Gina Doughty
Syracuse,NY
Summary
Dynamic LPN and Direct Support Professional with a proven track record at Exceptional Family Resources, enhancing patient well-being through compassionate caregiving and effective medication management. Skilled in critical thinking and client support, I excel in fostering patient independence and achieving significant improvements in client care. My enthusiastic approach and ability to collaborate with teams ensure optimal patient outcomes and satisfaction. Level-headed professional with extensive experience helping patients and clients with self-care and day-to-day tasks. Kind and punctual individual assists with nursing treatments, supports diagnostic procedures and provides companionship. Passionate about improving well-being of others and providing compassionate treatment to patient community.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Exceptional Family Resources
1820 Lemoyne Ave Syracuse, NY 13208
01.2021 - Current
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.
- Assisted clients in achieving personal goals through tailored care plans and daily skill-building activities.
- Supported clients with personal care tasks, ensuring their dignity and privacy were maintained at all times.
- Provided ongoing communication between clients, families, and other service providers to enhance overall care coordination efforts.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Maintained a safe and inclusive environment by addressing behavioral challenges with patience and understanding.
- Facilitated social outings and community integration activities, promoting inclusion and positive experiences for clients.
- Addressed emergency situations calmly and effectively, prioritizing the safety of both clients and staff members involved.
- Implemented individualized behavior management plans, reducing incidents of challenging behaviors within the residence.
- Adapted support approaches based on individual client preferences, fostering increased trust and rapport over time.
- Served as a reliable point of contact for family members, maintaining open lines of communication about client progress and addressing any concerns promptly.
- Enhanced communication skills of non-verbal clients using alternative communication devices.
- Assisted with personal care tasks, respecting clients' dignity and promoting self-reliance.
- Developed strong rapport with clients, facilitating trust-based relationship for effective support.
- Coordinated with families and other caregivers, ensuring cohesive approach to client support.
LPN, Private Duty
Interim HealthCare of Syracuse
3502 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206
07.2019 - Current
- Implemented infection control measures diligently, minimizing the risk of contamination in the home setting.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and dignity in their own homes.
- Administered medications accurately, ensuring the proper dosage and timing for optimal treatment effectiveness.
- Enhanced patients'' quality of life by providing compassionate and empathetic private duty nursing services.
- Participated in ongoing continuing education opportunities to stay current on best practices in private duty nursing.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' vital signs and overall well-being, identifying potential issues early on for prompt intervention.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering a nurturing environment for healing.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by closely monitoring patients and promptly addressing any health concerns.
- Managed wound care effectively, implementing appropriate treatments to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Developed and maintained strong rapport with patients and families, earning their trust and confidence in the nursing care provided.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, contributing valuable input for holistic patient care.
- Communicated regularly with family members regarding updates on patient progress, addressing any questions or concerns that arose.
- Administered prescribed medication and treatment as permitted by state and local regulations in accordance with physician orders.
- Documented patient assessment, evaluation and responses to therapy to facilitate therapeutic intervention.
- Prepared visit notes, updated and summarized client records and conferred with health care disciplines in providing coordinated client care.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Reported general, physical, and mental condition of patients to support care initiatives.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients and families to support comprehensive social, mental and physical care.
- Engaged and educated clients on appropriate behaviors and essential social interaction.
- Participated in service education programs, patient care conferences and staff meetings to advance knowledge and foster multidisciplinary communication.
- Maintained open availability to rotate through on-call periods, night shifts and weekend visits.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
LPN, Private Duty
Medical Registry of CNY
2105 West Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13219
01.2014 - 06.2019
- Implemented infection control measures diligently, minimizing the risk of contamination in the home setting.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and dignity in their own homes.
- Administered medications accurately, ensuring the proper dosage and timing for optimal treatment effectiveness.
- Enhanced patients'' quality of life by providing compassionate and empathetic private duty nursing services.
- Participated in ongoing continuing education opportunities to stay current on best practices in private duty nursing.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' vital signs and overall well-being, identifying potential issues early on for prompt intervention.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering a nurturing environment for healing.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by closely monitoring patients and promptly addressing any health concerns.
- Managed wound care effectively, implementing appropriate treatments to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Developed and maintained strong rapport with patients and families, earning their trust and confidence in the nursing care provided.
- Utilized strong critical thinking skills to make informed decisions regarding patient care in challenging situations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, contributing valuable input for holistic patient care.
- Communicated regularly with family members regarding updates on patient progress, addressing any questions or concerns that arose.
- Documented patient assessment, evaluation and responses to therapy to facilitate therapeutic intervention.
- Prepared visit notes, updated and summarized client records and conferred with health care disciplines in providing coordinated client care.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Demonstrated clinical competence in administering care to support physician orders, nursing care plan and policies.
