Sebastian Sierra

I am Registered Nurse with over 8 years of experience in Critical Care, Interventional Radiology, and Concierge Private Medicine. I have extensive managerial experience in all three fields and are well versed in staff management with keen detail to teamwork. I love to be involved in the development of healthcare protocols that will ultimately lead to better outcomes in patient treatments.

My ultimate goal in life is to be able to help patients through compassionate care and research-based medicine.

Reset IV, Community Relationship Manager for Florida & Concierge Nurse, November 2018 - Present

• Assess and obtain medical history and vital signs for patients prior to administering treatment.
• Consult and select with physician, appropriate IV therapy treatment based on patient’s symptoms and medical history. 
• Start on the field IV lines using aseptic techniques for optimum IV infusion, and train nurses on IV start techniques and skills 
• Assess and monitor patients during infusion for any signs of reactions or distress and administer appropriate medication if necessary. 
• Educate patients on medications, multivitamin infusions, regenerative treatments and laboratory blood draws
• Managed and trained team of 12 on the field nurses
• Developed new programs, therapies and administration protocols for new therapies. 
• Developed marketing strategies for expansion of local and new markets throughout the country. 

• Provide competent, evidence-based care to chronically ill patients, in an acute care hospital setting.
• Provide pre, intra and post procedural care for IR cases. 
• Functioned as a member of a 3-4-person team, sedating and monitoring patients through IR procedures, including simple procedures such as, central line and dialysis catheter placements, to more complicated procedures such as arterial embolization’s, kyphoplasty’s, angioplasties, ablations and thrombectomies on critically ill and stable patients.
• Performed duties of charge nurse and resource person including daily assignment review, patient chart review, “Running the board”, maintaining a ready lab, and patient education. 
• Performed proper handling of patient specimen samples, patient IV access, Porta-Cath access, responding to IV contrast reactions, rapid response and cardiac arrests, and the administration of emergency medications and ventilator management as necessary. 

• Provided care to acutely ill and chronically ill patients in the ICU affected by Covid-19 in McCallan Texas
• Managed drips, mechanical ventilators and assisted in medical emergencies in collaboration with the critical care team. 
• Ran ACLS protocols during emergency situations. 
• Assisted in emergency bedside procedures. 
• Worked in collaboration with the respiratory team to adequately manage ventilated patients. 

• Worked as part of the statewide response team in collaboration with the Florida Health department and national guard to provided Covid 19 antibody and nasal swab testing. 
• Aided in facilitating communication of antibody testing results between the Florida Health department and patient - Entered pertinent result information into the Florida health department database. 

• Assess patient’s condition, plan and implement patient care plans.
• Treat critically ill patients and provide advance life support. 
• Assist physicians in performing lifesaving procedures at bedside. 
• Ensure that, ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly. 
• Administer IV fluids, and emergency medications through central lines and management of central lines.
•  Order diagnostic tests in collaboration with physicians. 
• Responds to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment. 
• Provide Education and support to patients and their families.
• Charge Nurse for a 21-bed critical care unit

• St. Mary’s Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL Critical Care Program Graduate, March 2016- July 2016
• Florida International University, Miami, FL Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Accelerated Program, (Summa Cum Laude), December 2014 – December 2015
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Bachelor of Science in Biology (Cum laude), College of Life Sciences, May 2011 Minor in Nutritional Sciences, College of Life Sciences, May 2011