Monica Salinas
Rosenberg,TX
Summary
Proficient Registered Nurse with 21 years of experience. Compassionate and dedicated to maintaining highest standards of nursing practices. Motivated team player with positive attitude and dedicated worth ethic. Well organized and resourceful with proactive mindset and ability to prioritize and delegate as appropriate.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality/PI Coordinator
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
02.2015 - Current
- Educate physicians and staff to improve and fully comply with current requirements mandated by regulatory agencies governing health care delivery. Facilitate meetings, prepare presentations, and data reports with action plans to improve patient outcomes and hospital processes.
- Create reports, such as statistical analysis, monitoring, and benchmarking of clinical data. Clinical record review for compliance with registries and CMS core measures. Abstract and submit data to NCDR registries and Midas. Perform quarterly IRR audits.
- Implement and execute established PI action plans. Attend monthly staff meetings to ensure appropriate information is communicated to physicians, team leaders, and staff. Continuously report changes and updates to measures and guidelines.
- Perform follow-up evaluations to determine efficacy of previously implemented corrective measures, recommending subsequent actions based on findings. Maintain audits to comply for DNV standards. Assist DNV personnel with annual surveys.
- Continuously building positive working relationships with other department managers through effective communication.
Quality Improvement Coordinator, Med-Surg Nurse
Hospital of Surgical Excellence Oak Bend
Sugar Land, TX
12.2013 - 02.2015
- Prepared hospital and staff for JCAHO, CMS, and State surveys by conducting mock surveys.
- Implemented new policies and procedures. Ensured staff and team leaders remained compliant with hospital policies and procedures in order to maintain hospital accreditation. Assisted with document control and internal audits.
- Conducted assessments to obtain information for participant-centered plan of care. Used clinical judgment to manage delivery of patient care safely.
- Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers. Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Administered medications and treatments as directed and appropriate for patient's medical care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team.
- Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
Charge Nurse Skilled Nursing
Oak Bend Hospital
Richmond, TX
09.2011 - 12.2013
- Managed 36 bed unit of a hospital based skilled nursing facility. Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Used clinical judgment to manage delivery of patient care safely and effectively with a multidisciplinary team. Assessed unit patients continuously from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement, and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals
- Organized and delegated tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care. Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
Telemetry Nurse
Oak Bend Hospital
Richmond, Texas
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Ensured that all patients received appropriate treatment and informed of their condition and changes as required.
- Provided safe patient care effectively and efficiently. Maintained constant communication with patients, medical staff and family members.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Communicated with patients and family members to explain conditions and medications. Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
Home Health Nurse/Case Manager
Girling Home Health
Houston, Texas
02.2006 - 09.2010
- Managed 30-35 patient case load.
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs. Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans as needed.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
Education
Certified Healthcare Operations Professional-Basic
CHOP
03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Houston
Sugar Land, TX05.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TXSkills
- Performance improvement specialist
- Reliable clinical chart review and chart abstraction
- Build and maintain positive/strong relationships with hospital physicians and staff
- Approachable, positive attitude, great work ethic, and flexible
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Able to troubleshoot and multitask
- Great communication skills
- Proficient in computer operations, building reports, spreadsheets, and conducting presentations
Additional Information
- LICENSES , Registered Nurse, State of Texas, Active
Timeline
Quality/PI Coordinator
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
02.2015 - Current
Quality Improvement Coordinator, Med-Surg Nurse
Hospital of Surgical Excellence Oak Bend
12.2013 - 02.2015
Charge Nurse Skilled Nursing
Oak Bend Hospital
09.2011 - 12.2013
Telemetry Nurse
Oak Bend Hospital
09.2010 - 09.2011
Home Health Nurse/Case Manager
Girling Home Health
02.2006 - 09.2010
Certified Healthcare Operations Professional-Basic
CHOP
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Houston
Associate of Science - Nursing
Wharton County Junior College
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