ROMICA R. CACERES

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

• Healthcare: Provide exceptional nursing care to pediatric, family, and adult patients in a variety of settings. Utilize exceptional diagnostic, technical and patient care strengths to maximize patient outcomes. Resolve complex problems with combination of experience, knowledge, skill and compassion.
• Management: Lead multidisciplinary teams to provide optimal patient care, maximizing effectiveness while minimizing cost. Identify and capitalize on opportunities for continuous improvement. Develop and manage training and professional development/educational programs for staff and patients alike.
• Administration: Oversee all functions including budget development and administration, regulatory, and standards compliance, and operations requirements. Develop and implement programs to maximize organizational efforts. Partner with external departments and groups to leverage capabilities and maximize impact.
• Strengths/Accomplishments: Adept leader and manager; consistently recognized for superior dedication and performance, particularly in motivating teams and providing superb education. Recognized and appropriately responded to numerous patient emergencies, assuring positive outcomes.

Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Nov 2018- Present

Clinical Nurse Educator

Provided clinical education and training to over 600 RNs, LVNs and Medical Assistants. Collaborated with nurse managers to provide clinical competencies and relevant educational needs for nurses and medical assistance. Oriented over 200 new employees, conducted preceptor workshops, just-in-time training, TST, skills fair and medical emergency response classes.  Class content included didactic and hands-on training. Conducted preceptor quarterly meetings that focus on goals, scope of practice and professional responsibility.

Kaiser Permanente, May 2017- Oct 2018

Nursing Project Coordinator

Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to open a 12 bed Mother and Baby unit in anticipation of patient overflow. Oversaw the implementation and maintenance of the Clinical Alarms Notification System, created project presentations and training materials for staff and nursing leaders. Facilitated Nursing summit, created a project action plan and timelines, managed team adherence to these timelines to accomplish stated goals. Supported Nurse Managers with completing expected staff hiring tasks/activities, and updating CNE on status to ensure overall productivity and cost savings to Kaiser Permanente.  

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care, Feb 2013- May 2017

Nursing Education

Provided clinical education and training to nursing and patient care staff. Developed curricula for IV smart pump, defibrillator monitor, tracheostomy care, and safe patient handling equipment.  Class content included not only didactic coursework but also hands-on clinical training and lessons in professional responsibility. Collaborated with nurse managers to refine the yearly nursing competencies for 1600+ nurses. Program Director for the Basic Life Support (BLS) program: conducted instructor and provider classes, implemented the Voice Assisted Manikins, and managed classes for 3 sites and 40 instructors. Conducted classes for new employee orientation, Nursing Grand Rounds and precepted 3 newly hired employees. Collaborated with medical practitioners to incorporate nursing processes into their plan of care, and conducted Code Blue and emergency simulations for 300 nurses.

CareFusion-Sr. Clinical Consultant, Sept 2007-2013

Trained 4000 + Nursing staff on efficiency, cost saving and process improvement. Tracked metrics/measured trends to ensure Best Practice nursing standards and exceptional performance are practiced by healthcare staff. Developed/implemented an educational training program that was repeatable at 10 different hospitals. Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to ensure adherence to Joint Commission standards and all related healthcare policies, procedures, and guidelines were followed.

UNITED STATE AIR FORCE- Medical Surgical Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics & Adult, Ambulatory Care, Various Locations: Active Duty 1997-2007; Reserves, 2007-2018

Supervised up to 7-member staff in domestic and international assignments, coordinated patient care for up to 12,000 patients, focusing on and maximizing health outcomes and seeing up to 21 patients daily as well as participating in disease / case management. Assessed, planed, implemented, and evaluated direct and indirect nursing care for patients. Delivered a complete range of RN services and expertise. Administered therapeutic measure as prescribed by the physician. Dependable nurse, supervised Immunization clinic, >1700 vaccinations administered. Triaged patients: developed and managed tools/ metrics to assure continuous programs improvement. Development and delivered patient training across numerous areas; trained and mentored 30 teams’ members. Additional duties; charged nurse, Preceptor, and Nurse Manager of Woman’s Health Clinic.

Educational Background

Western Governors University

Master of Nursing, 2021

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN 1996, Public Health Nurse, PHN 1996

Air University, Maxwell, AL,

Master’s in art & Science, Leadership, 2012

Certifications:

Basic Life Support,

Professional Development:

Leadership & Management, Operations Management, Personal Supervision,

Training & Development, Project Man