DARLENE APRIL RODRIGUEZ
Vallejo,CA
Summary
A highly motivated and compassionate licensed nurse seeking to utilize my knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care. Committed to continuous learning and professional development to enhance nursing skills and contribute to the well-being of patients.
Professional healthcare practitioner ready to excel in this role. Brings hands-on experience in patient care, including administering medications and managing treatment plans. Known for strong team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in critical thinking, patient education, and maintaining calm demeanor in high-pressure environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Staff Nurse
Kentfield Rehabilitation And Speciality Hospital
Kentfield, CA
01.2026 - Current
- Administered high-quality patient care in critical care settings, ensuring adherence to protocols and safety standards.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, promptly addressing changes to optimize outcomes.
- Promoted safe medication administration by diligently double-checking dosages, drug interactions, and possible contraindications to reduce patient complications through diligent monitoring of vital signs, laboratory results, and early identification of potential issues.
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Handled high-stress situations calmly under pressure when managing critical incidents such as code blues or rapid response calls.
- Monitored patients vital signs closely, identifying potential complications in a timely manner.
- Delivered patient-centered care in long-term acute care settings, ensuring comfort and well-being.
- Responded rapidly to emergency situations, providing life-saving interventions during critical moments of patient care.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal care outcomes.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple medical conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, respiratory issues, and renal failure.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality acute care nursing services and closely monitoring vital signs.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Assessing patient conditions, interpreting telemetry readings, and managing intravenous drips and ventilators.
RN SUPERVISOR
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
San Rafael, CA
08.2024 - 01.2026
- Promotes and restores patients’ health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area.
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff to implement patient care.
- Provides physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families.
- Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards; resolving problems; and identifying system improvements.
- Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
- Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
- Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting facility and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care, enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations, measuring health outcomes against standards, and making or recommending adjustments.
- Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff and following up on work results.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Promotes patients’ independence by establishing patient care goals, teaching and counseling patients, friends, and family to reinforce their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
- Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
- Resolves patients’ needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations, and by calling for assistance from other health care professionals.
- Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols, and by enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
- Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports, identifying trends, anticipating needed supplies, and approving requisitions and cost allocations.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, and participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Obtain medical history from patients upon admission
- Coordinate with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Led interdisciplinary team meetings, working closely with the Medical Director, Social Worker, Chaplain, and Nursing Staff.
- Responsible for ordering narcotics, educating staff, families, and patients.
- Admitted patients and meeting medicare requirements in charting.
CERTIFIED WOUND NURSE
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
San Rafael, CA
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Provided comprehensive wound assessment and treatment for patients with various types of wounds
- Implemented evidence-based wound care practices to promote healing and prevent complications
- Assessing and monitoring wounds
- Cleaning and bandaging wounds
- Working collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to determine if additional treatments or changes in care are required
- Educating patients and caretakers on wound care, infection and injury prevention, and pressure ulcer (bed sore) care
- Writing orders to expedite wound healing and avoid skin breakdown
RN CHARGE NURSE
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
San Rafael, CA
12.2023 - 07.2024
- Start IVs and IV administration
- Promotes and restores patients’ health by overseeing the management and planning of patient care for the duration of their shift.
- Directs, mentors, and schedules staff, including communicating job expectations and providing input to nursing supervisors on staff performance reviews.
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff to implement patient care.
- Provides physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families.
- Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; and identifying system improvements.
- Maintains nursing guidelines by making sure that their direct reports adhere to staff policies and procedures.
- Completes patient care requirements by assigning nursing and staff and following up on test results.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Provides information to patients and the healthcare team by answering questions and requests.
- Resolves patients’ needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains a safe and clean working environment by implementing procedures, rules, and regulations, and by calling for assistance from other healthcare professionals.
- Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols and by enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintains documentation of patient care services, ensures patient confidence, and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
RN CHARGE NURSE
Ridgeway Post Acute
Petaluma, CA
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects
- Starts IVs, TPN
- Performing accurate and detailed charting of resident progress notes
- Providing assistance to LVNs and CNAs
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions
- Consult and coordinate with other healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient’s condition
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Paradise Valley Estates
Fairfield, CA
02.2018 - 11.2019
- Proficient in providing basic patient care, including bathing, feeding, and assisting with mobility.
- Skilled in taking vital signs and accurately documenting patient information.
- Knowledgeable in infection control protocols and maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients.
- Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CACertified Nursing Assistant - undefined
Northbay Nursing Institute
Fairfield, CA11.2017
Phlebotomy Technician - undefined
Napa Adult School
Napa, CA11.2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
St. Joseph’s College of Quezon City
Quezon City, Philippines03.2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Trinity University of Asia
Quezon City, Philippines03.2009
Skills
- Patient assessment and monitoring
- Medication administration
- Infection control protocols
- Effective communication and interpersonal skill attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
- IV therapy and TPN
- Time management skills
- Supervising skills
- Tracheostomy care
- Critical care
- Respiratory support
- Cardiac monitors
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Advanced cardiovascular life support
Certification
- Registered Nurse: California, License #: 95324497 Expires: May 31,2026
- Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS) Expires: July 2027
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Expires: September 2027
- WOSC Expires: December 2026
- IV therapy and Blood Withdrawal
- Certified Nursing Assistant- Certificate #: 00990948
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1, Certificate #: CPT01013132
- Philippine Nurse License number: 0814500 July 2013
- IV therapy Nurse Philippines #13-030943
Timeline
RN Staff Nurse
Kentfield Rehabilitation And Speciality Hospital
01.2026 - Current
RN SUPERVISOR
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2024 - 01.2026
CERTIFIED WOUND NURSE
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
07.2024 - 08.2024
RN CHARGE NURSE
Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
12.2023 - 07.2024
RN CHARGE NURSE
Ridgeway Post Acute
08.2023 - 12.2023
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Paradise Valley Estates
02.2018 - 11.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined
Northbay Nursing Institute
Phlebotomy Technician - undefined
Napa Adult School
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
St. Joseph’s College of Quezon City
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Trinity University of Asia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Dominican University of California