Cieriz Sayson
Vacaville
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing professional relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Napa State Hospital
2025.06 - Current
- Provides general psychiatric and nursing care to mentally disabled or developmentally disabled patients utilizing established nursing and mental health principles to apply therapeutic interventions and modalities.
- Utilizes nursing process in providing nursing care.
- Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team in the identification of discharge barriers, development and implementation of interventions and discharge criteria as reflected in care plan.
- Motivates and assists patients to develop self-reliance in activities of daily living to improve health.
- Administers medications and treatments with safe and effective utilization of the hospital's policy and procedures.
- Accurately assesses patients and authorizes use of seclusion and restraint.
- Takes appropriate action in emergency situations based on unit and hospital procedures.
- Reports to Lead / Unit Supervisor or Supervising Registered Nurse and Physician of significant changes in patients' health status or behavior.
- Delegate tasks to appropriate disciplines using the rights of delegation to maintain safety of patients.
- Educates patients and families about their roles in managing patients' health conditions for a positive improvement.
- Evaluates and documents patients' response to plan of care and update as appropriate.
Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)
Department of Developmental Services North Star
2022.01 - 2025.05
- Assists consumers in all activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, basic housekeeping, and dining.
- These duties include lifting, positioning, and assisting in consumer mobility.
- Training that assists the consumer in maximizing their independence.
- Provide services that will assist each consumer in achieving maximum social, emotional, intellectual, developmental, and cognitive growth.
- Collects data and records information in the record and provides follow-up as needed.
- Notifies the residence physician/MOD, RN, and/or supervisor whenever the resident has sustained injury.
- Administer prescribed medication/treatments to clients.
- Develop positive relationships with clients by providing empathy and understanding during difficult times.
- Counsel clients on healthy lifestyle choices that could improve their overall wellbeing.
- Encourage clients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhanced interpersonal skills and develop social relationships with others.
- Records the consumer's response to treatment.
- Promotes the team concept and maintains open communication between staff, families, and consumers served.
- Monitors emergency equipment, medication, and treatment supplies.
- Actively listening to patients, observing their behavior, and recording their condition.
- Trauma-informed care.
- HIPAA requirements.
Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)
Napa State Hospital
2016.01 - 2022.12
- Providing emotional support and encouragement and helping patients maintain organized living spaces.
- Administering patients their medications, including oral medications and hypodermic injections.
- Educate patients about their medications, side effects, and other medical emergencies.
- Providing therapeutic and recreational activities.
- Patient and family education.
- Monitoring vital signs.
- Assisting patients with daily living activities.
- Collaborating with the treatment team to promote a better outcome for patients.
- Responding to behavioral emergencies, using the least restrictive methods to maintain patients' safety.
- Observed patients' behavior patterns and reported any changes to the physician during team meetings and in appropriate time if urgent.
- Encouraged meaningful conversations between patients in order to build trust and rapport while maintaining health staff to patient relationship boundary.
- Developed and taught strategies to promote client wellness and independence on a daily basis and during environmental rounds.
- Provided nursing, psychiatric and personal care to patients living with various conditions involving mental health, emotional disturbances and intellectual capabilities individualized for each patient.
Education
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
Napa Valley College
CA2024-12
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Licensed Psychiatric Technician
Napa Valley College
CA2016-05
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University -in Progress
Oakland, CASkills
- Patient assessment and monitoring
- Wound care and dressing changes
- Catheterization and urinary care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Emergency response and triage
- Charting and documentation accuracy
- Prioritization
- Sterilization Techniques
- Patient safety
- Infection control measures
- Care plan development
- Nursing staff leadership
- Patient discharge
- Maintaining privacy
- Vaccine administration
- HIPAA education
- Managing deadlines
- Proficient in administering medications and injections
- Pre- and post-operative care
- Infection control and prevention
- Familiarity with medical equipment
- Patient advocacy
- Experienced in working during crisis
- Suicide risk assessment
- Self-harm prevention
- Autism spectrum support
- Family support coordination
- Anger management techniques
- Therapeutic communication
- Incident reporting
- De-escalation techniques
- Mobility assistance
- Behavior monitoring
- Regulatory compliance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Organizational skills
- Reliability
- Detail-orientated
- Time management abilities
- Critical thinking
- Professionalism
- Active listening
- Epic charting use
- Home health care
- Chest pain management
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
Certification
- LPT license, #40289, issued 11/21/16
- CNA license, #00847443, issued 07/24/21
- Registered Nurse license, #95409021, issued 02/11/24
- ACLS with EKG interpretation issued 11/14/24
- PALS provider issued 12/11/23
- BLS provider issued 06/10/2025
- EKG Dysrhythmia Interpretation issued 04/30/25
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED issued 04/07/24
- NIH Stroke Scale issued 11/4/2024
TRAINING
- Fundamentals in Nursing, Yountville Veterans Home: 150 hours, from 01/23-05/23 Yountville, CA
- Fundamentals in Nursing/ Post Surgery care, Sonoma Post Acute Center: 150 hours, from 01/23-05/23, Sonoma, CA
- Mental health, Napa State Hospital: 100 hours, from 08/23-09/23, Napa, CA
- Med Surg, ICU, OB, ER, PACU, Queen of the Valley Medical Center: 488 hours, from 10/23-05/24, Napa, CA
- Med Surg, and ICU Kaiser Permanente: 360 hours from 08/24-12/24, Vallejo, CA
Staff of the month - voted by patients September 2025
Voted as a Staff of the month by patients - September 2025
Languages
English
Professional Working
Tagalog
Professional Working
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Napa State Hospital
2025.06 - Current
Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)
Department of Developmental Services North Star
2022.01 - 2025.05
Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)
Napa State Hospital
2016.01 - 2022.12
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Licensed Psychiatric Technician
Napa Valley College
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
Napa Valley College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University -in Progress