Derek Carbajal
Mesa
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Pediatrics 1:1 Nurse for Medically Fragile Student
Cross Country Healthcare
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Streamlined communication between patient and family.
- Monitored and managed G-Tube pump during continuous feeding and medication administration.
- Monitored and managed patient with seizure diagnosis, administering rescue medication per orders.
- Management of patients' ADLs.
- Utilized assistance in transfers of patients in and out of wheelchair.
- Managed patients during behavioral episodes and provided a safe environment to de-escalate emotional moments.
Detox RN
Unhooked Recovery
08.2021 - 02.2025
- Stabilized patients experiencing withdrawal from fentanyl, alcohol, and benzodiazepines.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly developing withdrawal symptoms.
- Conducted patient intake interviews, recording and documenting relevant information to aid in an effective rehabilitation.
- Coordinated with unit staff to effectively address situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Built trusting relationships with patients and assisted in addressing recurrent addictive behaviors.
- Administered medications to aid in comfort and narcotic dependence.
- Collaborated with hospital staff and emergency response in aiding patients in addiction recovery.
Home Health/School Medically Fragile RN
Maxim Healthcare
04.2021 - 08.2024
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Responded to situations impacting patient safety
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
- Trained, guided, supported and supervised home health aide care providers
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living to promote independence.
- Scheduled appointments and transports with patients to medical facilities using personal and public transportation
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
- G-Tube and feeding pump management, including medication administration and troubleshooting.
- Trach care and management of airway.
Clinical Nurse Case Manager
Oscar Insurance Corporation
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions, met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Coordinated optimal care throughout multilayered healthcare inpatient, outpatient, and home care settings.
- Educated patients and loved ones about different treatment options and outside care approaches, reducing burden on hospital resources.
- Precepted new case managers in accordance with standards and policy procedures.
- Consulted and partnered with clinicians and non-clinical services to devise and manage effective ongoing plans of care.
- Addressed changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans as needed to address evolving plan of care.
Home Health Registered Nurse
Foundation for Senior Living
02.2017 - 06.2020
- Provided complete care to home health patients, including physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Quickly responded to situations impacting patient safety
- Trained, guided, supported and supervised home health aide care providers
- Scheduled appointments and transports with patients to medical facilities using personal and public transportation
Registered Telemetry/MS Nurse, Float Pool
Steward Health Care System LLC
06.2017 - 11.2018
- Float pool care between Steward Healthcare System Hospitals Mountain Vista Medical Center, Tempe St. Luke's, and Phoenix St. Luke's
- Performed treatments, procedures and advanced technologies specific to the scope of care on the Telemetry & Med-Surg Units
- Provided individualized, complex, patient care for critically ill patients, consistent with diagnoses, standards of scope of practice
- Identified potential crisis situations and responded appropriately in emergent situations using standard ACLS guidelines
- Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventative measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mesa Community College
Mesa12.2016
Skills
- Case planning and management
- Patient care plan development
- Emotional Support
- Patient/family education
- Preventative health
- Home Health Care
- Charting and clinical documentation proficiency
- Proficient in computer technology and applications
- Disciplined in education tools and
- Leadership Roles
- Relationship building
- Communication efficiency focused
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Telemetry/MS Experience
Timeline
Pediatrics 1:1 Nurse for Medically Fragile Student
Cross Country Healthcare
08.2024 - Current
Detox RN
Unhooked Recovery
08.2021 - 02.2025
Home Health/School Medically Fragile RN
Maxim Healthcare
04.2021 - 08.2024
Clinical Nurse Case Manager
Oscar Insurance Corporation
10.2019 - 03.2021
Registered Telemetry/MS Nurse, Float Pool
Steward Health Care System LLC
06.2017 - 11.2018
Home Health Registered Nurse
Foundation for Senior Living
02.2017 - 06.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mesa Community College
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