Doris Austin
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Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Dedicated nursing professional delivers compassionate patient care to individuals in All settings. Proven talents in and inpatient long term care, psych,homecare setting. Proficient in cultivating positive relationships with patients and caregivers to implement patient care objectives. Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes. Exceptional approach in person centered and patient support. Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 20years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LPN
Withdrawal Management
Minneapolis, MN
04.2022 - Current
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
PCA
Best Home Care
North St Paul, Minnesota
08.2010 - Current
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping and picked up other necessities.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Assembled admissions pages and added new pages to patients' charts.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
LPN Team Lead
Minneapolis Professional Nursing Services
Minneapolis, MN
06.1999 - Current
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.wq
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
LPN Charge Nurse
Waterford Assisted Living
Brooklyn Park, MN
02.2016 - 11.2018
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Conducted patient assessments to obtain patient health history, pain levels, allergies and vital signs.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Worked effectively within healthcare teams on successful procedures and best initiatives.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
LPN, Private Duty
Sylvia Loveless
Minneapolis, MN
01.2009 - 06.2014
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Scheduled appointments and transported patients to medical facilities using personal transportation.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administered prescribed medication and treatment as permitted by state and local regulations in accordance with physician orders.
Education
No Degree - LPN
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MNAssociate of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Katherine
Minneapolis, MN 09.2002 - 06.2004
Skills
Pulse oximetry tracking
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LPN
Withdrawal Management
04.2022 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Waterford Assisted Living
02.2016 - 11.2018
PCA
Best Home Care
08.2010 - Current
LPN, Private Duty
Sylvia Loveless
01.2009 - 06.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Katherine
09.2002 - 06.2004
LPN Team Lead
Minneapolis Professional Nursing Services
06.1999 - Current
No Degree - LPN
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
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