Registered Nurse • Emergency Department • Clinical Technology

Where clinical care
meets technology.

Emergency Department RN and clinical preceptor with experience spanning information technology, end-user support, HTML/CSS development, and healthcare technology. Passionate about bridging clinical practice and technology to improve workflows, user experience, and patient care.

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Professional profile

A career built across two worlds.

My background combines high-acuity emergency nursing and clinical leadership with hands-on information technology and web development experience.

Emergency & Trauma

Emergency Nursing Level I Trauma Critical Care Trauma & Emergency Resuscitation Rapid Assessment Emergency Triage MCI Triage Pediatric Emergency Care

Clinical Leadership

Charge Nurse Clinical Preceptor Nurse Educator Disaster Committee Chair ED Trauma Education
Experience

Clinical leadership, operations & technology.

2015 — PRESENT • CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

Registered Nurse — Emergency Department

  • Provide high-acuity and critical emergency nursing care in a Level I Trauma Center within a 48-bed emergency department serving 90,000+ patients annually.
  • Serve as Charge Nurse, coordinating clinical operations, patient flow, staffing, and interdisciplinary care.
  • Serve as Clinical Preceptor, Nurse Educator, and Triage Educator, supporting nurse development and clinical competency.
  • Chair the Emergency Disaster Committee and serve as a Disaster Preparedness POD member.
  • Coordinate education through the ED Trauma Education Program.
  • Participate in technology workflow improvement alongside the Emergency Medicine Informatics Committee, contributing frontline nursing perspective to clinical systems and workflow design.
  • Serve on the Hospital Emergency Response Team and maintain training in special pathogen preparedness and patient care.
2013 — 2015 • ALTAMED GENERAL PEDIATRICS

Registered Nurse — Supervisor

  • Supervised nurses and clinical support staff, providing mentorship, performance oversight, professional development, and day-to-day clinical support.
  • Coordinated clinical operations and workflows, including staff scheduling, rotations, and interdisciplinary communication.
  • Implemented and evaluated clinical practice standards, patient safety protocols, and quality initiatives, monitoring patient experience and HEDIS quality measures.
  • Partnered with medical and nursing leadership to advance organizational, financial, quality, compliance, and staff development goals.
2002 — 2012 • ADVANCED MEDICAL MANAGEMENT

IT / End-User Support

  • Installed, configured, cloned, backed-up operating systems and set-up department-specific workstations.
  • Provided end-user technical support, troubleshooting workstation errors, software issues, and network connectivity problems.
  • Supported remote-access solutions enabling users to work remotely.
  • Digitized paper-based medical records, including HCFA and UB-92 forms, using OCR technology for database entry and retrieval.
Technology & systems

The technical side of the clinical story.

Hands-on technology experience informs how I think about clinical workflows, systems, usability, and the people who rely on them.

Healthcare Technology

CernerFirstNetDragonVoceraEHR OptimizationClinical Technology

Web Development

HTMLCSSWeb DevelopmentGitHubUX/UI DesignContent Management Systems

Quality & Innovation

Nurse-Driven ProtocolsWorkflow OptimizationProcess ImprovementData-Informed PracticeDigital Health

Healthcare IT

End-User SupportRemote AccessOCRWorkstation DeploymentNetwork Troubleshooting
Education & credentials

Clinical foundation.

Education

BSN
University of Texas at Arlington

BA, Physical Anthropology
University of California, Santa Barbara

ADN
Glendale Community College

Licensure & Certifications

Registered NurseBLSPALSTNCCENPC

Languages

English • Spanish

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Interested in the intersection of nursing and technology?

I'm interested in opportunities and conversations where frontline clinical experience, healthcare technology, and thoughtful workflow design can come together.

contact@gardodev.com