Sylvia Artalejo
Dumas,Texas
Summary
Patient oriented nurse with experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Passionate and eager to contribute to the team success through hard work. Motivated to learn, grow and excel.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation
02.2025 - Current
- Document patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Oversee patient conditions, administered medicine, performed interventions and took detailed records.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts through efficient handoff reports that highlighted critical information for incoming nurses.
- Administer medications and injections to patients.
- Monitor patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
ADON
Legacy Rehabilitation and Living
02.2023 - 02.2025
- Managed staffing needs effectively, ensuring appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios during all shifts.
- Reduced medication errors by conducting thorough medication administration audits and providing feedback to nursing staff.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
ADON
Five Points Nursing And Rehabilitation
05.2019 - 02.2023
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families to help improve standard of care for patients.
- Collaborate with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Monitor infection control program to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Review infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Interview, hire and oversee all nursing staffing.
Charge Nurse
Five Points Nursing And Rehabiliation
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising [Job title]
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
ADON
GREAT PLAINS NURSING AND REHAB
08.2014 - 12.2018
- Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space and equipment availability
- Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- Ensure proper labs have been done and review results
- Review current orders, enter into current system and assure orders are followed through by nursing staff
- Observe floor staff and ensure care is given properly and within state regulation.
Charge nurse
Great Plains Nursing And Rehabilitation
08.2012 - 08.2014
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
LVN
CHILDREN'S HOMEHEALTH CARE
04.2011 - 08.2012
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Administer prescribed medications, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Maintained communication with Physician and Family in regards to patient changes/concerns
- Received, documented, and carried out new physician orders
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- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks
- Administer prescribed medications, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Attended all therapy appointments and was educated on proper therapy for patient.
LVN
TRIUMPH REHAB
12.2010 - 04.2011
- Administer prescribed medications, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Charge nurse
DUMAS NURSING AND REHAB
11.2008 - 09.2010
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Admission assessments
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Family and Physician communication in regards to patient changes or concerns
- Received, documented and carried out new physician orders
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX12.2004
High School Diploma -
Dumas High
Dumas, TX05.2001
Skills
- Strong work ethic
- Bilingual
- CPR/AED Certified
- IV Certified
- Infection Preventionist
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation
02.2025 - Current
ADON
Legacy Rehabilitation and Living
02.2023 - 02.2025
ADON
Five Points Nursing And Rehabilitation
05.2019 - 02.2023
Charge Nurse
Five Points Nursing And Rehabiliation
12.2018 - 05.2019
ADON
GREAT PLAINS NURSING AND REHAB
08.2014 - 12.2018
Charge nurse
Great Plains Nursing And Rehabilitation
08.2012 - 08.2014
LVN
CHILDREN'S HOMEHEALTH CARE
04.2011 - 08.2012
LVN
TRIUMPH REHAB
12.2010 - 04.2011
Charge nurse
DUMAS NURSING AND REHAB
11.2008 - 09.2010
Associate of Science - Nursing
Amarillo College
High School Diploma -
Dumas High
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