Amy R.

About Amy

I am a hard working healthcare provider that is always striving to go above and beyond the standard of care. I am friendly and able to develop a good report with patients and their family members quickly. I enjoy listening to my patient's concerns and discussing my patient's health care needs. I have even been able to learn new things from my patients when they had a diagnosis I was unfamiliar with. I became a nurse because I knew at the age of three that I wanted to help people. I have always been fascinated by medicine. I enjoy watching my patients recover and get better. It brings me pleasure to know that I am able to help someone in anyway. Sometimes that means comforting someone other times it means helping them heal physically, mentally, and emotionally. I have a wide range of experience. I have worked with postpartum moms and newborns all the way through geriatrics and end of life. I have worked in mental health, rehab/recovery, neurological, and cardiac units as well. I got my first responders when I was 15 and was the youngest person in my class to graduate from nursing school. That puts me at 22 years of experience in the medical field.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Experience & Education

Caregiver

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

Family Member

Stayed with elderly patient during day and overnights occasionally. Provided companionship and assisted patient with activities of daily living: bathing & hygiene, getting dressed, toileting, and mobility. Encouraged patient to drink fluids and eat. Did light housekeeping and laundry, cooking, shopping, medication reminder, and medication administration. Discussed concerns with family. Provide education on hospice/end of life care and what to expect.

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

Caregiver

Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

Family Member

Post surgical care for joint replacement

Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

Caregiver

Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

Family Member

Assist with bathing, dressing, and eating. Light shopping. Assist with coordinating pick ups for doctors appointments. End of life care.

Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

Caregiver

Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

Heritage Home Healthcare

Daily home visit to assist patient in: light house keeping, light cooking, bathing, shopping, transport to doctor's appointments, report any concerns to supervisor.

Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

RN

Oct 2018 - May 2019

Village at Northrise

Oct 2018 - May 2019

House Supervisor

Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

Rehab Center of Southern New Mexico

Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

Assistant Director of Nursing

Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

Sagecrest LLC

Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

RN

Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Memorial Medical Ctr

Basic nurses duties: Head to toe assessments, focused assessments, documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV's, patient education, monitoring vital signs and lab results, reporting any concerns to appropriate doctor or supervisor. I gained experience in the following areas: telemetry, medical surgical, ER, observation, and ICU units.

Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Charge Nurse

Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

Mesilla Valley Mental Health

Charge nurse leadership role on the adult care unit. I also floated to the geriatric unit, adolescent unit, youth boys and youth girls units, bridge unit, and rehab unit. I learned and was certified in crisis prevention intervention. Which included how to de-escalate patients. The patients here had a wide variety of diagnoses. Some of the most common included: anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, and chemical dependance. Many patients had thoughts of self harm or harming others, and suicide attempts. On the geriatric unit we also managed patients with Alzheimer's and dementia. Some of my specific nursing roles included medication administration, patient education, processing (talking) with patients, staff checking on every patient every 15 minutes (or sooner if the patient was on suicide precautions or withdrawing from drugs or alcohol), monitoring vitals and labs, reporting concerns to appropriate doctor, therapist, or supervisor.

Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

RN

Jan 2010 - Jul 2014

Mountain View Regional Med Ctr

Basic nurses duties: Head to toe assessments, focused assessments, documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV's, patient education, monitoring vital signs and lab results, reporting any concerns to appropriate doctor or supervisor. I gained experience in the following areas: Pediatrics, medical surgical, telemetry, ER, and ICU units.

Jan 2010 - Jul 2014

RN

Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

Gila Regional Medical Ctr

Basic nurses duties: Head to toe assessments, focused assessments, documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV's, patient education, monitoring vital signs and lab results, reporting any concerns to appropriate doctor or supervisor. I gained experience in the following areas: Post-partum, pediatric, medical surgical, telemetry, ER, ICU, oncology, and mental health units.

Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

Western New Mexico University

Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

Silver City, NM

Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

Caregiver

Jan 2022 - Jul 2005

Private Care

Stay with elderly patient during day and overnights occasionally. Assist with post surgery needs. Wound care, monitor healing and assess for any signs and symptoms of infection. Provide companionship and assist patient with activities of daily living: bathing & hygiene, getting dressed, toileting, and mobility. Encourage patient to drink fluids and eat. Provide light housekeeping and laundry, cooking, shopping, medication reminder, and medication administration. Transport patient to doctor's appointments. Diabetes management. Encourage exercise and range of motion as discussed with doctor.

Jan 2022 - Jul 2005

Caregiver

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

Private Care

Privately hired to help assist patient. Roles included, companionship, light meal prep/cooking & cleaning, bathing & hygiene, dressing, assistance eating, and help with transfers/mobility.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

Animas 7-12 School

Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

Animas, NM

Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

First Responder

May 2001 - Aug 2002

Catron County

While working in the Youth Conservation Corp under the US Forest Service I received my First Responder Training. I learned first aid, CPR, and basic life support. We were also taught how to triage people, and learned how to quickly assess a patient. I learned how to take vitals and learned what is considered within a normal range. I quickly learned how to recognize signs and symptoms of shock, heart attack, stroke, hypo/hyperglycemia, and other things.

May 2001 - Aug 2002

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