Nurse - Shots for Tots H1N1 Nurse for HHSD with Evans Medical - Austin, TX
(2009-10 - 2010-02)
- Full time temporary position administering H1N1 immunizations to the community in collaboration with the healthcare team to meet immunization goals for the community
- Daily check and maintenance of H1N1 stock and placing orders as needed
- Maintained patient forms and confidential files
- Educated patient on care and maintenance of immunizations
- Assisted healthcare staff in training new employee
Immunizations Nurse - Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Dept - St. Johns/Far South Community Clinic, Austin, TX
(2010-07 - 2012-04)
Full time position
- Full time position administering appropriate immunization schedule to children and adults
- Screening and updating clients on current immunization needed and educating patient on care and maintenance of aftercare and what to expect
- Handling client records request and entering client records into TWICES and IMMTRAC database
- Scheduling appointments into the Dr. Works database and backing up system at the end of the day
Nurse - Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Austin, TX
(2012-04 - 2015-01)
Full time position from April 2012 to January 2015, and Substitute Nurse from September 2019 to Present
- Full time position providing care to residential and day students with ailments or referred/admitted to health clinic and scheduling physician appointments as needed during assigned physician clinic days
- Documentation and administration of medical regime, sending and receiving physician's orders in a timely manner and ordering supplies and record keeping on intake and what's needed
- Collaborating with staff involved in students care and updating on health needs while maintaining FERPA and HIPPA
- Notifying and collaborating with parents as needed for health updates and low medication supply, medical changes, and updates
- Educating staff on proper care and administration of medication for students with special medical needs as applicable to their care plan
- Responding to emergent calls to students with emergency medical needs such as seizures, adrenal crisis or other emergent needs on campus in collaboration with the health center, school and dorm staff, security, and EMS
- Current Sub position includes all the above responsibilities and with flexible scheduling from availability in morning shift, evening shift and night sift, TSBVI is a residential school open 24hours/7days a week with closure for holidays
IG Infusion Nurse - Rite Away Pharmacy/Shire - Austin, Texas
(2016-06 - 2018-03)
- Treated patients with Primary Immunodeficiency disorder and other related disorders causing low Immunoglobulin, with IG infusions per physician orders
- Assess and monitor patient pre-Immunoglobulin and post Immunoglobulin infusion for reactions
- Administer IG infusion via subcutaneous route per physician's orders
- Educate patient on possible reactions and when to report to doctor
- Train and educate patient to administer IG infusions at home
Nurse - BrightStar Care Austin - Austin, TX
(2020-06 - 2023-01)
Home Care and Medical Staffing, Part time/PRN position
- Provided care for a variety of patients from pediatric population to geriatric population
- Charted and admitted patients to BrightStar referred by pharmacist per doctors orders
- Skills included Lupron injection for Precious puberty; Blood draws via central line and PICC line; central line and PICC line infusions of medication, normal saline and sterile dressing changes; IM injections and pleural effusion drainage via PleurX, and dressing change afterwards
Substitute Nurse - Aveanna Healthcare-Pediatric Home Health - Austin, TX
(2014-05 - 2024-01)
- Sub-nurse, collecting and assessing patient data to implement necessary care to patient in the home care setting
- Ongoing care and documentation/charting while collaborating with patients healthcare team and schedule, be it going to school, physician appointments, therapies or events with family
- Training nursing staff to work with patient and educating caregiver on patient care of new disease processes and ongoing changes to meet patient goals for discontinuation and graduation off care or continuity of care for the terminally ill patient
- The care I have provided for this pediatric population have ranged from gastrointestinal disorders with feeding tube care, IV therapy needs, oxygen administration needs, seizure disorder needs, urinary catheter care in home, CPT vest, walkers, standers and other orthopedic care, continuous oral and nasal suctioning, tracheostomy care, ventilator care
