Vijan Delos Reyes
Cerritos,CA
Summary
Proactive Clinical Nurse with 10 years of experience. Dedicated to providing specialized patient care for cardiac-thoracic surgery, heart transplant, lung transplant, and mechanical circulatory support specialization and remaining compassionate and professional in stressful situations. Adept at Epic and Kareo medical record system use and team leadership. In addition, a current role as a clinical instructor shaped me to grow professionally and personally. As an instructor, it has led to active participation in leadership roles with students and peers. Leadership roles include providing education for nursing foundations, teaching critical thinking skills, and transitioning students to build multiple disciplinary relationships in their future nursing role.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
INSTRUCTOR I
WEST COAST UNIVERSITY
02.2022 - Current
- Fulfills assigned teaching load independently
- Active mentor and leader to nursing students
- Participates in and contributes to assessment activities of courses/curriculum and program via a continuous improvement plan as set forth by the University
- Regularly contributes to improvement of class materials and syllabi with prescribed share governance culture
- Utilize a variety of teaching methodologies to instruct students, always with intent to facilitate observable evidence of student fulfillment of prescribed learning outcomes
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching, the learning/teaching process and for individual students
- Keeps regular approved office hours to provide guidance and support to students
- Mentors and takes an active interest in students
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning
CLINICAL NURSE III
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
11.2016 - Current
- Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
- Active participant in leadership roles such as charge nurse and preceptor when assigned
- Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures
- Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care
- Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access
- Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated
- Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations
- Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations
- Demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs
- Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans
STAFF NURSE
St Joseph Medical Center
10.2014 - 11.2016
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate patients' care
- Develop, update and coordinate the patient's plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the care continuum
- Perform and maintain currency of essential competencies as required by specific area of hire and populations served
- Effectively advocate for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values and beliefs of those we serve
- Accountable for safety, identify and correct problems, and integrate evidence, and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes
- Align patient safety, self-safety and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes
- Promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates and disseminates research and evidence based
- Model professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession
IMPLEMENTATION TECHNICIAN
EPIC, Providence Health & Services
02.2014 - 10.2014
- Serves as an additional resource for the implementation of the Epic system
- Supports all clinical staff roles throughout the care continuum
- Organized project implementation resources and leveraged expertise to assist organizational rollout
Live-In Caregiver
Comfort Keepers Home Care
05.2013 - 02.2014
- Provides friendly companionship and assistance with daily activities including dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, medication reminders, running errands, laundry and light housekeeping
- Personal Care including bathing, dressing, mobility, incontinence care, feeding and other services
- Provides transportation to doctor's appointments, beauty shops, etc
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount St. Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA05.2013
High School Diploma - undefined
Cerritos High School
Cerritos, CA06.2008
Certification
- Registered Nurse, 01/2027
- ACLS Certified, 05/2025
- BLS Certified, 02/2026
- RN-BC Cardiac Vascular Certification, 06/2028
Timeline
INSTRUCTOR I
WEST COAST UNIVERSITY
02.2022 - Current
CLINICAL NURSE III
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
11.2016 - Current
STAFF NURSE
St Joseph Medical Center
10.2014 - 11.2016
IMPLEMENTATION TECHNICIAN
EPIC, Providence Health & Services
02.2014 - 10.2014
Live-In Caregiver
Comfort Keepers Home Care
05.2013 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount St. Mary's University
High School Diploma - undefined
Cerritos High School
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
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