Mark Garza
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dependable Student Nurse and experienced Emergency Medical Technician with hands-on experience with direct patient care in the Pre-Hospital setting and in the Emergency Department. Skilled in triaging, prioritizing care, performing physical assessments, assisting in various medical procedures and being a team player. On track to graduate with a Masters of Science in Nursing.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Emergency Department Staff Registered Nurse
Mount Sinai Hospital
12.2024 - Current
- Provide advance, rapid-response care to high-acuity patients in a nationally designated Level I Trauma Center
- Triage patients according to severity of condition using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), ensuring timely and appropriate care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to stabilize critically ill or injured patients, including trauma, cardiac, and stroke cases.
- Administered medications, IV therapies, and emergency interventions in compliance with hospital protocols and physician orders.
- Operated and monitored life-saving equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, and infusion pumps.
Trauma Technician
Mount Sinai Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
- Inserted peripheral IVs, collected blood samples and administered non-medication IV fluids.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Worked with Physicians, Residents, and Nurses to assess patients and prepare for tests and procedures.
- Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs triaging, cardiac monitoring, performing EKGs, splinting, stocking, and EPIC charting
Emergency Services Technician
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Assisted Physicians, Residents, and Nurses, providing efficient technical support to optimize patient care.
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
- Measured vital signs, collected specimens, performing EKGs, splinting patients, stocking carts, rooming patients and recorded data in EPIC.
- Responded quickly and calmly to emergency situations, providing life-saving measures when necessary.
- Safely transported patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to other units.
- Function as the unit clerk by answering and transferring phone calls, paging with perfect serve, making out going calls for patient inter-facility transfers, and navigating EPIC
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Ambulance Transportation Inc.
08.2020 - 09.2024
- Administered basic life and advanced life support to patients at scene, en route to hospital and pre-hospital settings.
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
- Assisted with lifting and moving patients.
- Assessed nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Handled patient transfers from one medical facility to another.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
DePaul University
Chicago, IL 10.2022 - 08.2024
Bachelor's of Liberal Arts And Science - Integrated Health Studies
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL 08.2017 - 05.2022
Skills
- BLS and ACLS
- Venipuncture
- Emergency triage
- Time management
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- IV Medication administration
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Prehospital care
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse
- Licensed EMT-B
- ACLS
- BLS
- NIHSS
Timeline
Emergency Department Staff Registered Nurse
Mount Sinai Hospital
12.2024 - Current
Trauma Technician
Mount Sinai Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2024
Emergency Services Technician
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
03.2023 - 09.2023
Master of Science - Nursing
DePaul University
10.2022 - 08.2024
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Ambulance Transportation Inc.
08.2020 - 09.2024
Bachelor's of Liberal Arts And Science - Integrated Health Studies
University of Illinois At Chicago
08.2017 - 05.2022
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