Erica Manzanares
RUSKIN,FL
Summary
Skilled LPN with over 20 years of experience triaging patients, capturing information and completing basic procedures such as wound care. Excellent communication, prioritization and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and compassionate nature. Background in Long term, Rehab, Alf, Memory care, Home health, clinic and hospital environments. 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.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Freedom Plaza Retirement Community
12.1997 - Current
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
LPN Field Nurse
Brookdale Home Health
04.2006 - 06.2010
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
LPN
Sunhill Medical Center
07.2008 - 12.2009
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences in person and via phone calls.
- Maintained patient's charts updated with current resident info and diagnosis.
- Organized and booked physicians appointments. Called in prescriptions to pharmacies on behave of the MD. Performed, xrays, ekg's, Injections, wound care and documentation pertaining to each. Organized, Prioritized and presented faxes, calls and emails to physician for evaluation and treatment.
- Coordinated care by communicating md orders to patients, hospitals, Facilities, home health companies and other specialist offices.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
Lpn
James A. Haley VA Hospital
06.2001 - 08.2002
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- 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.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Gathered lab specimens and prepped patients for different medical procedures.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
Education
Practical Nurse - Nursing
Erwin Technical College
Tampa, FL12.2000
High School Diploma -
East Bay High School
Gibsonton, FL03.1997
Skills
- ADLs Assistance
- Wound Care
- Transcribing Orders
- Direct Patient Care
- Task Delegation
- Tracking Symptoms
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Writing Reports
- Patient Triaging
- Chronic Disease Management
- EMR Systems
- Medication Administration
- Charting and Recording
- Educating Families
- Immunization Administration
- Behavioral Assessment
- EKG Administration
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Medication Dispensing
- Medical History Documenting
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Sample Collection
- Intravenous Medications
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- IV Insertion
Certification
LPN, BLS and 30 hour IV phlabotomy
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
LPN
Sunhill Medical Center
07.2008 - 12.2009
LPN Field Nurse
Brookdale Home Health
04.2006 - 06.2010
Lpn
James A. Haley VA Hospital
06.2001 - 08.2002
LPN
Freedom Plaza Retirement Community
12.1997 - Current
Practical Nurse - Nursing
Erwin Technical College
High School Diploma -
East Bay High School
LPN, BLS and 30 hour IV phlabotomy
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