Jason Kowalski
LPN
Rochester,NY
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. LPN with 14 years experience working with end of life and acute patients and directly with providers and families.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LPN Field Nurse -Hospice
Visiting Nurse Service
Webster, NY
06.2007 - 11.2021
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in McKesson to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Night on-call triage nurse- on call urgent symptomatic pt needs.
- hospice patient pronouncement visits-family support
- Managed 30+ on call hospice calls after hours for hospice patients and families working directly with families/patients and providers.
- Lead On call nurse for the county after hours from 2009-2021.
LPN Field Nurse- Cardiac/Palliative Care Nurse
Visiting Nurse Service
Webster, NY
06.2007 - 06.2009
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Woundcare certification and assisted WOCN
Education
Licensed Practicle Nurse - Practical Nursing
Marion S Whalen
Geneva, NY 01.2007 - 02.2022
Skills
Pulse oximetry tracking
Documenting intake
Caregiving skills
Inpatient care
Indirect Patient Care
Breathing treatments
Patient Assessments
Direct Patient Care
Chronic disease management
End of Life care
Medication Management
Timeline
LPN Field Nurse -Hospice
Visiting Nurse Service
06.2007 - 11.2021
LPN Field Nurse- Cardiac/Palliative Care Nurse
Visiting Nurse Service
06.2007 - 06.2009
Licensed Practicle Nurse - Practical Nursing
Marion S Whalen
01.2007 - 02.2022
Hobbies include: Training and breeding of the German Shepherd Dog, Schutzhund dog sport, travel.
Hiking
Hobbies include: Training and breeding of the German Shepherd Dog, Schutzhund dog sport, travel.
Hiking