Norma Ruelas
Registered Nurse
Hutto,TX
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registred Nurse
STG International Inc.
Arlington, VA
08.2018 - Current
- Managed quality care for diverse clients with acute and chronic conditions. Also clients with mental health problems.
- Advised clients on discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Coordinated delivery of care for patients in clinical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and coordinating with team comprised of RNs, LPNs, dental assistant, medical record and mental health counselors
- Supervised other healthcare professionals with clarity and objectivity through meticulous training protocol.
- Monitored client's condition & updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals.
- Mentor for nurses and other health staff. Provided guidance on proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Registered Nurse, Female Clinic
InGenesis
San Antonio, Texas
08.2012 - 07.2018
- Managed quality care for female clients. Knowledge of delivery procedures monitor for signs of miscarriage, check unborns child's well been.
- Educate on importance of continuity of care to clients for acute and chronic conditions.
- Consulted with health care team to discuss diagnoses and advise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Provide emotional support to clients including: ensure clients understanding, assessing their physical, emotional, culture, mental and spiritual needs.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions, 20-30 clients per day.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each client and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Educated clients on diagnosis and proposes, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options, 10-15 clients per day.
- Managed care from admission to discharge. Admitted 30- 60 new clients per week. Discharged 20-60 clients per week.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Ongoing training of new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Licensed Practical Nurse, Family Clinic
STG International Inc.
Alexandria, VA
05.2007 - 07.2012
- Managed patient care through closely vitals, blood glucose levels.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine clients visits to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted monitored intake and outputs to help achieve nutritional objectives.
- Evaluated clients to identify behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose clients,over 60 per week.
- Documented accurate and complete client's information to address problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges, over 50 day.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated clients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Provided full-scope, direct patient care in ambulatory clinical settings, supporting family members and providing individuals with targeted and age-specific care.
- Established and maintained thoughtful working relationships with practitioners and specialists, supporting individual patient needs through informed referrals and thorough communication
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Temple College
Temple, TX 05.2022 - 05.2023
Licensed Vocational Nurse, Certificate - Practical Nursing
Temple College
Temple, TX 05.2005 - 05.2006
Skills
Current Texas licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners
Nurse Leadership
Software Proficiency
Active Listening
First Aid/CPR
Critical Thinking
Planning and Coordination
Cultural Awareness
Self-Motivated
Timeline
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Temple College
05.2022 - 05.2023
Registred Nurse
STG International Inc.
08.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse, Female Clinic
InGenesis
08.2012 - 07.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse, Family Clinic
STG International Inc.
05.2007 - 07.2012
Licensed Vocational Nurse, Certificate - Practical Nursing
Temple College
05.2005 - 05.2006