Clara Steward
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care. Organized LPN with experience providing skilled care to diverse patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Case Manager
Ideal Option
06.2020 - 05.2024
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the field of nursing case management.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments and reassessments of patients'' needs, adjusting care plans as necessary to optimize health outcomes.
- Mentored new hires within the department, sharing knowledge and experiences for their professional growth and success in the role of LPN Case Manager.
- Promoted preventive health measures with extensive patient education on disease management and self-care techniques.
- Advocated on behalf of patients to ensure they received appropriate resources, support, and access to necessary services.
- Assisted physicians in determining optimal treatment plans based on thorough assessments of patients'' needs and conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through consistent communication with patients, families, and healthcare providers.
- Consistently met documentation requirements while maintaining confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and organizational policies.
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure clear communication and prevent potential misunderstandings.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for each case.
- Educated patients and caregivers on healthcare protocols and processes.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
LPN Field Nurse
Valley Medical Center
01.1996 - 06.2020
- Administered medications safely and effectively, preventing adverse reactions or complications.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments and treatments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Educated patients and families on healthcare management strategies, promoting self-care and wellbeing.
- Dispensed and administered patients' medications following care plans and physician's orders.
- Delivered emotional support to patients facing challenging diagnoses or difficult treatments, fostering resilience during recovery processes.
- Coordinated with physicians to implement prescribed treatment plans, ensuring consistency in patient care delivery.
- Managed complex wound care for improved healing rates and reduced infection risk.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and timely interventions.
- Assessed patients by observing and recording vital signs, gathering specimens and reviewing lab test results.
- Completed thorough assessments to identify changes in patients'' condition, implementing appropriate interventions as needed.
- Implemented preventive measures that mitigated the spread of infections among vulnerable patient populations.
- Served as a liaison between patients and their healthcare providers, advocating for their needs while promoting informed decisionmaking.
- Organized and updated patient charts and records by reporting vitals, medical history, treatment plans, current medications, medication reactions, allergies and health status information.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate, individualized nursing services tailored to their unique needs.
- Developed strong rapport with patients through clear communication skills that foster trust within the nurse-patient relationship.
- Utilized evidence-based practices in administering nursing care that aligned with industry best practices and promoted positive results.
- Collaborated with other nurses to provide seamless coverage during shift changes ensuring continuity of safe quality patient care.
- Provided skilled nursing care for diverse populations, including geriatric, pediatric, and chronically ill patients.
- Complied with State Department of Health by completing required forms and entering in computer database.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team collaboration for optimal patient care and treatment planning.
- Interpreted lab results and followed physicians orders to prescribe medications or other treatments.
- Worked closely with healthcare staff to devise personalized care plans adaptive to changing patient needs by detailing treatment methods, dosage and duration.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to maintain and enhance nursing skills, consistently delivering high-quality patient care.
- Supervised and monitored LPNs and CNAs daily to provide essential training.
- Streamlined communication among healthcare team members, resulting in enhanced efficiency and collaboration.
- Observed confidentiality safeguards for all patient-related information.
- Reviewed all medicines to identify possible adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and contraindicated medications.
- Established realistic, measurable and observable goals consistent with patients' diagnosis.
- Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA06.1994
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA Compliance
- Compassionate Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Community Resources
- Geriatric Care
- Discharge Planning
- Mental health care
- Case management principles
- Clinical assessment
- Medication Management
- Healthcare regulations
- Attention to Detail
- Responsible and Dependable
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Critical Thinking
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Intravenous Medications
- Patient Education
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Patient support
- Patient Charting
- Patient Observation
- Wound Care
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Specimen Collection
- Medication Administration
- Infection Control
- Analytical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Procedure Explanation
- Quality Assessments
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Equipment Assembly
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Epic Systems
- Inventory Assessment
- Medical examination
- Examination and Test Preparation
- ICD-10
Timeline
LPN Case Manager
Ideal Option
06.2020 - 05.2024
LPN Field Nurse
Valley Medical Center
01.1996 - 06.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Yakima Valley College
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