Strong intrapersonal and therapeutic communication skills – Bilingual (English/Spanish)
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Healthcare Provider, Bilingual Spanish/English LVN-BSN
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Education: West Coast University – Ontario, CA Completion date 01/18/2020 American Career College – Ontario, CA Completion date 09/2014 Vocational Nursing Program – Diploma Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance Awards Inter-Professional Education (IPE) Collaboration with California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) Award Clinical Experience: Desert Regional Medical Center – Palm Springs, CA Preceptorship, (136 hrs.) Arrowhead Regional Medical Center – Colton, CA – Med Surgical II, Critical Care, (136, 136 hrs.) Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center – San Bernardino, CA – Med Surgical I, (135 hrs.) Mesa Glen Care Center – Glendora, CA – Long Term Care, (90 hrs.) Montclair Hospital Medical Center – Montclair, CA – OB, Labor and Delivery, (65 hrs.) Inland Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center – Pomona, CA – Long Term Care and Sub-Acute, (90 hrs.) Landmark Medical Center – Pomona, CA – Psychiatric (90 hrs.) Vista Pacifica Convalescent – Jurupa Valley, CA Psychiatric (90 hrs.) Riverside University Health System Medical Center – Moreno Valley, CA Pediatrics, OB, (68.5, 68.5 hrs.) Casa Healthcare – Upland, CA – Pediatrics (90 hrs.) DaVita Ontario Dialysis – Ontario, CA – Hemodialysis (24 hrs.)
Work Experience:
Licensed Vocational Nurse (Continuous Care Nurse) – Connecta Staffing. – Cerritos, CA 9/2014 – Present
- Medication administration, routes including: Oral, IM, sublingual, rectal, subcutaneous, ophthalmic, otic, intranasal.
- Responsible for all direct nursing care, which included: Monitoring patient’s condition as well as documenting all patient care.
- Obtaining all basic measurements of health and assisting with all activities of daily living.
- Basic wound care including cleaning and bandaging injured areas,
- Administration of Immunizations
- taking medical histories, entering information into computer systems, insertion of saline lock intravenous device,
- managing IV’s, ensuring patients and their families understand release instructions, supervising CNAs, monitoring fluid and food intake
- and output, moving patients safely, assessing patients ‘reactions to medications/ assessing patients ‘mental health, providing
- emotional support, assisting with daily needs such as bathing and dressing, observation of patients’ skin for potential Decubitus Ulcers.
- identifying and addressing comfort care needs.
- as insertion of indwelling urinary catheter, administering tube feedings, blood glucose monitoring, ostomy management and care.
Licensed Vocational Nurse (Charge Nurse) – Brookside Healthcare Center. – Redlands, CA 1/2018 – 7/2018
- Identify actual or potential quality/safety/ethical/legal/compliance issues and initiates appropriate intervention or referral. Updates the attending physician/IDT about changes in the patient’s condition and/or plan of care
- Balancing the needs of multiple patients in a timely manner.
- Responsible for overseeing a team of 6 CNA’s. Other responsibilities included performing medication pass, treatment including wound & ostomy care, breathing treatments, post– operative care, urinary catheter insertion & care and feeding tube care.
- Financial management; utilizes data to develop, implement, monitor and maintain a realistic, cost-effective annual budget and to effectively manager productivity within the department
- Strong interpersonal communication skills with both patients and other members of a healthcare team.
- Fast and effective assessment of a Patient’s current condition and nursing care plan needs.
- Rapid recognition of and response to changes in a patient’s condition or concerns with their recovery or a decline in their current condition.
- Experience using multiple medical record and electronic medical record management systems along with the ability to quickly new or updated electronic systems.
- Proven ability to carry out all aspects of a nursing care plan, including the management of patient medications and the performance of specialized LPN Procedures.
- Supervisory experience working with certified nursing assistants and non-certified medical aides”
- Performance improvement – safety, risk and regulatory; utilizes process improvement principles to assess and improve the quality of the care and safety provided within the department
Licensed Vocational Nurse (Continuous Care Nurse) – Victory Hospice. – Sherman Oaks, CA 10/2014 – 5/2016
- Engaged in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee
- Informs the Site personnel of potential problematic home care situations which could affect the established plan of care
- Employee Assistance Program
- Evaluates services provide by the Hospice Aide
- Responsible for the professional development of staff to maintain qualifications for role
- Promote teamwork and shared responsibility for attaining the agency mission and vision
- Document clinical findings clearly and in a concise manner while maintaining the patient clinical record according to practice standards
- Promote efficiency in use of supplies and visit utilization including mileage
- Active participation in meeting agency customer satisfaction goals
Licensed Vocational Nurse (Case Manager) – Onoria Home Health and Hospice. –Ontario, CA 9/2014 – 12/2014
- Developing, implementing and evaluating individual patient care plans.
- Assuming a role similar to a social worker and welfare advocate.
- Serving as a liaison between patients, patients’ families and health care providers.
- Facilitating communication and coordination between all members of the Healthcare team to promote quality of care, maintain cost effectiveness and achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Financial management; utilizes data to develop, implement, monitor and maintain a realistic, cost-effective annual budget and to effectively manager productivity within the department
- Utilize the nursing process to evaluate options and services to meet an individual’s health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes.
- Strategic management; develop and oversee department/program to ensure alignment to organizational mission, vision, values, strategic goals, code of conduct, evidence-based practice, and nursing practice and business strategies
- promote shared decision making and professional autonomy of staff members by providing collaborative processes that actively solicit input from key stakeholders (leaders, staff, physicians)
- Coordination and management of care plan development and oversight of care transition, encompassing various healthcare providers