
Dedicated Certified Registered Nurse with excellent skills and over 30 years experience in medical-surgical telemetry care. Harworking nurse well-versed in primary care and typical hospital procedures with a steadfast commitment to quality care and proactive in managing patient needs. Performs in stressful and crisis situations and interprets and applies procedures with good judgement.
Responsible for primary care and management of 4-5 patients on various medical-surgical telemetry/IMU units and occasionally worked on Covid units during the pandemic. Evaluate patient care needs and prioritize treatments to maintain patient flow. Deliver compassionate care to low-income patient community.
Had travel assignments at various hospitals in Texas and Arizona including LBJ hospital, Methodist hospital in San Antonio, and Cypress Fairbanks hospital and St. Luke's in Houston. Managed caseload of 5 clients, providing education, treatments, IV therapy, venipuncture and wound care. Worked on a CVT float pool at St. Luke's in Houston and floated to various medical-surgical and telemetry units for 6 months.
Act as patient advocate and implement total patient care through a team nursing process with 5-6 patients on a medical-surgical orthopedic unit. Assist patients with healing and recovery after orthopedic and colon surgery.
Administered nursing care to five patients within a medical-surgical and telemetry environment.
Provided support for patients suffering from acute and chronic health conditions.
Tracked vital signs and maintained accurate documentation of patient statuses.
Engaged with healthcare teams to develop tailored treatment strategies for improved recovery.
Provided care in inpatient setting ranging from assessment to development and implementation of care.
Delivered high-quality and compassionate care to up to 5 patients on a Telemetry unit.
Partnered with team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments. Occasional relief charge nurse.
Registered Nurse in the State of Texas, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification; Acute Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, Medical-Surgical Certification