Amanda Rangel
Edinburg,Tx
Summary
Seeking a position as a Licensed Vocational Nurse with a progressive employer where I can work collaboratively with highly motivated and committed people.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Us Renal Care
08.2025 - Current
- Provide direct patient care to individuals with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis treatment.
- Perform patient assessments, including vital signs, weight, access site checks, and monitoring for complications.
- Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
- Administer prescribed medications and document all care in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Educate patients and families on dialysis procedures, access care, and lifestyle modifications to promote optimal health.
- Collaborate with RNs, nephrologists, and interdisciplinary team members to support individualized patient care plans.
- Ensure infection control standards and safety procedures are strictly followed.
- Assist with equipment setup, priming, troubleshooting, and post-treatment disinfection.
- Provide emotional support and build rapport with patients to promote a positive care experience.
Dialysis nurse
University Health system
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Provide direct patient care to individuals with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis treatment.
- Perform patient assessments, including vital signs, weight, access site checks, and monitoring for complications.
- Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
- Administer prescribed medications and document all care in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Educate patients and families on dialysis procedures, access care, and lifestyle modifications to promote optimal health.
- Collaborate with RNs, nephrologists, and interdisciplinary team members to support individualized patient care plans.
- Ensure infection control standards and safety procedures are strictly followed.
- Assist with equipment setup, priming, troubleshooting, and post-treatment disinfection.
- Provide emotional support and build rapport with patients to promote a positive care experience.
Medical Assistant
Wellmed
02.2023 - 01.2024
- Scheduling and confirming appointments, Triage and discharge, phlebotomy, processing labs, referrals,EKGs, prepping charts.
Medical Assistant
Health Texas Medical Group
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Triage and discharge, referrals, social visits for manage care patients, HEDIS measures, phlebotomy.
Medical Assistant
Gonzaba Medical Group
09.2022 - 12.2019
- Scheduling and confirming appointments, triage and discharge, phlebotomy and IVs, referrals, EKG, foot care, family, practice, rheumatology, dermatology, and endocrinology
Externship-Medical Assistant
Texas Med-Clinic
09.2019 - 11.2019
- Cast placement, IVs, phlebotomy, x-rays, vitals, suture removal, DOT physicals, sports/ school physicals
Education
Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) -
Galen College of Nursing
San Antonio, Texas12.2024
Medical Assistant Certification program - undefined
The College of Health Care Professions
San Antonio, Texas10.2019
GED - undefined
South Texas College
McAllen, Texas08.2012
Skills
- Samples collection
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient triaging
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Caring for wounds
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Caregiving skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Documentation accuracy
- Geriatric care
- Diabetes management
- Wound care
- Catheter care
- Patient intake
- Patient care
- Inpatient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Clinical documentation
- Chronic disease management
- Physical assessment
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Vital signs
Accomplishments
- Licensure for the State of Texas Vocational Nurse (License No:1187277)
- 04/04/2024-12/20/24 Galen Student Ambassador
- 04/04/2024-12/20/2024 Galen Student Nurse Association
Certification
- 12/02/2023-12/2025 American Heart Association-CPR/BLS/AED
- 12/02/2019 -Present IV Certification
- 10/18/2019-Present Medical Assistant Certification
Community Service
The Holy One Church, Community Outreach, 2017-06-01, Present
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Us Renal Care
08.2025 - Current
Dialysis nurse
University Health system
03.2025 - 07.2025
Medical Assistant
Wellmed
02.2023 - 01.2024
Medical Assistant
Health Texas Medical Group
09.2022 - 02.2023
Medical Assistant
Gonzaba Medical Group
09.2022 - 12.2019
Externship-Medical Assistant
Texas Med-Clinic
09.2019 - 11.2019
Medical Assistant Certification program - undefined
The College of Health Care Professions
GED - undefined
South Texas College
Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) -
Galen College of Nursing
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