Cathy Oja
Aledo,TX
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. Skilled Licensed Practical Nurse offering 18+ years of experience in the field. Knowledgeable about assisting with invasive and non-invasive procedures and performing respiratory treatments. Strong documentation skills and a firm grasp of compliance requirements. Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health LVN
Connect Pediatric Home Health Care
02.2019 - Current
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Helped patients achieve higher standards of living through effective ADL coaching and assistance.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
Home Health LVN
Angels Of Care Pediatrics
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Helped patients achieve higher standards of living through effective ADL coaching and assistance.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
Home Health LVN
Epic Pediatric Home Health
05.2009 - 01.2014
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Helped patients achieve higher standards of living through effective ADL coaching and assistance.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Private Duty LVN
Continuous Care Solutions
01.2008 - 05.2009
- Administered prescribed medication and treatment as permitted by state and local regulations in accordance with physician orders.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients and families to support comprehensive social, mental and physical care.
- Reported general, physical and mental condition of patients to support care initiatives.
- Documented patient assessment, evaluation and responses to therapy to facilitate therapeutic intervention.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Prepared visit notes, updated and summarized client records and conferred with health care disciplines in providing coordinated client care.
- Demonstrated clinical competence in administering care to support physician orders, nursing care plan and policies.
- Assisted in development and implementation of service plans related to nursing and patient health care needs.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Maintained open availability to rotate through on-call periods, night shifts and weekend visits.
- Educated clients and families to support wellness activities, self-care techniques and prevention strategies.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
LVN Floor Nurse
Shannon Medical Center
06.1998 - 10.1999
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on [hospital] floor.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Maintained accurate records of residents' healthcare treatments and responses.
- Collected and documented vital signs to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
- Utilized [Software] to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Worked under registered nurses to care for patients and manage basic care.
- Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Modified patient health treatment plans by observing patient conditions and responses.
- Supported patients in completing activities of daily living such as dressing, grooming and shower assistance.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs every hour.
- Reported health status concerns to senior nursing staff and clinicians for review.
- Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in hospital environment.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
EMT-Intermediate
Cochran County, Tx
01.1987 - 01.1989
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care.
- Maintained accurate patient records and documentation of treatments to enable tracking history and safeguard information.
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
- Communicated with patients about pain, comfort, and needs during transportation and preliminary medical care.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
- Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival.
- Evaluated patient histories to assess and prioritize levels of care.
- Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once.
- Administered emergency medication to patients, quickly responding to changes in conditions and medication reactions.
- Collaborated with medical professionals to communicate patient needs with accuracy and speed using hospital and medical codes.
- Utilized oxygen tanks, EKG and IVs to perform various medical procedures.
- Trained EMTs in basic life support skills, oxygen therapy, and wound care.
- Administered treatments in emergency situations with accuracy, safety and speed.
- Administered treatments in emergency situations with accuracy, safety and speed.
- Administered treatments in emergency situations with accuracy, safety and speed.
- Provided education to familiarize patients with medical treatments and self-care.
- Administered CPR, oxygen and other life-saving medical treatments.
- Followed all safety protocols and took necessary precautions while providing care.
- Assisted with lifting and moving patients.
- Responded to 911 calls for medical emergencies.
- Assessed nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Handled patient transfers from one medical facility to another.
- Assessed medical conditions of patients in pre-hospital settings.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families.
- Immobilized patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport.
- Collaborated with medical doctors and other healthcare professionals.
- Transported patients to medical facilities and provided transportation to follow-up appointments.
- Observed patient behavior to report changes to medical personnel.
- Utilized communication devices to maintain contact with supervisors.
- Coordinated with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history.
- Dispensed medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Educated public on emergency medical services.
- Provided patient families with post-medical care instructions.
Education
No Degree - Prerequisites For Nursing School, Business
South Plains College
Levelland, TxNo Degree - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Howard College
San Angelo, TX05.1998
High School Diploma -
Whiteface High School
Whiteface, TX05.1972
Timeline
Home Health LVN
Connect Pediatric Home Health Care
02.2019 - Current
Home Health LVN
Angels Of Care Pediatrics
01.2014 - 01.2019
Home Health LVN
Epic Pediatric Home Health
05.2009 - 01.2014
Private Duty LVN
Continuous Care Solutions
01.2008 - 05.2009
LVN Floor Nurse
Shannon Medical Center
06.1998 - 10.1999
EMT-Intermediate
Cochran County, Tx
01.1987 - 01.1989
No Degree - Prerequisites For Nursing School, Business
South Plains College
No Degree - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Howard College
High School Diploma -
Whiteface High School
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