Danielle Dinger
Oakdale,CT
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 10 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Paul Deutsch RPH MD LLC
07.2020 - Current
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- 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.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- 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.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Maintained patient confidence and protected operations by keeping information confidential and following HIPAA guidelines.
- Facilitated patient clinic by greeting and rooming patients.
- Registered new patients in electronic medical record prior to scheduling appointments.
- Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
- Used Eclinicalworks to schedule appointments for doctor visits and procedures.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Norwichtown Rehab And Care Center
01.2019 - 07.2020
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Colonial Health And Rehab Care Center
02.2016 - 10.2019
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
American Red Cross Blood Services
08.2013 - 06.2018
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Performed cell counts and analysis on blood specimens.
- Performed apheresis collections according to established procedures, guidelines and contracts.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH10.2023
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain
New Britain, CT06.2013
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Counting Narcotics
- Tracking Symptoms
- Wound Care
- Transcribing Orders
- EMR Systems
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Triaging
- Medical Records Management
- Group Dynamics
Certification
- Practical Nurse License - Connecticut License Number 38127
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Paul Deutsch RPH MD LLC
07.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Norwichtown Rehab And Care Center
01.2019 - 07.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Colonial Health And Rehab Care Center
02.2016 - 10.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
American Red Cross Blood Services
08.2013 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain
- Practical Nurse License - Connecticut License Number 38127
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