Xochitl Winslow

As a Nursing Professional with many years of experience, I am an ideal candidate for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Eglin Airforce Base position. Please accept my resume for your consideration.

I am a motivated professional with a demonstrable record of helping organizations meet their goals.  My positive attitude, world-class work ethic, and attention to detail have helped me succeed in a variety of fast-paced environments.  I take my work seriously, and approach every undertaking – leading impactful patient care, supporting medical professionals, and partnering with cross-functional care teams – with enthusiasm, diligence, and positivity.  After my time working on the progressive care unit at Sharp Grossmont, I am ready to serve my fellow veterans and take on a challenging, professional position that makes excellent use of my multi-tasking, organizational, and relationship management skills. 

My strong communication skills and years of experience working with diverse groups allow me to move with ease among clients and coworkers of varied backgrounds and different levels of responsibility. I have the utmost respect for confidentiality, and approach sensitive matters with discretion and tact.  I am especially skilled at keeping operations running smoothly and efficiently in the midst of changes to technologies, procedures, or personnel. 

My years of interdisciplinary medical team support, primary and acute care, health care coordination, patient advocacy, patient care, patient intake, electronic medical records, basic life support, patient education, and cross-functional team support experience have prepared me well for a challenging role with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs I look forward to meeting with you to discuss how I can help your organization continue to meet its objectives in 2023 and beyond. 

Progressive Care Unit, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA     Mar 2022 – Present

• Serve as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team providing critical care and performing life-saving interventions in high-volume department; lead triaging of inbound patients, prioritizing of patient needs and physician actions, and providing direct medical care to critical patients until discharge or transfer.
• Provide medical assessments and care to patients across age groups, racial and cultural demographics, and complex medical histories; ailments included heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and major traumas and illnesses. 
• Initiates, maintains, and monitors IV therapy as needed, administer medications, intravenous fluids, and leads titration of vasoactive medications as necessary to patient’s treatment and recovery; assist in the preparation of patients for surgical, radiological, and bedside procedures.
• Work directly with interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate, implement, and evaluate patient’s care plan, interview teams to understand current status, review previous treatments, and analyze lab results, and coordinate with doctors, nurses, and other specialty care providers, including Psychiatrists, Respiratory Therapists, Dieticians, and Case Managers, to adjust treatments, identify key medical referrals, and correct issues. 
• Accurately record all actions and patient updates in electronic medical record (EMR) system and reviews data with doctors to advance care plans; serve as patient advocate during care plan development and execution, and leads continual personalized patient education throughout duration of stay. 
• Collaborates with medical teams and family members to review and update treatment plans, track changes in health status and behavior, record medical personnel feedback, and work with patients to understand physical, mental, and emotional health status’; partner with patient, family and team members to develop a post-discharge plan of care.
• Supports team of junior Nursing professionals, provided training opportunities, assists in patient and operational duties, and lead reviews of performance and identify areas of improvement; leadership enabled more knowledgeable and empowered team that improved patient service and satisfaction.
• Responsible for closely monitoring acutely and chronically ill patients using focused assessments and interpreting telemetry strips and analyzing critical changes; participated on multidisciplinary team of medical professionals to assess, evaluate, and diagnose patients and develop effective treatment plans under the direction of the physician.
• Monitor vitals and administer treatment plans for patients dealing with cardiac, pulmonary, diabetic, and orthopedic issues; observe progress and updated patient charts.
• Administer blood products and assess for adverse reactions during transfusions, as well as administration of heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, and Integrillin; closely monitor telemetry strips to measure impacts and adjusts applications as needed.

Bachelor’s in Nursing, GPA 3.85, National University, San Diego, CA                       Jun 2022       

• Courses included: Health Assessment, Foundations of Nursing, Medical Surgical, Pharmacology, Childbearing and Family Nursing, Pediatrics, Nursing Leadership and Management, Cross-Cultural Communication, Nursing Theories and Models, Nursing Research, Community Healthcare, and Psychology.
• Member of American Nursing Association and National University Nursing Student Association.