Cher Birno
West Bend,WI
Summary
Compassionate LPN with extensive experience at Pavilion at Glacier Valley, excelling in patient assessment and medication administration. Proven ability to implement infection control measures and maintain regulatory compliance, fostering a safe environment. Skilled in emotional support, enhancing patient relationships while delivering high-quality care. Dedicated to improving patient outcomes through effective clinical practices.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Pavilion at Glacier Valley
Slinger, WI
12.2017 - Current
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
LPN
Heritage Rehabilitation Center
Port Washington, WI
06.2016 - 12.2017
M
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
LPN
Private Duty
Wauwatosa, WI
02.2014 - 12.2017
Pri
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
LPN
Congregational Home
Brookfield, WI
09.2012 - 11.2013
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
LPN
Autumn Oaks
Slinger, WI
12.2011 - 08.2012
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Education
LPN - Nursing Administration
12.2005
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Time management
- Clinical documentation
- Infection control
- Emotional support
- Regulatory compliance
- Aseptic technique
- Compassionate care
- Medical documentation
- Geriatric nursing
- Catheter care
- Tracheostomy care
- Diabetes management
- End-of-life care
- Nursing ethics
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Palliative care
- Respiratory care
- Home healthcare
- Hospice care
- Lab specimen collection
- IV therapy
- Patient documention
- Clinical decision making
- Patient hygiene assistance
- Vital signs
- Direct patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient assessments
- Medication dispensing
- Patient care
- Documentation accuracy
- Physical assessment
- Immunization administration
- Family communication
- Clinical judgment
- Breathing treatments
- Documenting intake
- Caregiving skills
- Patient relationship building
- Patient evaluations
- Geriatric care
- ADL assistance
- Transcribing orders
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Inpatient care
- Staff supervision
- Patient intake
- Maintaining nutrition
- Patient management
- Writing reports
- Indirect patient care
- Verbal and written communication
- Medication reconciliation
- Pain management
- Health education
- Behavioral assessment
- Patient mobility assistance
- Restorative care
- Disease prevention
- Health promotion
- Report writing
- Team collaboration
- Patient education
Certification
CPR
Omnicare IV
Certification IV administration
Completed in 2006
Timeline
LPN - Pavilion at Glacier Valley
12.2017 - Current
LPN - Heritage Rehabilitation Center
06.2016 - 12.2017
LPN - Private Duty
02.2014 - 12.2017
LPN - Congregational Home
09.2012 - 11.2013
LPN - Autumn Oaks
12.2011 - 08.2012
Moraine Park Technical College - LPN, Nursing Administration