Brenda Loy-Thompkins

• Soley responsible for pre and post HIV testing and counseling, including all charting and scheduling of tests and counseling sessions.
• Maintained all lab procedures including, but not limited to, blood and urine, scheduled and charted all lab procedures, performed all lab work, maintained inventory pertaining to all lab products, charted in sharp's logs to maintain all needle usage by me and the nursing staff all without direct supervision.
• Collected, labeled and stored laboratory specimens properly prior to testing.
• Provided assistance to medical staff with EKG's, wound care, all aspects of medical care to male inmates.
• Processed orders for medical supplies and lab equipment.
• Documented notes in charts during any and all inmate interaction.
• Organized and made up charts before and during each day's intake schedule
• Changed dressings on wounds to prevent infection and check for healing.
• Gathered health history, vital signs and information about current medical issues.
• Ordered medical supplies, maintained inventory logs and restocked exam rooms when needed.

• Worked with patients pre and post surgical, those with COPD, CVA, Alzheimer's and those who were diabetics, in isolation and on telemetry monitoring. I also cleaned and prepared deceased patients for transport to morgue or funeral home.
• Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
• Documented information in patient charts via computer and communicated status updates to nursing staff.
• Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
• Performed basic nursing skills such as changing wound dressings and administering enemas.
• Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
• Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
• Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds, provided assistance during tests and treatments.
• Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
• Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
• Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
• Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
• Performed all aspects of patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs, lifting patients.
• Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.

I worked in various temporary positions both in Data Entry and Customer Service:

-Eastern Management Development Center as a Data Entry Clerk where Federal employees participated in seminars. I entered information in the computer and worked directly with Program Assistants

-I worked two summers at The Berkeley County School Board completing Benchmarks into the computer. I worked entirely independently on this project

Bell Atlantic Internet gave me the opportunity to be a Customer Service Representative assisting internet customers with billing and tech support issues

• Patient's vitals and timely verbal reporting to nursing staff
• Assisted patients with ambulation and all personal care
• Assisted nursing staff with intake and output of patient's fluids
• Monitoring patient's condition and reporting to nursing staff
• Proved successful working within a fast-paced environment.

• While employed at the DOC I obtained a WV certification for HIV pre and post testing and counseling as well as learning phlebotomy which led to a full time position running the lab in our nursing unit.