Patient Care Case Management, psych nurse, surgery RN, Hospice
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ROBERTO LEON-TORRES, R.N.
****Marquette Place Apt 3K, San Diego, CA 92106
**************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Patient-oriented Nurse with 24 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Knowledgeable of EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in diverse areas of patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with mental health specialties, perioperative surgery, hospice case management and military nursing expertise.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Supervised team of 40 Army Reserve healthcare staff
• Achieved nurse proficiency within many disciplines of nursing: In/out patient, Psychiatry, Hospice/Palliative, Case Management, Insurance Screening, Geriatric/Homeless Outreach, Hemodialysis, In/Outpatient Surgery
• Deployed and served 1 year abroad in Landstuhl, Germany during Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom
Diverse Nursing Background SKILLS Verbal and Written Communication
• Project Management Proficient Nursing Assessment
• Organizational Management Process Improvement
• Servant Leader Care Standards Development
• Teacher and Mentor Therapy and Counseling
• Perioperative Nursing Conscious Sedation Administration
• EMR (Cerner, Tenzing, Omnicell, Allscripts, Anasazi) Patient Safety
• Medication Administration Clinical Assessments
• Infection Prevention Treatment Recommendations
• Asepsis Standards Medical Supply Management
• Emergency Response Delegation and Motivation
• Patient Care Management Unit Oversight
WORK HISTORY Psychiatric Nurse, 10/23-present
San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital - San Diego, CA Psychiatric Nurse, 5/23-10/23
Discovery Behavioral Health at Casa Palmera Alcohol/Drug Treatment Center - Del Mar, CA 12/22-05/23 Extended Vacation
Circulating OR Nurse, 09/22-12/22
Oroville Hospital – Oroville, CA
Circulating OR Nurse, 03/17-09/22
Sutter Health/Otay Lakes Surgery Center – Chula Vista, CA Corrections Nurse, 01/17-03/17
Donovan State Prison – San Diego, CA
Hemodialysis Nurse, 05/15-04/16
US Renal – Chula Vista, CA
Program Nurse, 03/15-05/15
Intensive Outpatient Dual Diagnosis Recovery, Foundations Recovery Network – San Diego, CA Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse, 09/14-04/17
Advanced Orthopedic Center – Poway, CA
Home Care Team Assessment Nurse, 06/14-08/14
St. Paul’s Pace - Chula Vista, CA
Outpatient Psychiatric Nurse/Geriatric Specialist, 10/12-05/14 Community Research Foundation, Heartland Center – El Cajon, CA 05/12-10/12 Various short term RN contracts, KP OnCall trainee, vacation Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager, 03/02-05/12 San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine – San Diego, CA Psychiatric Registered Nurse, 02/01-10/05
United States Army Reserve
EDUCATION Leadership, 2001
U.S. Army National Guard Officer Candidate School – Camp San Luis Obispo, CA Associate of Science, Nursing, 12/1999
Kapiolani Community College/University of Hawaii Community Colleges – Honolulu, HI U.S. Army Primary Leadership Development Course – Bellows Air Force Base, HI Military Academy Commandant List
CERTIFICATIONS
• CA LICENSE REGISTERED NURSE, exp. 11/25
• NY LICENSE REGISTERED NURSE, exp. 3/25
• NJ LICENSE REGISTERED NURSE, exp. 5/26
• Basic Life Support exp. 6/25
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