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Dawn Wilson

Des Moines,IA

Summary

Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Skilled Licensed Practical Nurse offering 10+ years. Knowledgeable about assisting with non-invasive procedures. Strong documentation skills and a firm grasp of compliance requirements. Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients. Willing and eager to learn new components of nursing.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LPN/MDS Coordinator

Parkridge Specialty Cares
02.2023 - Current
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
  • Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
  • Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.

LPN/ADON

Genesis Senior Living Center
01.2022 - 10.2022
  • Manage patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  • Care for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
  • Use aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
  • Comfort and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Offer immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Evaluate patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Perform routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
  • Collaborate with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
  • Document accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Assist with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
  • Gather lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.

LPN/MDS Coordinator

University Park Nursing & Rehabilitation
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
  • Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.

LPN/MDS Coordinator

Azria Health Park Place
06.2016 - 01.2021
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • 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.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.

Education

Associate of Science -

Kaplan University
Des Moines, IA
06.2010

Skills

  • Specimen Collection
  • Staff Supervision
  • Needs Assessment
  • Wound Dressing
  • Medication Administration
  • Information Compiling and Auditing
  • Call Answering and Assistance
  • Patient Observation
  • Vital Signs Recording
  • Nursing Intervention Evaluations
  • Patient Charting
  • Activities of Daily Living ADLs
  • Dementia Knowledge and Care
  • Quality Assessments
  • First Aid and CPR
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Interdisciplinary Care
  • IV Administration
  • Intramuscular Injections
  • Supporting Daily Living Needs
  • HIPAA and Confidentiality Compliance
  • Problem Resolution
  • Pointclickcare HER

Certification

  • Licensed LPN - June 2010
  • I.V Certified
  • Infection Control Control
  • MDS certification with Relias

Timeline

LPN/MDS Coordinator

Parkridge Specialty Cares
02.2023 - Current

LPN/ADON

Genesis Senior Living Center
01.2022 - 10.2022

LPN/MDS Coordinator

University Park Nursing & Rehabilitation
01.2021 - 01.2022

LPN/MDS Coordinator

Azria Health Park Place
06.2016 - 01.2021

Associate of Science -

Kaplan University

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