Heather Butler
Bowie
Summary
Compassionate LVN Charge Nurse with experience in maintaining high standards of patient care, managing nursing staff and coordinating with healthcare professionals for optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in clinical procedures, medical administration, patient education, and documentation. Demonstrated leadership abilities with emphasis on efficient workflow management and team collaboration. Made significant impact by implementing protocol improvements that enhanced overall patient safety and satisfaction.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Bowie
04.2023 - Current
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans based on comprehensive patient assessments.
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring adherence to facility policies and quality standards.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and streamline care processes.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported significant changes to appropriate medical personnel.
- Executed medication administration protocols, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Trained and mentored new nursing staff on best practices and facility procedures.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare teams.
- Assessed patient needs and provided appropriate interventions to promote recovery.
- Documented patient care activities accurately in electronic health records.
- Ensured compliance with infection control protocols to safeguard patient health.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Provided direct patient care, including administering medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Performed patient assessments, developed individualized care plans, and monitored progress.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Administered medications according to physician orders and monitored patient response.
- Monitored vital signs, recorded observations, and reported changes to physicians or nurses in charge.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Assigned tasks appropriately based on each staff member's abilities.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Conducted rounds to evaluate the quality of nursing care being provided.
- Observed and reported changes in condition of patients and signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support and closely supervised patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Prepared or examined food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
Education
Lvn - LVN
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, Texas, TX 08.2012 - 08.2025
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Care plan development
- Medication administration
- Staff supervision
- Electronic health records
- Compliance regulations
- Team building
- Effective communication
- Emotional support
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Delegation
- Clinical assessment
- Vital signs monitoring
- Employee oversight
- Documentation accuracy
- Resident care
- HIPAA compliance
- Policy compliance
- End-of-life care
- Nursing documentation
- Ethical practice
- Geriatric care
- Activities of daily living adls
- Time management abilities
- Continuous improvement
- Specimen collection
- CPR/AED
- Palliative care
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare
04.2023 - Current
Lvn - LVN
North Central Texas College
08.2012 - 08.2025