• Responsible for the safe operation of the Medical Telemetry Unit.
• Among the many responsibilities I have in this position I coordinate the care provided to our
  patients on 44 beds with the expert help of 45 FTE's and 2 case managers.
• Serve as the liaison between physicians, staff, administration and patients.
• Oversee the education and training of our staff to make sure our patients receive the best care possible.
• Serve as translator to our Spanish speaking population.
• Actively participate on recruitment, hiring efforts for the unit and the hospital in general.
  

08/03 - 11/06 Staff Nurse

Short Term Acute Care Naval Medical Center

• As a Ambulatory Surgery Unit RN, served an average of 1500 patients a month.
• As Charge Nurse, was responsible for supervising 25 RN/LPN and 15 Hospital Corpsmen.
• Responsible for safe quality patient care in pre and post operative care. 
• Maintained operational readiness and medical readiness by providing accessible, high quality, comprehensive healthcare to active duty and dependent beneficiaries.
• Responsible for providing a safe work environment by preventing illness and injury.
• Promoted wellness and health through education. Served as Spanish translator for my unit.
• Received multiple accolades for my outstanding customer service and patient care.
• Trained on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive Casualty Care.
• Field Hospital Jacksonville team member; when needed, Able to deploy with this
  unit to provide field medical support to the fleet and or on humanitarian missions.
  

• First Navy assignment. Selected as part of the "Blue Suiting" initiative of the Command, which transitioned the Emergency Department from an all civilian ER to one augmented and administered by Navy personnel.
• Responsible for proper triage of patients with acute and chronic illnesses and for providing complete nursing care to patients in acute situations.
• Provided care to chronically ill patients and provided them and their families with the proper
  education to address their health needs.
• Provided assistance to ER MD's while performing various invasive procedures.
• Responsible for training and supervision of Hospital Corpsman and para-professional personnel.
• Worked in the Department of Fiscal Resources from April 2002 until July 2003 where I was responsible for the management of 1500+ referrals a month to the Tricare network. 
• Coordinated communications between network physicians and military providers.
• Developed a new Policy and Procedures for the Command's auditors. They utilized this new policy to audit the galley's cash flow.
• Served as a computer resource person as well as Spanish translator for the command.
• Received multiple accolades for outstanding patient / customer care.
  

• Worked as a PRN RN, covering nursing needs on ER / ICU
  departments at various hospitals throughout Phoenix, Arizona.
• Averaged 36-60 hrs. per week.

01/99 - 10/99 ICU Nurse

Public Health Service, Phoenix Indian Medical Center

• Commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade by the Commissioned Corps
  of the PHS.
• Assigned to the Phoenix Indian Medical Center as an ICU
  RN
  

• Responsible for complete nursing care management of acute and chronically ill patients.
• Responsible for the management of nursing assistant and LPN personnel. Assisted all ER MD's performing various invasive procedures.

• Provided safe air transport of critically ill patients, and their families to and from medical facilities on fixed wing aircrafts between the Caribbean, South and Central America and Continental U.S.A.
  

• Assigned to the Education and Training Department.  As my unit's training Petty Officer, was trained to operate the RSTARS system.
• Coordinated unit's training schedule. Responsible for the preparation and transmission of readiness reports to REDCOMM at the end of every drill via RSTARS.
• Actively involved in recruiting both officer and enlisted personnel. Served as Spanish translator for the command. EMT-P qualified.
  

• Responsible for the data entry, electronic billing to major health plans by utilizing ICD-9 and CPT coding via computer.
• Scheduled patient's office appointments, coordinated hospital stays and special lab work or studies.
• Assisted Dr. Miranda performing physicals.
• Responsible for purchase of supplies for daily office operations.