Katie Guerra
Pasadena
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 7 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with critical care, psychiatric, and public health specialties.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Education Registered Nurse
Para Los Ninos
10.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Educated family members, caregivers, and teachers on patient care instructions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
Per Diem Psychiatric Nurse
Montenido & Affiliates Eating Disorder Treatment
03.2024 - Current
- Full time Staff RN to Per Diem RN for Nido & Clementine Residential treatment centers, that provides treatment to8-10 adolescents and adults at a time
- Collaborated closely with dieticians, therapists, psychiatrists, and the medical team through active listening/clear communication to ensure well rounded care was provided to all clients participating in their program
- Ensured a safe milieu by checking in via in person rounds and maintained open communication with all clients and staff
- Ability to assess a medical emergency and escalate to a higher level of care following residential program’s protocols
- Refined and strengthened time management skills ensuring admissions, discharges, outside laboratory appointments, and paperwork were completed prior to weekly/biweekly appts
FT Nurse
Juvenile Court Health Services Registry
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: (AHP Staffing)
- Registry RN for East Camps, specifically Camp Glenn Rockey and Camp Joseph Paige, that provides care to25 to32 youth at each camp at a time
- Strengthened providing continuity of care for the youth at each camp from ensuring medications are effective, advocating for needed Medical/Dental/Mental Health appointments, and ensuring immunizations/health records are up to date
- Adapted to the flow of being a Camp Nurse while upholding the duties working with the healthcare and probation team
- Sharpened communication to the Day Shift RN through communication boards, therefore creating a seamless transfer of care
- Ability to be flexible in emergency situations and critically think and reach out to appropriate healthcare staff for guidance when there are unexpected events with the youth (i.e fights)
Emergency Department Agency Registered Nurse
United Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
- Agency RN in a40 bed Trauma Level1 ER,1:4-5 patient ratio
- Oriented to the trauma unit with the ability to provide and intervene when necessary for best outcome for the patient
- Strengthened critical thinking skills in a high acuity setting caring for patients intubated/sedated, pulmonary HTN, heart failure etc
- Effectively communicated with the healthcare team: MDs, LIPs, Respiratory Therapists, PCTs, and ER RNs
- Ability to quickly learn and effectively use the Meditech system in order to navigate orders and provide patient care
Emergency Department Registry Registered Nurse
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Registry RN in a350 bed facility that provides care to pediatrics/adults in the San Fernando Valley
- EDAP approved
- Transitioned in providing care for pediatric patients in high acuity setting, seeing about50% during a shift
- Strengthened the ability to care for the pediatric patients on the urgent care and the higher acuity settings in the ER
- Ability to float to several sections of the ER to help with the continuity of care for all patients
Emergency Department Travel Registered Nurse
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Travel RN in a30 bed Emergency Room Acute Care Facility,1:4 patient ratio
- Quickly adaptable to sudden switches of patient assignments, due to staffing, while maintaining quality and holistic patient care
- Established clear and concise communication to quickly relay messages in an acute care setting
- Provided safe and therapeutic care of psychiatric patients-collaborating with social work, providing community resources and coordinating transfer to psychiatric facilities
- Ability to efficiently and quickly learn and use the Paragon system to view orders and implement care
ER Float Crisis Travel Registered Nurse (Two Week Crisis + Extension)
St. Francis Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2021
- Travel RN in a Level2 Trauma Center’s48 bed Emergency department.1:4 patient ratio
- Precept new graduate RN and appropriately identified patients conditions and enacted excellent nursing care
- Flexible in possible commuting to several locations and being able to be on call due to standby procedures
- Strengthened and mastered communication skills by conversing in Spanish speaking patients and ability to effectively and safely provide care
ER Travel Registered Nurse
George Washington University Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Travel nurse in a Level1 Trauma center’s45 bay Emergency Department,1:4-6 patient ratio
- Flexible to the flow of care in a high acuity environment
- Adapted to downtime protocols and paper charting in order to create an effective team approach to patient safety and care
- Strengthened trauma critical thinking skills due to high level of acuity in this facility
- Mass Transfusion Protocol trained
ER Staff Registered Nurse
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
07.2016 - 08.2020
- Staff nurse in a Level1 Trauma center’s60 bay Emergency Department.1:4-6 patient ratio
- Provide safe and exceptional care for all patients through efficient prioritization, time management, and nursing judgment
- Perform leadership roles as Team Leader of6 individuals per team and preceptor to nursing students and nurse externs
- Flow Chief, to facilitate the course of patients from the ER to the medical surgical overflow
- Strengthen and practice timely critical thinking, evaluation of therapy, and reprioritization skills
- Administered IV fluids and critical high alert medications, such as Dilitiazem, Nicardipine, Insulin, Nitroglycerin, blood products, and narcotics, with vigilant monitoring
- Provide care to patients of different levels of acuity from patients with LVADs, cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial infarctions, cardiac catheterization, precipitous labor and many more
- Patient advocate for all patients, especially in the setting of decreasing disparities in pain management and social work access
- Established excellent communication with the healthcare team, in high stress environment, in order to create a better patient outcome
- Code Orange and Crisis Prevention Intervention trained
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The Catholic University of America
05.2016
Skills
- Language(s): Fluent Spanish
- EMR: FirstNet, Cerner, EPIC, iAware, Meditech, Paragon, Kipu EMR, ChildPlus
- Infusion Pumps: Carefusion Alaris, Thermacor Rapid Infuser
- Direct patient care
- Ultrasound IV placement, Phlebotomy, Centrifuge User
- Patient assessments
- Medication and IV administration
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
Affiliations
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) member, August2018-Present
- Perinatal Loss Committee Member, March2020-August2020
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) - CA License Number:95276397 Expires:07/2025
- Registered Nurse (RN) – DC License Number:1041469 Expires:07/2024
- Registered Nurse (RN) – MD Compact License Number:245354 Expires06/2024
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – Expires7/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – Expires7/2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Expires08/2024
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) – Expires12/2022
- Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC) – Expires02/2023
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Early Education Registered Nurse
Para Los Ninos
10.2024 - Current
Per Diem Psychiatric Nurse
Montenido & Affiliates Eating Disorder Treatment
03.2024 - Current
FT Nurse
Juvenile Court Health Services Registry
01.2023 - Current
Emergency Department Registry Registered Nurse
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
08.2022 - 01.2023
Emergency Department Travel Registered Nurse
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
01.2022 - 04.2022
Emergency Department Agency Registered Nurse
United Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
ER Float Crisis Travel Registered Nurse (Two Week Crisis + Extension)
St. Francis Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2021
ER Travel Registered Nurse
George Washington University Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2020
ER Staff Registered Nurse
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
07.2016 - 08.2020
- Registered Nurse (RN) - CA License Number:95276397 Expires:07/2025
- Registered Nurse (RN) – DC License Number:1041469 Expires:07/2024
- Registered Nurse (RN) – MD Compact License Number:245354 Expires06/2024
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – Expires7/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – Expires7/2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Expires08/2024
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) – Expires12/2022
- Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC) – Expires02/2023
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The Catholic University of America