Jamie Reel

• Answer codes quickly and provide efficient, skilled medical care to distressed patients.
• Obtain vital signs, input/output measurements, EKGs, blood draws, and blood glucose levels from inpatients.
• Administer IV and IM medications; and different therapies in line with physician orders and within LPN scope of practice.
• Care for wounds, provide treatments, and assist with procedures per physician orders.
• Perform routine assessments of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Deliver updates on patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Answer incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Assist with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Work flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

*Full-Time 2017-2020; Sub LPN 2020-Present*

• Provide health services for school of 640+ students and faculty under supervision of Registered Nurse.
• Implement emergency protocols in medical emergencies to promote safety for students and staff.
• Screen for infectious diseases to help prevent spreading within school community.
• Administer medication to students as prescribed by physicians to provide necessary treatment and manage health conditions.
• Provide support to students with special needs and disabilities to deliver appropriate care and meet educational needs.
• Maintain upkeep on defibrillators, blood pressure monitors and first aid kits to keep resources in working condition for emergencies.
• Serve as liaison between families, school personnel, and other healthcare providers on behalf of students.
• Educate students on various health topics to promote overall health and wellbeing.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Teamed with trauma surgeon on interventions involving motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, and orthopedic trauma.
• Communicated patient complaints, current symptoms, medications, and medical history with healthcare team to ensure continuity of care.
• Monitored vital signs, conducted physical assessments and evaluated laboratory results for strategic care planning.
• Managed patients recovering from orthopedic surgical procedures.
• Used critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patient physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

• Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
• Performed routine assessments of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Communicated change of shift report to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.

• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to supervising nurse.
• Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.