Edith Vincent
Alhambra,CALIFORNIA
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 10 years 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. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Supervisor
The Angeles Clinic Affiliated Cedars Sinai
09.2018 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered of IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- 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.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
LVN Supervisor
Health Care Partners
04.2010 - 08.2018
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- 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.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
Education
LVN Certificate - Nursing
Integrity College of Health
Pasadena, CA10.2009
Medical Assisting - Medical Assisting
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA08.2001
Skills
- Management Team Support
- Administrative Support
- Dietary Requirements and Restrictions
- EMR Systems
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Task Delegation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Charting and Recording
- Immunization Administration
- Inventory Assessments
- Patient Management
- Procedure Explanation
- Medication Dispensing
- Direct Supervision
- IV Administration
- Intramuscular Injections
- Wound Care
- Patient Health Information Access
- Writing Reports
- Documenting Intake
- Sterilize Equipment
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Hiring and Firing
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Nurse Collaboration
- IV Insertion
- Update Electronic Charts
- EKG Administration
- Pneumonia Vaccinations
- Documenting Incidents
- Counting Narcotics
- Sample Collection
- Documenting Vital Signs
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- HIPAA Protocols
- Direct Patient Care
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Supply Requisition and Inventory
- Assisting Physicians
- Medical Office Administration
- Medication Administration
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Patient Medical Histories
Timeline
LVN Supervisor
The Angeles Clinic Affiliated Cedars Sinai
09.2018 - Current
LVN Supervisor
Health Care Partners
04.2010 - 08.2018
LVN Certificate - Nursing
Integrity College of Health
Medical Assisting - Medical Assisting
American Career College
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