Denice Miller
Wagoner,OK
Summary
LPN with over 20 years of healthcare experience. Proficient in educating patients, family and nursing staff about preventive measures and techniques to optimize wound healing. Hardworking with flexible schedule to accommodate service needs. Eager to start work with a skilled team of wound care expertise. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Smart Choice Medical Services
09.2024 - Current
- Promoted skin integrity through diligent monitoring and prevention measures such as pressure relief positioning and moisture management.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for patients with complex wounds.
- Demonstrated competence in using a variety of wound care products, dressings, and devices to optimize healing outcomes.
- Enhanced patient comfort with personalized care plans tailored to individual needs.
- Conducted thorough assessments of wounds to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
LPN
Muscogee Creek Nation Department Of Health
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- 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.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
LPN
PAM Specialty Hospital
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
LPN
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
LPN Charge Nurse
Wagoner Health and Rehab
06.2017 - 12.2018
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
- Managed complex wound care cases, applying advanced knowledge of wound healing principles to achieve optimal results.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, keeping them informed of progress reports and collaborating on decisions regarding their loved ones'' healthcare plans.
Clinic LPN
Muscogee Creek Nation Department Of Health
09.2012 - 09.2016
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and efficient care in a fast-paced clinic environment.
- Demonstrated exceptional communication skills when interacting with diverse populations, fostering trusting relationships between patients and staff.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic procedures and minor surgeries, ensuring optimal patient comfort during each process.
- Upheld strict confidentiality standards while handling sensitive patient information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Promoted preventative health measures through individualized patient education on topics such as nutrition, exercise, stress management techniques.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Connors State College
MuskogeeCertification - Practical Nursing
Northeastern Technology Center
Afton, OK07-2004
High School Diploma -
Broken Arrow High School
Broken Arrow, OK05-1984
Skills
- Wound assessment
- Patient Safety
- Clinical judgment
- Patient care planning
- Wound Dressing Techniques
- Intravenous therapy
- Ethical Practice
- Infection prevention
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Confidentiality
- Wound Care
- Pressure Ulcer Management
- Wound Dressing
- Complex wound care
- Responsible and Dependable
- CPR Certification
- Basic Life Support
- HIPAA Compliance
- Team Collaboration
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Effective Communication
- Specimen Collection
Additional Information
ACLS expires: 5/20/2025 E card : 235407057354
PALS expires : 11/29/2025 E card : 245423898327
Timeline
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Smart Choice Medical Services
09.2024 - Current
LPN
PAM Specialty Hospital
06.2024 - 07.2024
LPN
Muscogee Creek Nation Department Of Health
06.2023 - 08.2024
LPN
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
01.2019 - 01.2022
LPN Charge Nurse
Wagoner Health and Rehab
06.2017 - 12.2018
Clinic LPN
Muscogee Creek Nation Department Of Health
09.2012 - 09.2016
No Degree - Nursing
Connors State College
Certification - Practical Nursing
Northeastern Technology Center
High School Diploma -
Broken Arrow High School
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