Desiree Mendez
Riverside,CA
Summary
Dedicated Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with extensive experience in medication administration at Kaiser Permanente and various healthcare settings. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, enhancing care coordination and improving patient outcomes. Adaptability and strong problem-solving skills drive successful interventions in fast-paced environments. Committed to advancing professional expertise while delivering high-quality patient care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN
Kaiser Permanente
Corona
09.2024 - Current
- Educates patients about preventative measures for healthy living, such as exercise routines, dietary guidelines, and smoking cessation programs.
- Vaccine Administration
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Performs laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood glucose testing.
- Manages time effectively while multitasking in high-pressure situations.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills while dealing with complex clinical situations.
- Maintains accurate documentation of patient assessment data, interventions performed, and responses to treatments per facility policy.
- Coordinates with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
- Assisted with transferring patients from beds to stretchers or wheelchairs using proper body mechanics techniques.
- Maintaining clean rooms and supplies.
LVN
Telecare Corporation
Riverside, CA
03.2023 - Current
- Monitors diet, physical activity, behaviors, and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- De-escalate situations safely, CPI certified.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, social workers, physicians, and others, to ensure continuity of care for each patient.
- Providing direct patient care by taking vital signs, administering medications, and treatments.
- Assessing patient conditions, monitoring behaviors, and updating supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Admission/ discharge.
- Assists with onboarding by orienting and training new nurses (LVNs/RNs) in the med room.
- Assist with corrections, pharmacy audits.
- Ordering medications
- Telephone orders
- Assist with scheduling appointments and transportation.
- Weekly nursing groups.
LVN
Maxim Health care
Riverside, USA
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Company Overview: Acute long term psych facility contracted with Riverside county
- Closely working alongside psychiatrist, N.P and RN'S
- Telephone orders
- Ordering medications from the pharmacy.
- knowledgeable with QuickMar
- Admissions/ discharge
- IM Injections/ Sub Q injections
- De-escalation/ CPI certified
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team members to ensure quality patient care is provided
- Administered medications as prescribed by physician orders
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessment data, interventions performed and responses to treatments per facility policy.
LVN Student
American Career College
Ontario, USA
09.2020 - 04.2022
- Clinical rotation: Legacy post acute, Villa mesa Rehab, Extended care Hospital :
- Wound assessment, wound care, irrigation, and bandaging.
- Oral care, trach care, dressing change, oral, and trach suctioning.
- Monitoring weight and vital signs.
- Glucose monitoring.
- G-tube feeding, flushing, and medication administration.
Medication Tech/caregiver
Estancia Del Sol Senior Living
Corona, USA
10.2015 - 10.2021
- Assist with Administration of Medication
- Vitals, Covid testing
- Med cart Audits, Centrally storing medication
- Memory Care Alziemhers/ Dementia
- ADL's, Transfers, Showers
- Oversee care staff, Communication and leadership
- Documentation, Filing in charts
Medication Tech/caregiver
Raincross Senior Living
Riverside, USA
04.2012 - 10.2015
- Noc supervisor/ in charge of overseeing care staff and their duties
- Assist with ADL's, Assist with medication Administration/ Med pass
- Vitals, Medication refills, Med Cart Audits
- In charge of all medical emergencies and assessed each situation and determined the proper action needed regarding falls etc
Medication Tech/caregiver
Emertius Senior Living
Corona, USA
03.2009 - 04.2012
- Assist with medication administration/Med pass 30 plus residents
- Assist with ADL'S
- Strong communication and multitasking skills
- In charge of assessing in emergency situations to determine if further medical attention needed
- Vitals, Filing/ documentation, in charge of medication refills
Education
LVN nurse -
American Career College
Ontario, CA01.2022
High school/ GED -
Buena Vista High School
Corona, CASkills
- Charting and documentation
- Flexible and adaptable
- Problem-solving
- First Aid/CPR
- Communication
- Medication administration
Certification
- LVN
- CPI Certification
- CPR Certification
- LPN
- BLS Certification
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
LVN
Kaiser Permanente
09.2024 - Current
LVN
Telecare Corporation
03.2023 - Current
LVN
Maxim Health care
03.2022 - 02.2024
LVN Student
American Career College
09.2020 - 04.2022
Medication Tech/caregiver
Estancia Del Sol Senior Living
10.2015 - 10.2021
Medication Tech/caregiver
Raincross Senior Living
04.2012 - 10.2015
Medication Tech/caregiver
Emertius Senior Living
03.2009 - 04.2012
LVN nurse -
American Career College
High school/ GED -
Buena Vista High School
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