Compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive experience in dialysis care and critical environments. Expert in implementing care plans, monitoring patient responses, and collaborating with nephrologists and interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Maintains professionalism and a patient-centered approach amidst high-pressure situations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dialysis Nurse
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood
11.2020 - Current
Delivered acute dialysis care to hospitalized ESRD/CKD patients across ICU, CCU, ED, medical-surgical, telemetry, and other acute care units, enhancing patient stability.
Perform hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments, including assessment, initiation, monitoring, and post-treatment evaluation.
Monitor hemodynamics, fluid removal goals, lab results, access status, and signs of dialysis-related complications.
Coordinated with nephrologists, physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized treatment plans, ensuring comprehensive patient care.
Acted swiftly to patient status changes, dialysis alarms, abnormal results, and treatment complications, ensuring safety and maintaining accurate documentation.
Staff Nurse, Per Diem
DaVita Dialysis
Los Alamitos
03.2018 - 03.2025
Provided chronic hemodialysis care for ESRD patients according to facility policies, physician orders, and regulatory standards.
Assessed patients before, during, and after treatment and monitored response to dialysis therapy.
Managed vascular access care for AV fistulas, AV grafts, and catheters, ensuring optimal function and minimizing complications.
Educated patients and families on dialysis expectations, access care, fluid restrictions, medication adherence, and safety practices to enhance treatment understanding and compliance.
Staff Nurse, Full Time
DaVita Dialysis
Huntington Beach
09.2020 - 11.2020
Managed dialysis access and interpreted treatment data to deliver comprehensive pre- and post-treatment care, enhancing patient outcomes.
Coordinated dialysis treatments from initiation through completion, monitoring patient response, managing access care, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Administered chronic hemodialysis therapy, ensuring adherence to facility policies and state and federal regulations for patient safety.
Charge Nurse, Full Time
DaVita Dialysis
Newport Beach
09.2017 - 09.2020
Managed hemodialysis treatments from initiation to completion, focusing on access monitoring and timely response assessments.
Coordinated treatment schedules, patient assessments, and monitoring of lab trends, vital signs, and fluid status to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Supervised clinical staff and ensured regulatory compliance while effectively communicating patient concerns to physicians and care teams.
Directed daily dialysis operations, managed patient flow, and facilitated safe ESRD care delivery.
Dialysis Staff RN, Per Diem
Satellite Healthcare Inc.
Tracy
03.2016 - 08.2017
Staff Nurse, FT
DaVita Dialysis
Stockton
07.2014 - 08.2017
Delivered safe ESRD hemodialysis care, including patient assessment, treatment monitoring, access hemostasis, and post-treatment evaluation.
Adjusted treatment plans per physician instructions, ensuring accurate documentation of patient care needs in compliance with policies and procedures.
Administered and monitored prescribed interdialytic transfusions, documenting procedures and promptly reporting any adverse reactions to ensure patient safety.
RN, Clinical Study Coordinator
Advanced Research Center
Anaheim
01.2013 - 04.2014
Coordinated daily clinical trial activities with Principal Investigator to ensure adherence to protocol and regulatory requirements.
Directed specimen requisition, collection, labeling, storage, and shipment, ensuring clear communication of findings to laboratories and investigators.
Maintained study records, case report forms, drug dispensation records, and regulatory documents.
Educated patients and caregivers on study procedures, expectations, and outcomes.
Staff ER RN
Joong-Ang General Hospital
Mokpo
04.2002 - 11.2007
Conducted emergency department triage, assessed patients, stabilized conditions, and provided urgent care support to enhance patient outcomes.
Administered medications, delivered wound care, managed basic life support needs, and accurately documented all aspects of patient care.
Educated patients and families on managing illnesses and injuries, medication usage, rehabilitation processes, and importance of follow-up care.
Medical-Surgical Unit RN
Joong-Ang General Hospital
Mokpo
02.1999 - 03.2002
Delivered comprehensive medical-surgical nursing care for pre- and post-surgical patients, performing assessments, administering medications, managing wound care, initiating IVs, inserting catheters, and providing bedside support to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Monitored patient status and treatment responses, interpreting equipment readings and promptly reporting adverse reactions to enhance patient safety and care quality.
Coordinated with healthcare teams on care planning, assisting physicians, managing discharge planning, and ensuring timely documentation to facilitate effective patient transitions.