April Morrow
Stearns,KY
Summary
Patient-oriented nursing professional with 13 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in private duty settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals. Highly-motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN, Private Duty
Quality Private Duty Care
Oneida, TN
11.2020 - Current
- Performed wound care, monitored catheters and recorded food and fluid intake.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families throughout the course of illness or disability.
- Provided direct patient care, including wound and ostomy management, medication administration, laboratory specimen collection, and vital sign monitoring.
- Conducted assessments of physical condition; observed changes in patients' health status; reported to physicians regarding patient's condition.
- Instructed patients and their families on disease process, medications, treatments and self-care techniques.
- Assessed signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient's condition.
- Ensured timely completion of all assigned tasks within set deadlines.
- Maintained confidentiality of company information obtained in audit assignments.
- Collaborated closely with other team members to develop effective audit plans.
- Performed audits of private duty field staff documentation to include CNA and SN.
- Cross-trained employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
- Obtained and maintain Instructor CPR certification
- Collaborated with external Insurance Companies to obtain, maintain, and /or increase Pt services and payments.
- Train new field staff on proper and accurate documentation requirements.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Tennessee Tech
Harriman, TN08-2011
Skills
- Seizure Management
- Dementia Care
- Geriatric Care
- Catheter Care
- Diabetes management
- Vital signs monitoring
- Feeding Assistance
- Post-Surgical Care
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Clinical Documentation
- Treatment Planning
- Family Education
- Appointment Scheduling
- Treatment coordination
- Compassionate Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Medical Records Management
- Patient Education
- Physical Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Patient Advocacy
- Policy compliance
- Employee Motivation
- Workload Management
- Staff Training
- Decision-Making
- Document Recordkeeping
- Time management abilities
- Report Generation
- HIPAA Compliance
- Quality Improvement
- Supply Management
- Insurance processing
Timeline
LPN, Private Duty
Quality Private Duty Care
11.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Tennessee Tech