Timothy (TJ) Leonard Martinez, Jr.
Denham Springs,LA
Summary
TJ Martinez is a highly organized professional with background in overseeing night operations and ensuring compliance with company policies. Proven ability to manage teams effectively and maintain operational efficiency. Known for strong collaborative skills and adaptability to changing demands, ensuring reliable support and optimal outcomes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Night Supervisor of Medicine 6
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Centre
Baton Rouge, LA
02.2022 - Current
- Supervised night shift operations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and regulatory compliance.
- Coordinated staffing schedules, optimizing workforce efficiency and coverage for patient care needs.
- Implemented process improvements, enhancing workflow efficiency in critical areas of the medical center.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering professional development and promoting teamwork within night shift teams.
- Conducted quality assurance checks, maintaining high standards of service delivery and patient satisfaction.
- Managed inventory control for medical supplies, ensuring availability while minimizing waste and costs.
- Responded to emergency situations, coordinating with healthcare professionals to facilitate timely interventions.
- Facilitated communication between departments, improving collaboration and streamlining operational procedures during night shifts.
- Developed strong relationships with staff members through effective communication and leadership efforts.
- Facilitated smooth shift transitions by maintaining open communication between day and night teams.
- Collaborated with daytime supervisors to develop strategies for improved efficiency across all shifts.
- Managed inventory control, ensuring adequate supplies were available for nightly operations.
- Enhanced workplace safety by implementing and enforcing strict security protocols for night shift employees.
- Addressed customer complaints swiftly, resolving issues in a professional manner to promote positive experiences during nighttime hours.
- Maintained compliance with company standards by monitoring employee adherence to policies during the overnight hours.
- Ensured a clean and organized work environment by directing nightly cleaning tasks and routine maintenance activities.
- Implemented new policies and procedures to improve overall performance of the night shift team members.
- Motivated staff by fostering a supportive work environment that encouraged continuous improvement in job performance.
Medical Surgical RN/Float Pool Nurse
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA
02.2015 - 02.2022
- Registered nurse with experience taking care of complex adult patients that have severe lung disease, respiratory failure, cardiac disorders, diabetes, post surgical care, and other medically complex disease processes
- Complies clinical information and applies the appropriate medical necessity criteria, policy, procedure and clinical judgement, makes medical recommendation for continued services, and coordinated discharge planning along the continuum of care.
- Uses discernment and expertise to comply with policies and regulations of the hospital and nursing profession
- Assigns patient assignments to employees consistent with his or her job description and level of education and experience
- Applies leadership skills to perform as charge nurse, managing staffing requirements, manage a multidisciplinary treatment approach, and investigate, and mediate resolutions to complaints and complex circumstances.
- Maintains patient medical records to ensure privacy in conjunction with regulations and laws to protect personal information
- Supervises all aspects of patient care to ensure compliance plan of care
- Coordinates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, specialists, nurses, and therapists to facilitate excellent patient care
- Functioned as a resource and mentor other nurses through the orientation process
- Used critical thinking skills to carry out patient assessments, perform interventions and medical therapies
- Used critical nursing skills to assess patient status changes and collaborated with doctors to treat patient.
- Member of the Shared Governance Committee which helps make decisions about workflow and implement policies for the unit
- ACLS Certified
- Administered medications and monitored patient vital signs effectively in fast-paced environment.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
Field RN
Audubon Home Health
Baton Rouge, LA
11.2015 - 02.2016
- Registered nurse with over 4 years of nursing experience
- Registered nurse with experience taking care of medically complex adult patients with complex disease processes such as cardiac disease, stroke, respiratory distress and disease, kidney failure, wound care, post surgical care, and neurological disorders
- Manage the patient care of 30-35 patients per week, and 80-120 patients total in the North Baton Rouge/Scotlandville area.
- Provided supervision of 2-3 LPN's and 1-2 nursing aides over my total patient load of 80-120 patients
- Complies clinical information and applies the appropriate medical necessity criteria, policy, procedure and clinical judgement, makes medical recommendation for continued services, and coordinated discharge planning along the continuum of care.
- Provide extensive education on diagnosis of medical conditions, medications, and medical treatment plan
- Monitored weight, blood pressures, temperature, pulse oximetry to insure health of the patient
- Monitor for any signs and symptoms of infection or sepsis post surgery
- Used critical thinking skills to carry out patient assessments, perform interventions and medical therapies
- Used critical nursing skills to assess patient status changes and collaborated with doctors to treat patient.
- Maintains patient medical records to ensure privacy in conjunction with regulations and laws to protect personal information
- Supervises all aspects of patient care to ensure compliance plan of care
- Coordinates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, specialists, nurses, and therapists to facilitate excellent patient care
Field RN
Chase Home Health
Greenwell Springs, LA
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Registered Nurse with more than 2 years nursing experience
- Manage the patient care of 35-40 patients per week, and 100-120 patients total in the North Baton Rouge, Central, St. Francisville, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Denham Springs areas
- Responsible for the supervision of 3- 4 LPN's and 2 nursing aides to ensure the care of my total patient load
- Registered nurse with experience taking care of medically complex adult patients with complex disease processes such as cardiac disease, stroke, respiratory distress and disease, kidney failure, wound care, post surgical care, oncology and neurological disorders
- Provide extensive education on diagnosis of medical conditions, medications, and medical treatment plan
- Complies clinical information and applies the appropriate medical necessity criteria, policy, procedure and clinical judgments, makes medical recommendation for continued services, and coordinated discharge planning along the continuum of care.
