Roxana Aliaga Socarras
Naples
Summary
Achieved high patient satisfaction through exceptional inpatient and outpatient care, drawing on eleven years of nursing experience. Advanced holistic care practices by obtaining a master's degree in psychiatric nurse practitioner at Purdue University Global. Contributed to impactful patient care initiatives with a focus on quality outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Acute Float Pool RN/ Marco Island Cardiac Rehab
NCH-Naples, FL
Naples, FL
04.2025 - Current
- Monitoring vitals and heart rhythms to ensure safety during cardiac rehab sessions.
- Help patients regain strength after a major cardiac event.
- Provided high-quality patient care across multiple units, including medical-surgical, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology and oncology floors
- Adapted quickly to different clinical settings and patient populations, ensuring seamless continuity of care
- Demonstrated proficiency in administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and performing various nursing procedures (telemetry strips, cardiac drips, chest tubes, post cath patients, PCA pumps, orthopedic surgeries, trach patients, CIWA protocol, seizures precautions)
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans
- Assessed patients' conditions and communicated effectively with healthcare providers to ensure timely interventions
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments, treatments, and responses to care
- Supported unit staff during periods of high census or staffing shortages by providing additional coverage as needed
Travel Nurse PCU/ Stepdown
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (HCA)-Bradenton, FL
Bradenton, FL
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Provided high-quality nursing care to patients in PCU and step-down units
- Assessed patient conditions and implemented appropriate nursing interventions to ensure optimal health outcomes
- Responded effectively to emergency situations, demonstrating quick thinking and prioritization of critical tasks
- Managed multiple complex cases simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy in documentation
- Utilized advanced clinical skills such as cardiac drips, trauma care, wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, and tracheostomy care
- Educated patients and their families on disease management strategies, medication regimens, and post-treatment follow-up care
Travel Nurse 4 West Stepdown/ Stroke Unit ICU Stepdown/ Stroke &Neuro, Float to Cardiac/PCU and Med-surg with Tele
Saint Vincent Ascension Hospital-Evansville, IN
Evansville, IN
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Provide care for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients
- Monitor patients on cardiac drips such as nitroglycerin, amiodarone and Cardizem drips
- Monitor cardiac patients prior and post cardiac catheterization
- Closely monitor patients on insulin, cardene and heparin drips.
Travel Nurse 4 East Telemetry/ Oncology/ Hospice Unit Float to Med/surg with Tele and Ortho Unit
Oncall Staffing Solutions Travel nurse 4 East telemetry/ Oncology/ Hospice Unit Float to Med/surg with tele and ortho unit Southside Medical Center-Petersburg, VA
Petersburg, VA
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Telemetry, floated to Cardiac tele & neuro tele
- Provide care for hospice patients at the end of life.
- Monitor patients on heart monitor and analyze rhythm strips.
- July 2nd, 2023 - September 24th , 2023 personal time off
Travel nurse 7 West PCU surgical oncology
Gulf Coast Medical Center – Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
09.2023 - 07.2023
- PCU surgical oncology, floated to – Cardiac Tele, Med-Surg/tele
- Provide care for post-op cancer patients undergoing tumor resection, help with their speed recovery and collaborate with their treatment team.
- Monitor patient while on PCA pumps, NG tubes, TPN, foley catheters, PEG & J tubes, dobhoff tubes, enteral feedings, wound vacs, PICC lines, Central lines and Midlines.
- Perform tracheostomy care, wound care and monitor surgical sites.
- Assess laryngectomy tubes, chest tubes and remove JP drains.
- Closely monitor short term post-op hysterectomy female patients.
- Read tele strips and monitor cardiac patients.
- Monitor patients on oxygen, high flow nasal cannula, high heated flow oxygen and continuous bipap
- Perform blood draws per unit requirements.
Travel nurse (Agency – Malone solutions) Med/surg, Neuro-telemetry
Baptist Health Louisville-Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Closely monitor and assess patient with signs and symptoms of stroke.
- Read and analyze telemetry strips.
- Monitor signs and symptoms of infections.
- Closely monitor patients with seizures and alcohol withdraw disorders.
Travel Nurse (Agency -Krucial Staffing)
Manatee Memorial Hospital-Bradenton, FL
Bradenton, FL
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Trauma Center level 2
- Units - Med/surg telemetry, floated to - orthopedics, neuro and other med/surg floors
- Float pool med/surg/telemetry units, monitor up to 6 patients per shift.
- Analyze cardiac rhythms.
- Monitor and assess patient pre and post-surgery.
- Educated patients and their families on disease processes, surgical procedures and medications.
Travel Nurse (Agency - Prolink)
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital-Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
12.2021 - 01.2022
- Trauma Center level 1
- Units - PCU, floated to - ICU as a task nurse
- Prepare patients undergoing cardiac procedures such as open-heart surgery and cardiac catherization.
- Monitor up to 7 patients per shift.
- Analyze tele strips, educated patient and their families about disease processes, cardiac procedures and medications.
- Monitor and assess post Cath patients, remove TR band as indicated. Monitor patients with cardiac arrythmias while on specific cardiac drips (amiodorane, cardizem and nitroglycerin)
Travel Nurse (Agency - Travel Nurse Across America) Med-surg/Tele
Gulf Coast Medical Center – Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL
08.2020 - 07.2021
- Trauma level 2 center.
- Provide care for colorectal patients brought to the floor straight from PACU.
- Monitor and assess ostomies, NG tubes, surgical sites and wounds.
