Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Timeline
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YESSICA CERVANTES

Long Beach,CA
YESSICA CERVANTES

Summary

Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.

Overview

7
years of professional experience

Work History

Memorial Hospital Of Gardena

ER Registered Nurse
08.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Planned, prioritized and provided nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills to support comfort and safety of patients and families.
  • Fostered professional collaboration and participation of staff in decisions affecting patient care and practice environment.
  • Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.

Children’s Hospital

PREOP/PACU Nurse
11.2021 - 07.2022

Job overview

  • Initiated IV access and maintains an aseptic technique
  • Assess, evaluate, and accurately record the client's post-sedation status and provides supportive care during the post-procedure phase
  • Administer IV medications as ordered
  • Monitor vital signs
  • Collaborated with Physicians to create Patient Care Plans tailored to each patient’s needs
  • Educated patient on any pre-operative instructions before surgery
  • Family and patient communication regarding individual care plans.
  • Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
  • Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to 5 patients on average in post-operative recovery room

Mirage Lane Dentistry

Dental Assistant/Manager
02.2007 - 07.2012

Job overview

  • Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
  • Manage front office and dental insurance claims.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
  • Charting patient dental exams
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.

Education

The University of Texas
El Paso, TX

Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.2021

University Overview

  • 3.8 GPA
  • Dean's List Fall of 2020

University Medical Center
El Paso, TX

Clinical Rotations from Fundamentals
07.2020

University Medical Center
El Paso, TX

Clinical Rotations from Medical Surgical
01.2021

The Hospital of Providence Memorial Campus
El Paso, TX

Clinical Rotations from Acute Care
02.2021

Las Palmas Medical Center
El Paso, TX

Clinical Rotations from OB/Peds
03.2021

The Hospital of Providence Sierra Campus
El Paso, TX

Clinical Rotations from Surgical/Ortho
06.2021

Skills

  • BLS, ACLS and PALS certification
  • Five years of management experience
  • Patient Care, Multitasking
  • Prioritizing Patients
  • Cerner System
  • Nursing Process
  • Understanding of Medical Terms
  • Patient Stabilization
  • Emergency Patient Triage
  • Emergency Situations
  • Bilingual English / Spanish

Additional Information

  • LICENSES: Registered Nurse in the State of Texas October 2021
  • LICENSES: Registered Nurse in the State of California June 2021

Timeline

ER Registered Nurse

Memorial Hospital Of Gardena
08.2022 - Current

PREOP/PACU Nurse

Children’s Hospital
11.2021 - 07.2022

Dental Assistant/Manager

Mirage Lane Dentistry
02.2007 - 07.2012

The University of Texas

Bachelor of Science from Nursing

University Medical Center

Clinical Rotations from Fundamentals

University Medical Center

Clinical Rotations from Medical Surgical

The Hospital of Providence Memorial Campus

Clinical Rotations from Acute Care

Las Palmas Medical Center

Clinical Rotations from OB/Peds

The Hospital of Providence Sierra Campus

Clinical Rotations from Surgical/Ortho
YESSICA CERVANTES