JACQUELINE HICKS
Little Elm,TX
Summary
Patient-oriented nursing professional with 26 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in ambulatory care and nursing home care settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers, and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills, and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications, and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities. Self-motivated, decisive healthcare professional with proven bedside manner, clinical skills, and diagnostic support experience. Manage and document current conditions to effectively support patients and work within a multidisciplinary healthcare team to enhance outcomes. Specialize in primary patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
MinuteClinic
Frisco, TX
03.2024 - 05.2020
- I'm responsible for recording patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in medical records
- I drew labs and prepared them to be transported.
- Provided direct physical and emotional support to patients and their families.
- Performed routine laboratory tests including urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, and others.
- Observed patients for any changes in their condition or behavior, and reported findings to the supervisor or physician in charge.
- Instructed patients and their families about disease prevention, proper nutrition, medication management, and other health-related topics.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary team members such as doctors, nurses, and social workers to ensure quality patient care was provided.
- Participated in educational programs to keep up-to-date on new developments in nursing practice.
- Maintained accurate medical records of each patient's health condition.
- Reminded patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements.
LPN
Roudebush Va Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
10.2018 - 05.2020
- I did EKG, Bladder scans, Nebulizer treatment, conducted screening such as COVID-19, immunization, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative and supportive services as the senior nurse on a primary health care team
- I'm responsible for recording patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in medical records
- I drew labs and prepared them to be transported.
- Provided direct physical and emotional support to patients and their families.
- Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, administering injections, and performing other nursing duties.
- Maintained accurate medical records of each patient's health condition.
- Provided support services such as assessment, information and referral, advocacy, crisis intervention, and follow-up services.
- Developed relationships with other social service providers to coordinate client care.
- Collaborated with medical personnel to develop treatment plans for clients based on their individual needs.
LPN
Forest Manor Clinic
Indianapolis, IN
04.2014 - 10.2020
- Conducted the screening, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative and supportive services as the senior nurse on a primary health care team
- I recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic medical records
- Supervise other LPNs and train them to do their daily assignment
- I also did medication reconciliation
- Diabetic checks and blood pressure checks weekly or monthly
- I also took care of 2 physician panels daily.
- Researched, identified, and referred clients to appropriate community resources.
- Provided support services such as assessment, information and referral, advocacy, crisis intervention, and follow-up services.
- Developed relationships with other social service providers to coordinate client care.
- Provided emotional support to families during difficult times or transitions.
- Collaborated with medical personnel to develop treatment plans for clients based on their individual needs.
LPN
WESTMINSTER VILLAGES NORTH
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
08.2006 - 03.2014
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids and note times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patient's conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide patient care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Work as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Collect samples such as blood, urine, and sputum from the patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Assemble and use equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen suppliers
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members, as necessary
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Apply compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles
- Inventory and requisition of supplies and instruments
- Supervise nurses' aides and assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, and perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices and clinics
- Prepare food trays and examine them for conformance to the prescribed diet.
LPN
MIDTOWN MENTAL HEALTH
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
08.2008 - 03.2010
- Provided individual and group counseling to clients struggling with mental health issues.
- Maintained detailed records of client progress per HIPAA regulations.
- Administer prescribed medications and note times and amounts on clients' charts
- Observe clients, charting and reporting changes in clients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide clients care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressure, dressing wounds
- Address client's question's concerns about their treatment or medication and determine how to assist them
- Measure and record clients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Work as part of a health care team to assess client needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Collect samples such as blood, urine, and sputum from the clients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members, as necessary
- Supervise mental health techs.
- Monitored client safety by assessing risk factors associated with suicide or self-harm behaviors.
LPN
CCA MARION COUNTY JAIL II
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
08.2005 - 08.2006
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patient's conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basics patient care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizers, or autoclave
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Work as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, and sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members, as necessary
- Apply compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles
- Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments make appointments, keep records, and perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices and clinics
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
- TB test assessment and screening and provided treatment if needed monitor blood glucose level and provide treatment if needed.
Education
Certificate LICENESE PRACTICAL NURSE - Practical Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN08-1998
BACHELOR SCIENCE - Addiction Counseling, Coursework in psychology, and counseling
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Skills
- Physical Assessment
- Family Communication
- Patient Intake
- (COMPACT) Licensed Practical Nurse
- Charts
- Clerical
- CPR Certified
- Disease prevention
- First aid
- Forms
- Health education
- Hiring
- Immunizations
- Instruction
- Instructing
- Inventory
- Laboratory tests
- Managerial
- Mental health
- Microsoft Excel
- Office
- Microsoft Word
- Nursing
- Observing patients
- Preparing patients
- Personnel
- Rehabilitation
- Reporting
- Safety
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Collecting samples
- Staffing
- Therapeutic
- Treatment plan
Certification
- CPR certified
- TB certified
Additional Information
I made masks for friends and family.
Timeline
LPN
MinuteClinic
03.2024 - 05.2020
LPN
Roudebush Va Hospital
10.2018 - 05.2020
LPN
Forest Manor Clinic
04.2014 - 10.2020
LPN
MIDTOWN MENTAL HEALTH
08.2008 - 03.2010
LPN
WESTMINSTER VILLAGES NORTH
08.2006 - 03.2014
LPN
CCA MARION COUNTY JAIL II
08.2005 - 08.2006
Certificate LICENESE PRACTICAL NURSE - Practical Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
BACHELOR SCIENCE - Addiction Counseling, Coursework in psychology, and counseling
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY