Registered Nurse, Psychiatry at HCA Florida JFK North Hospital (2025-03 – Present)
As an inpatient psychiatry registered nurse (RN), I provide specialized care to individuals with mental health conditions, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, and implement treatment plans, while also administering medications, monitoring patient progress, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.
- Conduct psychiatric assessments and evaluations to understand patients' mental health needs
- Develop individualized care plans based on patient needs and treatment goals
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals to create and implement treatment plans
- Administer psychotropic medications and monitor for side effects
- Educate patients and families about medications and their potential effects
- Provide therapeutic communication and counseling to patients
- Lead or participate in group therapy sessions
- Implement de-escalation techniques to manage challenging behaviors
- Ensure a safe and secure environment for patients and staff
- Monitor patients for signs of distress or risk of harm
- Respond to psychiatric emergencies as needed
- Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of patient assessments, care plans, and interventions
- Document patient progress and changes in behavior or health status
- Provide education to patients and families about mental health conditions and treatment options
- Support patients in their recovery journey and help them develop coping skills
Specialty Register Nurse (MedSurge Telemetry) at Good Samaritan Medical Center/PBHN/Tenet (2024-08 – 2025-01)
- Monitor Pt vital signs, laboratories result cardiac rhythms
- Proficient in working with telemetry patients, interpreting rhythms, and notifying doctors of changes in lab results and heart rhythms
- Interpret document and communicate changes to attending(s) to ensure a timely detection of patient condition changes
- Conduct Head to toe assessment q shift
- Discharge of pt in collaboration with social worker and attending
- Educate pt/family members the essential information related to their diagnosis and follow-ups with doctors, compliance to medical Tx/meds
- Proficient in computers EMR/Cerner, Microsoft/Adobe
Registered Nurse, Psychiatric at Borinquen Health Care Inc /Clinic (2023-05 – 2023-12)
As a nurse experience in patient care, specializing in monitoring the health of individuals with HIV/Mental Health since amount their various locations the clinic I work called Specialty Clinic with a larger population been mental health/drug addiction tx/including the HIV with other comorbid disorders diabetes, high blood pressure.
- Gathers patient histories, documents vital signs, and aids with medical exams
- Interview patients, measure vital signs, and document charts
- Educates patients on specified medical issues within established parameters
- Perform rapid flu or strep, urine dipsticks/any other order exam including neuro
- Records Quality and HEDIS measures electronic records, also ATHENA EMR
- Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients
- Administers basic immunizations including proper immediate documentation
- Administer oral medications therapies also IM injections abundantly under direct order from physician when applicable including proper immediate documentation
- Completes tasks in electronic medical record system in a timely manner, including refills requests/relate critical results to pertaining primary doctor, work with provider and insurance company on prior authorizations
- Also Translate when necessary
- Skilled in coordinating care plans and providing compassionate support
- Experienced with Ryan White benefits and insurance co-pay programs
- Work closely with Case managers and Care managers to ensure better patient care outcomes
Registered Nurse at Hospital (2022-01 – 2023-04)
Work as Med-Surg nurse in ER and post-surgical unit with patients, including rural patients without access to healthcare who seek medical treatment only when conditions got worst; therefore, using nursing critical thinking skills to provide a fast efficient quality care, stabilize Pt and promote continuation of medical treatment specially for those with difficulty adhering medical care.
- Educating constantly and upon discharge
- Assessments q shift also based on diagnosis the evaluation may include drug utilization review (DUR) to assure therapeutic appropriateness, drug dosage, duplicate therapy, drug-drug interaction, drug-disease interaction duration of treatment, drug age limitation and polypharmacy, as assigned
- Collaborate closely with doctors' subspecialty was pharmacogenomics
- Identify drug discrepancy based on diagnosis and perform appropriate medical intervention
- Provide member orientation for the medications upon discharge and the importance of adherence
- Provides support on special projects for the Pharmacy Program as needed
HHA/CAN at NEW DAY HEALTH CARE & SERVICES CORP For America Home Health Providers INC (2017-09 – 2021-12)
Assist patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating.
- Measure and record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rate
- Provide basic patient care by changing bed linens, bathing, and dressing patients, and serving meals
- Private Patient
Certified Breath Alcohol Technician, Certified Professional Collector DOT at Mobile Drug Testing (2010-08 – 2020-12)
Certified Breath Alcohol Technician and Certified Professional Collector DOT.
- Collection of urine specimens for drug testing per state and federal regulations
- Breath alcohol testing regulated DOT and Non-Reg
- Blood draws for state regulated drug & alcohol tests
- Perform DNA testing sweat patch drug tests and hair
- Various office duties including paperwork, phone calls, and on call 24-hour calls several days a week
- Conduct random drug testing at job sites, not limited to court ordered and private individuals wanting to be drug tested
- I travel a lot from West Palm Beach to Atlanta GA
Medical Assistant Technician at JAG Medical/ Dr. Pedro Sanchez D.O (2010-05 – 2014-07)
Check in patients, take vitals reconsolidate medication history, chief complain assists with medical examinations and with minor surgical procedures, also venipuncture, injections IM and Sub-q perform.
- Maintains stocks of medical supplies as necessary in the exam rooms
- Record information, including week of pregnancy, if apply, and document patients' charts, refills, new meds
- Practice in safety, environmental, and/infection control methods
- Perform finger sticks, rapid flu or strep, urine dipsticks
