Selina Rivera
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with 3.5 years of experience in Med-surg, Telemetry, and Step-down departments. Successful at adapting to any environment in order to meet patient needs.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Valley Presbytarian Hospital
2024.02 - Current
- Conduct ongoing monitoring of heart rhythms, informed doctors with any changes in patient condition in a 32 bed unit.
- Offer exceptional care in patients of various cultural backgrounds by effectively using Global interpretation device.
Registered Nurse, Med-Surg/Tele Float Pool
St. Anne Hospital Medical Center
2023.10 - 2023.12
- Managed patients recovering from medical/surgical procedures in a 159 bed community hospital.
- Floated to various units including PCU, Med-surg, Telemetry with a ratio of 4 or 5 patients.
Registered Nurse, PCU/Step-down
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
2023.01 - 2023.07
- Provide comprehensive care to patients in a level 3 trauma center and a 40-bed PCU unit.
- Float to ED holds, Medical surgical unit, Med-oncology unit, Med-palliative once or twice a week.
Registered Nurse, IMC/Step-down
Valley Hospital Medical Center
2020.09 - 2022.12
- Provide complex care for up to 5 adult patients on IMC and 7 adult patients on med-surgical units with various health issues — including patients who are on airborne, contact, and droplet precautions.
- Assess and care for post-op cath-lab patients, patients requiring chest tubes, high-flow FiO2, BiPAP, tracheostomy, and ventilator needs.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and administer amiodarone, argatroban, diltiazem, dopamine, dobutamine, furosemide, heparin, and nitroglycerin drips.
- Trained 2 nursing students and 2 oncoming nurse hires over the course of 10 weeks for each preceptee
- Implement comprehensive nursing care while educating family and patients on diagnosis, medications, and plan of care while considering cultural practices.
- Effectively communicate patient needs and assessments with various doctors, on the phone, in-person, and through the YouCallMD application.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nevada State College
Henderson, NV05.2020
Skills
- Meditech
- EPIC
- Cerner
- Omnicell
- Pyxis
- Telemediq
- YouCallMD
- Vocera
- PlumA+ pump
- Braun-B pump
- Alaris
- Accu-Check
Education/Certification
- Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 05/2020
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- NIHHS Stroke Scale Training Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Valley Presbytarian Hospital
2024.02 - Current
Registered Nurse, Med-Surg/Tele Float Pool
St. Anne Hospital Medical Center
2023.10 - 2023.12
Registered Nurse, PCU/Step-down
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
2023.01 - 2023.07
Registered Nurse, IMC/Step-down
Valley Hospital Medical Center
2020.09 - 2022.12
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nevada State College
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