Kelly Bruce
Houston,Texas
Summary
Professionally trained and compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with 18+ years of experience, ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Private Duty Nurse
Team Select Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with families and healthcare teams to design tailored interventions addressing developmental, behavioral, or cognitive challenges faced by pediatric patients.
Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
12.2018 - 01.2024
- Provided compassionate care for patients, resulting in positive feedback from families.
- Administered medications accurately and efficiently, ensuring proper dosages and timely treatments.
- Promoted proper nutrition by preparing balanced meals tailored specifically to individual dietary needs.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between hospital discharge and home-based care through thorough communication with all parties involved.
Referral/Desk Nurse to multiple physicians office
Kelsey Seybold
07.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for placing external referrals, once referrals have authorized, gather all pertinent information and fax it to the appropriate facility
- Answer phone during lunch which consists of triage, set appointments, pending medications for the physicians
- Late nurse one a week, which consists of rooming patients, injections as ordered per the physician, neb treatments, discharging patients
Rehab Nurse
Kindred Rehab Clear Lake
09.2013 - 10.2015
- Assist with planning patient care involving the patient/family: provide input into the development and modification of the patient’s plan of care; follow up on abnormal labs
- Provide care in accordance with established treatment plan
- Identify needs/problems and intervene
- Document care provided and patient response to intervention
- Demonstrate effective triage skills
- Assist and reinforce education of the patient/family
- Demonstrate commitment to team, flexibility, professional interpersonal, communication, critical thinking and customer service skills
- Prioritize workload
- Participate in achieving hospital/unit goals.
Staff Nurse to Medical Surgical Unit
Mainland Medical Center
05.2009 - 09.2013
- Responsible for patient care in a complex environment providing care for pediatric patients through to geriatric patients
- Act as patient advocate; assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Staff Nurse to Medical Surgical Unit
Memorial Health System of East Texas
01.2007 - 04.2009
Charge Nurse
Southland Healthcare Center
04.2005 - 12.2007
Charge Nurse
Grace Care Center
09.2004 - 04.2005
Charge Nurse
Willowbrook Healthcare
09.2003 - 09.2004
Charge Nurse
Nurse Finders
01.1997 - 01.2003
- Temporary Agency Nurse
Education
Galveston College Nursing Program
Skills
- Oxygen Administration
- Home Health Nursing
- Nebulizer Treatments
- Vital signs monitoring
- Direct Patient Care
- Compassionate Care
- Patient Education
- Catheter Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Physical Assessment
- Medical Documentation
- Pressure Ulcer Management
- Meal Preparation
- Intravenous therapy
- Gastrostomy Care
- Ventilator Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Appointment Scheduling
- Care Plan Development
- Patient Advocacy
- ADL support
- Mobility Assistance
- Personal care needs
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Family Education
- Medical Records Management
- Treatment Planning
- Feeding pumps understanding
- Diabetes Care
- Seizure Management
- Treatment coordination
- Chronic Disease Management
- Gastrostomy buttons experience
- Hospice Care
- KanTime software
- Passive Range of Motion
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Trauma recovery
- Medication and IV administration
- Attention to Detail
- Compassionate and Caring
- Critical Thinking
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Decision-Making
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient Care Assessment
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Vitals monitoring
- Clear Patient Communication
- Wound Care
- Delegation and Motivation
- Infection Control
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Accurate Documentation
- Care Coordination
- Documentation
- Collecting vitals
- First Aid
- Training staff
- Intake and discharge
- Diabetes management
- Patient Examination
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Procedure Assistance
- Student Precepting
- Insulin medication assistance
- Sanitation
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Routine Examinations
- Acute care expertise
- Preventive Healthcare
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Diet and Nutrition
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Preventive health
- Treatment Preparation
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (First Aid CPR AED)
Certification
- BLS Certified
- IV Certified
License Number
165690
Timeline
Private Duty Nurse
Team Select Healthcare
01.2024 - Current
Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
12.2018 - 01.2024
Referral/Desk Nurse to multiple physicians office
Kelsey Seybold
07.2016 - 01.2018
Rehab Nurse
Kindred Rehab Clear Lake
09.2013 - 10.2015
Staff Nurse to Medical Surgical Unit
Mainland Medical Center
05.2009 - 09.2013
Staff Nurse to Medical Surgical Unit
Memorial Health System of East Texas
01.2007 - 04.2009
Charge Nurse
Southland Healthcare Center
04.2005 - 12.2007
Charge Nurse
Grace Care Center
09.2004 - 04.2005
Charge Nurse
Willowbrook Healthcare
09.2003 - 09.2004
Charge Nurse
Nurse Finders
01.1997 - 01.2003
Galveston College Nursing Program