Alondra Suastegui Plascencia

LVN

ChapCare

11.2017 - Current

Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to provider.
Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Delivered updates in patient status to provider, recording changes in medical records.
Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
Tracked VFC/VFA and private vaccines
Administered subcutaneous and intramuscular vaccines
Performed EKG
Obtained blood samples from patients for medical testings through venipuncture or capillary puncture
Worked with a team of nurses to provide COVID vaccines to the community of the San Gabriel Valley during COVID clinic
Assisted OB/GYN physicians during gynecological procedures such as IUD insertion/removal, colposcopies, endometrial biopsies and polyp removal.
Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Prenatal and postpartum care