Carol Roche LPN

Manage fast paced multi provider clinic to maximize efficiency and ensure quality care. Triage and adjust daily clinic schedule as needed. Prepare participants for exams and procedures. Provide wound care. Collaborate with providers, registered nurse case managers, and therapists to develop care plans. Verify medication orders for 120 participants. Assess participants medication administration needs. Developed process to ensure participants ease of administration and increase medication compliance. Prepare weekly medisets and medication for home medication machines. Administer medications in clinic to participants unable to self administer. Coordinate immunization clinic and Covid-19 testing programs.

Provide supplemental nursing care in personal care, assisted living, and skilled facilities. Medication administration, wound care, and documentation. Covid-19 testing. MDS/LNAC. Direct care and supervisory roles.

Performed car side COVID-19 testing for patients of all ages. Antigen,PCR, and antibody tests.

Provided nursing care to patients in a skilled nursing facility. Medications wound care and documentation. Patient/ family education.

Provided nursing care to patients on their end of life journey in facilities and in their own homes. Managed symptoms to maintain comfort. Advocated to honor patient end of life wishes. Coordinated plan of care with hospice team, physicians facility staff and families. New nurse preceptor.

Nurse manager for an 18 bed secured memory care unit within Weinberg Village. Provided support and safety to residents with dementia and Alzheimers disease. Supervised staff of 21. Maintained state required documentation/ care plans. Community assessments and admissions. Staffing and payroll. Earned LEAN methology management certification. Awarded Healthstone Institute Dementia Educator certification.

Responsible for health and safety of 59 residents in Weinberg Village personal care facility. Manage 21 staff members. Complete all assessments and admissions. Maintained all state required documentation. Member of management team that consistently achieved deficiency free inspections for five years. Organized annual flu clinic. Managed yearly UPMC third year medical residents personal care rotation. Created a person care rotation for students in LPN/RN programs at Pittsburgh Technical College.

Substitute school nurse for students in grades K-12. Nurse for high school band-games. sleep away band camp, festivals, and Disney World trips,

Provided supplemental nursing care in a variety of settings: skilled and personal care facilities, physician offices, and flu clinics. Awarded multiple long term contacts based on outstanding performance.

• Provided nursing care in a variety of settings: skilled nursing facilities, physician offices, clinics, and Seven Springs Resort(UPMC ortho clinic/Ski patrol.)

CCU-First LPN ever hired to work on Cardiac Critical Care Unit. Medications, IV, Phlebotmy, EKG, AART lines, assisted with cardioversions. Member of cardiac code team. Adwarded three Shining Star Awards for outstanding nursing care.