NANCY TORRES
Elgin,IL
Summary
Professional Objectives: Bi-lingual (Spanish), dedicated and ambitious registered nurse aspiring to obtain travel positions in a setting that enables me to acquire and improve technical nursing competencies and develop professionally as a registered nurse while promoting health across the nursing care continuum. Honest and ethical nurse with a desire to positively impact, educate and support the client and their family in various settings while utilizing my communication skills for patient treatment, advocacy and collaborative practice in a team environment. Motivated to utilize effective prioritization in an environment that allows for the improvement and development of critical thinking skills while providing quality and compassionate healthcare.
Overview
2024
2024
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing
Skybridge HealthCare, Travel RN / Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, HealthCare
06.2023 - 10.2023
- Multiple-unit Psychiatric in-patient Acute care Facility
- Adult populations
- Maxim
Travel RN / Chester Mental Health
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Multiple-unit Psychiatric/Correctional State Facility
- Forensic unit and Adult populations
Maxim HealthCare, Travel RN / Choate Developmental Center Anna
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Multiple-unit Psychiatric/DD State Facility
- Forensic, Adult, Autism, Developmentally Disabled (special needs)
- SnapNurse
Crisis Response RN
Alaska Psychiatric Institute Anchorage AK
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Multiple-unit Psychiatric Facility
- Forensic, Adult acute, Adolescent, Autism (special needs)
- Population Healthy
- Cruise ship swabbing/Lab RN / Oceania Cruise Line Caribbean December 2021
- Cruise ship swabbing/Lab RN/ SilverSeas Cruise Line Europe
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
11.2021
Covid 19 Vaccination RN/ Winnebago, Dept, Pafford Emergency Medical Services
09.2021 - 11.2021
Crisis Response RN
Covid Monoclonal Antibody Infusion RN St Thomas
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Covid Med surg RN/Highly infectious disease unit
- Float pool to Behavioral Health/Psych
Favorite Healthcare Staffing, Joshua Tree CA, All Medical Staffing
05.2021 - 07.2021
Covid 19 Vaccination RN, SnapNurse
03.2021 - 05.2021
Crisis Response RN Ventura, Covid 19 Vaccination RN
01.2021 - 03.2021
Crisis Response RN
BCFS, Ascension Seton Williamson
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Med Surg / Tele, Covid Care Unit
Registered Nurse
Prolink Staffing, Kuakini Medical Center Honolulu HI
1 1 - 1 1
- Med Surg, LTC / SNF /Assisted Living
RN
Angel Staffing, Crisis Response, Huntsville Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - 11.2020
- Medical, Surgical, Correctional Care Unit
- Favorite HC Staffing / (FEMA)
- Crisis Response RN – Hamilton City Mobile swab team Tallahassee FL/Crestview FL
Krucial Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2020
- Covid 19 Crisis (FEMA)
Crisis Response RN
Consulate LTC
08.2020 - 08.2020
Crisis Response RN
Hill Correctional Center
06.2020 - 08.2020
Crisis Response RN
Cook County Jail
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Swabbing, covid swab processing in lab, medication administration, medical clearance, patient care
- Proficient in covid unit, psychiatric units, corrections (general population, max and super max)
RN
Crisis, Coler Rehab Hospital, Carl Foundation Hospital
03.2020 - 04.2020
Travel RN – Psych RN / Nurse
Liaison Champaign
06.2019 - 02.2020
- Emotional support for patients dealing with new medical diagnosis, depression, suicide attempt, agitation, and withdrawal during treatment on medical floor
- Advise staff floor nurses on how to care and interact with psych patients on medical floor
- Assist with building rapport with agitated patients and patients that may become a behavioral issue at a later date
- Educate nurses on how to deal with this population of patients
- Serve as liaison between staff, psychiatrist, psych NPs, psychologist, psych residents and medical students
- On call for psych patient consults on treatment plan, strategies, safety issues and discharge planning
- Assist psychiatrist with ECT treatments as needed
