Celetha Wright
Tahlequah
Summary
Highly trained Lpn with strong clinical abilities and a successful career in both Hospital and Long Term care/Skilled facilities. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first-rate patient care. Licensed in Oklahoma, Arkansas.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
The Highlands at Owasso
07.2022 - Current
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Documented vitals and medical histories in patient charts when assessing patients and communicated patient information to physicians and other nurses for care continuity.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
- Promoted continuity of care by thoroughly documenting shift-to-shift communication in nursing reports.
- Managed complex wound care cases, applying advanced knowledge of wound healing principles to achieve optimal results.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, keeping them informed of progress reports and collaborating on decisions regarding their loved ones'' healthcare plans.
- Coordinated timely admissions, transfers, and discharges for efficient bed utilization within the nursing unit.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
LPN Office Nurse
Northeastern Health System
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Developed strong rapport with patients and their families, fostering trust and open communication during sensitive medical situations.
- Improved patient experience by providing compassionate and attentive nursing services in a busy office setting.
- Assisted in maintaining a clean and organized office environment by performing housekeeping tasks such as disposing of biohazardous waste, sanitizing exam rooms, and restocking supplies as needed.
- Supported new employees during orientation periods by serving as a knowledgeable resource on office policies, procedures, documentation requirements.
- Served as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers, facilitating clear communication regarding treatment plans and expectations.
- Coordinated referrals to specialists when necessary, ensuring seamless transitions of care for patients within the healthcare system.
- Provided health education to patients on various topics such as medication management, disease prevention, and self-care strategies.
- Conducted thorough assessments of vital signs, lab results, and physical status to identify potential concerns and inform appropriate interventions.
- Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Tracked, reviewed and monitored diagnostic test results and assisted in management of patient care between visits.
LPN Charge Nurse
Sequoyah Pointe
01.2019 - 03.2021
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
Lpn
Eastgate Village Healthcare
04.2012 - 12.2018
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment,
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles
- Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons
Lpn
Grace Living Center Tahlequah
10.2008 - 02.2012
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas.
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen.
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles
- Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons
Lpn
Saline Memorial Hospital
06.2006 - 06.2008
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles
- Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons
Education
Lpn -
Quachita Technical College
Malvern, AR01.2006
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Medicine
- Time Management
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
The Highlands at Owasso
07.2022 - Current
LPN Office Nurse
Northeastern Health System
04.2022 - 04.2023
LPN Charge Nurse
Sequoyah Pointe
01.2019 - 03.2021
Lpn
Eastgate Village Healthcare
04.2012 - 12.2018
Lpn
Grace Living Center Tahlequah
10.2008 - 02.2012
Lpn
Saline Memorial Hospital
06.2006 - 06.2008
Lpn -
Quachita Technical College
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