- Be aware of signs and symptoms of GI bleed.
- Optimize post-operative recovery by providing education about medications, pain management, diet and activity guidelines prior to discharge.
- Work with diagnosed Covid-19 patients in their fight against coronavirus & battle for successful recovery.
- Monitor patients with cardiac arrythmias, titrate specific cardiac drips.
- Analyze cardiac rhythms.
- Titrate insulin drips for those patients in DKA or HHNS.
Travel Nurse (Agency -Across America) Unit – Float Nurse -Step Down/ Med-surg/tele EMR - Cerner
Sebring Advent Health-Sebring, FL
Sebring, FL
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Work at the Emergency Department as an ED hold nurse , PCU or task/resource nurse.
- Provide care and address patients’ needs for those patients that were admitted to the hospital while they wait for a room to become available on their designated floor.
- Work with Covid-19 patients in their fight against coronavirus & lead the way to recovery.
- Monitor and assess post cath patients, remove TR band as indicated.
- Monitor patients with cardiac arrythmias, titrate specific cardiac drips.
RN – Med-Surg/ Telemetry/Step Down EMR – Meditech.
Saint Mary’s and Elizabeth Hospital-Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
05.2015 - 10.2019
- Provide direct quality care to patients.
- Monitor, record, and evaluate medical conditions for up to 5 patients.
- Analyze electrocardiograms, recognize cardiac dysrhythmias, and provide care to patients with acute and chronic cardiac conditions.
- Administer medications in a timely and accurate manner.
- Collaborate with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to ensure patients’ well-being.
- Educate patients and families regarding patients’ rights, disease process, medications, plan of care, procedures and discharge instructions.
- Provide pre- and post-care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.
- Monitor patients with cardiac arrhythmias, titrate specific cardiac drips.
Bartender
Mango’s Bar and Grill Mexican Restaurant-Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
02.2014 - 05.2015
- Provide a friendly atmosphere for customers through attention to detail and quality service.
- Practice good communication skills and address difficult situations with self-control.
- Prepare and sell alcoholic beverages to costumers ages 21 and over.
Package handler (shipping department).
United Parcel Service (UPS)-Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
04.2009 - 02.2014
- Outstanding recognition for staying with the company for over 4 years.
Education
Associate Associate - Natural Science arts
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Louisville, KYBachelor of Science - Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Louisville, KY12.2014
Skills
- Acute care
- Cardiac rehab outpatient
- Aseptic technique
- Discharge planning
- Medical-surgical
- Bilingual (English & Spanish speaking)
- Medication administration
- Meditech
- Catheterization
- Teamwork
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter care
- Wound VAC
- Nasogastric (NG) Tube Insertion
- Evidence-based practice
- Telemetry monitorin
- Working with seniors
- Ostomy care
- ACLS
- Cerner
- Cultural awareness
- BLS
- Telemetry
- Patient assessment
- Hospital experience
- Medical records
- Strong clinical judgment
- Epic
- Time management
- Blood transfusion
- IV insertion
- EMR systems
- EKG
- Phlebotomist
- Central Line Care
- Sunrise
- Care plans
- NIHSS
- RN experience - RN experience (More than 11 years)
- Cardiology
- Intravenous therapy
Certification
- NIHSS Certification
- BLS Certification
- Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- IV Certification
- RN License
- CPR Certification
Timeline
Acute Float Pool RN/ Marco Island Cardiac Rehab
NCH-Naples, FL
04.2025 - Current
Travel Nurse PCU/ Stepdown
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (HCA)-Bradenton, FL
01.2025 - 04.2025
Travel Nurse 4 West Stepdown/ Stroke Unit ICU Stepdown/ Stroke &Neuro, Float to Cardiac/PCU and Med-surg with Tele
Saint Vincent Ascension Hospital-Evansville, IN
01.2024 - 12.2024
Travel nurse 7 West PCU surgical oncology
Gulf Coast Medical Center – Fort Myers, FL
09.2023 - 07.2023
Travel Nurse 4 East Telemetry/ Oncology/ Hospice Unit Float to Med/surg with Tele and Ortho Unit
Oncall Staffing Solutions Travel nurse 4 East telemetry/ Oncology/ Hospice Unit Float to Med/surg with tele and ortho unit Southside Medical Center-Petersburg, VA
09.2023 - 09.2024
Travel nurse (Agency – Malone solutions) Med/surg, Neuro-telemetry
Baptist Health Louisville-Louisville, KY
07.2022 - 08.2022
Travel Nurse (Agency -Krucial Staffing)
Manatee Memorial Hospital-Bradenton, FL
05.2022 - 06.2022
Travel Nurse (Agency - Prolink)
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital-Phoenix, AZ
12.2021 - 01.2022
Travel Nurse (Agency - Travel Nurse Across America) Med-surg/Tele
Gulf Coast Medical Center – Fort Myers, FL
08.2020 - 07.2021
Travel Nurse (Agency -Across America) Unit – Float Nurse -Step Down/ Med-surg/tele EMR - Cerner
Sebring Advent Health-Sebring, FL
10.2019 - 07.2020
RN – Med-Surg/ Telemetry/Step Down EMR – Meditech.
Saint Mary’s and Elizabeth Hospital-Louisville, KY
05.2015 - 10.2019
Bartender
Mango’s Bar and Grill Mexican Restaurant-Louisville, KY
02.2014 - 05.2015
Package handler (shipping department).
United Parcel Service (UPS)-Louisville, KY
04.2009 - 02.2014
Associate Associate - Natural Science arts
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE