Ann Hammers
Cottonwood
Summary
Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN II Care Coordinator
Redding Rancheria
04.2023 - 02.2026
- Provided patient education on health management, medication adherence, and treatment protocols, enhancing patient understanding and compliance.
- Managed scheduling and coordination of patient appointments, optimizing workflow and minimizing delays in care delivery.
- Acted as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers, addressing concerns and ensuring that patient voices were heard in care decisions.
- Maintained compliance with healthcare regulations and standards, contributing to a safe and effective care environment.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
CalVet Redding
Redding
05.2014 - 08.2023
- Assess patients' temperature, pulse, blood pressure and record them in charts.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Care for wounds and provided treatments.
- Evaluate patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administer medications including controlled narcotics.
- Assisted with admissions and transfers.
- Document patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Change bed lines, towels and trash.
- Carry out Physicians orders.
- Prepare monthly recaps.
- Prepare monthly cycle fill paperwork.
- Prepare patients to be sent to acute.
- Take care of 15+ residents any given day.
Education
Vocational Nursing - No Degree -
Institute of Technology
Redding, USASkills
- Time Management Expert
- Workflow Optimization Expert
- Communication Skills Expert
- Appointment Scheduling Expert
- Compliance Standards Expert
- Care Coordination Expert
- Task Delegation
- Wound Care
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Collecting Vitals
- Charting and Recording
- HIPAA Protocols
- Care coordination
- Patient education
- Charting software
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Nursing processes
- Catheter care
- Patient care
- Pediatric care
- Reporting and documentation
- Patient and family communication
- Intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal certification
- Documentation accuracy
- Diabetes management
- Outpatient care
- Medication reconciliation
Personal Information
Title: LVN II Care Coordinator
Timeline
LVN II Care Coordinator
Redding Rancheria
04.2023 - 02.2026
Licensed Vocational Nurse
CalVet Redding
05.2014 - 08.2023
Vocational Nursing - No Degree -
Institute of Technology