Chantelle Flores
San Bernardino,CA
Summary
Skilled in technical, clerical, and patient support. Passionate in what I do and helping others. My goal is to obtain a position as a Bilingual License Vocational Nurse where I can utilize all of my clinical skills that I have learned as a health care professional.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
License Vocational Nurse
Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
11.2022 - Current
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Prevented medication errors by meticulously reviewing physician orders and administering medications as prescribed.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care during transitions between facilities or levels of care.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Strengthened infection control measures by strictly following hand hygiene protocols and utilizing personal protective equipment when necessary.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Educated family members on proper caregiving techniques, alleviating stressors associated with caring for loved ones at home.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations and maintaining secure medical records.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities. Complete tracheostomy care.
Licensed Vocational Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mission Care Center
01.2022 - Current
- Input all orders in EMR, Assist RN with new admissions head to toe assessment’s.
- Skilled tracheotomy care, ventilators and G-tube care.Aresol treatment administration.
- Daily monitoring of patients vital signs.
- Conducting physical examinations and assisting with physical therapy
- Administering medications, dressing wounds, inserting IV’s, placing splints, and managing casts
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Reche Canyon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Vital signs, catherization collection of urine cultures, head to toe assessment,patient advocate
- Medication administration via g-tube,PEG,P0, IM and subcutaneous ,topically , hypodermically
- Injections, administration of insulin accu check, execute treatment bladder irrigation suctioning ,enemas
- Total patient care, wound treatment assessment.
- Family education, infection control, report and record labs ,X-ray .update care plans
- Transcript physician orders
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
LaSalle Medical Associates
12.2019 - 05.2021
- Administered injections and medications, dressed wounds, and collected lab specimens for testing.
- Sterilized and positioned instruments and equipment for examinations and procedures
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations.
- Measured vital signs, including pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height.
- Answered phone calls and scheduled followed-up on appointments for patients.
- Performed initial response-screening following protocols under the direction of the supervising physician
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Metropolitan Medical Clinic
02.2011 - 10.2018
- Prepared patients for examinations, procedures, and treatments
- Maintained and updated patient information, vital signs in electronic medical records databases and prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations
- Prepared and maintained all supplies in exam rooms by ordering, distributing managing inventory, answered phone calls and scheduled followed-up appointments.
- Performed initial response-screening following protocols under the direction of the supervising physician
- Administered medications, dressed wounds, and collected lab specimens for testings.
- Delivered excellent patient service, strengthened patient-clinician relationship through positive interactions, and assisted doctor with biopsies
- Answered phone calls and scheduled or followed-up on appointments
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Mill Medical Clinic
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Prepared patients for examinations, procedures, and treatments
- Prepared specimens for outside lab testing, as ordered by the physicians
- Measured vital signs, including pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height
- Communicated with patients and families proactively to gather information on patient's condition
- Performed initial response-screening following protocols under the direction of the supervising physician
- Prepared and administered medications and vaccines
- Sterilized and positioned instruments and equipment for examinations and procedures
- Recognized on multiple occasions for efficiently handling administrative duties
Education
License Vocational Nurse - Nursing
West Coast Ultrasound Institute
Ontario, CA12.2020
Medical Assistant Certification - Medical Assistant
Kaplan College
Riverside, CA10.2010
Skills
- Medication administration
- HIPAA compliance
- Compassionate care
- Catheter care
- Patient care
- Clinical judgment
- Patient education
- Direct patient care
- Infection control
- Patient assessment
- Mental health support
- Healthcare software proficiency
- Documentation accuracy
- Diabetes management
- Treatment plan implementation
- Medical examination
- Care plan development
- Aseptic techniques
- Care plans
- HIPAA guideline adherence
- Intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal certification
- Neurophysiology
- Patient and family communication
- Vital signs
- Patient relationship building
- Immunization administration
- Breathing treatments
- Emergency response
- Wound care
- Medication dispensing
- Physical assessment
- Clinical documentation
- EMR / EHR
- ADL assistance
- Chronic disease management
- Inpatient care
- Verbal and written communication
- Pain management
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Cultural competence
- Documenting incidents
- Counting narcotics
- Charting and recording
- Tracking symptoms
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- Samples collection
Timeline
License Vocational Nurse
Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
11.2022 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mission Care Center
01.2022 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Reche Canyon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
05.2021 - 01.2022
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
LaSalle Medical Associates
12.2019 - 05.2021
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Metropolitan Medical Clinic
02.2011 - 10.2018
Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist
Mill Medical Clinic
01.2011 - 01.2012
License Vocational Nurse - Nursing
West Coast Ultrasound Institute
Medical Assistant Certification - Medical Assistant
Kaplan College
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