Stefany Almanzar

Estimated work hours: 36 hours per week.

• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
• Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
• Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.

• Estimated average work hours per week: 36 hours.
• Managed care from admission to discharge
• Perform emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Order and understand diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
• Manage care from admission to discharge.
• Administer medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Advise patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Monitor patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Organize and manage care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Estimated average work hours: 36 hours per week (11/2018-7/2020). 24 hours per week (7/2020-11/2021).
• Maintain good communication rapport with all unit staff, including physicians, nurses and other healthcare personnel.
• Create and organize patient charts.
• Admit newborns into AMPFM/All-scripts clinical system.
• Keep actualizing patient information across several informatics platforms: ICM All-scripts, OR Scheduler GE, Orquestrate, CPN and Teletracking
• Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phones, routing telephone calls or messages to appropriate staff, and greeting visitors
• Maintain unit supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
• Cared for patients in MBU/L+D units, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients
• Assist with successful patient transition from Labor and Delivery unit to Mother-Baby Unit
• Assign and keep actualized of patient security codes.
• Assist inpatient discharge process.
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
• Monitored mother and newborn after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery.
• Aid new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
• Supported pregnant women in healthy labor processes.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
• Organized paperwork such as charts and reports for office and patient needs.
• Supported office staff and operational requirements with administrative tasks.
• Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
• Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
• Executed administrative duties to facilitate unit tasks and meet team goals.
• Documented patient medical information, case histories, and insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing.
• Completed and filed financial documentation for accounting purposes.
• Enhanced office productivity by handling high volume of callers per day.
• Managed incoming calls and directed them to appropriate department.
• Assist and notify on-call medical staff in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.

• Estimated average work hours per week: 36 hours.
• Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing medical record forms and placing physician orders
• Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab
• Completed all daily living tasks to enhance the quality of life of elderly patients
• Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's
• Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure
• Ensured safety and well-being of patients
• Performed vitals/glucose testing and assisted in administering injections and urinalysis
• Followed infection control procedures
• Ensured HIPAA compliance
• Helped residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring
• Closely monitored telemetry for 40-beds unit
• Established staff schedules and assignments based on facility needs and equipment availability
• Investigated and reported issues relating to patient care or conditions that might hinder patient well-being

• Estimated average work hours per week: 36 hours.
• Interacted effectively with patients, families, staff, and other hospital department staff to deliver high level of patient care, customer service, and teamwork
• Assisted patients with activities of daily living under the guidance of RN and Rehab Therapists
• Provided care for patients based on physical, psychological, educational, and safety criteria
• Documented observations and baseline measurements in medical records
• Monitored fluid intake and output levels
• Ensured HIPAA compliance
• Engaged patients with games, crafts, cooking, music, reading, and other activities