Gravinia Gipson
Alsip,IL
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Burbank Rehabilitation
06.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
LPN Nursing Supervisor
Brookdale Assisted Living
08.2019 - 12.2022
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Brookdale Orland Park
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Developed wellness programs targeted on specific groups and areas of wellness.
- Collected and tracked information about participation and outcomes of individual programs.
- Maximized program enrollment through effective outreach events, cold calling strategies, membership incentives and referrals programs.
- Managed health fair activities to expose customers to health and wellness businesses.
LPN
Providence Health & Services
10.2008 - 04.2018
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
Lake Elmo, MN05.2022
Bachelor of Science -
Governors State University
Park Forest, IL01.2019
Associate of Arts - Science Education
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL04.2018
No Degree - Nursing
CAAN Academy of Nursing
Matteson, IL01.2018
Skills
- Clear Patient Communication
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Compassionate and Caring
- Patient Examination
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Diet and Nutrition
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Seizure Disorders
- Heart Failure
- Nursing Assignments
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Rehabilitation Assistance
- Pain Prevention
- First Aid
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Airway Management
- Wound Management
- Intramuscular Injections
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Burbank Rehabilitation
06.2022 - Current
LPN Nursing Supervisor
Brookdale Assisted Living
08.2019 - 12.2022
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Brookdale Orland Park
08.2019 - 09.2021
LPN
Providence Health & Services
10.2008 - 04.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College
Bachelor of Science -
Governors State University
Associate of Arts - Science Education
Prairie State College
No Degree - Nursing
CAAN Academy of Nursing
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