Nurse Practitioner

• May 2021 - Present

Clinical Nurse III - Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

• Jul 2018 - Present

Maintained a safe environment for adult and pediatric patients by serving as the Safety Coach and creating projects to address the most pressing safety concerns on the unitProjects include Safe Staffing Initiative, Sonosite Training and Checkoffs, and Team Member Recognition for Safe Behaviors Initiated seizure activation measures such as sleep deprivation, holding seizure medication with the guidance of the medical team, startling or exposing patients to their triggers in a secure way to help seek clarification of seizure-like events and treatment options Ensure proper staffing on the unit by aiding with creating scheduling guidelines, being familiar with admissions patterns, and being proficient with API scheduling system Show less

COVID-19 Testing Coordinator

• Jul 2020 - May 2021

Communicate with patients who are being admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to facilitate testing for COVID prior to arriving at the hospital by identifying the closest testing center and any barriers to testing Serve as the liaison between the pediatric and adult team to ensure that orders are placed, transportation set up for those patients who cannot drive, and that testing dates followed VCU Health guidelinesEducate patients on anticipated testing procedures and admission to the EMU through sending materials through e-mail or mailed letters and giving them an open line of communication by having a dedicated phone number to reach in the event they had questions Show less

Clinical Nurse II - Neuroscience & Neurosurgery

• May 2016 - Jul 2018

Provided direct care to adult patients at the general and progressive level of careDeveloped assessment and critical thinking skills by being perceptive of each patient’s condition and activating the appropriate measures such as an RRT, stroke alert, or code blue Used fluency in the Spanish language to communicate patient’s needs to healthcare providers and plan of care from providers to the patientSuccessfully completed Nurse Residency Program and began sharing knowledge with new nurses by becoming a preceptor Show less

Patient Care Assistant

• Oct 2013 - May 2016

Nursing Instructor - Adjunct

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2021