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Mary Hintz

Bakersfield

Summary

Professional nurse with extensive experience in dialysis care, skilled in managing patient treatments and ensuring safety. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and delivering high-quality results. Proficient in patient assessment, care coordination, and staff leadership. Reliable and flexible, capable of thriving in fast-paced environments.

Healthcare professional skilled in dialysis care and patient management, prepared to bring high standards and results-driven approach to role. Extensive experience in overseeing dialysis unit operations and ensuring protocol compliance. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability, with reliable performance in dynamic environments.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dialysis Charge Nurse

Davita, Inc & American Renal Associates
06.2021 - Current

Working in the acute care setting for the Hospital Services Group (HSG}. Serving as Charge RN and Preceptor positions. Communicating with physicians and hospital staff coordinating patient care while supervision staff for patient care. Assessing, monitoring and maintaining treatments for patients. Assessing access patency of AVF/AVG and CVC's. Proficient in both CKRT (Nxstage) and PD treatments.

  • Mentored nursing staff on best practices in dialysis management and patient care.
  • Monitored patient vital signs and adjusted treatment protocols as necessary for optimal results.
  • Streamlined patient scheduling processes to maximize facility efficiency and minimize wait times for patients.
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in dialysis care.
  • Oversaw daily dialysis operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Dialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
02.2020 - 06.2021

Acute Care Dialysis RN. Working assignments independently in the hospital setting. Assessing and monitoring patient pre treatment, during and post treatment. Communicating with physicians and nursing staff through out the treatment process. Skills including assessment of AVF/AVG and CVC's for patency.

RN Triage Nurse

Tulsa Hospitalists
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • RN Triage Nurse
  • Part Time

RN

Davita Dialysis
08.2012 - 01.2015
  • Providing outpatient dialysis treatment for patients in chronic units and acute patients in various Tulsa OK hospitals. Providing patient care for dialysis patients while supervising PCT's administration and patient monitoring while keeping in communication with doctors for patient care.
  • Implementation of plan of care. Provided dialysis treatments for acute patients.
  • Full Time

RN

Davita Dialysis Centers
02.2011 - 12.2012
  • Same as previous
  • Full Time

RN

Fresenius Medical Care
02.2011 - 12.2012
  • Providing outpatient dialysis treatment for patients at Yavapai FMC Prescott AZ. Providing patient care for 16 chair unit while supervising PCT's administration and patient monitoring while keeping in communication with doctors for patient care.
  • Full Time

RN

Banner Health Care
12.2011 - 05.2012
  • Provided acute dialysis treatment at Banner Hospitals in the Phoenix AZ area.
  • Part Time

RN

Liberty Dialysis Niles
04.2010 - 01.2011
  • Worked as Charge Nurse supervising staff of 6 (dialysis techs and RN's) while dialyzing 20 patients per shift. Assessing and monitoring treatments for patients, maintaining plans of care and accessing monitoring and interventions while administration of medications while on treatment.

RN

Fresenius Medical Care
10.2009 - 05.2010
  • Completed contract travel assignments in chronic dialysis units as charge nurse supervising techs while caring for 12 patients per shift. Assessing and monitoring patients and their accesses for quality treatments, monitoring labs and KT/V during treatments. Medication administration during treatment and plan of care.

RN Dialysis Float Pool

Lakeland Regional Healthcare
08.2008 - 01.2010
  • Worked in both LRHS chronic units in Niles and St. Joseph and in acute setting in Niles. Was Charge Nurse and staff nurse in the chronic setting and maintained patients while on treatment.

RN

Preferred Healthcare Staffing
07.2006 - 08.2008
  • Worked and completed assignments in both acute and chronic units as well as stepdown telemetry units.

RN

AMR Pro Nurse
03.2006 - 04.2008
  • Per diem staffing assignments throughout NW Indiana and Chicago area hospitals working in both med/surgery and telemetry units. Performed patient care, assessments and medication.

RN

Nephrology, Inc.
01.2005 - 04.2006
  • Initial training in dialysis in the acute unit. Performed PT assessments pre/post treatment. Maintained communications with Nephrologists while in acute and medical unit settings regarding PT treatments and access function.

Education

Associates Degree - Nursing

Indiana University South Bend
South Bend, IN
05.1997

Associates Degree - Dietetics

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

Bachelors Degree - Nutrition

Ball State University
Muncie, IN
05.1986

Skills

  • Vascular Access care
  • Clinical documentation
  • Quality improvement
  • Scheduling coordination
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Nursing supervision
  • Hemodialysis management
  • Blood transfusion administration
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Lab result interpretation
  • Emergency response
  • Continuous quality improvement
  • Infection control practices
  • Teamwork
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Compassionate and caring
  • Basic life support
  • Reliability
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Direct patient care
  • CPR certification
  • Organizational skills
  • Active listening
  • Effective communication
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Creative problem solving
  • Decision-making
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Patient care assessment
  • Patient education
  • Certified in CPR/AED
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Electronic health records

Certification

  • BLS 2015
  • Arizona State Board of Nursing 2016
  • Oklahoma State Board of Nursing 2016

Timeline

Dialysis Charge Nurse

Davita, Inc & American Renal Associates
06.2021 - Current

Dialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
02.2020 - 06.2021

RN Triage Nurse

Tulsa Hospitalists
01.2015 - 01.2020

RN

Davita Dialysis
08.2012 - 01.2015

RN

Banner Health Care
12.2011 - 05.2012

RN

Davita Dialysis Centers
02.2011 - 12.2012

RN

Fresenius Medical Care
02.2011 - 12.2012

RN

Liberty Dialysis Niles
04.2010 - 01.2011

RN

Fresenius Medical Care
10.2009 - 05.2010

RN Dialysis Float Pool

Lakeland Regional Healthcare
08.2008 - 01.2010

RN

Preferred Healthcare Staffing
07.2006 - 08.2008

RN

AMR Pro Nurse
03.2006 - 04.2008

RN

Nephrology, Inc.
01.2005 - 04.2006

Associates Degree - Dietetics

Ball State University

Bachelors Degree - Nutrition

Ball State University

Associates Degree - Nursing

Indiana University South Bend