Chatarra Peters
Roanoke,VA
Summary
Licensed Practical Nurse excelling in patient assessments and medication administration. Renowned for compassionate care and clinical documentation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Spring Tree Health and Rehab
Roanoke, VA
08.2023 - Current
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Occulus Nursing Agency
Roanoke, VA
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Essential Medical
Roanoke, VA
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Meridian Nurse Recruiters
Great Neck, NY
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients .
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
New York State LIDDSO
Coram, NY
06.2017 - 03.2021
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- 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.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- 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.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic testing and procedural support for optimal treatment decisions.
Education
License Practical Nursing - Nursing
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Brentwood, NY07.2015
Skills
- Medication administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- Wound care
- Compassionate care
- Physical assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Geriatric care
- Vital signs
- Patient care
- Patient assessments
- Medication dispensing
- Diabetes management
- Infection control
- Breathing treatments
- Health education
- Patient evaluations
Certification
BLS certified
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Spring Tree Health and Rehab
08.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Occulus Nursing Agency
06.2023 - 08.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
Essential Medical
03.2021 - 01.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
Meridian Nurse Recruiters
08.2017 - 03.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
New York State LIDDSO
06.2017 - 03.2021
License Practical Nursing - Nursing
Eastern Suffolk Boces