- Accompany psychologist on patient consults to evaluate need for psychological and emotional support
- Attend unit care plan meetings and white board rounds for updates on patient status and needs
RN
Illinois Youth Center, PRN
11.2019 - Current
- Care of juvenile inmates in a correctional facility
- Coordination of care with dentist, MD and Psychiatrist
- Assessments and performing sick call triage and physical health screenings
- Processing of new patient medication orders per medical protocols and MD orders
- Responding to medical emergencies and applying nursing interventions as appropriate
- Health care interventions and medication administration to juvenile inmates
- Collection and processing of specimens per nursing protocols or MD orders
- Assisting MD with medical procedures as needed
- Administration of forced medication under psychiatrist order as necessary
- Obligation is 1 shift every 6 months
Registered Nurse
Amita St. Joseph Hospital, Behavioral Health
04.2017 - 06.2019
Charge nurse
Northwestern Medicine / Centegra Hospital
- For BH unit and delegating staff on daily assignments
- Care of psychiatric patients including acute, focus and adolescents
- Psychiatric group counseling as needed
- Medication administration including chemical restraints in emergent situations
- De-escalation of patients as appropriate
- Admissions and discharges to include MD orders, follow-up care and resources
- Detoxification of patients as needed
Registry RN
Inpatient Rehab
08.2018 - 04.2019
Registry RN
Med surg/Tele
09.2017 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse
Intermediate Monitored Care
12.2016 - 08.2017
- Clinical nurse on units consisting of Telemetry, Med-surg/Telemetry, Intermediate Monitored Care (step-down ICU); Med-Surg/Oncology, Inpatient Rehab
- Work closely with PT/OT/Speech, Radiology, Behavioral Health, Care coordination, Pharmacy, MDs and unit staff to provide patient medical care
Registered Nurse
Kane County Adult Jail
07.2015 - 11.2016
- Care of inmates in a jail with a large population of psychiatric disorders and various health ailments
- Coordination of care with EMT's, Dentist, MD, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Professionals
- Assessments and performing sick call triage and physical health screenings
- Processing of new patient medication orders per medical protocols and MD orders
- Responding to medical emergencies and applying nursing interventions as appropriate
- Health care interventions, medication administration to include psychiatric, diabetic and detox meds
- Collection and processing of specimens per nursing protocols or MD orders
- Assisting MD with medical procedures as needed
- Administration of forced medication under psychiatrist order as necessary
Registry RN
Provant Health Solutions, Rhode Island
10.2015 - 09.2017
- Biometric health screenings for employees of large corporations
- Administration of vaccines when appropriate
- Educate patients on biometric results and how to improve numbers
Registry RN – Clinical Nurse Educator (Contractor)
UBC – An Express Scripts
10.2014 - Current
- Injection education of patients needing self-administration of injections using medical devices such as
- Humira or Forteo
- Work is available in any licensed state
Nurse Educator / US Military
Integrity Nursing
Registered Nurse
Military Reserve Health
10.2014 - Current
- Assist in upcoming military health events and flu clinics
- Administration of vaccines for deploying servicemen
- Review documentation and contraindications
Registry RN
Delta-T Group Agency, Clinic
11.2015 - 08.2017
- Assignments to include short/long term, temporary or shift work as needed in various healthcare settings with patients with severe medical ailments including seizure disorders, developmentally disabled (including
- Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Intellectual Delays, Handicapped, Behavioral/Psychiatric and
- Eating Disorders)
- Assessment, medication administration and coordination of care with families, MD and staff
- Assist in everyday operations of facilities and patients as needed
- Medication and injection administration or medical services as needed
RN Case Manager
Bowes
04.2015 - 08.2015
- Provide home / facility visits as needed for home health patients
