Medical Surgical Nurse

Medical Surgical Registered Nurse — Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, TX | August 2023 – Present

• Managed a 5-patient daily caseload on a fast-paced 32-bed medical-surgical unit, completing comprehensive assessments, care plans, and discharge planning with a 99.5% document accuracy rate in Epic EHR.
• Administered medications and IV therapies to 40+ patients daily via Pyxis automated dispensing systems and smart pumps, achieving a 100% adherence record with zero medication errors over a 2-year period.
• Coordinated with a multidisciplinary team of 14 clinicians to optimize patient transfer and discharge processes, reducing the average length of stay by 12% and improving bed turnover rates by 15%.
• Led wound care and post-surgical recovery protocols for 15+ post-operative patients weekly, reducing surgical site infection rates to less than 0.5% and enhancing patient recovery outcomes.

Registered Nurse (Med-Surg Unit) — Parkland Health

Dallas, TX | October 2020 – July 2023

• Delivered direct nursing care to 6 acute patients per shift, monitoring vital signs, managing telemetry streams, and identifying early clinical changes to prompt 15+ rapid response calls.
• Instructed 80+ patients and families weekly on post-operative care, disease management, and medication schedules, which increased Unit Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers scores by 22%.
• Precepted and mentored 6 graduate nurses and clinical students on Med-Surg workflows and HIPAA regulations, reducing their initial onboarding time by 3 weeks and increasing clinical readiness.
• Partnered with the quality improvement committee to audit 150+ patient records monthly, identifying documentation errors and reducing compliance citation risks by 28% over 18 months.

Patient assessment, Wound care, Medication administration, Telemetry monitoring, IV therapy, Care planning, Epic EHR, Cerner Millennium, HIPAA compliance, Infection control, Post-operative care, Patient education, Pyxis systems, Omnicell, Multidisciplinary collaboration, Patient advocacy

Inpatient Fall Reduction Initiative

Role: Lead Med-Surg Registered Nurse

Tools: Epic EHR, Excel, Microsoft Teams

Implemented a modified fall-risk assessment tool and hourly rounding schedule for a 32-bed unit, reducing patient falls by 45% over a 12-month period.

EHR Discharge Template Redesign

Role: Med-Surg Unit Representative

Tools: Epic, Confluence, Visio

Collaborated with clinical informatics to streamline discharge templates, reducing average discharge documentation time by 18 minutes per patient.

• Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) (2022)
• Registered Nurse (RN) License (2020)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice