Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with over 25+ years of experience in providing high-quality patient care in various healthcare settings. Skilled in assessing patient needs, creating care plans, and administering medications. Proficient in critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams. Adept at handling complex medical situations and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Seeking to leverage my expertise to contribute to a healthcare team dedicated to delivering exceptional care.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Kaiser Permaente
06.2008 - Current
Lead RN for Team Alerts of large facility clinic
On Code Blue/Team Alert Committee
Lead RN in Adult and Family Medicine department, high volume turnover
Team consists of 25 MD's, 4 LVN's and 25 MA's in my department
Lead RN for QC trading of staff and monitoring Awarepoint
Our department in the DSA has had a 15% increase of getting our Hypertension patients under control
Responsible for acute care patients seen by our MD's, EKG's and ambulance transport to ER
Messages that are time sensitive for 6 doctors and triaged via phone
Teaching glucometers and troubleshooting device and self injections for our diabetic patients
Other workflow IV's and assessing patient, injections, wound dressings, Foley catheters, strep swabs
Ear washes, Blood Sugar sticks
BP and preventative care
Frontline with Covid 19 doing swabs in PPE containing safe measures for our staff
I have also floated to GI department and assessed patients after colonoscopies and endoscopies and giving them instructions upon discharge.
LVN
Kaiser Permaente
02.2000 - 06.2008
I was the first float LVN at the Delta Fair facility
I worked in a variety of departments such as Pediatrics floor/immunization clinic, Adult Medicine floor/immunization clinic, Allergy and Ophthalmology
I worked with MD's regarding messages, work flow included injections, immunizations, car washes, foley catheter's, IV's, allergy shots
Assisted with acute patients.
Education
Registered Nurse -
Solano Community College at Fairfield, CA
06.2009
LVN in Nursing -
Central Oregon Community College at Central Oregon
06.1999
Skills
Time Management
Code Blue Team
Adult Medicine
Triage Assessment
Critical Care
Nebulizer Treatments
Patient Advocacy
Alert Committee
Timeline
RN
Kaiser Permaente
06.2008 - Current
LVN
Kaiser Permaente
02.2000 - 06.2008
Registered Nurse -
Solano Community College at Fairfield, CA
LVN in Nursing -
Central Oregon Community College at Central Oregon
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