- Coordinate plan of care for home patients in conjunction with the attending MD and home disciplines
RN Case Manager
Compassionate Care Hospice
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Quality home and comfort care and support of terminally ill patients and their families
- Coordinate overall plan of care for each patient in conjunction with the attending physician
- Administration of medications used for end-of-life care
Education
Associate’s Degree - Liberal Studies
Capella University
Associate’s Degree - Nursing
Elgin Community College
Skills
- Duty Delegation
- Patient Advocacy
- Direct Patient Care
- Shared Governance
- Care and Discharge Planning
- Diet and Nutrition
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Nurse and CNA Supervision
- Compassionate and Patient
- Documenting Observations
- EMR Systems
- Safety and Security Procedures
- Patient Care
- Patient Care Standards
- Medication Distribution
- Medication Administration
- Charting and Documenting
- Discharge Planning
- Calm and Composed
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Patient Admitting
- Patient Management
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Registration Coordination
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Test Interpretations
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Accurate Documentation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Treatment Recommendations
- Delegation and Motivation
- Nursing Assignments
- Work Assignments
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Intramuscular Injections
- Routine Examinations
Accomplishments
- Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support / CPR, current – 03/31/2024
- ACLS certification current - 7/2023
Certification
CPR
Acls
Cpi
Additional skill sets
CPR
ACLS
CPI
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
Nursing
Skybridge HealthCare, Travel RN / Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, HealthCare
06.2023 - 10.2023
Travel RN / Chester Mental Health
02.2023 - 05.2023
Maxim HealthCare, Travel RN / Choate Developmental Center Anna
07.2022 - 12.2022
Crisis Response RN
Alaska Psychiatric Institute Anchorage AK
12.2021 - 04.2022
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
11.2021
Covid 19 Vaccination RN/ Winnebago, Dept, Pafford Emergency Medical Services
09.2021 - 11.2021
Crisis Response RN
Covid Monoclonal Antibody Infusion RN St Thomas
07.2021 - 09.2021
Favorite Healthcare Staffing, Joshua Tree CA, All Medical Staffing
05.2021 - 07.2021
Covid 19 Vaccination RN, SnapNurse
03.2021 - 05.2021
Crisis Response RN Ventura, Covid 19 Vaccination RN
01.2021 - 03.2021
Crisis Response RN
BCFS, Ascension Seton Williamson
12.2020 - 01.2021
RN
Angel Staffing, Crisis Response, Huntsville Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - 11.2020
Krucial Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2020
Crisis Response RN
Consulate LTC
08.2020 - 08.2020
Crisis Response RN
Hill Correctional Center
06.2020 - 08.2020
Crisis Response RN
Cook County Jail
04.2020 - 06.2020
RN
Crisis, Coler Rehab Hospital, Carl Foundation Hospital
03.2020 - 04.2020
RN
Illinois Youth Center, PRN
11.2019 - Current
Travel RN – Psych RN / Nurse
Liaison Champaign
06.2019 - 02.2020
Registry RN
Inpatient Rehab
08.2018 - 04.2019
Registry RN
Med surg/Tele
09.2017 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse
Amita St. Joseph Hospital, Behavioral Health
04.2017 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse
Intermediate Monitored Care
12.2016 - 08.2017
Registry RN
Delta-T Group Agency, Clinic
11.2015 - 08.2017
Registry RN
Provant Health Solutions, Rhode Island
10.2015 - 09.2017
Registered Nurse
Kane County Adult Jail
07.2015 - 11.2016
RN Case Manager
Bowes
04.2015 - 08.2015
RN Case Manager
Compassionate Care Hospice
01.2015 - 04.2015
Registry RN – Clinical Nurse Educator (Contractor)
UBC – An Express Scripts
10.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse
Military Reserve Health
10.2014 - Current
Charge nurse
Northwestern Medicine / Centegra Hospital
Nurse Educator / US Military
Integrity Nursing
Associate’s Degree - Liberal Studies
Capella University
Associate’s Degree - Nursing
Elgin Community College
Registered Nurse
Prolink Staffing, Kuakini Medical Center Honolulu HI
1 1 - 1 1
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