Kandi Ricciardi

• I am an independent contractor for a virtual assistant firm
• Providing additional customer service assistance to businesses during high production periods
• This includes providing after hours call services for doctors offices, hospitals and surgery centers
• As well as non healthcare businesses such as tax firms and electric companies during peak seasons.
• Completed business correspondence, transcription and data entry
• Conferred with customers by telephone, chat or email to provide information

Working here on "As Needed" Basis.

• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
• Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Educated patients on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
• Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
• As Charge Nurse, assisted with booking new inmates to ensure, appointments, transfers and discharges were completed to quality standards.
• Collaborated with all members of patient care teams to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.

• Quickly became Patient flow coordinator and assisted with implementation of fast track area in ER to facilitate prompt patient care.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.

• LPN in Emergency Room of Level 1 Trauma Center
• Responsible for emergency / trauma patient care,
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.

• Providing healthcare in variety of locations ( Detention Center, Nursing Homes, & Home Health)
• Providing home health care to patients with end stage COPD requiring home ventilator and variety of health care needs.
• Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning

• Responsible for triage of patients presenting to urgent care for treatment
• Administering IM, SQ injections
• Performing EKG's, "in house" labs, and initiating IV access for patient treatment or outpatient CT's
• DOT physicals and Sports physicals
• Drug screens etc.
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications

• Working under supervision of ER physician and/or RN to provide patient care in Emergency Department to potentially unstable patients
• LPN was responsible for initiating IV access, drawing blood for lab testing, transporting patients for procedures and tests within emergency department
• Also experienced in custom ortho-glass splinting in both pediatrics and adults.
• Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied