Heather Lowry
Summary
Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2021.02 - Current
- Travel assignments vary from home health, SNF, long term SNF and drug/ alcohol rehab centers
- Per Diem assignments vary from home health, SNF, long term SNF and drug/ alcohol rehab centers
- Administration of medication either PO, NG or GT
- Suctioning of trach, trach care
- Ventilator care including changing/cleaning of circuits/filters
- Pt monitoring, reporting any change in Pt condition to provider
- Charting in EMR
- Evaluation and document COWS/CIWA on detoxing Pts.
- Obtaining vital signs
- Specimen collection
- Admission and discharge of pts
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Walgreens
2023.06 - 2023.09
- Contract
- Support pharmacy staff with administration of vaccinations, providing customer service to customers seeking assistance in OTC medication
- Providing blood pressure screening to customers
- Providing individual services to select insured customers such as A1c, BMI and colorectal cancer screening home kits
- Overseeing team of virtual employees on a colorectal call campaign to ensure pts are informed and have information to return home colorectal screening kits during timeframe.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2023.04 - 2023.06
- Travel assignment
- Skilled Nursing Facility/ Post Acute
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Foley placement and maintenance
- Admission and discharge of patients
- Documentation in EMR.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Riverside Community Hospital
2023.01 - 2023.04
- Travel assignment
- IV placement and maintenance
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Splint placement
- Crutch walk instructions
- NG tube and Foley placement and maintenance
- Documentation in EMR.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2022.08 - 2023.01
- Travel assignment
- Skilled Nursing Facility/ Long Term Post Acute
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound Care
- Perform trach care
- Perform cough assist
- Proficient in bedside ventilator care, such as changing/cleaning circuits, filters and maintain setting per providers orders
- Perform CPR
- Admission/ Discharge of Pt.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Eisenhower Medical Center
2022.06 - 2022.08
- Contract
- IV placement and maintenance
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Splint placement and crutch walk instructions
- Obtain EKG
- Perform CPR
- NG tube and Foley placement and maintenance
- Documentation in EMR.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2022.04 - 2022.08
- Travel assignment
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care
- Perform CPR
- Admission/Discharge of Pt.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Riverside Community Hospital
2022.01 - 2022.04
- Travel assignment
- IV placement and maintenance
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Splint placement
- Crutch walk instructions
- NG tube and Foley placement and maintenance
- Documentation in EMR.
COVID Investigator
San Bernardino Schools, AMLLC
2021.08 - 2022.01
- Contract
- Act as primary point person to call people with a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, provide support and gather information, including information about the disease
- Collect and record information on symptoms into the EMR
- Oversee quality control of data collection and data reporting
- Supervise a team of contact tracers.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Curative
2021.03 - 2021.07
- Contract
- Covid-19 Vaccination (Jansen, Moderna, Pfizer) administration
- Pt observation after vaccination for reverse reaction, knowledge of rapid response per protocol/ CDC recommendations
- Pt education.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
2019.05 - 2021.02
- IV placement and maintenance
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Splint placement and crutch walk instructions
- Obtain EKG
- Perform CPR
- NG tube and Foley placement and maintenance
- Documentation in EMR.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Maxim Home Health
2019.02 - 2019.05
- Medication administration, G tube care, trach care, ADLs, vital sign monitoring, continuing monitoring Pt for any changes in condition
- Reporting changes in condition to provider.
Emergency Department Technician
Desert Springs Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
2017.08 - 2019.01
- Las Vegas Hospitals do not utilize LVNs in ED, therefore I worked under title ED TECH
- However, job duties are reflective of LVN scope of practice
- IV placement and maintenance
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Wound care and dressing application
- Splint placement and crutch walk instructions
- Obtain EKG
- Perform CPR
- NG tube and Foley placement and maintenance
- Documentation in EMR.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
2006.12 - 2017.05
- Obtain vital signs
- Medication administration
- Milieu management
- Admission of patients
- Contraband search within unit policy
- Patient safety rounds per unit policy
- Patient teaching regarding psychiatric diagnosis
- COWS/CIWA assessment/documentation
- Reporting changes in condition to provider.
Education
Vocational License - Vocational Nursing
Casa Loma College
Van Nuys, CA01.2006
Skills
IV certified
BLS
ACLS
PALS
FEMA- Intermediate Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents
FEMA- Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE
Registry Experience
- Detox
- Inpatient Psych
- SNF
- Home Health
Certification
- IV certified
- BLS/ACLS/PALS certified
- FEMA Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents certified
Travel Experience
- ER
- SNF
- Post Acute
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Walgreens
2023.06 - 2023.09
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2023.04 - 2023.06
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Riverside Community Hospital
2023.01 - 2023.04
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2022.08 - 2023.01
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Eisenhower Medical Center
2022.06 - 2022.08
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2022.04 - 2022.08
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Riverside Community Hospital
2022.01 - 2022.04
COVID Investigator
San Bernardino Schools, AMLLC
2021.08 - 2022.01
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Curative
2021.03 - 2021.07
Licensed Vocational Nurse
ESP Personnel
2021.02 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
2019.05 - 2021.02
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Maxim Home Health
2019.02 - 2019.05
Emergency Department Technician
Desert Springs Memorial Hospital Emergency Department
2017.08 - 2019.01
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
2006.12 - 2017.05
Vocational License - Vocational Nursing
Casa Loma College
- IV certified
- BLS/ACLS/PALS certified
- FEMA Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents certified
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