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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Administrative Skills
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Tressa Newell

Moreno Valley,CA

Summary

Burn ICU and Wound Care Nurse with over 10 years of healthcare industry experience and approximately 3 years of Certified Family Nurse Practitioner experience. Proficient in educating patients, family and nursing staff about preventive measures and techniques to optimize wound healing. Hardworking with flexible schedule to accommodate service needs. Eager to parlay in a Wound Care expertise to rewarding new position.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Wound Vac Nurse

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
08.2020 - Current
  • Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
  • Perform wound vac dressing changes as ordered by referring team on all appropriate wounds.
  • Make recommendations for alternative dressing when wound vac therapy treatment is inappropriate
  • Educate all staff on how to troubleshoot minor complications with wound vac dressings and any machine alarms.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

West Coast Wound And SkinCare
07.2021 - 01.2022
  • Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
  • Evaluate, treat, and derided 10-15 patient's wounds to aid in healing twice a week.
  • Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
  • Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
  • Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
  • Provided consultation, education and counseling to patients, patient's family and appointed caregivers.
  • Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Perform and/or order appropriate testing to aid in healing (ie. wound cultures, diagnostic screening).
  • Order medication to aid in wound healing (topical and or PO antibiotics)

Registered Nurse

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2011 - 08.2020
  • Perform Patient Care, Assessments
  • Administer Medications
  • Educate & Perform Wound Care on Burn Patients of Pediatric to Geriatric Ages
  • Care for ICU Patients
  • Knowledgeable in Computer Charting
  • Unit Educator & Auditor, Care Plan Auditor & Educator, Lean Project Coordinator for Burn Unit
  • Assess Wounds for use of Wound Vac Care & Apply Device

Vocational Nurse Instructor

Summit Career College
12.2014 - 07.2017
  • Educate vocational 15 - 20 nursing students by providing them knowledge on medical skills, documentation know how, and safe patient techniques practices required to become a licensed vocational nurse
  • Educate LVN and VN students in IV/Blood draw for certificate course

Hospital Unit Assistant

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
10.2005 - 04.2011
  • Manage all clerical duties such as answer telephones and transfer calls, schedule follow-up visits, file, stock, inventory, order office supplies, assist pay roll clerk, enter doctor orders into computer, transcribe MD orders, update patient charts, watch telemetry monitors and inform Nurses of any abnormal rhythms, and assist patients with minor task.

Forensic Nurse

American Forensic Nurse
07.2007 - 01.2011
  • Collect Blood, Urine, Bodily Fluids, Bodily Tissue, and Miscellaneous Items for Law Enforcement to be used in a Court of Law.

Scheduler

Visiting Nurses Association of the Inland Counties
01.2004 - 12.2005
  • Make Weekly Schedules for Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapist Assistants, Medical Social Worker and Home Health Aides to Visit Patients in Their Homes for the Southern Part of Riverside County Upon the Request by the Patients Doctor and Approval by the Patients Insurance.

Forensic Nurse

American Forensic Nurse
07.2003 - 02.2004
  • Collect Blood, Urine, Bodily Fluids, Bodily Tissue, and Miscellaneous Items for Law Enforcement to be used in a Court of Law.

Phlebotomist

Riverside Medical Clinic
08.2001 - 01.2004
  • Draw Patients Blood, Distribute and Collect Urine and Stool Specimens, Process Blood Samples and Other Bodily Fluid Specimens, Prepare Specimens for Transport, Inventory, Deliver Lab Results, and Schedule Appointment.

Medical Assistant

Valley P.M. Medical Clinic
05.2001 - 08.2001
  • Vital Signs, Injections, Laboratory Techniques, Front Office, and Exam Room Techniques.

Medical Records Tech.

Riverside Medical Clinic
07.2000 - 08.2001
  • Alpha and Numeric Filing, Delivered and Picked up Patient’s Medical Records Chart, Appointment Scheduling, and Electronic Chart Filing System Knowledge.

Mail Research

Starcrest of California
04.1998 - 07.2000
  • Data Entry, Cashier, Banking, Alpha and Numeric Filing, Ten-Key by Touch, Customer Service, Telephone Order Operator, and Inventory.

Education

Masters in Family Nurse Practitioner Program -

Cal Baptist University
Riverside, CA
04.2018

Bachelors in Science Nursing Program -

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
08.2014

Associate in Science Nursing Program - Registered Nurse

Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA
12.2010

Associate in Science Vocational Nursing Program - Vocational Nursing

Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA
08.2008

Phlebotomy Training Course -

Wagner Training Institute PMB 275
Redlands, CA
08.2005

Medical Assistant Certificate -

Skadron College
San Bernardino, CA
06.2001

Skills

  • Wound Management/ Wound Care Treatment/ Wound Vac therapy care
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Exam Room Techniques
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Treatment Planning
  • Bandaging Techniques
  • Non-surgical debridement
  • Patient Education
  • IV start
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Medication and IV Administration
  • Care Plan Implementation

Certification

  • BLS certified, 10/2024
  • ACLS certified, 10/2024
  • PALS certified, 10/2024
  • ABLS certified, 12/2017
  • Stroke certified, 12/2023
  • Dysrhythmia Course
  • Critical Care Course
  • Lean Management Course
  • Adult Learners Course
  • RN 790832, CA, 02/28/2025
  • FNP-BC 95014705, CA, 2/28/2025
  • ANCC Certified, 3/16/2025
  • DEA Certified
  • CWS Board Certified

Administrative Skills

  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Data Entry
  • Order Supplies
  • Bookkeeping/ Non-Clinical
  • Telephones Techniques
  • Inventory
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Light Typing
  • Medical Terminology
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Customer Service
  • Ten-Key
  • Microsoft Word
  • Filing
  • Computer Charting
  • Payroll Inputting
  • Lean Program

Licenses

  • RN 790832, CA, 02/28/2025
  • FNP-BC 95014705, CA, 2/28/2025
  • ANCC Certified, 3/16/2025
  • DEA Certified
  • CWS Board Certified

Timeline

Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

West Coast Wound And SkinCare
07.2021 - 01.2022

Wound Vac Nurse

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
08.2020 - Current

Vocational Nurse Instructor

Summit Career College
12.2014 - 07.2017

Registered Nurse

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2011 - 08.2020

Forensic Nurse

American Forensic Nurse
07.2007 - 01.2011

Hospital Unit Assistant

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
10.2005 - 04.2011

Scheduler

Visiting Nurses Association of the Inland Counties
01.2004 - 12.2005

Forensic Nurse

American Forensic Nurse
07.2003 - 02.2004

Phlebotomist

Riverside Medical Clinic
08.2001 - 01.2004

Medical Assistant

Valley P.M. Medical Clinic
05.2001 - 08.2001

Medical Records Tech.

Riverside Medical Clinic
07.2000 - 08.2001

Mail Research

Starcrest of California
04.1998 - 07.2000

Masters in Family Nurse Practitioner Program -

Cal Baptist University

Bachelors in Science Nursing Program -

Western Governors University

Associate in Science Nursing Program - Registered Nurse

Riverside Community College

Associate in Science Vocational Nursing Program - Vocational Nursing

Riverside Community College

Phlebotomy Training Course -

Wagner Training Institute PMB 275

Medical Assistant Certificate -

Skadron College

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