Charmaine Shivers
Gainesville,FL
Summary
Health care professional with extensive experience in providing quality care to patients in home environments. Known for delivering compassionate care and ensuring patient well-being. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health LPN
Aveanna Heathcare
06.2024 - Current
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Promoted effective communication among healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure seamless coordination of care.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing personalized care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through diligent monitoring, early intervention, and timely communication with healthcare team members.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the home health nursing field.
- Assisted patients in achieving mobility goals through safe transfer techniques, ambulation support, and range of motion exercises.
- Supported patients'' emotional wellbeing through active listening, empathy, and encouragement during times of stress or illness.
- Provided skilled tracheostomy care for ventilator-dependent patients within their homes for improved quality of life while reducing risk factors associated with institutional settings.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Northeast Florida State Hospital
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Deescalated agitated patients using verbal interventions before resorting to physical restraints or seclusion when necessary.
- Documented clinical observations in electronic medical records, ensuring accuracy while maintaining confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Promoted a safe and supportive environment through consistent enforcement of unit rules and boundaries.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by fostering open communication, teamwork, and mutual respect among colleagues and patients alike.
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing patient needs within a fast-paced acute care setting.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for effective treatment planning and optimal patient outcomes.
- Coordinated with medical and paramedical professionals to provide appropriate input and effectively formulate and implement treatment plans for patients.
- Managed challenging patient behaviors with patience and empathy, utilizing therapeutic interventions to help individuals regain control over their emotions.
- Reduced incidents of self-harm by providing appropriate supervision and timely intervention during crisis situations.
- Developed successful discharge plans to help continuity of care upon patient release.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center
02.2023 - 01.2024
- Providing oversight to CNA
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Observing patient reactions to medications
- Observing patient mental health status
- Providing emotional support
- Assisting with daily needs such as bathing and dressing
- Observing of patients for skin breakdown
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
Medical Assistant
UF Health Physicians
02.2020 - 12.2020
- Schedule patient appointments, inventory, rooming patients, and charting
- Checked vital signs, assist doctor with procedures, obtained medical/family history, and chief complaints
- Administer vaccinations
- Perform POCT
Support Tech
UF Health Shands
11.2014 - 02.2020
- Function under the supervision of the Registered Nurse serving the unit in two distinct roles according to assignment;
- Serve as a mobility assistant, and works with the RN to optimized patient mobility using specialized patient lifting equipment;
- Serves as the unit desk support managing the nurse call system needs;
- Answering the telephones;
- Stocking supplies/equipment;
- Filing;
- Ensuring a clean and uncluttered environment of care
CNA
UF Health Shands/Parklands Nursing and Rehab Center/Tacachale
07.2008 - 11.2014
- Perform vital signs;
- Facilitate postmortem care and report to nurse to ensure proper care;
- Change tubing and replace portable oxygen tanks;
- Check glucose levels and report to nurse if out of normal range;
- Document all intake and output;
- Assisted residents/patients with their daily activities
Education
License Practical Nurse Diploma Program -
Fortis College
10.2022
Medical Assisting Diploma Program -
Fortis College
01.2020
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Wound Care
- Compassionate Care
- Physical Assessment
- HIPAA Compliance
- Clinical Documentation
- Geriatric Care
- Clinical judgment
- Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Diabetes management
References
Available upon request
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - FL Board of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Intravenous Therapy Certification – State Boards or Approved Providers.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association.
Timeline
Home Health LPN
Aveanna Heathcare
06.2024 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Northeast Florida State Hospital
02.2024 - 05.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center
02.2023 - 01.2024
Medical Assistant
UF Health Physicians
02.2020 - 12.2020
Support Tech
UF Health Shands
11.2014 - 02.2020
CNA
UF Health Shands/Parklands Nursing and Rehab Center/Tacachale
07.2008 - 11.2014
Medical Assisting Diploma Program -
Fortis College
License Practical Nurse Diploma Program -
Fortis College
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