Sherwyn Atienza
Registered Nurse
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Streamlined workflow efficiency by effectively managing time-sensitive tasks and prioritizing critical patient needs.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Achieved positive patient feedback scores by delivering personalized, culturally sensitive nursing care to diverse populations.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
Travel Registered Nurse
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Performed assessment, collected accurate complete pertinent data and through continuous assessment maintained awareness of health status of each patient with special considerations for age and physical needs
- Provided care for surgical and orthopedic patients
- Monitored patient's health and general body condition and reported changes and improvements to doctor
- Controlled wounds for signs and symptoms of infection and maintained hygiene of wounds
- Provided patients with self-care and follow-up care instructions
- Educated patients on steps to take to manage pain and how to avoid post-surgical infections.
Travel Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Health
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Contribute to interdisciplinary team efforts on medical-surgical unit specializing in neurology and urology
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures/policies, and controlled substance regulations to promote safe working environment
- Educate patients, their families, and other health care team members regarding plan of care to ensure that optimum care is provided
- Maintain continuity of patient care by documenting using Epic charting.
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
Glendale Adventist Hospital
Glendale, CA
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Managed and coordinated complete care of medical, surgical and orthopedic patients from admission to discharge with patient/customer driven approach
- Duties included head-to-toe assessment, patient teaching, blood transfusions, vital sign assessments and interventions as appropriate, writing telephone orders, medication administrations, coordination of care with physicians, reporting to physicians assessment findings, wound care; provided care for pre and post-op total hip surgeries, laminectomies, etc
- Provided patients with self-care and follow-up care instructions
- Assisted with treatments for fractures and sprains
- Repositioned patients and administered pain medications as needed
- Prepared daily assessments of patient conditions.
Registered Nurse
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV
03.2018 - 05.2021
- Completed surgical dressing changes, removal of sutures/staples/drains, assisted with ambulation to bedside commode
- Cared for post-surgical joint replacements, fractures, cardiac and stroke patients
- Demonstrated and assisted patients with use of prescribed therapies including continuous passive motion devices
- Documented patient performance and evaluated ability to thrive
- Monitored and controlled patient pain levels for adherence to prescribed therapies
- Served as mentor, coach and team builder of inexperienced licensed and unlicensed staff
- Performed Charge Nurse duties as needed
- Managed clinical and support staff in patient care
- Responsible for patient care of 4-6 postoperative patients with assistance of CNA.
Staff Registered Nurse
Welbrook Transitional Rehabilitation
Las Vegas, NV
10.2017 - 03.2018
- Cared for rehabilitation patients by assisting with activities of daily life, dressing wounds, monitoring vital processes & psychological condition, aiding in physical therapy, and any other necessary functions
- Demonstrated ability to perform assessments, evaluation and implementation of plans of care
- Administered medication on daily schedule from anywhere between ten to fourteen patients per shift
- Created care plans and charted on patient's progress then given report to incoming nurse who relieves of duty
- Administered breathing treatments for patients that have respiratory problems or severe asthma.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lipa City Colleges
Lipa City, Batangas Philippines 06.2007 - 03.2011
Skills
Strong work ethic
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
04.2023 - 04.2024
Travel Registered Nurse
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 03.2023
Travel Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Health
09.2021 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
Glendale Adventist Hospital
05.2021 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse
Henderson Hospital
03.2018 - 05.2021
Staff Registered Nurse
Welbrook Transitional Rehabilitation
10.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lipa City Colleges
06.2007 - 03.2011