Donna Hayes
High Point,NC
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience seeking full-time employment. Experience in specimen collection, blood draw, IV insertion and infection control. Maintains composure and makes accurate decisions in fast-paced, unpredictable and stressful environments. History of interfacing seamlessly with doctors, specialized support services, patients and visiting families.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
10.2017 - Current
- Assist with pelvic exams and various procedures; i.e
- Colposcopy, contraception implant, cystoscopy, and urodynamic
- Assist with collection of pathology specimens and samples
- Provide clinical support for doctors by taking medical history, vitals, administration of medication and injections; and postpartum depression screening
- Clean/maintain exam rooms and work area; stocking and cleaning instruments.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Occuvax LLC - PRN Seasonal One Day Clinics
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Travel to sites conducting health screens; administer/read PPDs and flu shots.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Gray Brier Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - Alzheimer’s / Dementia unit
07.2016 - 04.2017
- Direct shift functions of nursing assistants in accordance with current rules and guidelines
- Perform administrative duties, charting, documentation, and telephone orders
- Prepare/administer medications for verified resident as ordered; ensure narcotics records are accurate for shift
- Nursing care functions - assessments, monitoring.
TASC Care Manager
Alcohol and Drug Services, Greensboro, NC Partnership for Drug-Free NC, Winston-Salem, NC
09.2007 - 07.2011
- Served as liaison between the criminal justice system and offenders dealing with mental health and substance abuse
- Managed a caseload of up to eighty five clients referred from the department of corrections
- Conducted assessments and referred clients to appropriate facility for substance abuse or mental health evaluations and treatment
- Managed correspondence with Department of Social Services, Local Management Entity and probation officers to provide services for methadone clients.
Communication Associate; Laboratory Assistant Clerk Medical Records Technician
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
03.1989 - 12.2006
- Provided general company information to public, sales representatives, and patients
- Implemented effective communication outreach and information material to support clinical and surgical departments
- Answered and routed calls efficiently using a multi-line phone system
- Dispatched orderlies for blood bank, transportation for patients, and environmental calls for operating and x-ray rooms
- Updated and generated operating room schedule and maintained surgical board
- Scheduled emergency and trauma surgeries for main, pediatric, and ambulatory operating rooms
- Coordinated schedules for diagnostic imaging exams for in-patient, emergency room and operating room via phone and electronic orders
- Provided administrative support to include: filing, creating/maintaining spreadsheets and files for new admissions containing patient demographics and medical histories
- Transcribed surgical procedures manually and tallied statistical data; Tracked and scanned computerized medical records into database; Verified and documented patients’ history prior surgery
- Accessioned/labeling of specimens; operated centrifuge; Prepared and delivered samples to clinical laboratory departments; Received/processed various lab specimens.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions - High Point Detention Center Contract Guilford County
04.2016
- Assist in assessment of physical, psychological and social dimensions of patients in medical and housing units; Assists in planning an implementation of individual treatment by using available resources planning care and as directed by health care practitioner
- Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols
- Intervenes with proper safety techniques, procedures and standard precautions
- Documentation and medication administration.
Education
Certificate / License - NCLEX, Licensed Practical Nurse
ECPI University
03.2015
B.S. - Psychology
Ellis College NYIT
12.2007
Skills
- Case management
- Clinical clerical/administrative support
- Specimen collection and processing
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize tasks effectively
- Assessment and intake interviewing
- Nonviolent crisis intervention training
- Drug testing
- Therapeutic communication
- Proficient in wound care
- Medication administration
- Alternative therapies (art therapy)
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills, Microsoft Suite
- EPIC
Certification
- Certified CPR Heart Saver First Aid
Extracurricularinvolvement
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, High Point, NC - Community outreach program preparing and delivering full meals for parishioners that are ill and unable to provide for themselves
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
10.2017 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Occuvax LLC - PRN Seasonal One Day Clinics
04.2017 - 10.2017
Licensed Practical Nurse
Gray Brier Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - Alzheimer’s / Dementia unit
07.2016 - 04.2017
Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions - High Point Detention Center Contract Guilford County
04.2016
TASC Care Manager
Alcohol and Drug Services, Greensboro, NC Partnership for Drug-Free NC, Winston-Salem, NC
09.2007 - 07.2011
Communication Associate; Laboratory Assistant Clerk Medical Records Technician
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
03.1989 - 12.2006
Certificate / License - NCLEX, Licensed Practical Nurse
ECPI University
B.S. - Psychology
Ellis College NYIT