- Maintained open availability to rotate through on-call periods, night shifts and weekend visits.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
LPN, Private Duty
STAFKINGS
417 Electronics Parkway Liverpool, NY 13088
02.2010 - 06.2014
- Implemented infection control measures diligently, minimizing the risk of contamination in the home setting.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and dignity in their own homes.
- Administered medications accurately, ensuring the proper dosage and timing for optimal treatment effectiveness.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Maintained open availability to rotate through on-call periods, night shifts and weekend visits.
- Participated in service education programs, patient care conferences and staff meetings to advance knowledge and foster multidisciplinary communication.
- Assisted in development and implementation of service plans related to nursing and patient health care needs.
- Demonstrated clinical competence in administering care to support physician orders, nursing care plan and policies.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients and families to support comprehensive social, mental and physical care.
- Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house.
- Prepared visit notes, updated and summarized client records and conferred with health care disciplines in providing coordinated client care.
- Interpreted patient needs, knowledge, growth, and development to construct treatment plan.
- Administered prescribed medication and treatment as permitted by state and local regulations in accordance with physician orders.
- Communicated regularly with family members regarding updates on patient progress, addressing any questions or concerns that arose.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, contributing valuable input for holistic patient care.
- Utilized strong critical thinking skills to make informed decisions regarding patient care in challenging situations.
- Developed and maintained strong rapport with patients and families, earning their trust and confidence in the nursing care provided.
- Managed wound care effectively, implementing appropriate treatments to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by closely monitoring patients and promptly addressing any health concerns.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering a nurturing environment for healing.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' vital signs and overall well-being, identifying potential issues early on for prompt intervention.
- Participated in ongoing continuing education opportunities to stay current on best practices in private duty nursing.
- Enhanced patients'' quality of life by providing compassionate and empathetic private duty nursing services.
LPN Field Nurse
Iroquois Nursing Home
4600 Southwood Heights Drive Jamesville, NY 13078
06.2008 - 02.2010
- Administered medications safely and effectively, preventing adverse reactions or complications.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments and treatments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Educated patients and families on healthcare management strategies, promoting self-care and wellbeing.
- Dispensed and administered patients' medications following care plans and physician's orders.
- Delivered emotional support to patients facing challenging diagnoses or difficult treatments, fostering resilience during recovery processes.
- Managed complex wound care for improved healing rates and reduced infection risk.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients.
- Observed confidentiality safeguards for all patient-related information.
- Complied with applicable legal requirements for HIPAA and documentation standards.
- Streamlined communication among healthcare team members, resulting in enhanced efficiency and collaboration.
- Supervised and monitored LPNs and CNAs daily to provide essential training.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to maintain and enhance nursing skills, consistently delivering high-quality patient care.
- Worked closely with healthcare staff to devise personalized care plans adaptive to changing patient needs by detailing treatment methods, dosage and duration.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team collaboration for optimal patient care and treatment planning.
- Complied with State Department of Health by completing required forms and entering in computer database.
- Provided skilled nursing care for diverse populations, including geriatric, pediatric, and chronically ill patients.
- Collaborated with other nurses to provide seamless coverage during shift changes ensuring continuity of safe quality patient care.
- Utilized evidence-based practices in administering nursing care that aligned with industry best practices and promoted positive results.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate, individualized nursing services tailored to their unique needs.
- Served as a liaison between patients and their healthcare providers, advocating for their needs while promoting informed decision making.
- Organized and updated patient charts and records by reporting vitals, medical history, treatment plans, current medications, medication reactions, allergies and health status information.
- Implemented preventive measures that mitigated the spread of infections among vulnerable patient populations.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by closely monitoring patients'' progress and executing effective care plans.
- Completed thorough assessments to identify changes in patients'' condition, implementing appropriate interventions as needed.
- Assessed patients by observing and recording vital signs, gathering specimens and reviewing lab test results.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and timely interventions.
- Provided exceptional patient care by meeting physical, psychological, and overall care requirements to support daily living needs and independence.
Education
LPN - Practical Nursing
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
Liverpool, NY02.2008
High School Diploma -
East Syracuse Minoa Central High School
East Syracuse, NY06.2001
Skills
- First aid and safety
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Behavioral Management
- Client documentation
- Direct Patient Care
- ADL support
- Safety Monitoring
- CPR Certification
- Fast Learner
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- First Aid Certification
- Medication Management
- Attentive to People
- Ability to Lift
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Decision-Making
- Clear Communication
- Schedule Management
- Safety Compliance
- Needs Assessment
- Team Collaboration
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Exceptional Family Resources
01.2021 - Current
LPN, Private Duty
Interim HealthCare of Syracuse
07.2019 - Current
LPN, Private Duty
Medical Registry of CNY
01.2014 - 06.2019
LPN, Private Duty
STAFKINGS
02.2010 - 06.2014
LPN Field Nurse
Iroquois Nursing Home
06.2008 - 02.2010
LPN - Practical Nursing
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
High School Diploma -
East Syracuse Minoa Central High School