Wendy Torrez

R.N.

214-697-1821

OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as a Registered Nurse where I can be

most effective in
helping other medical personnel assist patients and provide quality
health care.

CAREER
SUMMARY As a previous LVN and now Registered Nurse I focus on the
care and well being of my patients and their families. I have worked
in many different areas; Pediatrics, Mom/Baby, Post Partum, Women's
Services, Orthopedics, PACU. I have my BLS and ACLS. I assisted in
initializing start up of Compliance Documentation Management Program
as Clinical Documentation Specialist for 22 months. I have also
worked in Home Health.

EDUCATION Amarillo College

Vernon, Texas
September 1990-December 1991
Associates Degree Registered Nurse

Midwestern State University

Basic required courses

Vernon Regional Junior College

Vernon, Texas
August 1983-August 1984
Licensed Vocational Nurse

EXPERIENCE Family Care of Texas

Waxahachie, Texas
 February 2010-June 2010
RN Case Manager
Duties: patient admissions and discharges, patient assessments,
patient education, wound care, IV medications,

Specialty Surgery Center

Dallas, Texas
June 2009-February 2010
Preop and PACU RN

Duties: admit patients for surgical procedures, start IV's, have

permits
signed, recover patients after surgery, monitor and assess pain,
administer pain medications, patient and family education for
discharge home

Encompass Home Health

Mckinney, Texas
April 2009-June 2009
RN Case Manager
Duties: patient admissions and discharges, patient assessments,
patient
education, IV medications, wound care

Odysee Hospice
Waxahachie, Texas
December 2008-April 2009
RN Case Manager
Duties: patient admissions, patients assessments, patient
education,
monitor patient pain, manage pain medication per MD order,
call medical examiner to pronounce expired patients
 UT Southwestern Medical Center
Aston Building Internal Medicine Subspecialties Clinic
Dallas, Texas
December 2007-December 2008
RN II
Duties: administer IV medications, order tests, patient education,
patient phone calls

United Regional Health Care System

Wichita Falls, Texas
November 2001-December 2007
PACU
Duties: recover and monitor patients post surgical procedures,
administer medications, wound care if needed
Pediatrics, Mom/Baby, Women services
Duties: patient admissions and discharges, patient assessments,
patient and family education, administer medications, wound
care, patient care
Clinical Documentation Program-CDS
Duties: reviewed all medicare charts, reviewed all the physician
notes,
diagnoses, labs, xrays, procedures, posted queries on charts
to physicians related to all the above as needed to obtain most
appropriate DRG for each individual patient

Detar Hospital
Victoria, Texas
June 1999-October 2001
Relief charge nurse and staff nurse
Duties: patient care on pediatric and mom/baby units, patient
education