Estelle Torres
Lynwood
Summary
Healthcare professional with solid background in providing high-quality patient care and clinical support. Recognized for collaborative teamwork and results-driven approach, consistently adapting to changing medical needs and priorities. Skilled in patient assessment, medication administration, and maintaining accurate medical records.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Staff Development
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center
04.2023 - Current
- Aligned staff development strategies with overall business objectives, ensuring optimal results across departments.
- Evaluated success of training efforts, making necessary adjustments for improved outcomes.
- Ensured regulatory compliance in all aspects of staff development, including licensing, certifications, and continuing education requirements.
- Worked with managers to identify internal talent and plan development pathways.
- Performed reviews of employee work performance to check for areas in need of additional training.
Correctional Nurse
Recruiter.com
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Provide health care for all inmates.
- Case management (scheduling appts, administering vaccines, maintaining complicate with CDCR policies)
- Responding to episodes of acute illness, emergency call management, psychiatric evaluations, and assessment of new inmates.
- Work closely with custody officers to ensure safe and secure work environment
- Provide medication as prescribed by MD during appropriate times
Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse
Santa Monica Convalescent
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Provide medication as prescribed by the primary MD.
- Maintain flawless count of narcotics and any and all sharps.
- Provide adequate wound care to patients per MD order.
- Communicating with pharmacies to ensure all medications are on hand at all times.
- Proactive team member during any type of emergencies.
- Provided accurate wound care following aseptic technique and MD order.
- Complete weekly wound care report for both pressure and non-pressure skin issues in the facility.
Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse
Greenfield Care Center of South Gate
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Monitor patients for any changes in condition relaying changes to MD promptly.
- Receiving and carrying out telephone or written orders accurately.
- Communicating with pharmacy to ensure all medications are on hand at all times.
- Provide nursing care to residents currently Covid positive in the facilities “red zone”.
- Supervise CNA assignments.
- Proactive team member during any type of emergencies.
- Provide teaching of adequate hand hygiene and infection control to CNA’s and other staff.
- Provided accurate wound care following aseptic technique and MD order.
- Complete weekly wound care report for both pressure and non-pressure skin issues in the facility.
Charge Nurse
Post-Acute Registry
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Monitor patients for any changes in condition relaying changes to MD promptly.
- Receiving and carrying out telephone or written orders accurately.
- Communicating with pharmacy to ensure all medications are on hand at all times.
- Maintain a survey ready medication cart at all times.
- Re-ordering and properly discarding expired medication.
- Supervise CNA assignments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
Ogden, UT05-2027
LVN -
Northwest College
Long Beach, CA01-2020
Skills
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Proficient with Point Click Care
- Proficient with Cerner
- Proficient with Matrix
- AHA BLS
- Diversity and inclusion
- Organizational development
- Recruitment strategies
- Compassionate and patient
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient assessment
Personal Information
Title: LVN
Certification
- DSD certification 6/2026
- LVN 711641
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Director of Staff Development
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center
04.2023 - Current
Correctional Nurse
Recruiter.com
08.2022 - 03.2023
Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse
Santa Monica Convalescent
03.2022 - 08.2022
Charge Nurse
Post-Acute Registry
06.2020 - 11.2020
Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse
Greenfield Care Center of South Gate
02.2020 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
LVN -
Northwest College
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