Community Nurse at Broward Pace Program (2023-12 – Present)
- Perform daily blood glucose monitoring and administering insulin, ensuring precise dosage and documentation.
- Manage complex medication regiments for participants. Ensuring adherence to prescribed treatments plans and educating participants on proper administration and potential side effects.
- Provide comprehensive wound care, including assessment, cleaning, and dressing changes for various wound stages.
Team Manager at Vitas Healthcare (2022-11 – 2023-12)
- Responsible for coordinating all patient care services for the team as well as team schedules.
- Collaborating with physicians regarding palliative care measures for pain & symptom management.
- Performs substantive chart reviews to assure there is evidence that quality care is being delivered.
- Controls & is accountable for productivity, labor, and all related patient care costs with respects to budget.
- Approves all bills/invoices related to patient care services.
- Interviews, selects, trains, supervises, evaluates and dismisses team staff in conjunction with the patient care administrator.
School Nurse Supervisor at Team Select Home Care (2021-04 – 2022-11)
- Provides orientation and ongoing support for school nurses.
- Supervises nursing staff, monitor attendance, and conducts an annual performance evaluation.
- Develops & updates health care plans for students who need special nursing interventions during school day.
- Visits schools as needed to provide supervision & support for health services.
- Provides direct school-based nursing services if needed when assigned nurse is absent.
Clinical Coordinator/ Charge Nurse at Davita East Ft Lauderdale Dialysis Center (2020-04 – 2021-04)
- Delivering the highest level of care to patients by ensuring their safety, comfort, and well-being from the clinical coordinator and the clinical team
- Monitored anemia and under supervision of physician dosed epogen and iron
- Managed patient outcomes and vascular access
- Ensure compliance with Davita policy and procedures
Registered Nurse at West Boca Medical Center (2018-06 – 2020-04)
- Provide patient care on the telemetry unit, which also consists of monitoring patients heart rate using EKG equipment
- Calculated drug dosage, administer continuous medication infusion and monitor patients for effects of medication; monitor patients before, during and after invasive procedures
- Educate patients and their families on healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention and lifestyle changes needed once they leave the hospital
Registered Nurse at Infectious Disease Consultants, Inc. (2017-11 – 2018-06)
- Administered intravenous medications to outpatient clients; monitored, reported and recorded symptoms or changes in patient conditions
- Monitored patients for reactions during intravenous infusions; modified patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses
- Maintained and controlled inventory to order medical supplies along with maintenance of accurate, complete healthcare records and reports
Office Manager & Secretary at RVM Service Company (2014-10 – 2017-10)
- Managed and scheduled appointments, handled office needs and served as the administrative assistant to owner
- Handled relationships with vendors, service providers & ensured that all items were invoiced and paid on time
- Responsibilities included ensuring office operations and procedures were organized, correspondences were controlled, filing systems were designed, supply requisitions were reviewed and approved and that clerical functions were properly assigned and monitored
Licensed Practical Nurse at Boynton Health Care Center (2008-03 – 2014-10)
- Provided full geriatric patient care including physical assessments, administration of medications, wound care and patient documentation
- Updated doctors and registered nurses on a patient's status and assisted doctors and other nurses with tests and procedures
- Measured vital signs, assemble, used and cleaned certain medical equipment, started IV drips and monitored medication prescribed to patients
Licensed Practical Nurse at Wellington Regional Medical Center (2006-11 – 2007-11)
- Provided patient care on the orthopedic unit consisting of: assessments, administration of medications, assisted with physical therapy daily and patient documentation
- Monitored and recorded vital signs and informed doctors of any changes with the patient's condition, kept patients comfortable and administered pain medications as needed
- Communicated with patients' family to provide advice, comfort and release instructions
