Kayla McKay
Sulphur,LA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a background working in healthcare. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Floor Nurse
Pine Arbor
Silsbee, TX
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising charge nurse.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
LVN Floor Nurse
Avalon Place Kirbyville
Kirbyville, TX
04.2019 - 11.2019
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in computer to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Cared for over 16 long term care patients each day with quality-driven support.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
Waitress
Waffle House
Sulphur, LA
01.2007 - 04.2010
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials and took drink orders.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals and walk-in business.
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Resolved guest and employee complaints to maintain complete customer satisfaction and workforce effectiveness.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times.
- Stayed up-to-date on menu changes to help customers make food choices.
Education
Associate Of Applied Arts - Vocational Nursing
Lamar State College - Orange
Orange, TX12.2017
Associate Of Applied Science - Nursing
Lamar State College - Orange
Orange, TX12.2019
Skills
- Writing Reports
- Patient Data Gathering
- Reading Comprehension
- Transcribing Orders
- Document Distribution
- Filing Procedures
- Requirement Documentation
- Client Documentation Processing
- Documentation of Events
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Documentation Oversight
- Information Retrieval
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Clerical Support
- Patient Records Documentation
- Multitasking Skills
- Time Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Staff Meetings
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Google Meet
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Access
- Troubleshooting
- Enterprise Report Management (ERM) Software
Timeline
LVN Floor Nurse
Pine Arbor
06.2019 - 01.2020
LVN Floor Nurse
Avalon Place Kirbyville
04.2019 - 11.2019
Waitress
Waffle House
01.2007 - 04.2010
Associate Of Applied Arts - Vocational Nursing
Lamar State College - Orange
Associate Of Applied Science - Nursing
Lamar State College - Orange