Dr. Cristina Viceral, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC-C

• Demonstrated expertise in supporting patients with multiple chronic co-morbidities, including assessing, implementing orders, performing diagnostic interventions, documenting findings, and reporting changes in patient status. • Practiced using proper hygiene standards to eliminate the risk for hospital-acquired infections • Managed the unit during shifts, which included scheduling, navigating through patient electronic health records, reporting abnormal findings to physicians, assessing the function of healthcare equipment, assessing nursing documentation, reporting needs of the unit to the supervisor, ordering supplies needed for the unit, educating updates on standards and requirements of the facility to staff, interviewing patients for satisfaction, supporting the care team as needed and transferring patients to different levels of care. • Documented and successfully applied findings of patient data encompassing assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, and treatment changes. • Attributed to the continuum of care of patients by ensuring thorough nurse hand-off reports were conducted at shift changes, as well as when transitioning patients to a different level of care. • Communicating professionally between different members of the care team including other facilities, physicians, nurses, and healthcare associates, to ensure patient case and plan of care is well established and understood among all members. • Communicated with patients and patient families with empathy and education on patient diagnosis and treatment interventions • Nominated by management to represent unit during quality improvement meetings to improve the function of the hospital. • Received letter of recognition for nursing excellence from Director of NeuroScience in Mountainview Hospital

• Supervising all nursing staff • Overseeing department budgets • Reporting to higher management in the healthcare facilities • Maintaining high standards of care for all patients • Managing patients' data and medical records as confidential records • Communicating with doctors, patients, and family members about patient health • Providing ongoing education classes • Implementing new procedures and training Nurses on policies

• Provide care to critically ill patients in the ER. Assess and monitor the patient’s progress to track and record sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s condition. • Report changes that may require emergent intervention. Responsible for titrating, recording, and managing prescribed medication, administering anesthesia, and overseeing respiratory management. • Carefully and thoroughly monitors, records, and communicates patient conditions as appropriate. Uses computerized documentation systems. • Employs excellent communication and personal skills while educating and informing patients, family, and appropriate parties. Work floats to other intensive care units when there are staff requirements or needs. • Assist doctors and other medical personnel in assessing and delivering treatments, such as dressing changes, monitoring life support equipment, and insertion of central and arterial lines Ex. Demonstrated expertise in supporting patients with multiple chronic co-morbidities, including diagnosing, treating, and initiating medication, performing diagnostic interventions, and executing follow-ups as required. • Informatics Superuser Committee (Computer) • Educate fellow nurses and staff providing information and techniques to new system updates.

• Perform nursing procedures under the supervision of a medical doctor, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner. • Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms for surgical procedures. • Escort patients to exam rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in the patient’s chart. • Give instructions to patients as instructed by a medical doctor, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner. • Ensure all related reports, labs, and information is filed available in patients’ medical records before their appointment. • Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required. • Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls. • Triage and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants. • Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e., refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change. • Awarded Employee of the Year 2014 by LVSC CEO.

• Provides care to critically ill patients in the ER and Dialysis Department. • Assess family needs, relay critical information, and provide emotional support. • Attend staff meetings, project meetings, conferences, and continuing education programs • Collaborates care with the nursing rounding team including pharmacists, charge nurses, intensivists, assigned residents, physical therapy, case manager to ensure patients are receiving the utmost evidenced-based practicing care. • Draw blood, take vital signs, administer IVs, utilize electrical medical devices, and conduct testing. • Document patient care and status, while maintaining internal guidelines and external standards.