Sandra Jaime Jaime
Houston,TX
Summary
A bachelors prepared, clinical leader with over 10 years of diverse experience in multiple settings. Excellent adapting to new environments among a diverse patient population. Specialized in providing complex critical nursing care to adult patients in an Intensive Care Units.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
UTMB Healthcare Systems Staffing
2023.06 - Current
- Assess, analyze and treat complex patient conditions.
- Maintain, monitor, and analyze various patient monitoring equipment such as arterial lines, temporary pacemakers, CCO monitors, , and ventilators.
- Float to all three hospitals in their ICU and step down units.
- Knowledgeable with NxStage -Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Left Ventricular Assisted Devices and Ballon Pumps
- Titrate and monitor critical medication drips.
- Ability to maintain sound judgment and poise under the pressure of rapid response and code blue situations.
- Provide family-centered education on various diagnostic tests and procedures.
- Promote and follow core measures, and hospital policies when providing high quality care.
- Build trust and rapport with patients, caregivers and colleagues.
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
CHI Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
2017.08 - 2023.09
- Transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for further training and knowledge after working for 3 years as a CVT float and ER holding Nurse withing the hospital.
- Cared for the patients in the intensive care unit, maintained and analyzed CVP lines, arterial lines, interpreted telemetry rhythm strips, collaborated with the multidisciplinary medical team to stabilize the patient and promote rehabilitation to back optimal health.
- Maintained and monitored various monitoring equipment such as ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring, patient controlled analgesia pumps, and hypothermia blankets and CCO monitors.
- Continually, assessed the patients response to treatment therapies and intervened when therapies where ineffective.
- Floating to numerous floors of the hospital providing direct patient care during a single shift if needed.
- Responsible for the care and treatment of patients requiring cardiac monitoring, coronary bypass surgeries, vascular surgeries, post hearts, lungs, kidney and liver transplants. Monitor patients with heart failure, CHF, cardiomyopathy, different arrhythmias and more.
- Proficient withf NxStage -Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Left Ventricular Assisted Device (LVAD), Ballon Pumps ans Swan-Ganz Catheters.
- Opening patient overflow areas as needed as well as charge nurse responsibilities.
- Assisted Unit Director with training and mentoring new hires including in-services on new equipment and procedures.
- Frequent charge nurse responsibilities, including coordinating patient admissions, transfers and staff assignments.
COVID-19 ICU FLOAT RN
Maxim Healthcare- MD. Anderson Cancer Center
2022.02 - 2022.06
- ICU float Nurse for 30+ COVID unit
- Monitor patient’s respiratory status and ventilator operation, assess and manage various treatment for numerous patients’ diagnosis from cancer, sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Deliver age-appropriate medical care for adults, adolescents and geriatric ICU patients.
- Assess and manage all pharmacological drips.
- Flexible schedule to fit unit and staffing needs.
Agency Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
2015.09 - 2017.08
- Traveled to different hospitals around Houston area based on agency needs (clear lake, bayshore, kingwood, West Houston, Pearland, etc).
- Floated to telemetry, medical/surgical, stepdown units as well as ICU and ER holding areas. Assessed, treated and educated patient with different diseases.
- Caring for patients with tracheostomies, high flow, wound vacs, multiple drains, post op incision care, chest tubes, stable patients on ventilators when floated to ICU and step-down units.
- Took care of the critically ill patient population.
- Maintained, monitored, and analyzed hemodynamic monitoring equipment, and patient's response to treatment.
Telemetry Unit Staff Nurse
East Houston Medical Center
2013.09 - 2015.09
- Direct bedside nursing care for patients on telemetry/ cardiac step-down unit and assumed responsibility and accountability for patients in different areas of the hospital.
- Performed assessment, administered medications, provided IV medications and complex wound care treatments.
- Frequent charge nurse responsibilities, including coordinating patient admissions, transfers and staff assignments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL05.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Houston Community College
Houston, TX05.2013
Skills
- Experience in the critical care setting (ICU, STEP DOWN, CCU, NEURO ICU, MICU, SICU, TRANSPLANT AND CV RECOVERY)
- Strong critical thinking skills,
- Bilingual, Engligh/Spanish.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Can mitigate sensitive situations with diplomacy, good judgment and professionalism
- Strong presentation skills, ability to articulate core learning objectives
- Proficiency with electronic medical records.
- Experience with training and teaching
- Able to interact and build a rapport with all individuals on the health care team.
Certification
Registered Nursing License Texas - Active License # 842367
ACLS, BLS PALS and NIH stroke Certified.
Timeline
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
UTMB Healthcare Systems Staffing
2023.06 - Current
COVID-19 ICU FLOAT RN
Maxim Healthcare- MD. Anderson Cancer Center
2022.02 - 2022.06
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
CHI Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
2017.08 - 2023.09
Agency Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
2015.09 - 2017.08
Telemetry Unit Staff Nurse
East Houston Medical Center
2013.09 - 2015.09
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Houston Community College
Registered Nursing License Texas - Active License # 842367
ACLS, BLS PALS and NIH stroke Certified.
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