Rose Fatima Caranto Reyes
Sylmar
Summary
A successful and skilled medical professional with 17 years’ experience in the large-scale healthcare industry. Provides direct patient care and support under the direction of a practice manager or a registered nurse. Utilizes effective communication to collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient care and safety within established policies, procedures, standards, and protocols.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Vocational Nurse
UCLA Health
06.2014 - 10.2025
- Performs screening tests (POCT: Covid-19, flu, strep throat, ccu-check, urine dipstick).
- Performs phlebotomy and pre-processing lab specimens.
- Ability to start IV line.
- Administers oral and injectable medications and requests medication refills via electronic system.
- Takes vital signs, performs 12-lead EKGs, CPR, ear lavage, visual acuity test, and other related skills within scope of practice.
- Works in collaboration with a primary physician and assists physician with examination and minor procedures, reporting, physician messages, medications refill, and referrals .
- Performs wound care and treatment (wet to dry dressing changes) and application of splints.
- Assembles materials and equipment in preparation for physical exams/procedures and maintains adequate supplies in each room.
- Responsible for ordering medications, vaccines, and lab supplies.
- Performs all daily tasks duties in a timely, accurate fashion.
- Cleans and maintains health center equipment (ear lavage, cryo-spray) and disposes of used supplies per policy and procedures.
- Participates in training clinical staff, new staff and interns on protocols and best practices in patient care and safety.
- Participates in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in nursing care delivery.
- Assists in scheduling appointments (in-patient and telehealth)
- Receives incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Responds to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Licensed Vocational Nurse II
Motion Picture & T.V Fund
01.2011 - 06.2014
- Gathering data and assess walk-in and phone-in patients for possible emergency potential.
- Establishes IV lines and monitors IV therapy of standard solutions.
- Venipuncture and processing of lab specimen, performs required lab quality control, and reporting of critical lab results from the main lab to the physicians.
- Resource nurse, urgent care charge nurse on Saturdays, and assists on Emergency situations.
- Responsible to administer narcotics/anesthetics/steroids/medications.
- Performs allergy skin tests and allergen injections.
- Coverage for staff on leave and call outs.
- Perform monthly update of medication inventory list and expiration dates, monthly environmental safety rounds, and monthly updates for all lab specimen logs.
- Assists on ordering of medical and office supplies.
Licensed Vocational Nurse II
Facey Medical Group
11.2008 - 01.2011
- Performs direct patients care.
- Administers health maintenance immunizations, therapeutic injections, skin tests, and verifies medications.
- Assists with emergencies as needed.
- Establishes IV lines and monitors IV therapy of standard solutions.
- Performs daily and weekly environmental cleaning and equipment quality control and maintenance.
- Maintain current inventories and ordering of medications and supplies.
- Assists in the orientation of new personnel to the office.
- Responsible for the clinic Resource task list.
- Gather information needed from patients for medical advice by physicians.
- Maintain and update Quality Assurance logs.
- Coverage for staff on leave and call outs.
On-Call Licensed Vocational Nurse
Nursing Registry
01.2008 - 10.2008
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor Rehab Center
07.2008 - 09.2008
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Santa Clarita Convalescent Hospital
02.2008 - 04.2008
Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital
02.2001 - 03.2006
Marketing Supervisor
Banco de Oro Universal Bank
01.1997 - 01.1999
Export Documentation Assistant
H.M. Montenegro Group of Companies
01.1995 - 01.1997
Territory Sales Manager
Philippine Rustproofing, Inc.
01.1993 - 01.1995
Marketing Manager
Bread Haven Bakeshop
01.1992 - 01.1993
Education
MBA - Healthcare Management
West Governor’s University
Utah, Salt Lake City12-2025
LVN-Registered Nurse Program - Nursing Practice
College of The Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA05-2026
Prerequisites for Nursing -
College of The Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA05.2023
Vocational Nursing -
Marian College
Los Angeles, CA04.2007
Prerequisites Nursing - undefined
Los Angeles Valley College
01.2005
GED - undefined
Los Angeles Trade Tech
01.2002
Bachelor of Science in Commerce - Marketing
St. Paul College
Quezon City, Philippines01.1992
Skills
- Nursing team leader
- Patient data collection and report findings
- Performs focused patient assessment and screening
- Team organization
- Advanced computer proficiency
- Patient communication
- Customer service excellence
- Effective verbal and written communication
Affiliations
- Music/Creative Arts Ministry– Glendale Christian Church – From May 2024 to present.
- President - Parent Teachers Association, Glenoaks Christian Elementary School, Sylmar, CA – From 2016 to 2018
- Creative Arts Ministry – Fresh Bread, Burbank, CA, From 2013 to 2016
- Music Ministry – North Hollywood First Assembly of God, North Hollywood, CA, from 2005 to 2007
- Class VN President - Marian College, Los Angeles, CA, from 2005-2006
- Treasurer/Sport Committee Head - SPC Junior Marketing Association, Quezon City, Philippines from 1988-1992
Certification
- Intravenous Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Certification
- BLS card from the American Heart Association
Timeline
Sr. Vocational Nurse
UCLA Health
06.2014 - 10.2025
Licensed Vocational Nurse II
Motion Picture & T.V Fund
01.2011 - 06.2014
Licensed Vocational Nurse II
Facey Medical Group
11.2008 - 01.2011
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor Rehab Center
07.2008 - 09.2008
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Santa Clarita Convalescent Hospital
02.2008 - 04.2008
On-Call Licensed Vocational Nurse
Nursing Registry
01.2008 - 10.2008
Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital
02.2001 - 03.2006
Marketing Supervisor
Banco de Oro Universal Bank
01.1997 - 01.1999
Export Documentation Assistant
H.M. Montenegro Group of Companies
01.1995 - 01.1997
Territory Sales Manager
Philippine Rustproofing, Inc.
01.1993 - 01.1995
Marketing Manager
Bread Haven Bakeshop
01.1992 - 01.1993
Prerequisites Nursing - undefined
Los Angeles Valley College
GED - undefined
Los Angeles Trade Tech
MBA - Healthcare Management
West Governor’s University
LVN-Registered Nurse Program - Nursing Practice
College of The Canyons
Prerequisites for Nursing -
College of The Canyons
Vocational Nursing -
Marian College
Bachelor of Science in Commerce - Marketing
St. Paul College