Paulina Guajardo
San Antonio
Summary
Experienced with comprehensive patient care, including assessment, treatment, and follow-up. Utilizes clinical expertise to develop and implement effective care plans tailored to individual patient needs. Strong understanding of medical protocols and care coordination, ensuring high standards of patient safety and recovery.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Thoracic Division
Natera, Inc.
05.2022 - Current
- Cover the territory of Texas, Oklahoma, California, Hawaii as the nurse coordinator working with transplant centers monitoring for potential acute transplant rejection for heart and lungs via cell-free DNA testing
- Work closely with organ health sales for the same territories.
- Providing education to peers and providing continuing education.
- Build relationships with transplant coordinators and physicians
- Work remotely with autonomy but efficient in completing all tasks at hand
- Work with the lab processing and lab directors
- Travel approx. 40% of the time to meet with clients and educate on the product
- Work closely with medical science liaisons and medical directors and key opinion leaders on Prospera testing
- Continue education on transplant testing and changes to transplant
Lung Transplant Coordinator-Heart Procurement Coordinator/RN
Methodist Health System
07.2021 - Current
- Helped in building a new lung transplant program including implementing new policies, organizing meetings and assisting with starting a new clinic.
- Schedule patients for clinic and follow through with preparing patients for specific studies pertaining to lung transplant.
- Collaborate with leadership and other organ programs.
- Multi-task coordinator position and other roles in clinic.
- Meet with procurement and collaborate for transplant.
- Take on-call for after-hours referrals and inquiries.
- Evaluate potential referrals for transplant.
- Evaluate all lab values drawn on transplant patients including HLA and PRAs.
- Assist and collaborate with the Heart Transplant Team when needed.
- Assist surgeon in the Operating Room with heart transplant recovery.
- Coordinate flight arrangements and ground transportation arrangements for heart transplant
Freestanding ER Nurse-PRN
Premier ER and Urgent Care
08.2020 - 04.2022
- PRN ER nurse in free-standing ER providing ER and urgent care to patients of all age.
- Primary RN working day shift and night shift when necessary.
- Perform lab duties as necessary.
- Perform physical assessment and carry out physician orders.
- Work independently as the only RN on duty
RN/Organ Placement Coordinator/Organ Recovery Coordinator
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
08.2017 - 07.2021
- Helped in facilitating proper brain death testing on potential donors working with many physicians to follow hospital brain death policy.
- Working autonomously taking “on-call” schedule with a team of other recovery/procurement coordinators.
- Donor management at bedside, ordering medication and diagnostics for the organ recovery process of all transplantable organs.
- Approached families for the discussion of organ donation and presenting the donor registry for registered donors.
- Worked as a team with physicians in an ICU setting to manage donors and with transplant surgeons in the OR to recover procured organs.
- Packaged organs according to UNOS policy.
- Managed allocation of organs, especially kidneys and pancreas following the policy set by UNOS allocation.
Emergency RN/Trauma Resusitaion Nurse
University Health System
12.2014 - 08.2017
- Staff RN working with multi-level of patient care.
- Member of the University ER trauma team at a level 1 trauma center.
- Provided emergency care to all acuity of adult and pediatric patients.
- Provided wound care and resuscitation care for level 1 trauma patients.
- Excellent IV skills including ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement and arterial line placement.
- Provided care to all levels of ICU managed patients in an ER setting.
- Triage patients and assign acuity according to assessment findings.
- Lead Trauma RN in trauma room when assigned. Entailed being “charge nurse” in the trauma resuscitation room.
Emergency RN
Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills
03.2014 - 11.2014
- Performed fast assessments and treatments in a friendly manner to rapid medical examined patients.
- Act as patient flow coordinator to speed up patient care and lower ER wait times.
- Provided care to children and adults in emergent situations.
- Perform assessments, implement physicians order and follow core measures.
Emergency RN
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
06.2013 - 03.2014
- Performed as charge nurse and managed emergency department at night in a quality manner making proper shift assignments.
- Educate patients and families on discharge care and follow up care.
- Manage all types of emergency patients from minor injuries to critical care.
Emergency LVN
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2013
- Assisted RN with patient care in all emergent and non-emergent situations under scope of practice
- Provided secondary assessments and continuity of care for children and adult emergency patients.
- Assisted physicians with procedures which included, laceration care, central line set up, CVP set up, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, chest tubes and more.
Postpartum/NICU LVN
Southwest General Hospital
12.2008 - 12.2010
- Provided direct patient care to antepartum and post GYN surgical patients in an inpatient setting.
- Provided care to postpartum mothers post-delivery including couplet care to newborn infants.
- Assessments, vital signs and patient education on newborn care
- Started IV’s on newborns, wound care to neonates and adult post-surgical patients and proper documentation for infants and adults.
Education
Bachelor of Science Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
10.2023
Associate in Nursing - undefined
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
06.2013
Vocational Nurse - undefined
St. Philip’s College
08.2008
Skills
- Relationship building
- Team leadership
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Work Planning and Prioritization
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Thoracic Division
Natera, Inc.
05.2022 - Current
Lung Transplant Coordinator-Heart Procurement Coordinator/RN
Methodist Health System
07.2021 - Current
Freestanding ER Nurse-PRN
Premier ER and Urgent Care
08.2020 - 04.2022
RN/Organ Placement Coordinator/Organ Recovery Coordinator
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
08.2017 - 07.2021
Emergency RN/Trauma Resusitaion Nurse
University Health System
12.2014 - 08.2017
Emergency RN
Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills
03.2014 - 11.2014
Emergency RN
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
06.2013 - 03.2014
Emergency LVN
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2013
Postpartum/NICU LVN
Southwest General Hospital
12.2008 - 12.2010
Associate in Nursing - undefined
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Vocational Nurse - undefined
St. Philip’s College
Bachelor of Science Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
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