Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Sandi Suarez

Saint Clair Shores

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

McLaren Macomb Hospital
11.2021 - Current
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
  • Delivered patient care through assessment to facilitate optimum patient care.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Evaluated patients presented to emergency room upon arrival.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
09.2001 - 10.2021
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Delivered patient care through assessment to facilitate optimum patient care.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Evaluated patients presented to emergency room upon arrival.

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
07.1999 - 09.2001

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Lakeview Memorial Hospital
Lakeview, MI
10.1997 - 08.1999

Med-Surg RN in small town hospital

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
05.1997

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
05.1998

Skills

  • Patient Triage
  • Conditions Assessment
  • Nasogastric Tube Insertion
  • Acute Illness
  • Blood Product Transfusion
  • Patient Stabilization
  • Medication Side Effect Knowledge
  • Disease Processes
  • Treatment Planning and Implementation
  • Height and Weight Measurement
  • Prioritizing Patients
  • Emotional Support
  • Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
  • Chest Tubes
  • Delegation and Motivation
  • Compassionate and Caring
  • Wound Care
  • Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
  • Patient Assessments
  • Ng Tube
  • Universal Precautions
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Ventilator Management
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • 12-Lead EKG Monitoring
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Emergency Patient Triage
  • PICC Lines
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Nursing Process
  • Withdrawal Symptoms
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Blood Draw and Sample Collection
  • Intramuscular Injections
  • Caregiver Education
  • Medication Administration

Certification

ACLS

BLS

TNCC

Registered Nurse licensure, State of Michigan

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

McLaren Macomb Hospital
11.2021 - Current

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
09.2001 - 10.2021

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
07.1999 - 09.2001

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Lakeview Memorial Hospital
10.1997 - 08.1999

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Ferris State University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Ferris State University
Sandi Suarez