ALEXANDRA BERRY
Pennsauken,NJ
Summary
Skilled LPN equipped to improve patient wellbeing with compassionate direct care. Excellent knowledge of PCC EMR management and charting requirements. Maintains understanding of critical safety standards and state requirements. My goal is continual growth, to keep learning and enter the next stage of my nursing career and eventually go back to school and become an RN.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Center for Rehab and Nursing at Washington TWP
Sewell, New Jersey
10.2024 - Current
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Collected biological samples from patients and performed routine lab tests to support diagnosis.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Provided pre- and post-operative nursing care.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
LPN
Silver Healthcare Center
Cherry Hill, NJ
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Kept documentation current, accurate and compliant with unit standards
- Documented nursing notes and physician orders in electronic medical record
- Built and maintained productive relationships with patients and families based on trusting and open communication
- Handled patient intake to document vitals, symptoms and initial assessments
- Recorded patient vital signs with current temperature, pulse and blood pressure
- Supported patients in achieving healthcare goals with personalized care and ongoing assistance
- Explained procedures, medications and plans to patients
- Carried out medication administration according to facility policies and proper nursing practice
- Observed patients and notified nursing supervisor of changes and concerns
- Assisted with laboratory diagnostics, collecting and preparing samples for testing
- Conducted routine rounds, giving special attention to high-acuity patients
- Operated medical equipment used in patient care, such as glucose meters and oxygen concentrators
- Performed wound care, dressing changes, and other basic nursing procedures
- Documented all administered medications accurately according to facility policy
Senior Account Specialist
RLS Logistics
Mt Laurel, NJ
11.2019 - 01.2024
- Rewarded the Russel Leo Award for excellence JAN 2022
- Responsible for driving revenue through experience and expertise using logistics market driven data to negotiate transportation rates with carriers for hire
- Create and maintain relationships with carriers for hire, establishing flat market rate for continuous partnership
- Expertise navigating multiple databases using the information to analyze market trends and set rates in all active lanes for all teams
- Coordinate appointments with shipping/receiving
- Track, trace shipments throughout various stages of transit
- Update customers accordingly
Education
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Jersey College of Nursing
Trenton, NJ05.2023
Skills
- Medical Documentation
- Medication Administration
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Tracheostomy Care
- Geriatric Nursing
- Vital signs monitoring
- Diabetes management
- Respiratory Care
- Palliative Care
- Cardiac Care
- Behavioral Health
- Family Communication
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Wound Care
- Physical Assessment
- Samples collection
- Clinical Documentation
- HIPAA protocols
- Maintaining nutrition
- ADL Assistance
- PCC EMR Software
- Documenting incidents
- Anatomy knowledge
- Counting narcotics
- Patient care
Languages
English, Fluent
Timeline
LPN
Center for Rehab and Nursing at Washington TWP
10.2024 - Current
LPN
Silver Healthcare Center
01.2024 - 10.2024
Senior Account Specialist
RLS Logistics
11.2019 - 01.2024
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Jersey College of Nursing