Felicia Viger
Lincoln Park,MI
Summary
Detail-oriented Licensed Practical Nurse with 10 years of successful geriatric healthcare experience. Personable and compassionate with superior communication and rapport-building skills. Strong commitment to comprehensive and individualized patient care and education. Liaises with medical professionals, patients and family to provide continuous top-quality care and education.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Worked on the 5th Floor Medical-Surgical Unit
Registered Medical Assistant
Henry Ford Wyandotte
- Worked in the Downriver Cardiology department
Licensed Practical Nurse
Optalis Healthcare
06.2024 - Current
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Education
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Hondros College of Nursing
06.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant Certification -
Health Career Solutions
06.2017
Medical Assistant Certification -
Ross Medical Education Center
07.2015
High School Diploma -
Melvindale High School
06.2013
Skills
- Observing, charting, and reporting developments in patient health conditions on 46 bed unit
- Measuring 20 patient's vital signs daily including weight, height, pulse, pulse ox, blood pressure, temperature and respirations
- Collecting blood, urine, stool, and sputum samples from patients
- Performed CPR on patients in cardiac arrest
- Gave IM and SUB-Q injections to patients such as vaccines, insulin, testosterone, B12, and steroid injections
- Gave patients nebulizer treatments as needed
- Performed PFT testing
- Performed EKGS on patients
- Applied Holter and Event monitors on patients
- Applied telemetry monitors on patients
- Obtained blood glucose readings from patients
- Assisted patient's with using mobility devices to perform ADLS
- Wearing and maintaining proper PPE
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA Compliance
- Wound Care
- Compassionate Care
- Physical Assessment
- Patient Intake
- Catheter Care
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Medical Records Management
- Palliative Care
- Immunization Administration
- Patient relationship building
- Maintaining nutrition
- Medication Dispensing
- Transcribing orders
- Documenting intake
Accomplishments
2024 Nurses week Team Player of the Year
2x Honey Bee Award Winner
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Optalis Healthcare
06.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
06.2022 - 06.2024
Registered Medical Assistant
Henry Ford Wyandotte
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Hondros College of Nursing
Certified Nursing Assistant Certification -
Health Career Solutions
Medical Assistant Certification -
Ross Medical Education Center
High School Diploma -
Melvindale High School
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