Rueben Dallas
24867 E. CALHOUN PLACE, UNIT C, AURORA,CO
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Compassionate Charge Nurse offers twelve years of patient care and advocacy within the operating room. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
RNCC, RN CHARGE
Centura Health - Parker Adventist Hospital
09.2017 - Current
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
RNCC - COORDINATOR FOR GENERAL SURGERY
Centura Health - Parker Adventist Hospital
09.2015 - 09.2017
- Conducted various common surgical procedures such as appendectomies, hemorrhoidectomies, inguinal hernia repairs and tonsillectomies to restore health in patients.
- Acted as liaison for surgeons and operating room to ensure smooth operation of Operating Room.
- Acted as liaison for surgeons and Materials Management to ensure all instruments and supplies were available to ensure smooth operation of the Operating Room.
RN Staff Nurse
Denver Health Medical Center, Urology Clinic
01.2014 - 09.2015
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
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Denver Health Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Anesthesia Technician
Denver Health Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags.
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
- Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
Unit Clerk
Denver Health Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Answered unit calls and took messages for healthcare staff to maximize team productivity.
- Documented updates to patient information in medical charts while maintaining HIPAA compliance protecting confidentiality of records.
- Arranged discharges and patient transportations.
- Prepared admissions charts and scanned records.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO12.2010
Timeline
RNCC, RN CHARGE
Centura Health - Parker Adventist Hospital
09.2017 - Current
RNCC - COORDINATOR FOR GENERAL SURGERY
Centura Health - Parker Adventist Hospital
09.2015 - 09.2017
RN Staff Nurse
Denver Health Medical Center, Urology Clinic
01.2014 - 09.2015
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Denver Health Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
Anesthesia Technician
Denver Health Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2010
Unit Clerk
Denver Health Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Arapahoe Community College
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