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BEKAH PATTERSON

Madisonville,USA

Summary

With 10 years of experience as an LPN, I have gained expertise in healthcare settings such as In Home Care, Pediatrics, Long Term Care, and Family Practice. My skillset encompasses Case Management, Restorative Therapy Management, MDS Coordinator responsibilities, Clinical Management, and Staff Supervision. I am known for quickly grasping new concepts and my meticulous attention to detail. I thrive on continuously expanding my knowledge to be a versatile resource whenever needed.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LPN

Maxim In Home Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities. Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels. Management of PEG/J-Tubes, enteral feedings, Foley catheters, tracheotomy care, and vent care. Provided wound treatments, administered medications, assessment of patients daily, spoke with patient care providers et care team related to medical changes, and changes in medications.

LPN

Shiftkey
07.2021 - Current
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities. Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels. Managed the care of residents during my shift, administered enteral tube feedings, management of PEG/J-Tubes, colostomy's, and wounds, provided wound treatments, administered medications, assessment of residents daily, spoke with patient care providers related to medical changes, residents care, and medication adjustments.

Travel Contract LPN

Maxim Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - 10.2021
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities. Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels. Managed the care of residents during my shift, administered enteral tube feedings, management of PEG/J-Tubes, colostomy's, and wounds, provided wound treatments, administered medications, assessment of residents daily, spoke with patient care providers related to medical changes, residents care, and medication adjustments.

LPN/ Charge Nurse

Bradford Heights Health and Rehab
12.2018 - 08.2021
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities. Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels. Managed the care of residents during my shift, administered enteral tube feedings, management of PEG/J-Tubes, colostomy's, and wounds, provided wound treatments, administered medications, assessment of residents daily, spoke with patient care providers related to medical changes, residents care, and medication adjustments.

Clinical Manager, Coolsculpting Specialist, Chronic Care Manager, Marketing Manager

Bridgewater Medical Center
09.2014 - 08.2019
  • Provide care in a clinical family practice setting, working closely to providers and completing physician dictations, triage of patients, IV initiation and IV push medications, management of clinical staff at 4 locations, arrange care for patients as discussed with providers, provide teaching to patients per provider instructions and orders, review all 4 location charts and ensure correct diagnosis codes and CPT codes are in place to send out for billing, perform patient assessments for insurance payments, provide weekly staff training for 4 office locations and travel a needed to complete training with staff, coordinate with other members of the management team new policies and procedures, registration of patients, keeping a batch for patient payments, handle patient concerns, lab draws, urine collections, perform hemoccult testing as ordered, perform spirometry testing, perform EKGs as ordered, perform tympanometry as ordered, complete FMLA paperwork and other documents for patients, order supplies for 4 office locations, perform Coolsculpting Consultations and assess patient's body for application and treatment needs, follow protocol for performing coolsculpting treatments, assess patients post procedure and follow-up care, aid in management of chronic care conditions alongside providers to enhance patient outcomes and compliancy of care recommendations, communicate with patients regarding care needs, current symptoms management, and medication review, keep accurate records of funds spent for marketing materials and events, coordination of facility events and advertisement at all 4 office locations

MDS Coordinator, Case Manager, Restorative Therapy Manager

Ridgewood Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation
04.2012 - 03.2013
  • Managed and input nursing careplans for residents, managed care plan meetings with resident families/guardians regarding residents care, worked with IDT team to provide best possible care for residents and best experience for residents family, research, record, and input data into system for medicaid/medicare scores and reimbursement, worked with formal therapy when residents transitioned to restorative therapy to ensure plan of care carried out, managed 8 restorative therapy/mds aides to ensure jobs/goals were met

LPN/ Charge Nurse

Ridgewood Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation
01.2012 - 04.2012
  • Managed the care of 55 residents during my shift, administered enteral tube feedings, management of PEG/J-Tubes, colostomy's, and wounds, provided wound treatments, administered medications, assessment of residents daily, spoke with patient care providers related to medical changes, residents care, and medication adjustments

LPN- Pediatrics

Baptist Health Hospital
10.2009 - 02.2012
  • Provided care to patients, assessed patients, post-op care to patients, medication administration, ensuring care plan is followed during patients hospital stay, Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records

Education

LPN - NURSING

Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY

Skills

  • Respect for patients and their families
  • Enthusiastic Caregiver
  • Experience with Peg tubes
  • Experience with J-Tubes
  • Quick Learner
  • Enteral Tube Feedings
  • Works well with others
  • Communicates well with all aspects of the healthcare team
  • Experience with Tracheostomy Care
  • Experience with cough assist
  • Experience with Vent Care
  • Experience with hoyer and manual lift
  • Experience initiating IV access
  • Experience with blood draws
  • Readiness to Learn
  • Managed up to 55 residents care during one shift
  • Organized
  • Competent

Certification

  • CPR certified, American Heart Association
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  • LPN, KY, 2044504
  • Coolsculpting Specialist Certification

References

  • SUZY MENSER, 270.871.9609
  • JAMIE HULSE 270.875.0667
  • CHASITY MARSH, 270.836.7927

Timeline

LPN

Maxim In Home Healthcare
01.2023 - Current

Travel Contract LPN

Maxim Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - 10.2021

LPN

Shiftkey
07.2021 - Current

LPN/ Charge Nurse

Bradford Heights Health and Rehab
12.2018 - 08.2021

Clinical Manager, Coolsculpting Specialist, Chronic Care Manager, Marketing Manager

Bridgewater Medical Center
09.2014 - 08.2019

MDS Coordinator, Case Manager, Restorative Therapy Manager

Ridgewood Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation
04.2012 - 03.2013

LPN/ Charge Nurse

Ridgewood Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation
01.2012 - 04.2012

LPN- Pediatrics

Baptist Health Hospital
10.2009 - 02.2012

LPN - NURSING

Madisonville Community College

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