Cathedra Johnson
Summerville,SC
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional prepared for this role. Proven ability to provide high-quality patient care with strong clinical skills in administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with daily activities. Known for strong collaboration with medical teams, adapting to changing needs, and achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, compassionate, and skilled in patient communication and support.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
DCI
10.2024 - Current
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Provided assistance during emergency situations within the dialysis clinic, acting quickly and effectively to ensure patient safety.
- Helped prevent complications with diligent assessment of patient pre-and post-dialysis, promptly reporting any changes or concerns to the supervising nurse or physician.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Roper St Francis Healthcare
10.2022 - 10.2024
- Monitor patient’s vitals and record them in their charts
- Maintain the cleanliness and comfort of each patient
- Administer medication
- Update patient records in a confidential manner
- Evaluate the patient’s wellbeing, reporting any needs to medical staff
- Explain treatments and procedures to patients and families
- Change dressings and bandages, ensuring patients are healing properly
- Transfer patients from wheelchairs, beds and gurneys
Site Leader (LPN)
MUSC Healthcare
03.2021 - 11.2022
- Validate that truck has all supplies, IT (phones) and infrastructure needed
- Facilitate appropriate staging of site, directing and assisting care team with set up and break down of each testing location
- Timely arrival to testing sites – arriving two hours in advance of testing start time
- Lead the testing site team
- Lead huddle and debrief to ensure all care team members are informed of the workflow and operating procedures
- Assisted with administering covid vaccines and testing
Patient Care Tech (PCT)
Roper St Francis Healthcare
03.2007 - 07.2019
- Responsible for greeting patients
- Patient chart management
- Reporting of critical results
- Utilized STAR and Cerner for addressing patient care
- Infant and pediatric blood draw
- Care of newborns and mothers
- Records vital signs, height, weight, input/output, collects and tests specimens
- Reports and records patient’s condition and patient treatments
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC05-2026
License Practical Nurse
ECPI University
Charleston, SC11-2020
Skills
- Patient care
- Medication administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical documentation
- Infection control
- Time management
- Compassionate care
- Nursing ethics
Timeline
LPN
DCI
10.2024 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Roper St Francis Healthcare
10.2022 - 10.2024
Site Leader (LPN)
MUSC Healthcare
03.2021 - 11.2022
Patient Care Tech (PCT)
Roper St Francis Healthcare
03.2007 - 07.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Trident Technical College
License Practical Nurse
ECPI University
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