- Monitored weight, blood pressures, temperature, pulse oximetry to insure health of the patient
- Monitor for any signs and symptoms of infection or sepsis post surgery
- Used critical thinking skills to carry out patient assessments, perform interventions and medical therapies
- Used critical nursing skills to assess patient status changes and collaborated with doctors on a treatment plan.
- Maintains patient medical records to ensure privacy in conjunction with regulations and laws to protect personal information
- Supervises all aspects of patient care to ensure compliance plan of care
- Coordinates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, specialists, nurses, and therapists to facilitate excellent patient care
Field RN
Home Health Solutions
Baton Rouge, LA
02.2012 - 11.2012
- Registered nurse with a patent load of 40 patients per week and 80-100 total patient load
- Registered nurse with experience taking care of medically complex adult patients with complex disease processes such as cardiac disease, stroke, respiratory distress and disease, kidney failure, wound care, post surgical care, oncology and neurological disorders
- Provide extensive education on diagnosis of medical conditions, medications, and medical treatment plan
- Complies clinical information and applies the appropriate medical necessity criteria, policy, procedure and clinical judgement, makes medical recommendation for continued services, and coordinated discharge planning along the continuum of care.
- Monitored weight, blood pressures, temperature, pulse oximetry to insure health of the patient
- Monitor for any signs and symptoms of infection or sepsis post surgery
- Used critical thinking skills to carry out patient assessments, perform interventions and medical therapies
- Used critical nursing skills to assess patient status changes and collaborated with doctors on a treatment plan.
- Maintains patient medical records to ensure privacy in conjunction with regulations and laws to protect personal information
- Supervises all aspects of patient care to ensure compliance plan of care
- Coordinates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, specialists, nurses, and therapists to facilitate excellent patient care
Field RN
Baton Rouge General-Bluebonnet
Baton Rouge, LA
01.2011 - 02.2012
- Registered nurse with one year nursing experience
- Registered nurse with experience taking care of complex adult patients that have severe lung disease, respiratory failure, cardiac disorders, diabetes, post surgical care, and other medically complex disease processes
- Complies clinical information and applies the appropriate medical necessity criteria, policy, procedure and clinical judgement, makes medical recommendation for continued services, and coordinated discharge planning along the continuum of care.
- Used discernment and expertise to comply with policies and regulations of the hospital and nursing profession
- Maintains patient medical records to ensure privacy in conjunction with regulations and laws to protect personal information
- Supervises all aspects of patient care to ensure compliance plan of care
- Coordinates and communicates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, specialists, nurses, and therapists to facilitate excellent patient care
- Used critical thinking skills to carry out patient assessments, perform interventions and medical therapies
- Used critical nursing skills to assess patient status changes and collaborated with doctors to treat patients.
Lab Supervisor/Lab Technologists II
Celgene Cellular Therapeutics
Baton Rouge, LA
07.2003 - 10.2008
- Process Cord Blood and Placental stem cells within FDA and AABB accredited labs
- Followed, revised, and implemented Standards of Practice
- Assistant to Lab Director on research collaboration with Swansea, Wales.
- Lead Lab Technologists on placental stem cells collection techniques (patented by company)
- Supervisor of Placenta Lab.
- Recruitment for public bank and sales for private bank
- Managed filling of nitrogen tanks and monitoring levels
- Job duties included managing day to day operation within the placenta lab, training new employees, running various equipment in the lab, collaborating with the Lab director/manager/QA-QC personnel, collaborating with research scientist, rewriting and implementing standards of practice, ordering supplies when needed, assigning lab techs duties within the lab, supply usage and cost and cost analysis and working as a team member
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southeastern School of Nursing
Hammond, LA12-2010
Bachelors of Science - Zoology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA05-2003
High School Diploma - undefined
Catholic High School
Baton Rouge, LA05-1998
Skills
- Health and safety
- Incident reporting
- Security protocols
- Scheduling coordination
- Labor scheduling
- Supervisory experience
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
Timeline
Night Supervisor of Medicine 6
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Centre
02.2022 - Current
Field RN
Audubon Home Health
11.2015 - 02.2016
Medical Surgical RN/Float Pool Nurse
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
02.2015 - 02.2022
Field RN
Chase Home Health
11.2012 - 11.2013
Field RN
Home Health Solutions
02.2012 - 11.2012
Field RN
Baton Rouge General-Bluebonnet
01.2011 - 02.2012
Lab Supervisor/Lab Technologists II
Celgene Cellular Therapeutics
07.2003 - 10.2008
Bachelors of Science - Zoology
Louisiana State University
High School Diploma - undefined
Catholic High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southeastern School of Nursing