Natalie Casanova
San Antonio
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Northgate Health And Rehabilitation Center
San Antonio
10.2022 - 12.2023
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Coordinated patient admissions and discharges efficiently.
- Monitored patient conditions and documented vital signs accurately.
- Trained new nurses on care protocols and procedures.
- Managed medication administration and adherence to safety standards.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Colonial Gardens Memory Care Community
San Antonio
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Assess all patients prior to admission
- Initial fall risk, skin assessment and elopement risk
- Initial care plan that is looked over and signed off by RN
- Facilitate the transition of residents to proper hospice services if needed
- Train all new med techs
- Conducted all interviews for potential caregivers
- All scheduling for nursing department
- On call 24/7
- Conduct bi weekly covid test on all staff members
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure high-quality patient care standards.
- Developed and implemented training programs for new nursing personnel.
- Coordinated patient assessments and care plans with interdisciplinary teams.
- Facilitated family meetings to discuss patient progress and care strategies.
- Monitored daily operations to ensure adherence to safety protocols.
- Assisted in budget preparation and resource allocation for nursing services.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided constructive feedback for improvement.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians, families, staff members, and other healthcare professionals.
Charge Nurse
Mesa Vista
San Antonio
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Infection control training
- Answering all phone calls from family members regarding care
- Ordering all test and medication designed by doctors
- Monitoring a 46+ resident facility
- Administration of medication
- Entering all new medication and procedures into PCC
- Communicated with patients and family members and provided updated information
- Reviewed care plans and assessed alignment with long-term and short-term care goals
- Observed patient care outcomes, including patient feedback, to facilitate ongoing quality
Charge Nurse LPN
The Landing At Stone Oak
San Antonio
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Currently designed coved nurse
- Infection control training
- Answering all phone calls from family members regarding care
- Ordering all test and medication designed by doctors
- Monitoring a 46 resident facility
- Administration of medication
- Entering all new medication and procedures into emar
- Communicated with patients and family members and provided updated information
- Reviewed care plans and assessed alignment with long-term and short-term care goals
- Observed patient care outcomes, including patient feedback, to facilitate ongoing quality care.
Data Entry Clerk
Allied Caster Inc
San Antonio
07.2007 - 03.2019
- Added documents to file records and created new records to support filing needs
- Managed documents by organizing forms, making photocopies, filing records, preparing correspondence and creating reports
- Kept optimal quality levels to prevent critical errors and support team performance targets
- Obtained scanned records and uploaded into database
- Corrected any data entry error to prevent later issues such as duplication or data degradation
- Entered client information into databases quickly and with minimal errors
- Scanned files, eliminating outdated records.
Education
Galen College of Nursing
San Antonio, TXLamson Institute
Skills
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Care plan development
- Infection control
- Electronic health records
- Nursing leadership
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Quality assurance
- Staff training
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Relationship building
- Conflict resolution
- EMR systems
- Verbal and written communication
- Goal driven
- Staff supervision
- Staff education and training
- Procedure development
- Critical care
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Staff scheduling
- Nursing intervention adjustment
- Team leadership
- Staff education
- Medical records management
- Case management
- Evidence-based nursing
- Duty delegation
- Patient assessments
- HIPAA compliance
- Medical record auditing
- Safety and security procedures
- Nurse and CNA supervision
- Employee performance
- Resource allocation
- Nurse training
- Discharge planning
Personal Information
Title: LVN
Certification
- BLS Certification
- CPR Certification
- LPN
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Northgate Health And Rehabilitation Center
10.2022 - 12.2023
Assistant Director of Nursing
Colonial Gardens Memory Care Community
08.2021 - 06.2022
Charge Nurse
Mesa Vista
08.2020 - 04.2021
Charge Nurse LPN
The Landing At Stone Oak
04.2020 - 07.2020
Data Entry Clerk
Allied Caster Inc
07.2007 - 03.2019
Galen College of Nursing
Lamson Institute