Zoraida Tinker

• Triaged patients and delegated treatment needs to qualified staff and specialized departments.
• Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
• Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Provided targeted care and treatment to Covid patients.
• Delivered outstanding patient care in covid critical care units.
• Assisted patients to maintain current understanding of conditions and presentations.
• Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
• Preceptor to New Nurses, students.
• Charge RN
• Rapid response Nurse, responding to code blue, stroke codes, and being a resource for the hospital.

• Travel RN assignment in Ambulatory Care unit _.
• Admitting and preparing patients for a variety of surgeries.
• Floating to other units including PACU, and outpatient areas.
• Education of patients and families on pre and post surgical care.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.

• Travel RN assignment in ICU.
• Floating to Medical-surgical, Telemetry.
• Admission and assessments of a variety of Patients.
• Assisting MDs and resident MDs with bedside procedures, running code blues.
• Resource RN supporting staff, families and patients CRITICAL CARE NURSE, Desert Regional Medical Center Republic Health Resources 7/16-10/16.
• Travel RN assignment in ICU/PCU.
• Floating to Neuro, Surgical, Cardiac, Trauma ICUs and PCU.
• Admission and assessments of a variety of Patients.
• Assisting MDs and resident MDs with bedside procedures.
• Resource RN supporting staff, families and patients, , Scripps Resource Nurse/Neuro Surgical Trauma I.C.U.
• Scripps Health 7/15-7/16.
• Vital assessment of critical patients who underwent/will be undergoing surgeries.
• Admission and assessments of trauma patients.
• Admission and assessments of Stroke and neurologically impaired patients.
• Assisting MDs in a variety of bedside procedures.
• Resource RN supporting staff, families and patients.
• Floating to all Scripps ICUs.
• Exceptional music therapy competence benefitting staff, patients and family in various occasions and settings.

• Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Coordinated diagnosis, exams and care for caseload of 2-3 patients per shift.

• Vital assessment of critical patients who underwent/will be undergoing surgeries 2.
• Timely interpretation and monitoring of lab and diagnostic results to convey to primary intensivists/surgeons.
• Team collaboration in implementing treatment protocol as ordered.
• Preceptor to Newly-Hired RNs in the unit.
• Preceptor to Student Nurses in rotation to unit.
• Patient liaison in ensuring family dynamics are conducive to patients.
• Resource RN, as assigned, to support clinical staff, specializing in Stroke/Neuro.
• Exceptional music therapy competence benefitting staff, patients and family in various occasions and settings.
• Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
• Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.

• Patient care in a variety of acute care settings (e.g., GI Lab, Med-Surg).
• Administration of medications and implementation of orders.

• Initiation of care into the system or continuity of care and treatment of patients recovering at home.
• Administration of wound care and IV antibiotics.
• Patient education: safety, medications, lifestyle changes.
• Assessment of additional needs involving ancillary care.

• Timely assessment of patients at risk for stroke, including Stroke Code team.
• Team collaboration in implementing treatment protocol as ordered.
• Liaison, Wound Care Team.
• Preceptor to Student Nurses in rotation to unit.
• Resource RN, as assigned, to support clinical staff.
• Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Coordinated diagnosis, exams and care for caseload of 4-5 patients per shift.

• Direct patient-care to sub acute and long-term ventilator patients.
• Administration of extensive wound care and multiple medications.
• Prioritizing of care based on acuity level.
• Delegation of duties to CNAs.

• Dean's List 2007
• Graduated with 3.0 GPA

Graduated with Distinction)

• Awarded Third place in Undergraduate Research project for the effects of heat during cardiovascular exercise.

Stroke scale Certification

Current ACLS and BLS Certification

• Professional development completed in pediatric advnaced life support