Samantha Munoz-Rufo
Lorain
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse experienced in providing quality psychiatric care in an inpatient setting. Skilled at building trust with patients experiencing mental health issues, managing crises and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans. Strengths include strong clinical judgment, exceptional communication skills and commitment to patient advocacy. Previous work has driven improvements in patient outcomes and satisfaction rates.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Spravato Clinic Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Lorain
03.2024 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders.
- Performed physical assessments to identify any changes in the patient's condition or needs.
- Responded quickly and effectively to changes in condition or response to treatment.
- Educated patients on their medical condition, treatment plans, and self-care management techniques.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to develop individualized plans of care for each patient.
- Provided guidance to new employees regarding policies and procedures within the organization.
Utilization Review Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Lorain
01.2021 - Current
- Provides coverage for full time utilization review nurse.
- Responsible for supporting the physician and interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient care by ensuring the appropriate level of care at the point of entry.
- Responsible for an initial clinical review at the point of patient entry to the inpatient care setting.
- Collaborate with other interdisciplinary team members to develop and participate in a systematic approach to length of stay and clinical appropriateness for inpatient treatment.
- Actively participates in daily rounds with treatment team to coordinate patient treatment planning from an utilization review standpoint.
- Advocates for patients with payor sources and completes continued stay reviews and provides discharge information to payor.
Psychiatric Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Lorain
01.2020 - Current
- Ability to differentiate between patient psychological symptoms that occur concurrently with altered physiological functioning.
- Conflict management and resilience utilizing crisis prevention intervention.
- Authority for delegating activities to others, while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.
- Assesses patients with significant deficits in biological, emotional, cognitive and behavioral systems.
- Utilization of professional journals, technical procedures and understand governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and use proper grammar when documenting.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- Prioritizes multiple assignments while meeting rigid deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, a variety of professional disciplines and the general public.
- Ability to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills including but not limited to analysis, problem solving, and decision-making.
- Time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks at hand.
Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Keystone Nursing Home
LaGrange
08.2020 - 01.2020
- Helping to hire, train, teach, and monitor nurses.
- Managing clinical operations and developing care plans.
- Preparing the daily schedule and planning shifts.
- Ensuring nursing staff follows departmental procedures and policies.
- Assisting in budget preparation and expense management.
- Conducting patient rounds and addressing complaints.
- Evaluating the performance of the department and recommending improvements.
- Scheduling staff meetings for patient updates, issues, and recommendations.
- Ensuring compliance with state, federal, and local standards.
- Keeping patient and employee records updated and accurate.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Huntington Woods Care & Rehabilitation Center
Westlake
07.2015 - 08.2019
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with staff, family physicians and health care professionals to assure optimal quality of care.
- Safely administer medications prescribed by physicians.
- Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to long term and skilled nursing.
- Complete dressing changes, head to toe assessments, obtaining, monitoring and report vital signs.
- Experience assisting resident with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
- Collaborated with team to ensure highest level of care for all residents; helped to educate and train newly hired nurses at facility.
Licensed Practical Nurse/Dialysis Nurse
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Sandusky
03.2014 - 12.2015
- Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal, treatment time, sodium modeling and UF modeling as prescribed.
- Evaluated patients’ vascular access during treatment including arterial and venous monitoring pressures; provided appropriate interventions as needed documenting and reporting any unusual findings.
- Collaborated with other health care members in providing patient detailed education regarding adequacy measures.
- Maintained a safe environment for patients and staff by following hospital procedures and policies.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Lutheran Home
Westlake
11.2013 - 03.2014
- Identify the specific needs of colleagues & residents & provide insight and organization to meet those needs.
- Responsible for communicating amongst the staff and residents to ensure proper resident care.
- Exhibited a high level of multi-tasking and organization.
- Communicate with MD, residents, and families daily to ensure superior resident care.
- Complete charting, daily reports, med passes as well as activities of daily living.
- Educated residents/ family on care techniques / preventative care; encouraged effective communication between all team members.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH05-2025
Applied Science - Nursing
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio12.2018
Licensed Practical Nursing - IV Certification
Central School of Practical Nursing
Independence, Ohio04.2013
Skills
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Conflict resolution
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Spravato Clinic Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
03.2024 - Current
Utilization Review Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
01.2021 - Current
Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Keystone Nursing Home
08.2020 - 01.2020
Psychiatric Nurse
Bon Secours Mercy Health
01.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Huntington Woods Care & Rehabilitation Center
07.2015 - 08.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse/Dialysis Nurse
Firelands Regional Medical Center
03.2014 - 12.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse
Lutheran Home
11.2013 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Applied Science - Nursing
Lorain County Community College
Licensed Practical Nursing - IV Certification
Central School of Practical Nursing
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