Cenethia Jackson
Lulu,FL
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc
03.2008 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- 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.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
04.2007 - 08.2007
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- 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.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
Associate of Science -
Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FLHigh School Diploma -
Columbia High School
Lake City, FL06.2000
Skills
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Physical Assessment
- Health Education
- Clinical Documentation
- Emergency Response
- Patient Intake
- Family Communication
- Wound Care
- Medication Dispensing
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Writing Reports
- Staff Supervision
- Transcribing Orders
- Inpatient Care
- Caregiving Skills
- Breathing Treatments
- Patient Assessments
- Behavioral Assessment
- Indirect Patient Care
- Documenting Intake
- EMR / EHR
- Vital Signs
- Outpatient Care
- ADL Assistance
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Preventive Care
- Home Health Care
- Geriatric Care
- Medical Terminology
- Patient Education
- HIPAA Compliance
- Problem Solving
- Documentation Accuracy
- Diabetes Management
- Time Management
- Palliative Care
- Healthcare Software Proficiency
- Infection Control
- Team Collaboration
- Mental Health Support
- Catheter Care
- Compassionate Care
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Charting
- Certified in CPR/AED
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc
03.2008 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
04.2007 - 08.2007
Associate of Science -
Florida Gateway College
High School Diploma -
Columbia High School