I am a bilingual Licensed Vocational Nurse who speaks English and Spanish fluently and currently seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse remote/hybrid position or in a clinic, hospital, or medical care setting where I can use my skills, knowledge, and experience to provide excellent healthcare services.
Started working with the organization as a Medical Assistant. As a Medical Assistant I worked in Internal Medicine/Family Practice/Pediatrics: Chart Prep, Obtaining vital signs, documenting results into EMR, administering vaccines to adult and pediatric pts, STD treatments, ear irrigation, nebulizer treatments, diabetic foot exams, assisting the physician in minor procedures, quality control checks, GUIAC/FOBT testing, capillary puncture for glucose testing, Hemoglobin A1c finger prick testing, faxing x-ray/referral/ diagnostic testing, medication prior authorizations, scheduling follow up appointments, pediatric experience such as well child checks, pediatric immunizations, newborn screens, obtaining pediatric vital signs, completing tasks in EMR such as contact patients regarding upcoming appointments, lab results, lead and hemoglobin heal stick testing, assist in codes.
LVN-Floor Nurse 07/2021-10/2023
As an LVN floor nurse I was responsible for medication refills, patient calls such as relaying lab results, pt advise request queue, medication prior authorizations, scheduling appointments such as overbooks/same day slots, faxing over DME order to DME companies, faxing provider mail/paper work, auditing and ordering ClassD medications and private vaccines for pts with private insurance, audit and order floor stock medications, reviewing/auditing/ordering ER kit, quality controls on CLIA medical testing supplies, work the floor with medical assistants when short staffed, nurse visits such as blood pressure checks, STD tx, depo injections, insulin and glucometer/blood sugar teaching, resulting and faxing all pediatric lead and hemoglobin results and reporting abnormal results, delegated to medical assistants with the supervision/instruction of an RN, sat in coaching meetings with clinical leadership when coaching other medical assistants, audited IRIS retinal scan for diabetic pts prior to sending them off for grading provided teaching and checked of medical assistants at the clinic prior to use, assist in codes.
LVN Care Manager Nurse/Hybrid 10/2023-Present
Works with MAP/MAP Basic/SFS pts that are complex/non-compliant with their own healthcare needs, assists pts in coordinating their care such as appts, specialty appts, transportation coordination with Lyft or medical management transportation, manages their diabetes, blood pressure, assisting pts with ESRD getting access to traditional dialysis program, medication adherence/social determinants issues, and assist pts to meet their healthcare goals.