Priscilla Hurtado
Passaic,NJ
Summary
A dedicated, caring, and flexible Registered Nurse with five years of experience in the acute care setting, medical offices and inpatient wound care settinings Experienced in providing high quality care to medical surgical/telemetry patients including those requiring ventilator support and care of patients post cardiac procedures.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wound Care Coordinator
Jersey City Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
- Identified patients requiring debridement procedures and alerted attending physician.
- Attended wound care education programs to gain knowledge on most recent techniques and procedures available.
- Developed treatment plans according to current wound care protocols.
- Demonstrated dressing techniques to educate and orient in-services nurses.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Identified nutritional deficiencies and coordinated with personnel to solve nutrition problems.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Maintained impeccable hospital cleanliness and sanitation for most effective treatment of wounds.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Disseminated instructions for primary home caregivers and patients in preparation for discharge from hospital.
- Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
RN Aide
The Jersey City Family Health Center
11.2020 - 05.2022
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses Peripheral Vascular Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Diabetic Ulcers, Osteomyelitis
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, and disease management.
RN Aide
Jersey City Medical Center
10.2020 - 12.2021
- Responsible for aiding the wound care education department with preparing education material to better prepare new and travel RN’s
- Using evidence based practice to aid Wound Care RNs in the cleansing, debridement and dressing of wounds in multiple stages of healing.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Registered Nurse
Jersey City Medical Center
09.2018 - 12.2021
- Responsible for coordinating care of 4-6 patients on a Post Intensive Care Unit capable of holding 38 patients
- Experienced with the care of, but not limited to, patients with tracheostomies, central lines, foley catheters, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes, telemetry monitors, continuous infusions
- Serve as Charge Nurse to coordinate care with Social Works, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Ancillary Staff, Patients, and family members
- Co-chair of unit practice council with goals to improve patient care, patient safety, and nursing practice
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hackensack University Medical Center
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Responsible for providing care to patients, and assisting them in activities of daily living
- Recording of vital signs and reporting of abnormal vital signs, performing blood glucose monitoring, and assisting nurses with patient care and documenting patient care in EPIC.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets
Education
Wound CAre Certification - Wound Care Management
Wound Care Education Institute
Morrisville02.2021
Bachelors of Science of Nursing - Nursing
Saint Peters University
Jersey City, NJ05.2018
Skills
- Flexible in high pressure environments
- Prioritize and manage time effectively
- Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams
- Complex Wound Care
- Patient/Family Education
- EMR Systems
- Wound Prevention, Treatment, Documentation and Dressings
- Nursing Process
- Hygiene Support
Accomplishments
- Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association APRIL 2015-PRESENT
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- American Heart Association APRIL 2019-PRESENT
- Geriatric Resource Nurse Nurses Improving Care for Healthcare Elders (NICHE) NYU
- OCTOBER 2019-PRESENT
- LANGUAGES
- English, Spanish
Certification
- Wound Care Certification, Wound Care Education Institute - February 2021
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Wound Care Coordinator
Jersey City Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
RN Aide
The Jersey City Family Health Center
11.2020 - 05.2022
RN Aide
Jersey City Medical Center
10.2020 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse
Jersey City Medical Center
09.2018 - 12.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hackensack University Medical Center
08.2017 - 06.2018
Wound CAre Certification - Wound Care Management
Wound Care Education Institute
Bachelors of Science of Nursing - Nursing
Saint Peters University
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