Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Goals
References
Timeline
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Sarah Figueroa

Cypress,TX

Summary

Dedicated Nurse leader with strong problem solving and communication skills. Stabilized staffing. Improved Employee engagement. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organization.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Surgical Support

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2022.05 - Current
  • Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity by 20%.
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.

Interim Manager Perioperative Services

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2021.10 - Current
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Conducted monthly meetings to create business plans to drive successful monthly business.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

Perioperative Registered Nurse

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2016.05 - 2021.10
  • Improved patient satisfaction by addressing concerns, answering questions, and offering support before and after surgery.
  • Planned, executed, directed, and evaluated nursing care given to surgical patients through perioperative experience to promote the highest quality and patient safety.

Registered Nurse (MICU/SICU)

North Cypress Medical Center
2011.01 - 2016.09
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
  • Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.

Registered Nurse (MICU)

Triumph Hospital Northwest
2007.08 - 2011.01
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.

Medical ICU Registered Nurse

@ Work Medical Staffing
2007.08 - 2007.11
  • Conducted ongoing monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and diagnostic findings to promptly identify changes in patient condition.
  • Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.

Registered Nurse

Cy-fair Pulmonary Associates
2006.02 - 2007.05
  • Collaborated with Physicians on hospitalized patients, obtained pertinent medical information, and used the nursing process to assist in the plan of care.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

Registered Nurse (MICU/SICU)

Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
2005.05 - 2006.02
  • Provided precise nursing care to critically ill patients post-operatively and with preexisting medical conditions.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

Registered Nurse (Neuro-Trauma ICU)

Memorial Hermann Hospital
2004.04 - 2005.05
  • Utilized the nursing process to care for patients with traumatic life-threatening neurological injuries.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.

Education

No Degree Obtained - Nursing

Lone Star College
Houston, TX

Master of Science in Nursing- Leadership and Administration -

University of Texas Health Science Center- Cizik School of Nursing
Houston, Texas
12.2023

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
04.2004

Associate of Science -

Lon Morris Jr. College
Jacksonville, Texas
05.1999

Skills

  • Goal-oriented
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Motivated
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Management
  • Staff Development
  • Hiring and Retention

Certification

  • Board Certified, Texas, 11/2024
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support, 08/2025
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 09/2025
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 05/2024

Goals

To become a department leader to better implement best practices, while improving processes. Obtain certification in CPAN and CSSM.

References

Upon Request

Timeline

Director of Surgical Support

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2022.05 - Current

Interim Manager Perioperative Services

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2021.10 - Current

Perioperative Registered Nurse

HCA Houston Healthcare-North Cypress
2016.05 - 2021.10

Registered Nurse (MICU/SICU)

North Cypress Medical Center
2011.01 - 2016.09

Registered Nurse (MICU)

Triumph Hospital Northwest
2007.08 - 2011.01

Medical ICU Registered Nurse

@ Work Medical Staffing
2007.08 - 2007.11

Registered Nurse

Cy-fair Pulmonary Associates
2006.02 - 2007.05

Registered Nurse (MICU/SICU)

Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
2005.05 - 2006.02

Registered Nurse (Neuro-Trauma ICU)

Memorial Hermann Hospital
2004.04 - 2005.05

No Degree Obtained - Nursing

Lone Star College

Master of Science in Nursing- Leadership and Administration -

University of Texas Health Science Center- Cizik School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of Texas Medical Branch

Associate of Science -

Lon Morris Jr. College
  • Board Certified, Texas, 11/2024
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support, 08/2025
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 09/2025
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 05/2024
Sarah Figueroa