Janete Castanho

• Pharmacy management, ordering, maintaining and distributing narcotics and stock medications for 2 facilities.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• 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.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.

Worked under supervision of a Registered Nurse performing Licensed Practical Nurse's duties. Such as

Administering medications and treatments.

Wound care.

Tube feeding.

Diabetic monitoring.

Documentation.

Assisting providers with patient consultation.

Taking orders from providers.

Transcribing orders to patient's chart.

Keeping up stock meds and supplies.

Worked under a supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Experience with Tracheostomy care.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.

• Promoted health and wellness in psychiatric patients through caring emotional support and encouragement.
• Monitored patient vital signs and reported any changes to nursing staff.
• Charted on each patient daily.
• Assisted with feeding and nutrition.
• Assisted with patient's ADL's and managed patient behavior.
• Transporting patients to outpatient medical appointments.