Zenayda Rentas
Newark
Summary
Healthcare professional prepared for a role in nursing with strong foundation in patient care and clinical support. Proven ability to assist medical teams in delivering quality healthcare services. Known for reliability, adaptability, and collaborative approach to achieving team goals. Proficient in patient assessment, medical documentation, and basic clinical procedures.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Nurse Extern
ChristianaCare
Newark, DE
06.2024 - Current
- Proactively sought out opportunities to learn from experienced nurses and other healthcare professionals, growing in clinical knowledge and aptitude.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Shadowed experienced nurses as they provided direct patient care, learning essential techniques for effective bedside manner and communication.
- Demonstrated commitment to teamwork by consistently stepping up when additional help was required or requested within the unit or department.
Certified Medical Assistant
Westside Family Healthcare
Wilmington, DE
03.2012 - 12.2023
- Administered vaccines to patients across lifespan, including newborn, pediatrics and adults.
- Administered depo shot's and provided birth control teaching.
- Assisted provider with colposscopy , IUD insertions and routine pap smears.
- Assessed patient health problems and needs, maintained medical records, advised patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, coordinated with other members of the patient care teams and acted as a clinical resource for the team
- Mentored new hires in company policies, job responsibilities, and expectations, ensuring successful integration into the team.
Lead Certified MA /VFC Coordinator
Westside Family Healthcare
03.2012 - 01.2020
- Maintained accurate records electronically of patient care, condition, progress, and concerns
- Kept Par levels and did all ordering of supplies, and equipment for the site
- Interpreted for Spanish speaking patients
- Assisted in training for new hire
- Assist the Providers with patient care, e.g., take vital signs, perform EKGs, collect specimens, irrigate ears, dress wounds, splint and tape injuries and assist with pap smears, IUD placements and Nexplanon insertions, and minor procedures when necessary
- Oversee the completion of daily task of medical assistants
- Assisted in auditing charts of medical assistants and yearly competencies testing
- Kept track of all outgoing specimens and entered it into state database
- Kept inventory of vaccines for six sites and placed orders accordingly
- Created Par levels for each site to maintain sufficient vaccine inventory always
- Completed Vaccine training for all new hires
- Created manuals and polies on Vaccine safety
Education
No Degree - Associates of Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
DE05-2025
Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
DE05-2025
Nursing program -
Delaware Community College
12.2024
Skills
- Fluent in Spanish
- Vital signs
- CPR / First Aid Certified /AED
- Maternal-newborn care
- HIPPA compliance
- Joint Commission Knowledge
- Medication administration
Clinical Rotation
Medical Surgical - Wilmington Hospital - Fall 2023
Medical Surgical-Christiana Hospital - Spring 2024
Mental Health - Rockford Hospital-May 2024
Medical Surgical - Christiana Hospital -Fall 2024
Maternal -Child Health Concepts -Fall 2024
Timeline
Student Nurse Extern
ChristianaCare
06.2024 - Current
Certified Medical Assistant
Westside Family Healthcare
03.2012 - 12.2023
Lead Certified MA /VFC Coordinator
Westside Family Healthcare
03.2012 - 01.2020
Nursing program -
Delaware Community College
No Degree - Associates of Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College