Pedro Suarez Jr

Work History

Aveanna Healthcare

04.2021 - 12.2023

Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
Oversaw and managed team meetings to discuss patient status, census changes, and patient families complaints and or concerns.
Worked closely with executive director to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians, field staff and other disciplines to support families and provide more health care options.
Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
Planned and assigned workload to 3 nursing supervisor to have 22 patients per case load.
Led clinical in-service staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental, documentation and state mandated changes as well as to provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
Confidently directed overall operation of nursing services and patient care.
Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from field nursing staff.

Aveanna Healthcare

04.2021 - 11.2021

Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
Answered questions and addressed concerns from employees via email, phone and in person.
Coordinated nursing care for patients and participated in patient and family education.
Educated patients and families on treatment procedures and answered questions for thorough home care plans.
Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.

Aveanna Healthcare

01.2021 - 03.2021

Educated patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, plans of care and individualized treatment plans.
Complied with applicable legal requirements for HIPAA and documentation standards.
Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients.
Reviewed all medicines to identify possible adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and contraindicated medications.
Observed confidentiality safeguards for all patient-related information.
Administered medications to patients.
Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Cared for high acuity and low acuity. Involving trach care, trach changes, vent circuit changes and trouble shooting. Provide nutritional requirements via GB.

Aveanna Healthcare

08.2016 - 12.2020

Educated patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, plans of care and individualized treatment plans.
Complied with applicable legal requirements for HIPAA and documentation standards.
Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients.
Reviewed all medicines to identify possible adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and contraindicated medications.
Observed confidentiality safeguards for all patient-related information.
Administered medications to patients.
Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Cared for high acuity and low acuity. Involving trach care, trach changes, vent circuit changes and trouble shooting. Provide nutritional requirements via GB.

Heavenly Healthcare

04.2016 - 08.2016

Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising RN

Arbor View

01.2016 - 04.2016

Documented medications administered, treatments, and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
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.
Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.