Erica Carden
Shelby,AL
Summary
Experienced and licensed practical nurse with a compassionate approach. Skilled in delivering exceptional nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. Strong clinical abilities and a talent for building positive patient relationships. Proven record of optimizing patient care through effective communication and collaboration with healthcare team members.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Correctional Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Southern Health Partners. Inc
07.2024 - Current
- Monitor, track, and convey important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Manage patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Offer immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Comfort and counsel patients throughout care process.
- Document accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Perform routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Assist with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Evaluate patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Support physician during examinations to assist with orders and procedures.
LPN/Floor Nurse/Annual Wellness Nurse
Calera Family Health
08.2006 - 04.2020
- Conducted Stress tests in collaboration with CRNPs.
- Facilitated completion of initial health assessments before physician consultation
- Ensured accurate recording of patient data, encompassing immunization records and major health incidents.
- Ensured patients' yearly preventative services were kept up to date.
- Ensured accurate medication records were maintained for each patient
- Provided patients with follow-up care instructions
- Called patients with test results
- Acquired experience in various medical tasks
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
LPN/Case Manager
CV Home Health
11.2016 - 04.2018
- Collaborated with physicians and agency to plan, manage, and implement patient care
- Delivered comprehensive in-home nursing care services to assigned clients
- Recorded patient's vital signs, progress, and relevant details in their home health medical chart
- Collaborating with patient's physicians to address urgent or additional care needs identified during home visits.
- Established effective communication channel to address patient inquiries and concerns
- Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff, and patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on healthcare protocols and processes.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
LPN Floor Nurse
Chandler Health and Rehab
09.2013 - 04.2015
- Responsible and accountable for nursing care function, activities and, development of Certified Nursing Assistants in unit
- Assessed resident's condition upon admission and daily thereafter
- Participated in development, implementation, and evaluation of plan of care
- Communicated patient's condition to physician
- Noted and carried out physician orders
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician following facility protocol
- Accountable for maintaining accurate narcotic count every shift
- Responsible for maintaining documentation, which reflects health care needs of every patient, care and treatment provided, patient's response to care and treatment, and patient disposition
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
LPN Charge Nurse
Prattville Health and Rehab
01.2011 - 12.2013
- Work collaboratively with MD, Case Managers and other members of health care team to discuss patients' conditions and medical needs
- Performs head to toe assessment and medication administration
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
- Built rapport with patients and families and maintained productive working relationships with medical staff
- Assisted MD with office procedures
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Documented vitals and medical histories in patient charts when assessing patients and communicated patient information to physicians and other nurses for care continuity.
Education
License Practical Nurse -
Wallace Community College Selma
Selma, AL12.2009
Certified Nursing Assistant -
Wallace Community College Selma
Selma, AL12-2006
Skills
- Ability to implement and manage nursing care solutions
- Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to critical and emergency situations
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organizational and nursing time management skills
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Vital signs monitoring
- BLS certified
- Medical Documentation
- Nursing Ethics
- Behavioral Health
- Compassionate Care
- Catheter Care
- End of life care
- Disease Prevention
Timeline
LPN Correctional Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Southern Health Partners. Inc
07.2024 - Current
LPN/Case Manager
CV Home Health
11.2016 - 04.2018
LPN Floor Nurse
Chandler Health and Rehab
09.2013 - 04.2015
LPN Charge Nurse
Prattville Health and Rehab
01.2011 - 12.2013
LPN/Floor Nurse/Annual Wellness Nurse
Calera Family Health
08.2006 - 04.2020
License Practical Nurse -
Wallace Community College Selma
Certified Nursing Assistant -
Wallace Community College Selma
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