Helen Skvarca

• Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
• Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
• Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
• Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

triaged telephone calls from patients, provided assessment, education; Vital signs reported, labs drawn, EKG performed,