Kelly Pollard
Valdosta,GA
Summary
Experienced LPN licensed in GA with strong clinical and people skills. Professionally trained LPN with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. English speaking professional with over 30 years experience as an effective advocate for patients. Enthusiastic LPN with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Demonstrated medical procedure competency. Responsible LPN with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 30 years of experience in healthcare. Dedicated Practical Nurse with many years of nursing experience, seeking position in a facility that I can advise, educate, patients, and family members. Excel at comprehensive assessment, development and implementation of care plans. Practical nurse with experience serving aging patients, in adult-living community health environment. Specializing in Alzheimers disease, and dementia care.
Overview
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1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Presbyterian Home of Georgia
05.2023 - 03.2026
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring adherence to care protocols and patient safety standards.
- Coordinated patient care plans, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for optimal outcomes.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional development and enhancing clinical skills.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives, improving patient satisfaction scores and reducing incidents.
- Managed medication administration processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient information, enabling informed decision-making among the healthcare team members.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage while minimizing overtime expenses.
- Coordinated discharge planning, collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless transitions of care.
- Facilitated ongoing education for nursing staff through in-service training sessions and workshops on relevant topics.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
- Advocated for patient needs, resulting in improved patient outcomes and satisfaction.
- Oversaw administration of medication, ensuring adherence to strict safety protocols, thereby maintaining patient safety.
- Streamlined shift handovers, ensuring seamless continuity of care and minimizing information gaps.
- Maintained high standards of patient care during high-volume shifts, managing patient assignments to optimize nurse workload.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Charge Nurse
Pruitt Health at Lakehaven
Valdosta, GA
08.2010 - 03.2023
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Oversaw and managed 4-5 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, CVA, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Delegated staff nurse assistant duties.
- Effectively managed clinical oversight for 25 patient bed unit.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Extensive experience working in homes with Alzheimers, Dementia patients.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
Charge Nurse
Tift Health Care
Tifton, GA
04.2007 - 08.2010
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Trained new staff on quality control procedures.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Effectively managed clinical oversight for 40-50 patient unit.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Oversaw and managed 5-6 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
Education
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Tift County School of Practical Nursing
Tifton, GALPN Degree - Nursing
09-1995
Associate of Arts - Elementary Education
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA06-1991
Skills
Strong clinical judgment
Acute care expertise
Disease prevention and intervention specialist
Diabetes and nutrition educator
Patient/family focused
Patient evaluation/intervention
Patient and family advocacy
Thorough physical assessments
Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
Professional bedside manner
Problem resolution capability
Chest pain management expert
Venipuncture/blood draw expert
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Insulin medication assistance
Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
Tracheotomy care
Feeding assistance aptness
Patient positioning competency
Safe NG tube insertion and removal
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse in GA, License number LPN052741, 1995
- Basic Life Support (CPR) Certification May 2015
- IV Certification 2010
Additional Information
- I have also worked in the following hospital areas furthering my skills.
- Medical surgical
- Orthopedic
- Intensive care
- Step down
- Pediatrics
- OB GYN
- Nursery
- Pediatric Home Health
- Drug rehab and Prevention
- Mental Health
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Presbyterian Home of Georgia
05.2023 - 03.2026
Charge Nurse
Pruitt Health at Lakehaven
08.2010 - 03.2023
Charge Nurse
Tift Health Care
04.2007 - 08.2010
Associate of Arts - Elementary Education
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
LPN Degree - Nursing
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Tift County School of Practical Nursing