Kara Shivers
Ankeny,IA
Summary
Compassionate LPN with experience in the clinical setting. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Paraprofessional
Emerson Elementary
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
- Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
LPN
Cameron Regional Medical Center
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems.
- Obtained patient vital signs
- Gathered lab specimens, completed inhouse tests, perpared lab specimens for pickup. Notified patients of lab results.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered medications and injections to patients. Vaccine administration.
- Worked with icd 10 codes to set up radiology procedures. Called and set up various referrals for patients.
LPN
Northwest Health Services
12.2012 - 04.2018
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes. Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Gathered lab specimens, completed in-house labs and/or prepared lab specimens for outside testing.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered medications and injections to patients. Administered Vaccines including VFC.
- Worked with patients and insurance companies to set up referrals, procedures and medical products.
Education
Associates - Nursing
North Central Missouri College
Trenton, MO05.2012
Bachelor - Religious Studies-Vocational
Central Christian College of The Bible
Moberly, MO05.2012
High School Diploma -
Central Decatur High School
Leon, IA05.2005
Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Behavior Redirection
- Ability to Adapt
- Comfortable in fast-paced environment
- Calm in emergency situations
- Experience working with children and adults with special needs
Timeline
Special Education Paraprofessional
Emerson Elementary
09.2022 - 05.2023
LPN
Cameron Regional Medical Center
05.2018 - 07.2018
LPN
Northwest Health Services
12.2012 - 04.2018
Associates - Nursing
North Central Missouri College
Bachelor - Religious Studies-Vocational
Central Christian College of The Bible
High School Diploma -
Central Decatur High School
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