Cynthia Seeman
Redlands,CA
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with proven teaching expertise and devotion to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Top-notch clinical expertise, sound judgment and strengths in workflow optimization and strategic planning. Vigilant and conscientious about isolating and resolving concerns.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Career Care Institute
Moreno Valley, CA
06.2016 - Current
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Coordinated with clinicians to develop and coordinate student assignments.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Identified and assigned appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
Hospice LVN
Vna California
Riverside, CA
08.2012 - 09.2015
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising [Job title].
- 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.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- 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.
Education
LVN Certificate - LVN Program
Mt San Jacinto College
San Jacinto, CA06.1993
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA06.1977
Skills
- Managing simulation equipment
- Completing physical assessments
- Mentoring proficiency
- Supervising students
- Clinical assignments
- Preceptor evaluation
- Academic advisement
- Clinical rotation supervision
- Clinical instruction
- Clinical agency relationships
- Teaching material preparation
- Medical/surgical nursing
Certification
PALS certifification - July 2021
Timeline
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Career Care Institute
06.2016 - Current
Hospice LVN
Vna California
08.2012 - 09.2015
LVN Certificate - LVN Program
Mt San Jacinto College
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Cerritos College