05/2009 to 07/2016Nurse SupervisorDominican Hospital, Dignity Health － Santa Cruz, CA-Managed hospital operations for night shift as the administrative coordinator.
-Utilized teletracking to monitor bed flow.
-Acted as a resource for hospital policies and procedures.
-Ensure staffing levels were maintained as measured by productivity, unit acuity and ratio.
-Acted as a liaison between hospital personnel, physicians, patients and family members.
-Evaluated performance and continued competency of staff.
05/2002 to 05/2009RN, Relief Charge RN, Maternal Child Health and Pediatrics Dominican Hospital, Dignity Health － Santa Cruz , CA-Direct care of postpartum, mother/baby couplets and pediatric patients.
-Postoperative care for cesarean section mother and GYN patients.
-Provide resources and support to patient and their family members.
06/2000 to 05/2002RN Nursing Supervisor and Rapid Response Team.Dominican Hospital, Dignity Health － Santa Cruz, CA-Frequent rounding on all patients and coordinated patient placement for the emergency room.
- Responsible for calling the operating room staff, doctors and anesthesiologist's on call for the after hours surgical team.
-Worked as a rapid response RN for emergent situations.
-Managed and coordinated the flow of 208 hospital beds.
12/1998 to 05/2000RN Intensive Care UnitDominican Hospital, Dignity Health － Santa Cruz, CA-Complete care of ICU patients with a 2;1 ratio.
-Immediate postoperative and recovery of open heart surgeries, knowledge of ventilators, Arterials and Swan Ganz pressure.
12/1994 to 11/1998RN Cardiac ICUWashoe Medical Center － Reno, NV-Cardiac intensive care staff nurse.
-Caring for for immediate postoperative open heart patients.
-Floated to regular intensive care and telemetry care.
11/1993 to 07/1994RNTransitional Health Care THC － Las Vegas, NV-Transitional/ rehab care for multiple trauma patients, ventilator dependent with aggressive weaning and rehabilitation program.
08/1988 to 11/1993RN Med/ Surg and Pediatrics.Tahoe Forest Hospital － Truckee, CA-Full time staff RN, medical surgical/pediatrics in a rural setting serving the local community and large tourist population.
-Specializing in orthopedic trauma, respiratory distress, sports injuries, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
02/1988 to 11/1993Part time Pediatric office nurseTahoe City Pediatrics － Tahoe City, CA-Assisting pediatricians in well baby checks and local pediatric illnesses.
08/1987 to 07/1988RN Rehab liaison nurse St Jude Rehab Center － Fullerton, CA-Coordinated admissions with insurance providers and facility guidelines for admissions of patients with brain injury, quadriplegic, paraplegic, and neurological disorders.
08/1987 to 07/1988Part time staff nursePlacentia Linda Hospital － Placentia, CA-Part time staff nurse for medical surgical/oncology care patients. Pre and post operative care.
06/1981 to 05/1987Full time staff nurseSaint Joseph's Medical Center － Burbank, CA-Neurological unit one year, Pediatric unit two years, float pool three years floating to all units; new born nursery, post partum, pediatrics, oncology, urology, orthopedics, medical surgical, and step down telemetry.
09/1979 to 06/1981Private Duty home care nurseGlendale Nurses Registry － Glendale, CA-Staff relief at local hospitals in the Glendale area. Private duty nursing in home caring for disabled children.
1995Critical Care NursingUniversity Medical Center Las Vegas － Las Vegas, NVCompleted 240 hours of training for critical care nursing
1993Associate of Science: Registered NurseNew York Regents College － New York City, NY
1979Associate of Arts: Licensed Vocational Nurse East Los Angeles Occupational Center － East Los Angeles, CA
1978Associate of Arts: Nursing prerequisites AA degreeGlendale Community College － Glendale, CA
1977High School DiplomaCrescenta Valley High School － La Crescenta , CA
