WILBUR TERRY CARTER
El Paso
Summary
Over the past 23 years I have gained a wealth of experience in varied aspects of the health care industry. I am interested in progressing into a stimulating professional position in which I will use my depth and breadth of experience to achieve positive outcomes for the organization and the clients that we serve.
Compassionate Supervising Nurse known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in patient care management, staff training, and healthcare compliance. Excel in communication, leadership, and problem-solving to enhance team performance and patient outcomes. Embrace challenges with resilience and adaptability, ensuring consistent delivery of quality nursing services.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Memorial Medical Center
Las Cruces
10.2023 - 12.2025
- Administered medications according to established protocols and patient needs.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to determine care requirements.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and treatment options.
- Monitored vital signs and recorded changes in patient conditions promptly.
- Documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Coordinated discharge planning to ensure continuity of care post-hospitalization.
Supervising Nurse Alternate DON
Victoria Home Health Care
El Paso
01.2019 - 09.2022
- Responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies of the agency and administratively supervising the provision of all services.
- Ensures quality of patient care in the home.
- Overall administration of the clinic departments and monitoring of appropriate staffing and productivity.
- Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.
Registered Nurse
Victoria Home Health Care
El Paso
10.2017 - 09.2022
- Primary functions are to administer skilled nursing care for clients of all ages in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, client/family and referring agency; and assume the responsibility for coordination of care.
Nursing Care Monitor
EOU, Emergence Health Network
El Paso
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Monitor and direct nursing care related to consumer, family and staff related concerns.
- Assisting staff in monitor health need of emergence consumers, assisting coordinating and planning care.
- Working with Physicians, Therapist, Pharmacist, nursing as well as ancillary staff.
- Providing pertinent patient care for the best optimal outcome.
Registered Behavioral Health Nurse
Peak Behavioral Hospital
Sunland Park
10.2013 - 01.2020
- Direct client behavioral nursing care of both adults and adolescents; participates in interdisciplinary team meeting and group therapy sessions.
- Communicates and coordinates with families and outside healthcare facilities to obtain needed medical services, while ensuring continuity of care.
- Advocates for patients during the discharge planning process to optimize placement that is beneficial to the client and the community setting where they are relocating to.
- Preceptor of new employees into the organization as well as into the nursing profession.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Mountain View Healthcare
El Paso
08.2011 - 12.2011
- Coordinated facility-wide staffing patterns with the Nursing Supervisors to maintain optimal delivery of healthcare services to our patient population.
- Promoted an environment of consistent adherence to regulations that governed the facility through federal, state, and local agencies.
Home Health RN Case Manager
Guardian Angel Home Health Agency
El Paso
02.2009 - 05.2011
- Conducted client care documentation reviews and participated in assuring that certification documentation for the client’s insurance companies was accurate and submitted in a timely fashion by the Home Health Care Staff.
- Oriented, trained, and remediated nursing staff for who were new to the organization or were found deficient in skills.
- Provided clients with skilled nursing care in their home environment to include admission assessments and discharge education and instructions.
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Triumph Hospital
El Paso
04.2008 - 05.2010
- Provided aggressive, specialized interdisciplinary care to medically complex patients who required extended recovery time for their medical conditions in a long-term acute care hospital setting.
- Preceptor of new employees into the organization as well as nursing students into the nursing profession.
Acute Care Cardiac Registered Nurse
Del Sol Hospital
El Paso
12.2001 - 04.2008
- Provided acute nursing care to adult patients across the lifespan in various settings to include the Remote Telemetry Monitoring Unit, Emergency Room, and intensive Care Unit.
- Preceptor of new employees into the organization as well as for nursing students into the nursing profession.
- When the need arouses, assumed the responsibilities, and performed the duties of managing the daily operations of the hospital unit as Charged RN in a relief/temporary capacity.
Education
Associates Degree - Science of Nursing
Excelsior College
Health Care Specialist, Combat Medic
United States Army Medical Corp
Medical Laboratory Specialist
United States Army Medical Corp
Skills
Coordinated care for patient care using best practices Provided integration and coordination of care for patients, family and physicians leading to best patient outcomes
- Care coordination
- Staff supervision
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Clinical staffing
- Critical thinking
- Public relations
- Risk management
- Staff evaluation
- Patient care management
Certification
- Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Certified in Basic Life Support
- Inactive Basic Life Support Instructor
- Inactive Emergency First Aid Instructor
References
- Gilbert Gomez, MD, 915-241-4407
- Faviola Jaquez, RN, 915-252-5426
- Valarie Burgelin, NP, 575-202-4091
- Harry Silsby, MD, 208-863-3430
Healthcare Education
- Associates Degree in the Science of Nursing, Excelsior College
- Health Care Specialist (Combat Medic); Adjunct Certified Nursing Assistant, United States Army Medical Corp, served as a Combat Medic for 4 years assigned to infantry and Calvary Units.
- Medical Laboratory Specialist, United States Army Medical Corp, served as a Laboratory Tech for 4 years in Acute Care and outpatient clinic settings, which included rotations with an Evacuation Hospital Unit.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Memorial Medical Center
10.2023 - 12.2025
Nursing Care Monitor
EOU, Emergence Health Network
02.2020 - 03.2022
Supervising Nurse Alternate DON
Victoria Home Health Care
01.2019 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Victoria Home Health Care
10.2017 - 09.2022
Registered Behavioral Health Nurse
Peak Behavioral Hospital
10.2013 - 01.2020
Assistant Director of Nursing
Mountain View Healthcare
08.2011 - 12.2011
Home Health RN Case Manager
Guardian Angel Home Health Agency
02.2009 - 05.2011
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Triumph Hospital
04.2008 - 05.2010
Acute Care Cardiac Registered Nurse
Del Sol Hospital
12.2001 - 04.2008
Associates Degree - Science of Nursing
Excelsior College
Health Care Specialist, Combat Medic
United States Army Medical Corp
Medical Laboratory Specialist
United States Army Medical Corp