Katherine Alvarado
Torrance,CA
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. I'm here to seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Sunnyside Care Center
Torrance, CA
06.2023 - Current
- Achieved successful unit leadership by providing quality nursing care to 18 to 24 patients per day
- .Coordinated medication administration and monitored patient responses effectively.
- Trained and mentored junior nursing staff to enhance skills and knowledge.
LVN Charge Nurse
Baycrest Care Center
Torrance, CA
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for more than 20 patients per shift.
- Conducted assessments and documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records.
- Managed shift assignments, ensuring adequate staffing levels and resource allocation.
Field LVN Nurse
The Doctor's Choice Home Health
Torrance, CA
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes in patient conditions to healthcare team.
- Administered medication and treatments according to physician orders and patient care plans.
- Implemented infection control protocols to ensure patient safety during home visits.
School Nurse
Cross Country Education
Long Beach, CA
12.2021 - 05.2022
- Served as liaison between families, school personnel and other healthcare providers on behalf of students.
- Oversaw health and safety of more than students daily.
- Developed care plans and made referrals as necessary for students with health concerns or injuries.
LVN Charge Nurse
The Kensington Redondo Beach
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
LVN Floor Nurse
Long Beach Post Acute
02.2020 - 12.2020
- Implemented strategies to encourage healthy fluid and food consumption among patients on assigned floor.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
LVN
Maxim Healthcare
09.2014 - 12.2019
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
Education
LVN - Vocational Nursing
Concorde Career College
North Hollywood, CA12.2013
Skills
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Patient Charting
- Medication Administration
- Wound Dressing
- Vital Signs Recording
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Needs Assessment
Languages
English
Spanish
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Sunnyside Care Center
06.2023 - Current
LVN Charge Nurse
Baycrest Care Center
08.2022 - 06.2023
Field LVN Nurse
The Doctor's Choice Home Health
06.2022 - 08.2022
School Nurse
Cross Country Education
12.2021 - 05.2022
LVN Charge Nurse
The Kensington Redondo Beach
01.2021 - 10.2021
LVN Floor Nurse
Long Beach Post Acute
02.2020 - 12.2020
LVN
Maxim Healthcare
09.2014 - 12.2019
LVN - Vocational Nursing
Concorde Career College