Senior Registered Nurse | Vascular Access Specialist | Home Infusion Nurse
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Compassionate Registered Nurse with more than 28 years of experience providing personalized patient care across pediatric, neonatal, emergency, acute care, vascular access, and home infusion settings. Skilled in patient advocacy, care coordination, family education, infusion therapy, and developing trusted relationships with patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
Certified in Vascular Access (VA-BC) with extensive expertise in vascular access management, ultrasound-guided IV placement, PICC lines, central venous catheters, implanted ports, vascular access maintenance and troubleshooting, and home infusion therapy. Currently serving as a Vascular Access Team Charge Nurse at Texas Children's Hospital and a Home Infusion Registered Nurse.
Registered Nurse – Vascular Access Team (VAT), Charge Nurse at Texas Children's Hospital (2015-01 – Present)
Provide specialized vascular access consultation and support for pediatric and neonatal patients. Perform ultrasound-guided peripheral IV placement and manage PICC lines, central venous catheters, implanted ports. Interpret radiographic catheter tip placement and provide neonatal PICC support. Serve as Charge Nurse coordinating staffing, workflow, and patient care needs.
Infusion Registered Nurse (PRN) at Pediatric Home Service (2025-01 – Present)
Provide individualized home infusion nursing care for pediatric and adult patients. Perform assessments, administer infusion therapies, manage vascular access devices, and educate patients and caregivers.
Emergency Department RN / Charge Nurse at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (2008-01 – 2015-12)
Delivered comprehensive emergency nursing care to adult and pediatric patients in a fast-paced emergency department setting.
Newborn Transitional Care RN at Memorial Hermann Hospital (2007-01 – 2008-12)
Provided newborn stabilization, assessments, screenings, oxygen support, and family education.
Nurse Manager at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (2005-01 – 2007-12)
Managed operations of a 41-bed pediatric unit.
RN / Charge Nurse at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (1998-01 – 2005-12)
Provided pediatric nursing care and trained 11 graduate nurses.
BSN in Nursing – University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing (1998-01)
– Houston Community College (1993-01 – 1996-12)
– University of Houston (1992-01 – 1993-12)
