Marlene M. Diaz

• Provide direct care for up to 10-12 patients requiring surgical services including procedural local, moderate sedation, and general anesthesia for patients who are being admitted on a day surgery and inpatient basis
• Perform admission assessments, collect medical history, and communicate pertinent information and or abnormalities to the surgeon and or anesthesia
• Initiate and maintain peripheral, PICC, CVC lines, and Port A Cath
• Educate patient and families on pre-operative medications and process
• Perform post-procedural and post-surgical assessments with ongoing monitoring for complications of procedure and anesthesia and adverse effects of medications
• Provide post-procedural/surgical patient and family discharge instruction education in relation to pain, prescriptions, anesthesia, and normal/abnormal signs and symptoms/complications of the procedure
• Fill in as charge nurse prn, assist pre-screen department with phone interviews, or in person interviews, contact previous days patients for post operative phone interviews
• Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Provide outpatient hemodialysis for up to 18 patients on a daily basis, for chronic and acute renal failure patients
• Initiate and maintain hemodialysis via CVC lines, AV grafts, and fistulas
• Provide patient education in relation to diet, medications, fluid restrictions
• Provide oral, parenteral, and IV medications as needed
• Perform pre- and post-treatment assessments while monitoring for changes during and after treatment, provide appropriate nursing interventions and report changes to the appropriate physician
• Facility Administrator-Pope, Billy P: 706-992-9712

• Provide direct care for up to six oncology, medical and surgical patients
• Completed assessments and address changes in status appropriately with reporting of changes to physicians
• Initiate and maintain intravenous therapies, perform blood transfusions, collect blood for lab processing
• Maintain drains, assess, and change dressings, provide patient and family education
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members to provide well-rounded care
• Supervisor-New, Lisa P: 912-819-6406

• Support an Internal Medicine physician who cares for 2800+ patients and sees 25 + patients daily
• Provide phone triage, patients, and assist with physical exams
• Perform nurse visits, including HHN treatments, immunizations, and ear irrigations
• Coordinate services, such as care management, home health, physician referrals, and DME supplies
• Perform Point of Care testing
• Supervisor-Krueger, Tracey P: 414-328-8777

• Assist five Internal Medicine physicians, providing telephone triage to patients and family
• Administer injections, perform lab draws, initiate, and manage IV therapy, provide patient/family education
• Supervisor-McCardle, Kellie P: 414-352-3100

• Company Overview: Now Ascension Healthcare
• Completed physical assessments, implemented plans of care, and educated patients/caregivers
• Communicate change of status and concerns to physician with implementation of new orders
• Perform IV therapy, wound/ostomy/catheter care, and blood glucose monitoring

• Company Overview: Now Ascension Healthcare
• Coordinate services and provided direct patient care and education for adult patients
• Developed and implemented nursing care plans based on physician orders
• Assist patients diagnosed with acute and chronic illnesses as well as post-surgical patients
• IV therapy, PICC lines, wound/ostomy/catheter care, and blood glucose monitoring
• Oversaw and updated computerized documentation

• Company Overview: Now Ascension Healthcare
• Provide care for patients with acute and chronic wounds
• Implement physician treatment orders and reported changes in status
• Rotated to the Outpatient Department at St. Francis Hospital, caring for pre and post endoscopy and minor surgical procedure patients
• From 12/2005 to 05/2006 also fulfilled the role of House Supervisor within St. Francis Hospital when not working in the wound clinic. As House Supervisor, ensured adequate staffing for all units, made rounds, and addressed any issues

Company Overview: Now Ascension Healthcare

• Scheduled daily and future unit staff, assigned admissions, pre and post-operative patients, made rounds with physicians, and effectively resolved patient, family and staff related issues
• Oversaw union-related matters and budgeting for supplies, staff, and equipment
• Ensured compliance with policies and procedures
• Supervise Code responses, disaster situations
• Mentored staff on best practices for patient safety and quality care delivery.

• Company Overview: Now Ascension Healthcare
• Direct patient care for 6-9 patients daily, within the Orthopedic Surgical Medical Unit
• Assisted patients with various diagnoses, including care of non-surgical to pre- and post-op pediatric and adult patients
• Carried out treatments, medication administration, and patient-family education