Carrie Santillan
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Organized LVN with experience providing skilled care to diverse patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN -Charge Nurse
Nexion Healthcare
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Documented medications administered, treatments, and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
LVN - PRN Home Health
Team Select
08.2022 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising team members
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
LVN- Agency Nurse
Shift Med
02.2020 - Current
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
LVN -ADON
Oakmont Care Centers
09.2022 - 09.2022
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Scheduled surgeries, managed pre-certifications and verified insurance coverage.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
LVN-Charge Nurse
Trinity Terrace Retirement Community
10.2020 - 12.2021
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Developed and implemented specific nursing care plans to cater to individual patient needs.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
LVN Charge Nurse
Mineral Wells Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
LVN Charge Nurse
Keenland
10.2017 - 01.2020
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
Education
Vocational Nursing - Nursing
Concord Career College
Grand Prairie, TX03.2005
GED -
Tarrant County Adult Education
Fort Worth, TX06.1995
Licenses & Certifications
03.2023
Skills
- Assisting Physicians
- Patient Health Information Access
- Patient Triaging
- EMR Systems
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
LVN -Charge Nurse
Nexion Healthcare
12.2022 - 02.2023
LVN -ADON
Oakmont Care Centers
09.2022 - 09.2022
LVN - PRN Home Health
Team Select
08.2022 - Current
LVN-Charge Nurse
Trinity Terrace Retirement Community
10.2020 - 12.2021
LVN- Agency Nurse
Shift Med
02.2020 - Current
LVN Charge Nurse
Mineral Wells Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
09.2019 - 06.2020
LVN Charge Nurse
Keenland
10.2017 - 01.2020
Vocational Nursing - Nursing
Concord Career College
GED -
Tarrant County Adult Education
Licenses & Certifications
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