Brenda McIntosh
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Well-qualified medical professional with experience triaging patients, capturing information and completing basic procedures such as wound care. Excellent communication, prioritization and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and compassionate nature. Background in clinic and hospital environments. Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 20 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
LPN Team Lead
OurHealth/Marathon Health
07.2013 - 08.2021
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Educated patients to provide information on health promotion and disease prevention.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
LPN Office Nurse
Dr. Clint Kauffman
08.2009 - 07.2013
- Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
- Reinforced health education, counseling and advice to patients and families and assessed patient educational needs, prioritized patient learning needs, identified barriers to learning and used educational tools to encourage non-adherent patients.
- Prepared and administered vaccines and medications, collected specimens and performed other patient care tasks to assist physician with examinations and procedures.
- Tracked, reviewed and monitored diagnostic test results and assisted in management of patient care between visits.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment and stocked unexpired supplies and medications to prepare patient care areas.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
LPN
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
12.2002 - 08.2009
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN08.2024
LPN - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN12.2002
Skills
- Wound Care
- Family Communication
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Patient Intake
- Health Education
- Clinical Documentation
- Physical Assessment
- Patient Triaging
- Patient Management
- Medication Dispensing
- Direct Patient Care
- EMR / EHR
Timeline
LPN
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
09.2021 - 04.2023
LPN Team Lead
OurHealth/Marathon Health
07.2013 - 08.2021
LPN Office Nurse
Dr. Clint Kauffman
08.2009 - 07.2013
LPN
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
12.2002 - 08.2009
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
LPN - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
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