Ava Brooks
Inverness
Summary
Skilled LPN Nursing Supervisor with solid experience in providing leadership and oversight in healthcare settings. Strengths include superb clinical, communication, and management skills paired with an ability to ensure high standards of patient care. Known for fostering a collaborative work environment while implementing improvements in nursing procedures and patient satisfaction ratings.
Overview
2021
2021
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LPN Nursing Supervisor
Summerfield Senior Living
Belleview
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Supervised daily nursing operations and staff performance at Summerfield Senior Living.
- Managed patient care plans and coordinated with healthcare teams effectively.
- Trained and mentored nursing staff on best practices and compliance standards.
LPN Charge Nurse
Palatka Health Care
Palatka
04.2016 - 02.2018
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
LPN Charge Nurse
Oakhurst Skilled Nursing Facility
Ocala
04.2010 - 04.2016
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare team members.
- Administered medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented progress notes accordingly.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Educated patients on conditions, medications and self-care skills.
- Carried out physician orders accurately while adhering to hospital policies and procedures.
- Promoted positive relationships between patients, families, visitors, physicians, nurses, volunteers.
- Monitored medication administration for accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of treatment plan.
- Collaborated with supervisor to prepare nursing assessment summaries and health care plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate effective patient care delivery systems.
- Coordinated discharge planning activities including arranging follow-up appointments for discharged patients.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
LPN Charge Nurse
New Horizons
Ocala
01.2007 - 04.2010
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
LPN Charge Nurse
Chambrel at Pinecastle
Ocala
11.2005 - 01.2007
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare team members.
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
- Maintained accurate patient records using electronic health record systems.
- Conducted routine assessments to identify changes in patients' health status effectively.
- Assessed patients' health conditions and monitored changes in their condition.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations as needed.
- Maintained accurate medical records and updated them regularly.
- Documented adverse patient reactions to medications and reported findings to supervisors.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented progress notes accordingly.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Monitored medication administration for accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of treatment plan.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
LPN Charge Nurse
Shift Med Agency
Virgi
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
LPN Charge Nurse
Avianti Healthcare
Brook
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated with physicians to discuss patient treatment plans and progress updates.
- Maintained accurate patient records using electronic health record systems.
- Trained new staff on procedures, policies, and best practices in patient care.
- Assisted in developing individualized care plans based on patient needs and conditions.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare team members.
- Conducted routine assessments to identify changes in patients' health status effectively.
- Administered medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
- Assessed patients' health conditions and monitored changes in their condition.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations as needed.
- Ensured all safety protocols were followed during patient care.
- Observed and reported changes in condition of patients and signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status.
- Supervised the activities of other nursing staff members and provided guidance when necessary.
- Maintained accurate medical records and updated them regularly.
- Documented adverse patient reactions to medications and reported findings to supervisors.
- Provided patient care plans, treatments, and medications according to physicians' orders.
- Identified potential problems or risks that could affect patient outcomes.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented progress notes accordingly.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Educated patients on conditions, medications and self-care skills.
- Carried out physician orders accurately while adhering to hospital policies and procedures.
- Monitored medication administration for accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of treatment plan.
- Promoted positive relationships between patients, families, visitors, physicians, nurses, volunteers.
- Collaborated with supervisor to prepare nursing assessment summaries and health care plans.
- Performed routine checks on equipment used for patient care.
- Assisted physicians and nurses with special procedures.
- Assisted in developing policies related to infection control practices.
- Reviewed lab results and made appropriate recommendations for further testing or treatment.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures, and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Coordinated shift schedules and assigned duties to LPNs and CNAs based on qualifications.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
Education
Ava Brooks
Ocala, FLSkills
- Patient care management
- Medication administration
- Nurse training
- Compliance monitoring
- Patient assessment
- Staff supervision
- Clinical documentation
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Rehabilitation nursing
- HIPAA compliance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical judgment
- Cultural history
- Diabetes management
- Nursing management
- Geriatric care
- Mental health care
- Patient confidentiality
Resume
05/02/22, True, immediate, Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, in-progress, Patient-focused care, Highly Proficient, 09/01/19, True, Work style: Reliability, Highly Proficient, 10/01/21, False, Familiar, 10/01/21, False, Clinical judgment, Medical, 6 min, Assessing a patient's condition and implementing the appropriate medical intervention, Home health aide skills, Medical, 11 min, Providing care to patients in a home setting
Timeline
LPN Nursing Supervisor
Summerfield Senior Living
02.2019 - 12.2020
LPN Charge Nurse
Palatka Health Care
04.2016 - 02.2018
LPN Charge Nurse
Oakhurst Skilled Nursing Facility
04.2010 - 04.2016
LPN Charge Nurse
New Horizons
01.2007 - 04.2010
LPN Charge Nurse
Chambrel at Pinecastle
11.2005 - 01.2007
LPN Charge Nurse
Shift Med Agency
LPN Charge Nurse
Avianti Healthcare
Ava Brooks