Mercedes Acevedo BSN, RN
Midlothian,VA
Summary
Proactive Clinical III Nurse with 7 years of nursing experience within the medical/surgical and oncology specialty. Dedicated to providing quality nursing care to produce optimal patient outcomes. Expert at patient care planning with strong interpersonal communication skills. Competent with telephone triage in an outpatient clinic setting. Highly motivated, organized and able to learn new concepts quickly. Adept at Cerner and EPIC documentation and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical III Infusion Registered Nurse
VCU Health Infusion
Richmond, VA
05.2021 - Current
- Administer prescribed IV medications, blood products, and chemotherapy per protocol.
- Monitor patients' reaction and respond to infusion reactions with speed, expertise and a calm approach to provide optimal care.
- Educate patients receiving infusions of potential side effects.
- Up to date on ONS certification for administering chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs.
Clinical III Registered Nurse- Oncology Clinic
VCU Health- Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, VA
11.2019 - 05.2021
- Triaged and prioritized patient calls while gathering history and symptoms to determine scope of medical complaints.
- Analyzed discussed symptoms to determine patient acuity.
- Communicated triage information to primary care team to discuss disposition.
- Collaborated with physicians and staff in other disciplines- including infusion staff, social work, radiation oncology.
- Coordinated patient care for future appointments, referrals, insurance authorizations, and diagnostic tests.
- Maintained flow of clinic to address patients' needs and provide quality care.
Travel Nurse
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Mechanicsville, VA
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Experience on a high acuity surgical/telemetry unit with 6:1 nursing ratios.
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and assimilated patients to unit.
- Utilized EPIC EMR to document all patient interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary personnel to create, implement, and manage patient care plans suiting individual needs.
Infusion Nurse
Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore
Towson, MD
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Experience at a five chair infusion clinic with a range of 10-18 patients per day as a primary nurse.
- Administrated medicine infusions for neurology, rheumatology and GI diagnoses.
- Calculated, reconstituted, and administered medications per provider order with collaboration from attending MD to ensure correct drug, dose, route, patient, and timing.
- Monitored and assessed patients by obtaining vital signs within required intervals for each medication.
Charge Registered Nurse
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD
05.2017 - 12.2019
- Worked as night shift charge nurse on a medical/surgical/oncology/telemetry unit.
- Responsible for organizing nursing assignments, collaborating with hospital coordinator to assign beds, and serving as extra resource for night shift staff while caring for own patient assignment.
- Administered, monitored and educated oncology patients receiving chemotherapy.
- Collaborated with oncologists to report abnormal labs or side effects while patients received chemotherapy.
Registered Nurse
GBMC HealthCare - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Towson, MD
09.2015 - 05.2017
- Completed Nurse Residency Program in 2016 and transitioned to Clinical Nurse II.
- Experience on a medical/surgical/oncology unit with telemetry capabilities
- Implemented plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound care, administering chemotherapy drugs and injections, setting up cardiac drips and blood transfusions.
- Consulted with physicians to formulate discharge plans utilizing multidisciplinary collaboration and promoting continuity of care.
- Operated as charge nurse- completed audits, and planned nursing assignments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stevenson University
Stevenson, MD05.2015
Skills
- Patient advocate
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Nursing staff leadership
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Telephone triage trained
- Detail oriented and organized
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration for patient care planning
- Preceptor for new nurses
- Proficient with computer programs and documentation
- Compliant with regulatory guidelines
- Identifies areas requiring quality improvement and assists with developing strategies to improve
Certification
- Virginia Nursing License - #0001299770 - issued 01/14/21 and current
- Maryland Nursing License- R218068- issued 08/05/2015 until 11/28/2021
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- expires February 2025
- Chemotherapy Certification maintained since 2017
Accomplishments
- Climbed the Clinical Ladder at VCUHS from Clinical II Nurse to Clinical III Nurse- April 2021.
- Received a Daisy Award from a patient's family for support throughout cancer journey.
- Received "Excellence In Nursing Education" Award from Management Team.
Committees
- Infusion Inclusion Committee- co-founder and chair of morale boosting committee starting in February 2022.
- Blood Transfusion Committee- complete monthly blood audits for infusion center since December 2021.
Timeline
Clinical III Infusion Registered Nurse
VCU Health Infusion
05.2021 - Current
Clinical III Registered Nurse- Oncology Clinic
VCU Health- Massey Cancer Center
11.2019 - 05.2021
Travel Nurse
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
04.2019 - 10.2019
Infusion Nurse
Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore
05.2017 - 05.2019
Charge Registered Nurse
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
05.2017 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse
GBMC HealthCare - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
09.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stevenson University