De’ Carla Hill, LPN
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Compassionate LPN recognized for productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, wound care, and IV therapy/medication administration, ensuring high standards of care. Excels in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, vital for navigating fast-paced healthcare environments and fostering positive patient outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Cleveland Clinic
Solon, OH
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Performing patient care activities, documenting patient care, administering medication, observing patients' health, and maintaining or restocking medical equipment and supplies.
- Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments
- Performs routine laboratory tests.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Educated staff members regarding infection control protocols or best practices when caring for a particular type of illness or injury.
LPN- OR Ambulatory
University Hospitals
Willoughby, OH
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.
- Functions in accordance with the professional standards of the Ohio board of nursing.
- Completes/submits required documentation.
- Delivers effective relationship based nursing care.
- Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.
- Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
- Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.
- Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.
- A years’ experience in Med-Surge and OR nursing.
- Facilitated communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Prepared equipment for use during treatments such as setting up IV lines or placing catheters correctly according to hospital policies.
- Sterilized medical equipment and supplies with germicides, sterilizers and autoclaves.
- Ensured that all medications were administered accurately and on time as prescribed by the physician.
LPN
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Provide safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients and families using nursing interventions in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.
- Essential duties include, Provide patient care, function in a primary scrub position.
- Assist with technical responsibilities in assigned operative procedures.
- Assure appropriate instruments, supplies are present and in proper working condition.
- Provide labeled medications with correct doses on the sterile field and adheres to patient safety expectations.
- Perform other duties which support the operative team, includes following patient care hand off protocol, OR standards, protocols and policies in collaboration with an RN.
- Actively participate in the quality improvement of patient.
- Educated staff members regarding infection control protocols or best practices when caring for a particular type of illness or injury.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Maintained accurate medical records of each patient's health condition.
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop long term goals for patients who require ongoing treatment.
Account Specialist
Relate Care
Cleveland, OH
02.2019 - 01.2022
- Pre-authorizations, pre-certifications, verifying and reviewing patient info and insurance coverage/benefit eligibility.
- Schedule patient appointments, adheres to organizational & departmental policies, procedures & established best practices.
- Capturing and entering all required info for pre-registering pts accurately and efficiently.
- Review assigned work queues and address pending scheduling needs
- Maintained a database of customer contact information for communication purposes.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Hindoos School of PN
Independence, OH05-2022
CNA1 Certification -
Mount Eagle College
Winston-Salem, NC05-2019
Diploma -
Shaw High School
East Cleveland, OH06-1994
Skills
- Patient assessment and admission
- Care planning and management
- Delegation and supervision
- Clinical documentation
- Effective communication
- Medication administration
- Infection control practices
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient education and support
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Health promotion strategies
- Behavioral health expertise
- Basic life support certification
- Wound care management
- EMR/EHR proficiency
- Customer service excellence
- Time management skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail
- Infection control
- Patient care
- Sterile techniques
- Lab testing
- Collaboration skills
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient education
- Care plan development
- Time management
- Quality improvement
- Critical thinking
- Team leadership
- Patient observation
- Behavioral health
- Behavioral assessment
- Compassionate care
- Patient safety protocols
- Medical documentation
- Wound dressing
- ADL assistance
- Caregiving skills
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Intravenous medications
- Specimen collection
- Active listening
- Care planning and modifications
- Multitasking
- Strong clinical judgment
- Disease prevention
- Problem-solving
- Patient advocacy
- Geriatric nursing
- Counting narcotics
- Reliability
- Multitasking capacity
- Activities of daily living ADLs
Timeline
LPN
Cleveland Clinic
11.2023 - 09.2024
LPN- OR Ambulatory
University Hospitals
08.2023 - 11.2023
LPN
University Hospitals
08.2022 - 06.2023
Account Specialist
Relate Care
02.2019 - 01.2022
LPN - Nursing
Hindoos School of PN
CNA1 Certification -
Mount Eagle College
Diploma -
Shaw High School