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Rene Garcia

Ellensburg,WA

Summary

Experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse seeking employment in a challenging environment that fosters growth and allows for utilization of skills and talents for the benefit of patients, staff, and the healthcare facility. Diverse background in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations across various specialties including Primary Care, OB/GYN, Urology, Medical Surgical, and Urgent Care, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Known for organizational skills and dependability, excelling at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Eager to take on additional responsibilities to contribute to team success.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

RN

Overlake Hospital and Medical Center
01.2021 - Current
  • Shift RN providing direct patient care and triage in high producing urgent care
  • EKG’s, Ortho-glass splinting, wound care, set up procedures, manage quality controls for autoclave, clinitek, sysmex, ID Now Covid/FLU machines
  • Familiar with EPIC, Teams, Clockwise
  • Administered medications accurately and saf
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

RN, OB RN

Central Washington Family Medicine
02.2013 - 01.2018
  • Evaluate, triage and treat patients as medically directed
  • Perform NST’s for OB patients, 17P management, and conduct initial OB Intake appt
  • Assist in management of OB Dept in busy residency program for 30 residents and 22 faculty
  • Order prescriptions, administer medications, vaccines, and IV’s
  • Assist in clinical procedures, PAP smears, Colposcopies, Circumcisions, wound care, joint injections
  • Multi-line phones for triage
  • Schedule patients for imaging, referrals, surgery and clinic appointments
  • Acquire authorization from insurance companies when needed for imaging exams
  • Work independently with little supervision to prioritize, problem solve and care for patients
  • Stay organized and on task in a fast paced work setting
  • Faxing, coping and keeping all information orderly

RN

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Worked for Memorial Hospital during and after nursing school
  • – Nurse Tech I and II, LPN and RN in 2006-2008
  • Direct patient care of Medical and Surgical patients, women’s/urology post-surgical unit
  • Prioritizing, assess and evaluate patient needs, administering medication, wound care, bathing, developing care plans, organizing admission and discharge care

RN

Jefferson Healthcare
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • Direct patient care, rooming patients for visits, working and assisting Doctors and other nurses with appointments, procedures and managing consistent flow
  • Evaluate and treat patients as directed
  • Triage for primary care and OB patients
  • Manage, organize and order all vaccines for the clinic, worked closely with the health department
  • Participate on the Hospitals EHR team, ACT team Coordinator
  • Assist with ordering medications, Hospice orders, nursing home care orders
  • Assisted with clinical procedures including Pap smears, Colposcopies, Circumcisions, wound care, Rhogam injections and phlebotomy

Receptionist, Pre-Op and Medical Records

Yakima Urology Associates
01.1997 - 01.2005
  • Worked directly with patients to schedule appointments, procedures, and surgery’s
  • Pre-op patients and organize surgery
  • Organizing medical records, filing, and faxing
  • Transcription

Education

LPN -

04.2008

Nurse Tech I and II -

04.2008

AA - Applied Science in Nursing

Yakima Valley Community College
12.2007

Skills

  • Clinical judgment
  • Precepting
  • Patient education and counseling
  • Medication and IV administration
  • Mental health care
  • Intake and discharge
  • Team training and development
  • Wound Care
  • Triage
  • Management of clinical team
  • Efficient in EPIC, Cerner, word, excel and powerpoint

Educationandlicensing

  • AA in Applied Science in Nursing, Yakima Valley Community College, 12/01/07
  • RN, RN00177384, Current
  • LPN, LP00058816, 06/01/07, 04/01/08
  • Nurse Tech I and II, NS00165631, 06/01/06, 04/01/08

Timeline

RN

Overlake Hospital and Medical Center
01.2021 - Current

RN, OB RN

Central Washington Family Medicine
02.2013 - 01.2018

RN

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014

RN

Jefferson Healthcare
01.2008 - 01.2013

Receptionist, Pre-Op and Medical Records

Yakima Urology Associates
01.1997 - 01.2005

Nurse Tech I and II -

AA - Applied Science in Nursing

Yakima Valley Community College

LPN -

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