PROFFESIONAL SUMMARY Detail-oriented and proficient License Practical Nurse with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethics. Passionate and motivated to provide and achieve good patient care through communications, compassion, and education.
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Fida Abdel-latif
LPN/Supervisor
Pinellas Park,FL
Summary
Work History
HAWTHORNE CENTER FOR REHABILITATIONBrandon, FL
LICENSE PRATICAL NURSE/LPN Unit Manager
07.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Assures Patients receive best medical care possible by overseeing well grouped of nurses and aides
- Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with established organizational Policy and Procedures
- Provides health education for patients, families and care team members as needed
- Assists with orientation and training of CNAS, Nurses and other care team personnel
- Ensures EHR tasks are completed by CNAS
- Completes clinical duties as per policy and procedures
- Proficiently documents data into electronic health record
- Oversees care team huddle to improve team communication, focus on quality indicators and encourage satisfaction of care gaps
- Maintains lab standards in accordance with accreditation requirements-oversees accurate completion of quality controls on CLIA waived labs
- Vaccine management- monitors/oversees refrigerator temperature, logs, and inventory
- Performs 90 day and annual performance evaluations incorporating monthly chart audits and feedback from the Unit manager
- Performs direct patient care when needed
- Develops and maintains strong collaborative relationship with the Nursing team, and assist when needed
- Ensures staff is competent to perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
- Informs ADON, EDON, Risk Management and Administration of circumstances, which may have a serious impact
- Ensures staff is competent to manage and operate equipment safely and correctly Communicates appropriately and clearly to physicians, staff, and administrative team
- Demonstrates ability to assist staff and physicians with procedures
- Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formulation of plan of care
- Responsible for direction of the unit's nursing staff.
- Kept facility in compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and other applicable guidelines.
- Trained, evaluated and coached clinical staff to improve performance.
- Coordinated special clinics and planned for normal variations in service demand.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Worked at least 120 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
ABBEY REHAB AND NURSING CENTER
PRACTICAL NURSE
01.2021 - 10.2022
Job overview
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as vital signs, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, massaging, or performing catheterizations, accu-checks
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
- 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.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Managed over 36 patients per day.
B-12 STORE
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE
08.2020 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Obtaining patient history
- Communicating to provider via Telemedicine
- Administering vitamin injection intramuscular
- Starting IV lines and Monitoring infusion
- Opening and closing responsibilities of the clinic
- Checking Inventory.
APOLLO HEALTH AND REHAB SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
License Practical Nurse
02.2015 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Document route of specimens from coll Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' chart
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as vital signs, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, massaging, or performing catheterizations, accuchecks
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
BOCA CIEGA CENTER
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE
03.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Document route of specimens from collection site, Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' chart
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as vital signs, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, massaging, or performing catheterizations, accu-checks
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Record food and fluid intake and output.
- Managed 30-32 patients per day
VA MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER
Phlebotomist
01.2006 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids and contaminated sharps or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen orders
- Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use
- Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels
- Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests
- Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer
- Train other medical personnel in phlebotomy or laboratory techniques.
- Managed over 5060 patients per day.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection
- Organized daily work based on collection priority
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures
Overview
18
years of professional experience
2
Certification
Education
St. Petersburg CollegeSaint Petersburg Florida
A.A from general studies
02.2018
University Overview
Southeastern CollegeSaint Petersburg Florida
Diploma from Nursing
11.2014
University Overview
Technology Education CollegeColumbus, OH
Diploma from Medical Assistant Medical
02.1997
University Overview
Skills
- Computers and Electronics
- Dementia and Psychology
- Clerical
- Critical Thinking
- Medicine
- Active listening
- Judgement and decision making
- Direct Patient Care
- Operational Standards
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Patient Admission
Certification
BLS 2023 IV Certification Phlebotomy LPN License PN521507 Wound Certification
Timeline
LICENSE PRATICAL NURSE/LPN Unit Manager
HAWTHORNE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION
07.2022 - Current
PRACTICAL NURSE
ABBEY REHAB AND NURSING CENTER
01.2021 - 10.2022
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE
B-12 STORE
08.2020 - 11.2021
LICENSE PRACTICAL NURSE
BOCA CIEGA CENTER
03.2020 - 01.2021
License Practical Nurse
APOLLO HEALTH AND REHAB SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
02.2015 - 03.2021
Phlebotomist
VA MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER
01.2006 - 03.2020
St. Petersburg College
A.A from general studies
Southeastern College
Diploma from Nursing
Technology Education College
Diploma from Medical Assistant Medical
BLS 2023 IV Certification Phlebotomy LPN License PN521507 Wound Certification
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