Crystal Lewis
Union City,IN
Summary
Proven LPN with a strong background in patient care and clinical documentation, honed at Persimmons Ridge Health and Rehab. Excelled in delivering compassionate care and nursing ethics, significantly improving patient satisfaction. Skilled in vital signs monitoring and medication administration, adept at fostering patient relationships and ensuring high standards of care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Persimmons Ridge Health and Rehab
2022.12 - Current
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
Travel LPN
ShiftKey
2021.05 - 2023.05
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
LPN Office Nurse
Watkins Family Practice
2017.08 - 2021.11
- Assessed patient health status based upon presented symptoms and directed patient to appropriate level of care or acceptable alternative venue.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment and stocked unexpired supplies and medications to prepare patient care areas.
- Reinforced health education, counseling and advice to patients and families and assessed patient educational needs, prioritized patient learning needs, identified barriers to learning and used educational tools to encourage non-adherent patients.
- Prepared and administered vaccines and medications, collected specimens and performed other patient care tasks to assist physician with examinations and procedures.
- Tracked, reviewed and monitored diagnostic test results and assisted in management of patient care between visits.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Upper Valley Career Center
Piqua, OH05.2012
Skills
- Health Promotion
- Nursing Ethics
- Vital signs monitoring
- Post Operative Care
- End of life care
- Catheter Care
- Disease Prevention
- Compassionate Care
- Medical Documentation
- Diabetes management
- Behavioral Health
- Palliative Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Emergency Response
- Wound Care
- Physical Assessment
- Clinical Documentation
- Family Communication
- Patient Intake
- Patient evaluations
- Pediatric Care
- Mental Health Support
- Home Health Care
- Caregiving skills
- Medication Administration
- Medication Dispensing
- Documenting intake
- Rehabilitation techniques
- ADL Assistance
- Patient Care
- Writing reports
- Indirect Patient Care
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient Assessments
- Inpatient Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Geriatric Care
- EMR / EHR
- Transcribing orders
- Vital signs
- Direct Patient Care
- Regulatory Requirements
- Immunization Administration
- HIPAA Compliance
- Staff Supervision
- Patient relationship building
- Preventive Care
- Breathing Treatments
- Outpatient Care
Timeline
LPN
Persimmons Ridge Health and Rehab
2022.12 - Current
Travel LPN
ShiftKey
2021.05 - 2023.05
LPN Office Nurse
Watkins Family Practice
2017.08 - 2021.11
LPN - Nursing
Upper Valley Career Center
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