Chad Brown
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with proven teaching expertise and devotion to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Top-notch clinical expertise, sound judgment and strengths in workflow optimization and strategic planning. Vigilant and conscientious about isolating and resolving concerns. Experience in multiple positions in the geriatric setting from floor nurse, Charge nurse, Skilled and Unit lead.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA Instructor
Freedom Academy
Kendallville, IN
05.2020 - Current
- Prepared challenging lesson plans to develop CNA students into successful healthcare professionals.
- Maintained detailed records of students' activities and training progress.
- Protected patients' dignity, rights and safety while providing students numerous learning opportunities each day.
- Completed consistent rounds at beginning and end of shifts to effectively hand off patients to incoming nurses.
- Taught CNA class according to ISDH guidelines where CNA students learned about how to properly preform RCP's, and disease processes affecting their patients/residents, patient/resident rights, and a clinical setting.
- Prepared CNA students to pass written and clinical portion of state test to attain CNA certification.
LPN
Lutheran Life Villages
Kendallville, Fort Wayne, IN
07.2012 - Current
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- 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.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in PCC to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Administered medications per physician orders on eMAR, eTAR.
- Skilled charting
- Admission assessments
- Discharge assessments
- Admission ICD-10 codes/medications
LPN
Lutheran Life Villages
Kendallville, IN
07.2010 - 08.2022
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- 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.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- 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.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Administered medications per physician orders via Paper/e MAR, TAR
CNA/LPN
Kendallville Manor
Kendallville, IN
08.2002 - 07.2010
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
- Administered Medications according to physician orders on paper MAR/TAR
- Received, processed orders from physicians and communicated new orders to families.
- Monitored effectiveness of treatments and communicated progress/lack of progress to physician.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Brown Mackie College -Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, INSkills
- Supervising students
- Mentoring proficiency
- Completing physical assessments
- Critical Thinking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Excellent Communication
- Organization and Time Management
- Decision Making
- Active Listening
- PAC certified trainer for Positive Approach to Care
Certification
- PAC Trainer for Positive Approach to Care Training - 2021
Timeline
CNA Instructor
Freedom Academy
05.2020 - Current
LPN
Lutheran Life Villages
07.2012 - Current
LPN
Lutheran Life Villages
07.2010 - 08.2022
CNA/LPN
Kendallville Manor
08.2002 - 07.2010
No Degree - Nursing
Brown Mackie College -Fort Wayne
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