To obtain employment in a company where I may contribute my personal strengths as well as be given the chance to develop new professional skills as a nurse.
Overview
1
1
Certification
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Pediatric Home Health Nurse
Angels of Care
Sherman, TX
08.2019 - Current
Responsibilities: Management of all aspects of patient physical and mental care (g-button, vent, TPN, cough assist, CPT . . .), patient family education.
Surgical Technologist for Labor and Delivery
Bayshore Medical Center
Pasadena, TX
03.2012 - 05.2012
Responsibilities: Creating sterile field, passing surgical instruments, maintenance of the sterile field during Cesarean sections and other required OB/GYN procedures, stocking OR's and delivery rooms, worked as health unit coordinator as needed.
Surgical Technologist for Labor and Delivery
Spring Branch Medical Center
Houston, TX
08.2011 - 03.2012
Responsibilities: Creating sterile field, passing surgical instruments, first assisting the surgeon and maintenance of the sterile field during Cesarean sections and other required OB/GYN procedures. Scrubbing cases in the general OR as well on an ass needed basis.
Responsibilities: Customer service, data entry, product dispensing, insurance liaison and verification.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Schnuck's Pharmacy
Florissant, MO
10.2009 - 06.2010
Responsibilities: Customer service, data entry, product dispensing, insurance liaison and verification.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Tex-Med Staffing
Houston, TX
03.2008 - 09.2009
Responsibilities: Agency CST who fills temporary staffing needs within the hospitals in the Houston area. Relevant tasks include those enumerated earlier in the surgical suites of hospitals at which I have been employed.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Hermann Premier Staffing
Houston, TX
08.2007 - 09.2009
Responsibilities: Agency CST who fills temporary staffing needs within the Hermann Hospital surgical unit. Relevant tasks include those enumerated earlier in the surgical suites of hospitals at which I have been employed.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Specialty Staffing Solutions Inc.
Austin, TX
06.2005 - 05.2006
Responsibilities: Agency tech. that filled needs in various hospitals (mainly day surgery centers) in the Austin metro area. Scrubbing, first assisting, maintenance of sterile field for varied surgical procedures.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) in Labor and Delivery Dept.
North Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
03.2003 - 02.2004
Responsibilities: Setting up, passing surgical instruments, first assisting the surgeon and maintenance of the sterile field during Cesarean sections and other required OB/GYN procedures. Occasionally precepting less-experienced surgical techs during uncomplicated cases.
Pharmacy Technician
Drug Emporium
Austin, TX
01.1999 - 07.1999
Data entry and filling prescriptions, liaison with various customer insurance companies, screening for drug interactions, some compounding of pharmacy-manufactured drugs, high degree of customer service.
Accounting Assistant
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
10.1989 - 05.1993
LASPAU (Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities) of Harvard Universities.
Responsibilities: Bi-weekly check runs, maintenance of detailed financial information/data entry on computer, maintenance of enrollment lists and liaison with health insurance provider for scholars.
Education
BS - Nursing
Western Governors University of Texas
01-2019
AD - Surgical Technology
Austin Community College, College of Allied Health
01-2002
University of Texas Austin, College of Pharmacy
01-2000
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing
01-1997
Bachelor's degree - Psychology
Boston University
01-1991
Certification
Basic Life Support American Heart Association
ECard code 195506006400 08/17/2019 08/17/2021
Board Certification Texas Board of Nursing
Cert# 967446 05/31/2019 - 11/30/2022
Special Skills
Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, office skills including typing approximately 40 wpm, computer operation, and exceptional verbal skills. Ability to multitask and handle stressful situations simultaneously through my work experience in surgery.
Very meticulous attention to details due to my CST experience.
Timeline
Pediatric Home Health Nurse
Angels of Care
08.2019 - Current
Surgical Technologist for Labor and Delivery
Bayshore Medical Center
03.2012 - 05.2012
Surgical Technologist for Labor and Delivery
Spring Branch Medical Center
08.2011 - 03.2012
Certified Pharmacy Technician
UTMB Pharmacy
11.2010 - 03.2011
Certified Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
08.2010 - 11.2010
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Schnuck's Pharmacy
10.2009 - 06.2010
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Tex-Med Staffing
03.2008 - 09.2009
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Hermann Premier Staffing
08.2007 - 09.2009
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Specialty Staffing Solutions Inc.
06.2005 - 05.2006
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) in Labor and Delivery Dept.
North Austin Medical Center
03.2003 - 02.2004
Pharmacy Technician
Drug Emporium
01.1999 - 07.1999
Accounting Assistant
Harvard University
10.1989 - 05.1993
BS - Nursing
Western Governors University of Texas
AD - Surgical Technology
Austin Community College, College of Allied Health
University of Texas Austin, College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing