Haven Briggs
Ponchatoula,LA
Summary
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
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
MedCentris
11.2020 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by performing comprehensive assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic testing and procedural support for optimal treatment decisions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining accurate documentation of patient data.
- Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
- Maintained a safe and therapeutic environment for patients through effective risk assessment and crisis intervention strategies.
- Provided compassionate palliative care for terminally ill patients while supporting their emotional needs during end-of-life stages.
- Increased patient satisfaction scores by consistently delivering high-quality nursing care tailored to individual needs and preferences.
- Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Camelot Community Care
10.2018 - 08.2021
- Enhanced patient care by performing comprehensive assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
09.2018 - 07.2019
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns
- Educated clients, patients and caregiver's on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management
- Input medical histories, symptoms and vital statistics as part of intake process
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed categorizations
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically-relevant symptoms
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregiver's
Education
LPN - Practical Nursing
Compass Career College
Hammond, La09.2018
Skills
- Family Communication
- Health Education
- Wound Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Transcribing orders
- Clinical judgment
- Documentation accuracy
- Direct Patient Care
- Palliative Care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Compassionate Care
- Problem-solving abilities
- Quality Assessments
- Intravenous Medications
- Team building
- Patient relationship building
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse - 2018-current
- CPR/BLS CERTIFIED
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceWork from home optionPaid time offFlexible work hoursTeam Building / Company RetreatsTimeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
MedCentris
11.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Camelot Community Care
10.2018 - 08.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
09.2018 - 07.2019
LPN - Practical Nursing
Compass Career College
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