Registered nurse
Open To Work
Yvonne Renee Flores
Sutter Memorial Hospital
Livingston,CA
Work Preference
Overview
24+
years of professional experience
04+
ACLS PALS BLS SART
Work History
01.2005 - Current21 Years 7 Months
Registered Nurse, ICU
Sutter Memorial Hospital | Los Banos, CA
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Charge nurse for in patient services.
- SART nurse for Merced county : adults adolescent pediatricians and suspects.
- Training hospital wide nurses on new equipment, programs and procedures.
04.2003 - 04.20052 Years
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical ChemotheraUnit
Emmanuel Medical Center | Turlock, CA
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Educated patients and families on illnesses, medications and treatment plans.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Administration of chemotherapy
- Member of PICC/IV team
11.2000 - 04.20043 Years 5 Months
Registered Charge Nurse, Telemetry Department
Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced, CA
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of telemetry equipment functions.
- Developed and implemented specific nursing care plans to cater to individual patient needs.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Followed all protocols to respond to irregular cardiac activity.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitored and documented heart rhythms according to physicians' orders.
06.1998 - 11.20002 Years 5 Months
Internship Student
Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced
- Collaborated with senior management on new initiatives to build confidence.
- Prepared project presentations and reports to assist senior staff.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
- Provided clerical support, addressing routine, and special requirements.
- Answered and transferred incoming telephone calls, taking messages for various staff members.
- Monitored tech/Nursing assistant
Education
Associate Degree In Nursing | Science Education
Merced College | Merced, CA | 06.2000
Merced College - Merced, CA
06.2000
Skills
Accomplishments
- Patient Transfer - Safely lifted up to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Supervised team of Number staff members.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.Successfully provided quality care to [number of] patients in [type of] environment.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Charting - Developed and organized 300+ charts for all new and current patients, routinely updating information for physician reference.
- Intensive Care - Responsible for unit of 18 patients, providing daily functions such as grooming, bathing, feeding and turning in bed.
- Supervision - Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- SART/DVRT/strangulation Training - 2018-present
- ACLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Sutter Memorial Hospital
01.2005 - CurrentRead more
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical ChemotheraUnit
Emmanuel Medical Center
04.2003 - 04.2005Read more
Registered Charge Nurse, Telemetry Department
Mercy Medical Center Merced
11.2000 - 04.2004Read more
Internship Student
Mercy Medical Center Merced
06.1998 - 11.2000Read more
Merced College - Associate Degree In Nursing, Science Education
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