Samantha Miro Granado
Miami,Fl
Summary
Passionate registered nurse delivering compassionate care to patients and families. Seeking to combine recent education with field experience to pursue a career as a registered nurse with the focus and goal of delivering high-quality patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Miami, Fl
01.2023 - Current
- Provide compassionate bedside care to acute patients in a 60-bed physical rehabilitation hospital for post-op, trauma, orthopedic, stroke, spinal cord injury, and neurological conditions
- Administer direct medical care for patients’ new and existing medical conditions, including high-alert medications like narcotics, anticoagulants, and insulin
- Respond to and participate in Code Blue and Rapid Response calls; closely monitor vital signs, lab results, and pain levels
- Maintain patient safety by ensuring items are within reach, beds are in the lowest position, and appropriate safety precautions are followed
- Perform wound care, tracheostomy, NG tube, PEG tube, colostomy, urostomy, Foley catheter care, and other procedures as ordered by MDs
- Insert, maintain, and remove IVs, administer IV medications, and manage central line care including dressing changes and catheter clearing as needed
- Complete blood transfusions, monitor for adverse reactions, and follow protocols to ensure patient safety and successful treatment
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, diagnose, and treat patients while ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication to meet patient care goals
- Managed complex medical-surgical cases, prioritizing tasks efficiently to provide the highest level of care possible.
Financial Clearance Representative - Remote
Baptist Hospital South Florida
Miami, Fl
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Managed approximately 80 incoming and outgoing calls per day related to patient medical insurance coverage and billing
- Use multiple software programs to process patient information and billing
- Verify insurance eligibility and benefits for rendering services
- Obtain prior authorization for scheduled procedures
- Interact with patients, departments, and insurance payors to ensure patient satisfaction
- Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid Guidelines
- Review insurance and medical documentation for authorization request submissions.
Phlebotomy Lab Assistant
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Miami, FL
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Blood specimen collection of approximately 40 patients per day
- Follow specimen handling and processing procedure
- Follow patient Identification process
- Follow performance of Collection Procedure
- Specimen requirement inquiry for in-house and send out tests
- Provide support during Traumas blood transfusion- Blood Bank
- Communicate with patients’ nurse or provider during specimen collection
- Handled hazardous materials responsibly following proper waste disposal procedures to minimize environmental impact.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date laboratory records, ensuring compliance with institutional guidelines and facilitating audits when necessary.
Administrative Assistant
ARC Dialysis Perrine, LLC
Miami, Fl
09.2018 - 03.2020
- Greet patients upon arrival to treatment sessions.
- Coordinate patients ESRD treatment times
- Verify insurance eligibility and benefits and obtain proper patient documentation
- Collaborate with medical team (RN, Dietitian, Case Manager, MD) to manage care plans of approximately 60 patients
- Handle phone calls and maintain filing system
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies and medications
- Order medical supplies and medications as needed and maintain track of purchases
- Negotiate supplies and medication prices with vendors
- Initiate agreements with vendors for contracting purposes
- Schedule team and senior meetings
- Managed expense reports for executive staff members, ensuring accurate documentation of spending for budgeting purposes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Miami Regional University
Miami, Fl08.2023
Pre-Nursing -
Miami Dade College
Miami, Fl11.2020
High School Diploma -
South Miami Senior High
Miami, Fl06.2017
Skills
- Remarkable Multitasking
- Clinical Nursing Skills: IV insertions and treatments, catheter care, Tube feedings, administering medications, vital signs, wound care, blood draw
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Education
- Leadership skills
- HIPPA and OSHA compliance
- EMR
- Adaptability
- Excellent multitasking and communication
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Detail oriented and effective organization
Certification
- FL Registered Nurse- BSN
- NY Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- PICC Line Certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Phlebotomy Lab Assistant
Kendall Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - 08.2021
Financial Clearance Representative - Remote
Baptist Hospital South Florida
03.2020 - 01.2023
Administrative Assistant
ARC Dialysis Perrine, LLC
09.2018 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Miami Regional University
Pre-Nursing -
Miami Dade College
High School Diploma -
South Miami Senior High