Diane Cameron
Worcester,Massachusetts
Summary
Proven LPN with extensive experience in skilled nursing and telephone triage, notably at Women's Health Of Central Mass, and Overlook Masonic Health. Excelled in delivering compassionate care and medical documentation, ensuring HIPAA compliance and efficient patient triaging. Demonstrated critical thinking and clinical judgment, significantly enhancing patient outcomes. Well-qualified medical professional with experience triaging patients, capturing information and completing basic procedures such as wound care, IV's,injections, vital signs, assessments. Excelled at nursing summaries and care planning. Excellent communication, prioritization and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and compassionate nature. Background in physician clinic and long term care.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Telephone Triage
Women's Health Of Central Mass
01.2021 - Current
- 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.
- Managed patient care through communicating with patients and their providers.
- Determined appropriate needs and scheduled appointments accordingly.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations, daily use of interpreter services to communicate with a vast range of ethnicities.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, medical advice, and disease management tips to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, and completing insurance forms as well as some medical leave paperwork.
LPN Skilled Nursing
Overlook Masonic Health
02.2001 - 05.2021
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
LPN Skilled Nursing
Life Care Center Of Auburn
06.1999 - 02.2001
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Assisted physicians during examinations or procedures as needed, playing a vital role in the overall patient experience.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Worcester Technical Institute
Belmont Street, Worcester MA 0160408.1999
Skills
- Medical Documentation
- Compassionate Care
- Nursing Ethics
- Maternal-child nursing, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology
- HIPAA Compliance
- Clinical Documentation
- EMR using sigmacare and athena health Some use of EPIC
- Patient triaging
- Critical Thinking and clinical judgement
- Attention to Detail
- Responsible and Dependable
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Vital signs monitoring
- Geriatric Nursing
- Catheter Care
- Diabetes management
- End of life care
- Medication Administration
- Wound Care
- Vital signs and physical patient assessments
- Medication Dispensing including narcotics and injections
- Breathing Treatments, oxygen use
- Geriatric Care
- Transcribing orders
- Staff Supervision
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Dementia Knowledge and Care, extensive dementia training
- Intravenous Medications
- Call Answering and Assistance
Timeline
LPN Telephone Triage
Women's Health Of Central Mass
01.2021 - Current
LPN Skilled Nursing
Overlook Masonic Health
02.2001 - 05.2021
LPN Skilled Nursing
Life Care Center Of Auburn
06.1999 - 02.2001
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Worcester Technical Institute
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