Jennifer Bartow
Summary
Seasoned LPN Charge Nurse with considerable experience in providing primary patient care and managing nursing staff. Known for strong leadership skills, proficiency in patient assessment, and ability to develop effective care plans. Demonstrated success in fostering a collaborative, team-oriented environment that enhances patient satisfaction and outcomes.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Cave City Nursing Home
Cave City, Arkansas
04.2024 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and compliance with standards.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Coordinated patient care plans with interdisciplinary team members.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the healthcare team.
- Trained new nursing staff on procedures and best practices.
- Facilitated effective communication among staff, patients, and families.
- Implemented infection control protocols to maintain a safe environment.
- Administered medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
- Assessed patients' health conditions and monitored changes in their condition.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations as needed.
- Ensured all safety protocols were followed during patient care.
- Observed and reported changes in condition of patients and signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status.
- Supervised the activities of other nursing staff members and provided guidance when necessary.
- Maintained accurate medical records and updated them regularly.
- Documented adverse patient reactions to medications and reported findings to supervisors.
- Provided patient care plans, treatments, and medications according to physicians' orders.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented progress notes accordingly.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Educated patients on conditions, medications and self-care skills.
- Monitored medication administration for accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of treatment plan.
- Promoted positive relationships between patients, families, visitors, physicians, nurses, volunteers.
- Collaborated with supervisor to prepare nursing assessment summaries and health care plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate effective patient care delivery systems.
- Coordinated discharge planning activities including arranging follow-up appointments for discharged patients.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Provided pre- and post-operative nursing care.
- Worked with social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Prepared patients for examinations, tests or treatments and explained procedures.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nuraing
Ozarka College
Melbourne, AR 08.2022 - 12.2024
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Medication monitoring
- Nursing documentation
- Charting accuracy
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient education
- Care plan development
- Infection control
- Pain management
- Wound care
- End-of-life care
- Geriatric care
- Pediatric care
- Mental health care
- Disease prevention
- Health promotion
- Home health care
- Rehabilitation support
- Hospice care
- Intravenous medications
- Specimen collection
- Daily living assistance
- Patient support
- Care coordination
- Clinical judgment
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Reliability
- Self motivation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Task prioritization
- Active listening
- Written communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Relationship building
- Conditions reporting
- Family education
- Observe patients
- Medical terminology
- Goal setting
- Ethical practice
- Feeding assistance
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal communication
- Goal setting
- Feeding assistance
- Patient support
- Intravenous medications
- Patient charting
- Adaptability and flexibility
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Cave City Nursing Home
04.2024 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nuraing
Ozarka College
08.2022 - 12.2024