Valarie Contreras
Bacliff,TX
Summary
Currently a registered nurse at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth on an acute telemetry unit looking to gain experience in a critical care setting and grow overall skills within the nursing scope of practice. Committed to safely delivering quality and compassionate care, successful in managing time and prioritizing tasks, and communicates well with staff, management, patients, and families.
Developed critical healthcare skills in fast-paced clinical environment, excelling in patient care and medical procedure administration. Transitioning into new field, leveraging expertise in communication and teamwork. Dedicated to applying these transferable skills to create positive outcomes in any professional setting.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse on Acute Telemetry/Stroke Unit
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth
Beaumont, Texas
07.2023 - Current
- Provide comprehensive care for patients with a range of conditions including cardiac disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, neurological events, and post-operative recovery.
- Coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and treat acute stroke patients within a Primary (Level III) stroke care facility.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and physical exams with appropriate and thorough documentation.
- Develop personalized nursing care plans while evaluating effectiveness of interventions and treatments.
- Demonstrate leadership through a charge nurse role by creating safe nursing assignments.
- Adhere to HIPAA guidelines by ensuring confidentiality and security of patient health information.
- Practice various forms of nursing skills including IV therapy, venipuncture, administration of blood products, management of tube feedings, prophylactic interventions, and multi-route medication administration.
- Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, plan of care, lifestyle, and discharge instructions while providing compassionate care and support.
- Facilitate admission and discharge planning for patients of all demographics.
- Demonstrate leadership through preceptorship of nursing student and resident nurses
- Facilitate EHR audits for compliance of documentation and standards of care expectations.
- Participate in nursing simulation activities and competency development to further education.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX05.2023
Skills
- Epic
- Office 365
- Time management
- Meditech
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Care planning
- Patient safety
- Clinical judgment
Title
Registered Nurse
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) via American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) via American Heart Association, NIHSS Certified
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Staff Nurse on Acute Telemetry/Stroke Unit
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth
07.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University