Renata Solís

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Registered Nurse with 12 years of progressive acute-care experience, including 5 years in frontline nurse management across 32- to 48-bed medical-surgical and telemetry units. Proven record of reducing unit turnover by 31% and cutting HCAHPS complaint rates by 22% through targeted staff development and process redesign. Holds BSN, MSN in Nursing Leadership, and active CNML certification.

Work Experience

Nurse Manager, Medical-Surgical & Telemetry (4 North/4 South)Mar 2020 - Present

Memorial Southwest Medical Center, Houston, TX

Directed daily operations for two 48-bed units staffing 62 FTEs (RNs, LVNs, CNAs), achieving a 31% reduction in voluntary turnover over 24 months by launching a structured preceptorship and quarterly stay-interview program.
Redesigned shift-change huddle protocol and implemented a real-time patient acuity dashboard, decreasing average nurse-to-patient ratio breach incidents by 47% and contributing to a 14-point improvement in overall HCAHPS scores.
Led a unit-level sepsis early-recognition initiative in partnership with the ICU medical director, resulting in a 19% decrease in sepsis-related rapid responses and $380,000 in estimated annual cost avoidance.

Assistant Nurse Manager, Progressive Care UnitJun 2017 - Feb 2020

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Baytown, TX

Supervised 28-bed PCU with 34 nursing staff; mentored 8 charge nurses, 6 of whom were promoted to leadership roles within 18 months of structured coaching.
Coordinated a falls-prevention bundle rollout that reduced unit fall rate from 3.1 to 1.4 per 1,000 patient days, surpassing the national benchmark of 2.3 and earning a Texas Hospital Association Quality Award.
Managed $1.2M annual supply budget, identifying $94,000 in contract renegotiation savings by auditing vendor utilization data and consolidating IV supply orders across three units.

Staff RN – Medical-Surgical OncologyAug 2013 - May 2017

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Delivered complex oncology nursing care for a 36-bed unit averaging 94% occupancy, managing patients on high-risk chemotherapy protocols with zero medication administration errors across 3.5 years of documented performance reviews.
Served as charge nurse 2–3 shifts per week, coordinating bed assignments and escalations for up to 18 concurrent patients and maintaining door-to-room times 11% below unit average.
Precepted 14 new graduate nurses over four years, achieving a 93% first-year retention rate among orientees compared to a unit average of 74%.

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Certified Nurse Manager & Leader (CNML) · HCAHPS Performance Improvement · Staffing & Workforce Scheduling (Kronos/UKG) · Sepsis & Rapid Response Protocols · Joint Commission Survey Readiness · Budget Management & Cost Variance Analysis · Staff Competency Assessment & Credentialing · LEAN/Process Improvement Methodology · Epic EMR – Nursing Administration Module

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