Daniel McGillis
Rancho Cordova,CA
Summary
Seasoned LVN with expertise in wound care. Works effectively within interdisciplinary teams to develop, implement and adjust interventions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Sacramento Adult Day Health Center
04.2024 - Current
- Oversaw patient conditions, administered medicine, performed interventions, and took detailed records.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen supplies to effectively manage patient care.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded them in the electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Achieved successful unit leadership by providing quality nursing care to 70 to 80 patients per day at an Adult Day Health Center
LVN Home Health and Hospice Nurse
Sonder Home Health & Hospice Care
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout the care process.
LVN Nurse
Sacramento Adult Day Health Center
04.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided supervision of elderly attendance at the ADHC ensuring medication management and DM2 management.
- Daily Vital Signs management and taking action as needed to deal with Vital Signs that were out of range including contacting doctor's offices and EMS when warranted.
- Providing home visits for patients when needed to ensure a safe home environment and that medications are being taken correctly.
- Coordinating with RN staff when needed to ensure that any other issues are being correctly dealt with.
- Coordinating with social workers when needed to ensure a good continuity of care.
- Responding to emergencies when they arise.
- Maintaining the medication and exam rooms.
LVN Home Health Nurse
Eden Home Health Care
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Provided Home health nursing during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded them in electronic medical records.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout the care process.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Equipped patients with the tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
LVN QA
Interim Health Care
05.2019 - 03.2020
- Worked with multidisciplinary teams to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Delivered updates in patient status to the charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
LVN Staff Nurse
Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Direct care of 35 patients on the PM shift, administering medications, wound care, PRN medications, blood sugar control, G-tube care, tracheotomy care, patient suctioning, contacting doctors, records administration, and managing the CNAs in their duties.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Assessed the physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting the safety and security of the unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Premier Home Health and Hospice
01.2017 - 05.2019
- Quality Assurance on all nursing notes, physical therapy notes, occupational therapy notes, speech therapy notes and medical social worker notes.
- Tracking patients that are admitted for a hospital stay or emergency department visit. Assigning transfer according to Medicare guidelines. Requesting hospital discharge notes and progress notes and loading them to electronic charting.
- Reading and comprehending medical notes from hospitals and assisting with the determination of pertinent information regarding patient care when a patient has been discharged from the hospital and returned to our care.
- Tracking patients on coumadin and checking the dosage orders and assigned visits as needed.
- Receiving, scanning and dispensing Physician's orders to clinicians in the field via fax and phone, ensuring that the orders are correctly uploaded to our electronic charting database.
- Receiving phone calls into the office from physicians, nurses, patients and family members in a professional manner, dealing with day to day issues that are commonplace in the home health industry.
- Contacting Doctors offices with requests for information and orders. Following up with offices to ensure orders are correct, timely and in good order.
- Other administrative tasks as needed.
- Home Health nursing visits for wound care, colostomy care, and patine t teaching as needed.
- On call nurse as needed.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Always Home Nursing Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to the supervising RN.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Blossom Ridge Home Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Home health visiting nurse, ensuring patient comfort and safety, performing patient care, including medication management, wound assessment and care, assessment of safety in the home setting, PT/ INR reading, blood sugar management, and interfacing with doctors by phone and ensuring that doctors' orders are carried out.
- Often complimented by patients and family on excellent professionalism, compassion, sense of humor, and attention to non-medical details that can improve the quality of life for patients.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to the supervising RN.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Advanced Hospice
01.2014 - 01.2014
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to the supervising RN.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary teams to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded them in electronic medical records.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor Care Center
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Direct care of 35 patents on PM shift, administering medications, wound care, PRN medications, blood sugar control, G-tube care, tracheotomy care, patient suctioning, contacting doctors, records administration, and managing the CNA's in their duties.
- Complimented often by staff and family on ability to handle emergent situations and highly agitated patients with calm demeanor, steady professionalism and a friendly, approachable personality.
Education
Certificate - Nursing LVN
Unitek School of Nursing
Sacramento, CA01.2011
Associate of Science - Respritory Therapy
San Joaquin Valley College
Rancho Cordova, CA02-2009
Skills
- Medical records management
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Healthcare regulations
- Documentation accuracy
- Wound care management
- Patient assessments
- Infection control protocols
- Medication administration
- Clinical assessment
- HIPAA compliance
- Quality care auditing
- Vital signs monitoring
Certification
- LVN
- BLS, ACLS
- CPR Certification
- IV Therapy Certification April 2020 to Present
- PN Expires: February 2026 State: CA
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Sacramento Adult Day Health Center
04.2024 - Current
LVN Home Health and Hospice Nurse
Sonder Home Health & Hospice Care
05.2023 - 04.2024
LVN Nurse
Sacramento Adult Day Health Center
04.2022 - 05.2023
LVN Home Health Nurse
Eden Home Health Care
03.2020 - 03.2021
LVN Staff Nurse
Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
06.2019 - 09.2019
LVN QA
Interim Health Care
05.2019 - 03.2020
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Premier Home Health and Hospice
01.2017 - 05.2019
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Always Home Nursing Inc
01.2015 - 01.2017
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Blossom Ridge Home Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Advanced Hospice
01.2014 - 01.2014
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor Care Center
01.2012 - 01.2014
Certificate - Nursing LVN
Unitek School of Nursing
Associate of Science - Respritory Therapy
San Joaquin Valley College
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