Aura L. Padilla Cervantes
Summary
Organized and dependable Registered Nurse successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Committed to providing excellent and compassionate patient care, seeking a full-time position working with the community.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Scripps Mercy Hospital
03.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Worked in the role of Charge Nurse, Resource, and Step Down/Telemetry/Med-Surg nurse.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Student Nurse Extern
Scripps Mercy Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Worked in collaboration with the primary nurse providing patient care.
- Applied the nursing process to assist nurses with care planning, safe medication administration, blood sugar checks, oxygen delivery, specimen collection, enteral tube feeding, 12-lead EKGs, IVs and infusion pump maintenance, oral suctioning and urethral device insertion.
Medical Assistant
Erick H. Alayo Gastroenterology
05.2016 - 02.2019
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Assisted physicians with minor procedures.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Managed physicians schedule for colonoscopy, endoscopy and other major procedures, submitted insurance authorization requests and followed up on them as needed.
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
Medical Assistant
Family Health Centers Of San Diego
04.2014 - 04.2016
- Gathered medical information, assisted physicians by rooming patients, checking vital signs, administering medications per order, and with minor clinic procedures.
- Managed physicians scheduled and called patients when follow ups where needed.
- Kept rooms tidy and ready for every patient as the day progressed.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA08.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southwestern Community College
Chula Vista, CA05.2020
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Assessments
- Direct Patient Care
- Bilingual Spanish/English
- Certified Spanish Interpreter at current jobsite
Certification
- Public Health Nurse (Current)
- BLS (Current)
- ACLS (Current)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Scripps Mercy Hospital
03.2021 - Current
Student Nurse Extern
Scripps Mercy Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2020
Medical Assistant
Erick H. Alayo Gastroenterology
05.2016 - 02.2019
Medical Assistant
Family Health Centers Of San Diego
04.2014 - 04.2016
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego State University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southwestern Community College
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