, spiritual, religious and cultural support to patients and their families.
Occasionally floats to other Units.
Agency/Traveling Assignment (ICU/CCU/CVICU)
04.1998 - 06.2002
Orlando Regional Medical Center Orlando, Florida
HCA Central Florida Regional Medical Center Sanford, Florida
Winter Park Hospital, Orlando Florida
Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland Florida
Charge Nurse, Medical Surgical Telemetry at HCA Healthcare - UCF Lake Nona HospitalCharge Nurse, Medical Surgical Telemetry at HCA Healthcare - UCF Lake Nona Hospital
Director, Network Development at AdventHealth Population Health Services OrganizationDirector, Network Development at AdventHealth Population Health Services Organization