ASHLEY SUAREZ
Waxhaw,NC
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with a strong education, leadership skills, and training background seeking a role to apply skills in delivering exceptional service and establishing effective care systems. Committed to utilizing expertise to provide high-quality healthcare and contribute to patient well-being. Eager to join a dynamic team, make a positive impact, and continuously grow as a healthcare professional.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Magnolia Manor of Rock Hill
05.2025 - Current
- Provided support throughout the healing process by regularly reassessing wounds, adjusting treatment plans as needed, and addressing concerns from patients or their families.
- Effectively managed caseloads, ensuring timely attention to all patients in need of wound care services.
- Skillfully managed time-sensitive situations like acute or infected wounds requiring immediate intervention or referral to specialists if necessary.
- Educated patients and families on wound care management, promoting continuity of care at home.
OR Circulating Nurse
Sono Bello
Charlotte, NC
09.2022 - Current
- Hands on patient care from pre op appointments to discharge.
- Duties include collecting proper patient information, VS, medicating patient upon Dr order, IV insertion, prepping patient for surgery, prepping patient for OR, circulating in OR during surgery, assisting surgeon when needed using proper PPE.
- Charting, caring for patient throughout, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment to ensure patient safety.
- Discharge duties include educating pt loved ones on proper care of patient at home.
- Occasionally assisting in post op appointments that include wound care and further education.
- Working with a sole surgical team and other surgical teams as a whole to bring continuity of care and successful healing to our patients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
CVS Health
Charlotte, NC
12.2020 - 08.2022
- Covid testing, use of PPE, proper collection and disposal of samples.
- Insurance to Rooming patients in clinic setting.
- Vital Signs, point of care testing.
- Woman's services including STI, phlebotomy, setting up and assisting in pelvic exams.
- Vaccinations.
- Education and community resources.
- Maintaining clinic to state federal laws and privacy of patients information.
- Proficient in organizational skills and cleanliness of clinic area to better serve patients in a clean, comfortable and safe environment.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wetzel County Hospital
New Martinsville, WV
03.2019 - 07.2020
- Acute care/skilled/ emergent nursing.
- IV certification, insertion of venous lines, care and removal.
- Administration of antibiotic therapy using PICC/mid line within scope.
- Full assessment and documentation of patients every shift, post surgical care, assisted RN and Dr. in procedures, codes.
- Wound care, wound vac.
- Assisted RN in ICU within scope when needed.
- Worked all shifts, worked with CNAs, PT, OT, RT.
- Flexible with continuing changing procedures during pandemic, PPE and proper use.
- Delegation, writing orders using paper charting and EMAR CPSI.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wetzel County Home Care - LHC Group
New Martinsville, WV
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Home Health duties included but not limited to, education of diagnosis to patient and family, assessment, reviewing and educating about medications.
- Calling Dr. with updates and questions concerning pt care.
- Phlebotomy and other lab collections delivering to lab.
- Receiving and writing orders.
- Monthly injections, catheter care, insertion and removal.
- Wound care, wound vac use.
- Working independently and with therapy and other nursing staff.
- Charting included tablet using point of care system.
- Continuing compliance with state laws and HIPPA regulations.
Charge Nurse LPN
Cameron Nursing and Rehab/ AMFM
Cameron, WV
10.2015 - 12.2016
- Long term and skilled facility, post surgical care.
- Large med pass, heavy charting using EMAR, point click care, Treatments, catheter care, insertion and removal.
- Injections, PEG tube feedings, medication administration.
- Admitting and discharging.
- Wound care, all stages of wounds.
- Delegation, working with CNAs and therapy staff for the betterment of the patient.
- Phlebotomy.
- Ordering supplies, receiving from pharmacy and stocking medications.
Primary Nursing
Peterson Hospital
Wheeling, WV
07.2015 - 10.2015
- Primary and LTC nurse.
- Large med pass on LTC floor.
- Primary nursing included all treatments, ADLs, catheter insertion, care and removal, tracheotomy care, post surgical care, injections.
- EMAR use with point click care.
- Delegation of CNAs, worked with PT and OT.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Greene County School of Practical Nursing
06.2015
High School Diploma - undefined
Cameron High School
05.1997
Skills
- Leadership
- Independent Nursing
- Catheter Care
- Vital Signs
- Experience Administering Injection
- EMR Systems
- Medication Administration
- Teamwork
- Delegation
- Assessment
- Home Care
- Infection Control Training
- Phlebotomy
- Hospice Care
- Epic
- Order Entry
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Hospital Experience
- Microsoft Word
- Quality Assurance
- Case Management
- Acute care
- Home health
- Tube feeding
Certification
- LPN, Ongoing
- BLS Certification, 2024-02-01, 2026-02-28
- ACLS Certification, 2024-09-01, 2026-09-30
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- Visa Status: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
- Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Magnolia Manor of Rock Hill
05.2025 - Current
OR Circulating Nurse
Sono Bello
09.2022 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
CVS Health
12.2020 - 08.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wetzel County Hospital
03.2019 - 07.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wetzel County Home Care - LHC Group
02.2017 - 08.2018
Charge Nurse LPN
Cameron Nursing and Rehab/ AMFM
10.2015 - 12.2016
Primary Nursing
Peterson Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Greene County School of Practical Nursing
High School Diploma - undefined
Cameron High School