Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Timeline
Generic
Victoria Davis-Castillo

Victoria Davis-Castillo

Huntington Beach,CA

Summary

Goal-driven, Advanced Practice Nurse with a progressive career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Working to provide compassionate leadership skills while improving a positive environment amongst peers. Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction. Bringing forth extensive knowledge in mentorship coordination and communication skills. Determined to help make change and promote staff morale going forward.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, ICU

CommonSpirit Health
04.2021 - Current
  • New graduate nurse with a three-month preceptorship in the Intensive Care Unit.
  • Assessing and evaluating healthcare needs and treatment goals for ventilated and sedated patients with multiple high-risk drips and medications.
  • Provided direct patient-centered care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.
  • Monitoring patient's critical conditions, interpreting EKG strips and providing continuous care with changes in stability or acuity.
  • Currently precepted on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Balloon Pump, Open heart and Massive Transfusion Protocol.
  • Running code blues, RRTs, and code MTPs.
  • Precepting New Graduate Nurses/Students
  • Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Trained new nurses or hires in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Administration

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
05.2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Cypress College
Cypress, CA
05.2020

Associate of Science - General Studies

Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
05.2018

Associate of Science - General

Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
12.2017

Skills

  • Preceptor for New Graduate Students
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Ventilation/tracheotomy experienced
  • Leadership Coordinator/Unit Committee Member
  • Critical Care Nursing and Clinical Instruction

Certification

Registered Nurse in the State of California; licensed renewed-expires 05/31/2026.

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification renewed 11/30/24
  • CPR certified through American Heart Association renewed 11/30/24
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) Certified renewed 2024
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified renewed 2023
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification (CCRN)-In Progress November 2025

Additional Information

Mentorship Coordinator/Communications Coordinator-All four semesters of ADN program:

  • Paired students to help incoming students with questions/concerns and to mentor them throughout the nursing journey.
  • Guided each paired mentor and mentee to come together, handled poor communication, and changed mentors if unfitting.
  • Worked as communications coordinator to answer emails, social media, and direct needs to faculty and students.

Letter of Commendation 05/2019:

  • L&D at St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton; Clinical rotation
  • Calling a code white on a neonate infant during clinical hours.
  • Informed the RN of the neonate's color and lack of breath, helped to perform CPR, and brought the neonate back to life and recovery.

Critical Care (ICU) Committee Member 2022-Current:

  • Working with other staff members to improve unit supplies, staffing concerns, patient care, and addressing necessary concerns or questions from staff.

Precepting/Working with the Education Department St. Marys 2022-2024:

  • Working with education personnel to provide new graduates with competency, training, new hire orientation, and skills labs.
  • Working as a preceptor within the unit and training new nurses to become competent once on their own.
  • Providing time within preceptorship for Masters and extra hours off per week with education personnel creating displays and simulations.

Timeline

Registered Nurse, ICU

CommonSpirit Health
04.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Nursing Administration

California State University - Dominguez Hills

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

California State University - Dominguez Hills

Associate of Science - Nursing

Cypress College

Associate of Science - General Studies

Golden West College

Associate of Science - General

Orange Coast College

Registered Nurse in the State of California; licensed renewed-expires 05/31/2026.

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification renewed 11/30/22
  • CPR certified through American Heart Association renewed 11/30/22
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) Certified renewed 2023
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified renewed 2023
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification (CCRN)-In Progress November 2024
Victoria Davis-Castillo