Carson Whitaker
Bowie,MD
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.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Atria Senior Living
Annapolis, MD
09.2021 - Current
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Supported physicians during examinations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Travel LPN
Health Care Support Group
Coral Springs, FL
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to elderly patients.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Inserted, cared for and removed patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Assisted physicians with conducting examinations and patient scans during diagnostic processes.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance or directly feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Observed, charted and reported developments in patient health condition in 75 bed facility.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Kept EHR updated with patients' vital statistics, tracking metrics and observations about behaviors or responses.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Triaged patients by phone and provided general assistance for basic and advanced needs.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
LPN Charge Nurse
LPN
Somerford Place Of Annapolis
Annapolis, MD
05.2015 - 03.2021
- Supervised and monitored four CNAs daily to provide essential training.
- Interpreted lab results and followed physicians' orders to prescribe medications or other treatments.
- Organized and updated patient charts and records for thirty patients by reporting vitals, medical history, treatment plans, current medications, medication reactions, allergies, and health status information.
- Assessed patients by observing and recording vital signs, gathering specimens, and reviewing lab test results.
- Dispensed and administered patients' medications following care plans and physician's orders.
- Provided exceptional patient care by meeting physical, psychological, and overall care requirements to support daily living needs and independence.
- Provided patient education.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Directed medication administration and oversaw all patient care.Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Monitored patients' condition and progress, reevaluating treatments as necessary.
- Evaluated patient conditions, progress, and success to make changes and adapt treatment plans.
- Established direct lines of communication between nursing staff and other interested departments, supporting patient care with collaboration between personnel with complementary specialties.
- Adhered to the facility and legal standards for daily operations and medication room management.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by the facility and supervisor.
- Set up staff schedules and assigned specific work based on department needs and individual strengths.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other interdisciplinary team members.
LPN/Health Coach
Anthem
Hanover, MD
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Health coach involved in health promotions. Duties included contacting customers to ascertain information on access to health care services and resolving care issues as required.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning
LPN/Charge Nurse
Frederick Villa Nursing Home
Catonsville, MD
09.2014 - 05.2015
- Cared for thirty clients and supervised three care staff on a nursing unit.
- Took patient's vitals, including blood pressure, temperature, and pulse, and documented vital signs and weight of patients.
- Directed medication administration and oversaw all patient care.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Monitored patients' condition and progress, reevaluating treatments as necessary.
- Administered high consequence medications with exacting accuracy, monitoring patients for side effects and supporting patient comfort and comprehensive recovery.
- Evaluated patient conditions, progress, and success to make changes and adapt treatment plans.
- Established direct lines of communication between nursing staff and other interested departments, supporting patient care with collaboration between personnel with complementary specialties.
- Adhered to the facility and legal standards for daily operations and medication room management.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by the facility and supervisor.
- Set up staff schedules and assigned specific work based on department needs and individual strengths.
- Analyzed charts and utilized data to recommend proper treatment courses to physicians.
- Followed doctor and nurse instructions for medication management and charting of vital signs.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Monitored patients with incontinence issues, both after procedures and in recovery from trauma, installing catheters and monitoring bedpans to keep patients safe and comfortable.
- Assisted with developing, optimizing, and managing nursing standards and policies.
- Supervised exceptional team with collaborative leadership and creative responses to resource scarcity and nurse availability.
- Assessed performance of individual nurses and developed improvement plans for struggling or deficient personnel.
- Supported nurses in providing routine wound care and attending to complex lacerations and punctures.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical practices and techniques, and patient assessments and interventions.
- Educated patients on wound and disease self-management techniques.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Supported professional development of nurses with ranging experience levels, encouraging continuing education and adaptation to evolving circumstances.
LPN/Charge Nurse
Lorien Of Columbia
Columbia, MD
02.2012 - 10.2014
- Cared for twelve critically ill clients and supervised two care staff.
- Took patient's vitals, including blood pressure, temperature, and pulse, and documented vital signs and weight of patients.
- Directed medication administration and oversaw all patient care.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Monitored patients' condition and progress, reevaluating treatments as necessary.
- Administered high consequence medications with exacting accuracy, monitoring patients for side effects and supporting patient comfort and comprehensive recovery.
- Evaluated patient conditions, progress, and success to make changes and adapt treatment plans.
- Established direct lines of communication between nursing staff and other interested departments, supporting patient care with collaboration between personnel with complementary specialties.
- Adhered to the facility and legal standards for daily operations and medication room management.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by the facility and supervisor.
- Analyzed charts and utilized data to recommend proper treatment courses to physicians.
- Set up staff schedules and assigned specific work based on department needs and individual strengths.
- Followed doctor and nurse instructions for medication management and charting of vital signs.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Monitored patients with incontinence issues, both after procedures and in recovery from trauma, installing catheters and monitoring bedpans to keep patients safe and comfortable.
- Assisted with developing, optimizing, and managing nursing standards and policies.
- Supervised exceptional team with collaborative leadership and creative responses to resource scarcity and nurse availability.
- Assessed performance of individual nurses and developed improvement plans for struggling or deficient personnel.
- Supported nurses in providing routine wound care and attending to complex lacerations and punctures.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical practices and techniques, and patient assessments and interventions.
- Educated patients on wound and disease self-management techniques.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
Staff LPN
Brightview Assisted Living
Catonsville, MD
09.2005 - 01.2012
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to elderly patients.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Assisted physicians with conducting examinations and patient scans during diagnostic processes.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance or directly feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
- Observed, charted and reported developments in patient health condition in 120-bed facility.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - BUSINESS/PSYCHOLOGY
Excelsior College
2019
Associate of Arts - Practical Nursing
Columbia Union College
1987
Skills
- Physical assessments
- Hospice and palliative care
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Medication administration
- Customer service
- Reliable and trustworthy
- First Aid/CP
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Direct Patient Care
- Chronic disease management
- Patient Management
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient Assessments
- Case management
- EMR / EHR
Accomplishments
ACE certified health coach.
NCSF certified strength and conditioning coach.
ACTION certified personal trainer.
Certified manager with the Institute of Certified Professional Managers
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified from the Management and Strategy Institute
Executive Management Certified from the Management and Strategy Institute
Team Supervisor Certified from the Management and Strategy Institute
Project Management- Lean Process Certified from the Management and Strategy Institute.
Timeline
LPN
Atria Senior Living
09.2021 - Current
Travel LPN
Health Care Support Group
03.2021 - 09.2021
LPN/Health Coach
Anthem
08.2018 - 02.2019
LPN Charge Nurse
LPN
Somerford Place Of Annapolis
05.2015 - 03.2021
LPN/Charge Nurse
Frederick Villa Nursing Home
09.2014 - 05.2015
LPN/Charge Nurse
Lorien Of Columbia
02.2012 - 10.2014
Staff LPN
Brightview Assisted Living
09.2005 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Science - BUSINESS/PSYCHOLOGY
Excelsior College
Associate of Arts - Practical Nursing
Columbia Union College
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