Meilyne Atienza
Houston,TX
Summary
Highly-skilled and ambitious Team Lead and Registered Staff Nurse at a Level 1 Trauma Center seeking admission into the DNP- Nurse Anesthesia program at University of Texas Medical Branch.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead, Staff Nurse
BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL
07.2019 - Current
- Deliver quality care to critically ill trauma, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, orthopedic, vascular, obstetric, and post-operative patients in Level 1 trauma center
- Lead team of nurses to provide quality patient care and ensure compliance with hospital regulations and standards
- Provide, delegate, and coordinate nursing care within a multidisciplinary team to meet holistic needs for critical care patients, especially those in the immediate period following various surgeries
- Competencies include hemodynamic monitoring, titration of vasoactive medications, massive transfusion protocol, ABG and lab value interpretations, chest tube and drain management, and tracheostomy care
- Closely monitoring patient progress and collaborate with physicians to individualize care to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY05.2019
Certification
- Registered Nurse #977020
- Critical Care Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Trauma Nursing Core Course
Accomplishments
- Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll - Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
- Dean's List - Spring 2016
- National Strength and Conditioning Association:All-American Honoree 2017-2018
- Pace University Volleyball Team Captain 2018
Professional Organization and Leadership
- Graduate Residency Program, Ben Taub - Harris Health 07-2019-08/2022
EBP Project: TO CHG or Not? Discussed the significance of daily CHG baths in preventing nosocomial infections
- Charge Nurse, collaborating with various members of the hospital to ensure safe and proper patient admissions, providing as a resource of information to assist staff and novice nurses on the unit, ensuring safe patient ratios and assignments
- Trauma-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Preceptor, 06/2020- present, Educating and providing mentorship to new registered nurses to the TSICU on the principles of intensive care, mechanical support, and improving unit relationships.
- Trauma-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Preceptor, Cardiothoracic - Provide training to more experienced nurses through the intricacies and monitoring of cardiothoracic patients.
- American Association of Critical Care Nursing, 08/2019, present
- Community of Practice Member, Harris Health - Nursing shared governance in order to make decisions that affect their clinical practice, professional nursing environment, and knowledge development.
- Unit Representative for the Pavillion of Nurse Clinician Council - Hospital based nursing shared governance
- Cardiothoracic Advanced Life Support (CALS) protocol in the Trauma-Surgical ICU - to educate new staff nurses for post-operative open heart patients.
- Social Outreach Committee - Organizes team social events and volunteer opportunities for staff engagement outside of work and unit morale.
Volunteer Experience
- Social Outreach Committee- Organizes team social events and volunteer events to allow for nurse to nurse interactions and team unity between day shift and night shift; Houston Food bank, Houston Humane Society, the Montrose Center
- Team Houston Olympic Weightlifting Coach, Assists in teaching children and adults on how to lift weights and utilize proper body mechanics, Promotes active living lifestyles
Timeline
Team Lead, Staff Nurse
BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL
07.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pace University