Michele Custodio
Irvine,CA
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff RN
Kaiser Permanente-OC Irvine Medical Center
07.2005 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Worked as a Relief Charge Nurse.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
- Worked as a Relief Charge Nurse
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
- Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
- Reported patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes.
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing -
University of St La Salle
Bacolod City, Philippines 04.1990
Skills
- Patient Examination
- Intakes and Discharges
- Charting and Documentation
- Preventive Healthcare
- Accurate Documentation
- Knee Surgery
- Intravenous Injections
- Prioritizing Patients
- Patient Care Assessment
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Infection Control Measures
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Treatment Plan Modification
- General Surgery
- Patient Admission
- Mental and Physical Assessments
- Acute Illness
- Patient Education
- Clinical Leadership and Supervision
- Compassionate and Caring
- Unit Oversight
- Delegation and Motivation
- EPIC EMR
Committees
Unit Based Team Co lead
Infection Control
Patient Care Experience
Additional Information
Awards Received:
Radiant STAR award
Preceptor Mentor Award
Professionalism Award
Employee of the Month
Timeline
Staff RN
Kaiser Permanente-OC Irvine Medical Center
07.2005 - Current
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing -
University of St La Salle
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