KARENINA CAMILLE SORIANO
Registered Nurse
CANYON COUNTRY,CA
Summary
Patient-focused and empathetic registered nurse with 10 years of diverse clinical experience. Pursuing an MSN to enhance leadership skills and contribute to the future of nursing. Dedicated and compassionate professional committed to delivering exceptional patient care while fostering growth and development within nursing teams. Nurse leader guiding teams through complex clinical situations, ensuring seamless communication, collaboration, and high standards of care. Skilled in mentoring and supporting staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and advocating for patient-centered practices. Known for remaining calm and composed under pressure, excelling at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on patient outcomes and team performance. Driven to lead by example and promote best practices, committed to advancing nursing through leadership, ensuring quality care, and inspiring the next generation of nurses.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
RN Practice Coordinator, AN IV
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, California
05.2021 - Current
- Participates in committees, quality improvement teams and workgroups
- Familiar with and be a resource for ongoing compliance with licensing and accreditation requirements where applicable
- In collaboration with applicable management, physicians, directors, and managers, identifies the educational needs of patient care staff and implement strategies to enable the staff to demonstrate ongoing clinical competency and professional accountability
- Mentored new clinical staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Represents ambulatory care and clinical practice for outpatient practices throughout the Enterprise
Ambulatory Care Center Float, CN III
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Los Angeles, California
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Floated to various ambulatory clinics as floor nurse, charge nurse, resource and charge nurse while collaborating with physicians and patient care (transplant center, pain management clinic, orthopedic clinic, heart institute, congestive heart pediatrics, fertility clinic, prenatal diagnostic center, flu-vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine events); infusion clinics administering transplant intravenous medications and administering research medication, COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusion; noninvasive cardiology (assisting with pre, intra and post anesthesia care for TEEs, cardioversion, stress test, and administering contrast for TTEs), cancer center nurse visit room administering chemotherapy hormonal drugs (SQ and IM) and chemotherapy subcutaneously
- Supervising the clinic ensuring the workflow is running smoothly while addressing concerns of staffs and ensuring quality patient care is given
Interim Supervisor and Lead RN II
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, California
05.2020 - 05.2021
- Assisted with development and implementation of clinical workflow by focusing efficient operational processes in providing high quality patient care and customer service, patient and staff safety, infection prevention and control
- Effectively supervise clinical and non-clinical with staffing and workflow; staff assignments and schedules; providing clinical assessments and consultation for clients and/or staff concerns; and collaborating with multi-disciplinary team
- Maintain compliance organization's policies and procedures, updates from CDC and LA County guidelines in implementing daily operational and clinical processes
- Function as a nurse model in mitigating conflict and resolving dilemmas using conflict
resolutions skills
Critical Care: Emergency Care Unit RN II
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Provide inpatient medical, surgical, telemetry, step down level of care to patient who are admitted to the hospital from the emergency department and are awaiting their inpatient room to be assigned
- Advancing inpatient plan of care in coordination with the admitting team, case management and emergency department charge nurse
- Managed complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans were executed effectively.
5NE Critical Care Floor Nurse, CN II
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Los Angeles, California
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Functioned as a clinical nurse, resource nurse, interim charge nurse to promote and maintain quality patient care and manage nursing operations assisting in managing of patient flow and admission with volume of staffing to provide quality of care
- Precepted junior nursing staff and enforced organizations policies and procedures, and standard or care
- Delegating specific tasks who are part of the department's team under their scope of practice
- Delivered initial and ongoing monitoring of patient and or family's response to interventions provided; recognizes deviations from expected outcomes and change in patient status
- Plan and implement care based on observations
- Demonstrated professional skills and abilities utilizing knowledge and evidence-based practice and proficient skills to direct and supervise the clinical performance of others
- Participated and a co-chair with unit practice council's (UPC) such Transforming Care at Bedside's 'Toes In toes out' early discharge planning and department super user for wound care and lift team
Med-Surg/Tele Floor Nurse, RN II
Antelope Valley Hospital
Lancaster, California
09.2015 - 11.2017
- Provided nursing care guided by accepted policies and procedures of the organization
- Provided leadership role based on unit practice while maintaining a professional attitude and effective working environment
- Improved patient satisfaction scores through compassionate care and effective communication.
Charge Nurse RN II
Wells Springs Post Acute
Lancaster, California
05.2015 - 09.2015
- Supervising and guiding staffs (LVNs and CNAs) with their duties
- Provided key recommendations with physician about changes of plan of care based on knowledgeable observation by which the patient's condition
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Nursing Informatics
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN 12.2024 - Current
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
North Hollywood, CA 01.2011 - 01.2014
Skills
- Critical care
- Patient care advisory
- Coordination and collaboration with leadership
- Design and implementation of clinical operations
- Promotes productivity and quality standards
- Interpersonal communication
- Excellent organization skills
- EPIC
- Quality improvement
- Clinical judgment
- Health promotion
Timeline
Master of Science - Nursing, Nursing Informatics
Walden University
12.2024 - Current
RN Practice Coordinator, AN IV
UCLA Health System
05.2021 - Current
Interim Supervisor and Lead RN II
UCLA Health
05.2020 - 05.2021
Critical Care: Emergency Care Unit RN II
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
03.2020 - 05.2021
Ambulatory Care Center Float, CN III
Cedars-Sinai Health System
01.2019 - 06.2022
5NE Critical Care Floor Nurse, CN II
Cedars-Sinai Health System
11.2016 - 01.2019
Med-Surg/Tele Floor Nurse, RN II
Antelope Valley Hospital
09.2015 - 11.2017
Charge Nurse RN II
Wells Springs Post Acute
05.2015 - 09.2015
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
01.2011 - 01.2014
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