Jeria Lee-Ricks
Rosharon,TX
Summary
18 years as LVN and 29 years in Dialysis with excellent communication and clinical skills. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN Correctional Staff Nurse / Dialysis Nurse
Vital Core Health Strategies
01.2024 - Current
- Delivered prescribed medications and treatments in alignment with physician directives.
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting changes to healthcare team for timely interventions.
- Assisted in developing individualized care plans tailored to patient needs and preferences.
- Educated patients and families on health management, promoting adherence to treatment regimens.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Dialyze Direct
07.2017 - Current
- Collects and records patient vitals
- Documents delegated interventions in electronic medical records (EMR)
- Identifies, reports and documents patient issues/problems/outcome deviations
- Provides patients and families with educational materials, information as directed
- Performs and documents point of care (POC) testing and quality control under supervision of registered nurse
- Reinforce training and education provided by the Registered Nurse
- Follows approved quality control protocols when assisting with Hemodialysis procedures under supervision of registered nurse.
- Delivers patient care in compassionate and non-discriminatory manner
- Ensures informed consent appropriately signed before procedures are conducted;
- Provides assistance as requested or needed by other team members.
Staff Assist Hemodialysis LVN
Houston Home Dialysis
03.2016 - 03.2016
- Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures as established by Universal Dialysis.
- Plans and provides professional nursing care for patients under the direction and in cooperation with the Supervising Nurse.
- Performs hemodialysis and patient care activities in the patient's home.
- Implements the nursing care plan for each patient.
- Provides other nursing services, treatments, diagnostic and preventive procedures as assigned.
- Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and supervising nurse reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition.
- Maintains accurate and complete records of observations, treatments, and care of the patient.
- Participates in medical record audits as assigned.
- Attends staff meetings, patient care conferences and in-services as scheduled.
- Will also submit patient treatment information for Continuous Quality Management Process with supervising or alternate supervising nurse.
- Able to communicate independently with patient's physician regarding patient status and implement orders as prescribed.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes and other documentation per policy and procedures.
- Observes and maintains aseptic technique as required. Maintains standard precautions for infection control.
- Responsible and accountable for availability of adequate supplies and safety of patient equipment and physical environment.
Acute Dialysis LVN
Axis Dialysis
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Applies assessment, planning, implementation/intervention and evaluation to meet individual patient and facility needs.
- Follows all patient specific and facility level policies, procedures and regulations.
- Provides safe and effective treatment to the patients in compliance with standards outlined in the Axis Dialysis Policy and Procedure Manual, as well as regulations set forth by the state and federal agencies.
- Educates the patient and family regarding hemodialysis.
- Documents all pertinent facility and patient data, assessments, plan of care and evaluations in medical record according to policy and procedure.
- Applies principles of pharmacology to the prescribed plan of care for patients.
- Accurately and efficiently prepares, administers and documents all prescribed medications.
- Ensures that all medication processes are in compliance with all applicable regulatory standards and statutes.
- Demonstrates effective delegation and supervision of clinical environment.
- Delegate duties in accordance with state regulatory requirements.
- Provides accurate and timely patient data to associate in charge to ensure safety of patient and environment.
- Assesses the health educational needs of patients/families and provides instruction with emphasis on health maintenance, disease prevention, and self-care concepts.
- Mobilizes appropriate resources to best meet those needs.
- Serves as an educational resource.
- Rotates coverage with other licensed staff to ensure reliable and adequate coverage and participates in on-call coverage as assigned.
Staff Assist Home Dialysis Nurse
US Renal Care, Inc
09.2009 - 02.2015
- Responsible for providing hemodialysis treatments to End Stage Renal Disease patients in their private residence
- Duties include: providing direct patient care
- Performing dialysis treatments
- Setting up equipment
- Maintaining equipment and supplies
- Assessing and monitoring patient status before, during, and after treatment
- Medication administration including IV meds
- Care of subclavian catheters
- Documentation of treatments and maintaining MARS
- Patient Education
- Weekly Labs
Education
LVN - Nursing
Galveston College
Galveston, TX06.2007
Skills
- COLLECTION (Less than 1 year)
- English
- Aseptic Technique
- Dialysis Experience
- Nursing
- Infection Control Training
- Vital Signs
Certification
- CPR
- November 2024. Exp November 2026
- Certificate of BLS through AHA
- COVID vaccination
- Area of certification, Company Name - Timeframe
Additional Information
- Skills
- Medication administration Fresenius 2008T machine
- Skilled in conducting physical examinations NxStage machines
- Lab collection and processing Acute Hemodialysis
- Chronic Hemodialysis
- Culturally sensitive care
- Expert cannulator
Timeline
LVN Correctional Staff Nurse / Dialysis Nurse
Vital Core Health Strategies
01.2024 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Dialyze Direct
07.2017 - Current
Staff Assist Hemodialysis LVN
Houston Home Dialysis
03.2016 - 03.2016
Acute Dialysis LVN
Axis Dialysis
02.2015 - 03.2016
Staff Assist Home Dialysis Nurse
US Renal Care, Inc
09.2009 - 02.2015
LVN - Nursing
Galveston College
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