Helen Kinney
Beaumont,CA
Summary
Dedicated professional experienced License Vocational Nurse with excellent written communication skills, detailed oriented, good judgment, and desire to assist people in need seeking positions with your organization.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
License Vocational Nurse
Palm Springs Healthcare
Palm Springs, CA
07.2016 - Current
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to treatment plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care strategies.
- Educated patients and families on health management and wellness practices.
- Documented patient progress and maintained accurate medical records.
- Assisted in training new staff on clinical procedures and protocols.
- Implemented infection control measures to enhance patient safety standards.
- Evaluated patient needs and adjusted care plans accordingly for optimal outcomes.
- Led initiatives to improve patient satisfaction through enhanced communication protocols.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Prevented medication errors by meticulously reviewing physician orders and administering medications as prescribed.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Attentive Home Health
07.2007 - Current
- Provided quality home care for hospice, skilled and chronic patients, vitals, g-tube care, wound care accu checks, and insulin injections administered prescribed medications, prepared patients for exams, tests and treatments explained procedure. Washed and dressed bodies of deceased patients, observed patients charting and reported changes.
Social Service Director and Activity Director
California Nursing and Rehab
09.2002 - 06.2006
- Advocated on behalf of patients provided documentations, discharge planning ordered equipment for patients being discharged, placements, and psychotropic summaries. Quarterly reports, resident council meeting and arranged transportation to and for appointments.
- Activity Director Developed and provided activities which allowed residents to experience sensory input, touch, smell, taste etc. and arranged for outside activities.
Social Service Director
Premier Nursing and Rehab
10.1994 - 09.2002
- Advocated on behalf of patients provided documentations, discharge planning order equipment for patients being discharged, placements, and psychotropic summaries. Quarterly reports, resident council meeting and arranged transportation to and from appointments.
- Medical Records Chart audits prepared charts for incoming patients, arm bands and assist physicians with patients.
Education
California Nursing Education Institute
09-2007
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Chaffey College
08-1989
Certification
- License Vocational Nurse
- Intravenous and Blood Withdrawal
- Social Work Designee
- Director of Staff Development
- Tracheostomy and Ventilation
- BLS
Timeline
License Vocational Nurse
Palm Springs Healthcare
07.2016 - Current
Attentive Home Health
07.2007 - Current
Social Service Director and Activity Director
California Nursing and Rehab
09.2002 - 06.2006
Social Service Director
Premier Nursing and Rehab
10.1994 - 09.2002
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Chaffey College
California Nursing Education Institute