DeAndrea Boyd
Houston,TX
Summary
Self-motivated, decisive healthcare professional with proven bedside manner, clinical skills and diagnostic support experience. Manage and document current conditions to effectively support patients and work within multidisciplinary healthcare team to enhance outcomes. Specialize in patient care.
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinic LVN
RestorixHealth
Houston, TX
07.2022 - Current
- Prepared exam rooms prior to patient visits including stocking supplies and ensuring equipment was functioning properly.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Promoted positive customer service skills when interacting with both internal and external customers.
- Assisted physicians with examinations and treatments as needed.
- Provided patient education regarding health promotion and disease prevention.
LVN Floor Nurse
Windsong Care Center
Pearland, Texas
02.2017 - 07.2022
- Interpreted and implemented individual care plans.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Facilitated communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
- Performed routine treatments such as dressing changes and wound care.
- Assessed patient needs and developed individualized plans of care.
Lvn
Fersenius Medical Care
Houston, Texas
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Assessed patient needs for additional services such as social work or home health aides.
- Identified potential problems that could impact the quality of care delivered to patients including issues related to staffing or equipment shortages and deficiencies.
- Followed infection control measures when cleaning and attaching hemodialysis machine to access sites like fistulas, catheters, and grafts.
- Conducted pre- and post-treatment assessments of patients, including vital sign monitoring.
- Monitored patient's vital signs during dialysis treatments, adjusting the rate of fluid removal as necessary.
- Primed dialyzer with saline or heparinized solutions and followed formula directions when preparing dialysate.
- Instructed patients on proper diet, medications, and other lifestyle modifications related to their renal failure.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Galveston College
Galveston, TXSkills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Preventive care
- Geriatric care
- Wound care
- Patient care
- Medication dispensing
- Patient assessments
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Licensed practical nurse
- Caring for wounds
Timeline
Clinic LVN
RestorixHealth
07.2022 - Current
LVN Floor Nurse
Windsong Care Center
02.2017 - 07.2022
Lvn
Fersenius Medical Care
09.2016 - 10.2017
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Galveston College