Kelly Avila
Merced
Summary
Highly motivated self-starter with work experience in management and client development. Ambitious, approachable, innovative, responsible with strong work ethic. Extremely organized with detail-oriented skills. Excellent interpersonal, written & oral communication skills. Flexible, independent, team player. Recognized by patients as giving compassionate care and the best customer service. Patient advocate for multi-diverse populations. Ability to work in a changing environment with interdisciplinary teams.
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Day Break Adult Day Health Care Center
10.2024 - Current
- Providing direct nursing care, assessing and planning for the individual needs of participants, supervising staff, educate participants and families on self-care and preventative measures, administering medications, treatments, and monitoring vital signs.
- Communicating effectively with participants, families, and other health care professionals regarding care plans and status.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records, ensuring safe environment for participants and reporting any safety concerns.
- Advocating for the rights and well-being of adult day care participants.
Registered Nurse
Madera Community Hospital
12.2024 - 05.2025
- Medical Surgical Telemetry Floor RN duties include providing safe and comprehensive nursing care according to state regulations hospital policy and procedures and Joint Commission standards.
- Including but not limited to admitting and monitoring patients, administering medication, monitoring vital signs, and managing medical equipment, coordinating care with physicians admitting and specialists, charting patient progress, documentation on the computer, patient health assessments head to toe, providing support patients and family members.
- Collaborating with other health care professional team members for patient care.
Registered Nurse
Trinity Health
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Case Manager Home Health Nurse serving the greater community of Fresno and surrounding areas.
- Documentation using WellSky and Homecare Homebase software electronic health record for Medicare and Medicaid care using OASIS Out and Assessment Information Set.
- Start of Care, Recertification, Significant Change, Transfers, Discharges.
- Referring patients to other health care disciplines to address specific needs ensuring comprehensive care including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, and other specialist services.
- Interdisciplinary team work provides collaboration and patient centered care while receiving timely interventions.
- Taking care of patients after discharged from hospital.
- Point of Care OASIS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Reporting.
- Traveling to patient’s homes to administer services and helping patients maintain their independence while providing patient and family education as well as updating doctors about patient’s health.
- Providing services to the acute care patient recently discharged.
- Work with other disciplines and professionals to create treatment plans.
- Case manager of acute care discharged patients while supervising other nurses LVNs and delegation of tasks in patient care.
- HCHB Home Care Home Base Power Chart and Point Care Base.
Public Health Nurse TB Clinic
Merced County Department of Public Health
05.2020 - 04.2021
- TB Control Program Manager TB Clinic / Case Manager.
- Managed TB Clinic including all responsibilities of face to face patient care adults, adolescents, children and clinic independently during pandemic.
- TB screening, clinical screening, contact investigation, home visitation, Direct Observed Therapy, Electronic Disease Notification, interjurisdictional transfers and notifications, worked with school systems, CalREDIE input patient information for State of California Department of Public Health, Aggregate Report ARPE for contacts to a case, Reportable Verified Case of Tuberculosis RVCT for active TB cases, resource for TB prevention and control, following TB Controller’s orders for patient care.
- National Tuberculosis Controller’s Association, Volunteer for Flu Clinic and COVID Vaccination Clinic Merced County.
- Curry International Tuberculosis Center, San Francisco CA.
Nursing Internship
Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced
Merced
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: 186 bed rural hospital in the Central Valley.
- Delivers nursing care consistent with scope of licensure parameters of the California Nurse Practice Act.
- Responsibilities include: Direct and indirect nursing care by completing assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Assesses patients for nursing needs, reassessing patients, using skills, and interventions.
- Implementing nursing care plans with clinical knowledge, evaluates effectiveness of care, and patient’s response.
- Provides direction and coordinates nursing care based on clinical standards.
- Collaborating with physicians, nurses, other professional medical staff, and departments to deliver professional standard of care and optimal patient outcomes.
- Following doctor’s orders for patient care.
- 186 bed rural hospital in the Central Valley.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Stanislaus
Associate Degree - Nursing Program
Fresno City College
Skills
- Meditech
- Epic Hyperspace
- Cerner Power Chart
- CPRS VA System
- VISTA
- Cisco VA Phone System
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power Point
- Schedule
- Quicken
- Quick Book Pro
- Internet Explorer
- Adobe
- Apple OS 15
- Sequoia
Certification
- Registered Nurse License, State of California Board of Registered Nursing, #95094797
- Public Health Nurse Certificate, State of California, #557296
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, American Heart Association, 2027
- Basic Arrhythmias / EKG Pharmacology Certified
- NIH Stroke Scale, National Stroke Association
- CNA, First Aid & Safety, Disaster Services, American Red Cross of Central California
- International Business Symposium, The World Trade Club of San Francisco
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Madera Community Hospital
12.2024 - 05.2025
Registered Nurse
Day Break Adult Day Health Care Center
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Trinity Health
03.2022 - 07.2022
Public Health Nurse TB Clinic
Merced County Department of Public Health
05.2020 - 04.2021
Nursing Internship
Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced
11.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Stanislaus
Associate Degree - Nursing Program
Fresno City College
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