Camila Ortega

Manage 2:1 acuity assignments for ventilated, post-arrest, and septic shock patients; maintain zero CLABSI and CAUTI on primary patients for 18 consecutive months. Titrate vasoactive drips (norepinephrine, vasopressin, nicardipine) and document per protocol; contributed to a unit sepsis bundle compliance jump from 71% to 94% year-over-year. Lead night-shift rapid response for 8–12 calls/month; average door-to-intervention under 6 minutes for hypotensive events. Precept 4–6 new graduate RNs per year through a 12-week ICU residency; 100% of preceptees passed unit competency checkoffs on first attempt in 2024–2025. Serve on Skin Integrity Committee; helped cut hospital-acquired pressure injuries in MICU by 32% via turning schedules and foam-dressing protocols.

Cared for telemetry, post-PCI, and COPD exacerbation patients (4–5:1 ratios); reduced unplanned ICU transfers on assigned patients by ~20% through earlier escalation. Administered high-alert meds and continuous infusions with barcode scanning; maintained 99.8% med-admin accuracy across audits. Coordinated discharge teaching for CHF and post-stroke patients; HCAHPS nurse-communication scores for the unit rose from 78th to 86th percentile during tenure. Floated to ED surge and COVID overflow units (2020); trained 12 peers on PPE donning/doffing and isolation workflows.

Supported RNs with vital signs, ADLs, and glucose checks on a 36-bed med-surg floor while completing BSN clinicals. Documented I/Os and early-warning scores; flagged deteriorating patients to charge nurse within target response windows.

GPA: 3.7 Relevant coursework: Advanced Pathophysiology, Critical Care Nursing, Pharmacology, Community Health

Registered Nurse (RN), Texas Board of Nursing — Active BLS, ACLS, PALS — American Heart Association (current) CCRN (Adult) — AACN, 2023 NIH Stroke Scale certification Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), 2025

Awards, Projects & Volunteer WorkNightingale Award for Clinical Excellence, Dell Seton MICU, 2024 Co-author, unit poster: “Sepsis Bundle Compliance in Night-Shift MICU,” Texas Nurses Association conference, 2025 Volunteer: Austin Street Medicine clinic (quarterly), BP and diabetes screening