1. Ma Cindy De Castro RN, BSN
9820 Creekfront Rd Apt 705 Jacksonville, FL 32256
386-627-5178
ma.cindydecastro@yahoo.com
Professional Summary
Compassionatehealthcareprofessionalwith 4 yearsand 10 months of experience in Hemodialysis.
Comfortablein fast-pacedemergency situationsandadeptin crisis management. Successfulin managing
time, prioritizing tasks, andexcercising the soundjudgmentrequiredto improvethe quality of patient
care.
Highlights
 Care plans
 Cultural sensitive
 Lab result interpretation
 Patientassessment
 Infection prevention
 OSHA safety rules
 Therapeutic communication
 Confidentiality
 Committedto compliance reporting
 Dialysate bathsanddialyzer lines / system
 Excellent cannulator
Professional Experience
Dialysis ChargeNurse Mar 2016– Current
Davita Memorial Plaza Clinic / Davita Jacksonville South Clinic Jacksonville, FL
 Serve as an advocatein regard to decisionsaffecting the planof care
 Identify and documentpatient/family/significant otherseducationalneeds and implement
ongoingeducationrelevant to thoseneeds
 Apply knowledgeof specific conditionsandtreatmenttherapies for the specific patient
populationof the unit
 Perform appropriateassessmentpatient/family teaching of managementof painbeginning at
admissionwith reassessmentandfollow upthroughouthospitalizationandconcludingwith
discharge planningneeds

2.  Coordinatedischarge planningneeds for discharge with other membersof the healthcare team
 Verify treatmentorders relevant to the dialysistreatment for each individualpatient
 Teach patients andsignificant others how tomanage their illness by explaining post – treatment
homecare needs andself – administrationof medication
Dialysis Staff/Charge Nurse Jan 2012 – Mar 2016
PalmCoast Dialysis Clinic PalmCoast, FL
 Primed dialyzerand bloodlinesrecording patients’ medical informationand vital signs
 Oversaw dialysistreatmentand cannulated new accesses
 Removedfemoral shealths andadministeredmedicationsincluding thrombolytics
 Cleaned and dressedpermanentand temporary catheters
 Monitoredpatientsadjustedspecialized equipmentandinterpreted andrecorded information
 Providedpre andpostprocedure care to patientswithin the HemodialysisUnit
Dialysis Technician Sept 2011 – Dec 2011
Palm Coast Dialysis Clinic Palm Coast, FL
 Set up hemodialysismachineand monitorpatients for adverse reactions
 Explained dialysis treatmentprocedure tonew patientsand answered questions
 Connecthemodialysismachine to catheter site or access point in patient’s forearm
 Record basic patient information, includingpre-dialysisweight, bloodpressure, temperature,
respirationand pulse
 Ensuredthat patients received properfollow-up care
Certifications
Registered NurseLic # 9335469–State of Florida Boardof Nursing
Registered ProfessionalNurse Lic # 696411-1 –Stateof New York Board of Nursing
American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support(BLS) certification