Yesenia Garcia
Houston
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with background in emergency and critical care. Skilled in fast-paced environments, prioritizing patient needs and delivering high-quality care. Strong communication abilities ensure effective collaboration with healthcare teams. Improved patient satisfaction through attentive service and advocacy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
St.Joseph Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Performed triage assessments of walk-in patients in a clinic setting.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
Program Coordinator
Harris County Public Health
Houston
12.2017 - 10.2018
- Attended and participates in accelerator program sessions.
- Coordinated Open Airways workshops (OAS) with local school sites and school based health centers.
- Recruited new sites for OAS workshops.
- Organized meeting and records meeting minutes.
- Ordered project supplies and incentives as needed.
- Followed up on and scheduled home assessments as necessary.
- Directed work activities of project volunteers and interns.
- Maintained project documentation and reports.
- Handled any issues that may arise.
Health Education Specialist (Crossed Trained)
Harris County Public Health
Houston
09.2015 - 12.2017
- Educated clients on the agency's various programs for families.
- Assisted in the development, implementation, and support of the Obesity Reduction events.
- Planned and implemented physical activities that aligned with the coordinated approach to Child Health Curriculum (CATCH) with variety of age groups and demographics.
- Assisted in providing age appropriate nutrition education and activities.
- Helped develop relationships and partnerships with prospective community partners within Harris County.
- Participated in community health events in collaborations with various interagency departments.
- Assisted in the development and updating of nutrition and physical activity curriculums, training and presentation to meet the needs of target populations.
- Typed letters, memorandums, agreements, flyers as assigned.
- Spoke to community groups/organization to promote healthy lifestyle activities.
- Provided one-on-one education and group education that encouraged self-management skills for client and program participants.
- Responsibilities included other duties as assigned, including special tasks involved in responding to an emergency event.
- Administered pre/post surveys on eating behaviors.
- Provided referrals to community-based support services if needed.
- Sent letters to parents on child's lead levels in blood.
Intern
02.2015 - 07.2017
- Provided education on nutrition to parents and children.
- Promoted a healthy life style.
- Program Co-Facilitator.
- Woman, infant, and children (WIC) support.
- Administrative support.
Education
Bachelor's of Science - Nursing (Online)
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX08.2021
Bachelor's of Science - Health, Minor in nutrition
The University of Houston-Main Campus
Houston, Texas12.2015
Skills
- Program Coordination
- Class facilitation
- Marketing programs
- Community outreach/engagement
- Project planning/implementation
- Ordering Supplies
- Report writing
- Insight
- EPIC
- Data entry
- Microsoft Office (MS) Word
- Microsoft Office (MS) PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office (MS) Excel
- Microsoft Office (MS) Outlook
- Emergency response
- Medication administration
- Patient education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Critical thinking
Certification
BLS, ACLS, TNCC, PALS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
St.Joseph Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Program Coordinator
Harris County Public Health
12.2017 - 10.2018
Health Education Specialist (Crossed Trained)
Harris County Public Health
09.2015 - 12.2017
Intern
02.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor's of Science - Nursing (Online)
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Bachelor's of Science - Health, Minor in nutrition
The University of Houston-Main Campus
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