Darnesha Wilson
Homewood,AL
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Southside Pain Specialists
Birmingham, AL
12.2010 - Current
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in AthenaNet to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Cared for over 30 chronic pain and procedure patients each day with quality-driven support
LPN
Suwannee Nursing Agency
Birmingham, AL
08.2006 - 12.2010
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for over 10 nursing home and clinic patients each day with quality-driven support
LPN
Kindred
Birmingham, AL
03.2003 - 08.2006
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Conducted patient assessments to obtain patient health history, pain levels, allergies and vital signs.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Cared for over 15 bedbound and dementia patients each day with quality-driven support
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
Education
No Degree - Practical Nursing
Bessemer Technical College
Bessemer, AL03.2003
Skills
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Conflict Resolution
- Patient Observation
- Performance Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Specimen Collection
- Vital Signs Recording
- Work Planning and Coordination
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Patient Charting
- Team Building
- Responsible and Dependable
- Direct Patient Care
- Caregiving skills
- Indirect Patient Care
- Medical office administration
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Fall seven times; stand up eight.
Japanese proverb
Timeline
LPN
Southside Pain Specialists
12.2010 - Current
LPN
Suwannee Nursing Agency
08.2006 - 12.2010
LPN
Kindred
03.2003 - 08.2006
No Degree - Practical Nursing
Bessemer Technical College
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