JENNIFER OLIVAREZ
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Professionally trained registered nurse with experience ensuring high standards of competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Possess excellent communication skills demonstrated by over 28 years of experience in healthcare. Enthusiastic, and highly motivated with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Demonstrated nursing competency in both areas of Primary healthcare for both pediatric and family medicine patients, as well as geriatric and dementia residents in long term care, hospice and palliative care, and wound care.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (Intake, Admissions, Wound Care)
Compassus Hospice And Palliative Care- Hospice of Lubbock
04.2021 - Current
- Administered patient care plans focusing on pain management and symptom relief.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient comfort and quality of life.
- Educated families on hospice services, ensuring understanding of care options and resources.
- Monitored vital signs and documented changes in patient conditions for timely interventions.
- Developed individualized care strategies tailored to specific patient and family needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Demonstrated expertise in wound management techniques resulting in accelerated healing times for patients with complex wounds or pressure injuries.
Program Director- Allied Health/ Director of Education
Education Futures Group/ Vista College
12.2018 - Current
- Responsible for curriculum development and evaluation, as well as clinical coordination of the designated program and compliance to all federal, state, or accrediting agency regulations.
- Oversee the development of appropriate lesson plans for each course offered in the designated field.
- Ensure that textbooks used in the program are in compliance with all regulatory bodies.
- Oversee the externship sites and ensure that students are completing all requirements in the externship experiences. The Program Director must oversee and/or accompany students who are in training at externship sites, as regulations require.
- Plan and coordinate student test days for certification exam.
- Maintain a written inventory of all equipment used in the programs.
- Submit supply requisition forms as supplies are needed.
- Ensure that all equipment is in proper working order, and submitting equipment repair lists as needed
- Participate in all areas of departmental responsibility such as proposing revisions of the program and exhibiting leadership in implementation; participating on committees in an effective, timely manner; working with other faculty to accomplish the goals of the school.
- Contribute to the governance of the school through participation in meetings.
- Post and maintain officer hours per institutional guidelines.
- Participate in professional development seminars and activities to enhance professional development; accept the responsibility for professional awareness and growth.
- Accept such other responsibilities with respect to maintenance of records as required by the regulatory agency, school and/or administrative office.
- Student advising in regards to SAP, attendance/academic compliance, disciplinary issues
- Scheduling of instructors for courses per term, staff observations and evaluation
Charge nurse
Carillon
01.2016 - 09.2019
- Provided direct patient care for 20 residents housed in a secure dementia unit
- Daily medication administration of both routine and PRN medications
- Responsible for working in conjunction with other nursing staff and physicians to develop plans of care for patients.
- Reporting directly to physician any change in condition of patients.
- Ordering medication from pharmacy
- Performing occasional urinary catheters to obtain specimens
- Routine venipunctures for IV hydration
- Performing daily wound care, and collecting wound measurements to monitor wound healing progress.
Vocational Nursing Lead Clinical Instructor
Education Futures Group/ Vista College
03.2016 - 12.2018
- Work in conjunction with other nursing instructors to implement class specific syllabus.
- Provide direct on site clinical instruction/ supervision for varied groups of nursing students.
- Implement and teach clinical skills, and documentation skills for students in various levels of VN program.
- Aid in securing clinical location sites
- Provide hands on learning opportunities in on site skills lab, while instructing proper technique.
- Visualize and provide constructive feedback on return demonstration of skills and documentation.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Garrison Geriatric Education & Care Center
07.2013 - 01.2016
- Assistant Director of Nursing in long term care/ dementia facility. Oversaw average of 30 employees, both nurses and CNA's.
- Worked in conjunction with facility Director of Nurses.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
- Responsible for weekly skin condition reports, as well as monthly weight reports.
- Worked closely with on-site social worker as well as physicians to develop patient specific plan of care meetings.
Staff nurse
Lubbock ISD
08.2010 - 08.2014
- Conducted mandated health screenings, and special education assessments in a busy high school with over 2000 students. Ensured external follow-up where required.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Liaised between students and parents to ensure patient/family comprehension of any needed healthcare treatment.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Performed basic physical assessments of students.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Maintained confidential student health and immunization records.
- Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.
- Counseled and educated students about health issues and wellness.
Staff nurse
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
09.2000 - 07.2010
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of pediatric patients.
- Cross trained in OB/GYN clinic; providing primary care, assessment and evaluation of pregnant and post-partum patients
- Conducted mandated health screenings, and physicals. Ensured external follow-up where required.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns, infants, and adolescents.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.
Staff nurse
Covenant Health System (Formerly St. Mary's)
09.1998 - 09.2000
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of pediatric patients.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Assisted with mandated health screenings, and physicals. Ensured external follow-up where required.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns, infants, and adolescents.
- Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
Education
Certificate of Proficiency in Vocational Nursing - Nursing
South Plains College
Levelland, TX01-1998
RN - Nursing
Covenant School of Nursing
Lubbock, TX07-2024
Wound, Skin, And Ostomy Care - Wound Care Certification
SNF Wound Care Academy
12-2024
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- High level of autonomy
- Patient/family focused
- Professional bedside manner
- Hospice philosophy understanding
- Thorough physical assessments
- Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
- Venipuncture/blood draw
- Patient positioning competency
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Problem resolution capability
- In-depth knowledge of intravenous therapy
Certification
- Certified Dementia Practitioner: 2015
- Texas Department of Aging and Disability
- CPR/AED- 2021-06
Timeline
Registered Nurse (Intake, Admissions, Wound Care)
Compassus Hospice And Palliative Care- Hospice of Lubbock
04.2021 - Current
Program Director- Allied Health/ Director of Education
Education Futures Group/ Vista College
12.2018 - Current
Vocational Nursing Lead Clinical Instructor
Education Futures Group/ Vista College
03.2016 - 12.2018
Charge nurse
Carillon
01.2016 - 09.2019
Assistant Director of Nursing
Garrison Geriatric Education & Care Center
07.2013 - 01.2016
Staff nurse
Lubbock ISD
08.2010 - 08.2014
Staff nurse
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
09.2000 - 07.2010
Staff nurse
Covenant Health System (Formerly St. Mary's)
09.1998 - 09.2000
Certificate of Proficiency in Vocational Nursing - Nursing
South Plains College
RN - Nursing
Covenant School of Nursing
Wound, Skin, And Ostomy Care - Wound Care Certification
SNF Wound Care Academy
Values in Action 2024
Member of Employee Appreciation Committee
Member of We Honor Veterans Committee