Keri Lovato
Highland,IN
Summary
Dedicated New Graduate Nurse skilled in delivering compassionate patient care and collaborating with healthcare teams to develop effective treatment plans. Proven ability to monitor patient conditions and implement safety protocols, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through advocacy and education.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Powers Health | Community Hospital
Munster, Indiana
09.2025 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments prescribed by healthcare providers.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the medical team.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and recovery processes.
- Assisted in emergency procedures during critical situations in the hospital.
- Provided compassionate care and support to patients and their families.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Collected lab specimens, ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
RN Fellow
Powers Health | Community Hospital
Munster, IN
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
- Developed educational materials to clarify conditions and treatments, improving patient understanding and engagement.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
- Advocated for patients by actively supporting and respecting their rights, values, and beliefs, ensuring a patient-centered approach.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives that enhanced patient care outcomes through collaborative efforts and evidence-based practices.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
- Operated a variety of machinery and tools safely and efficiently.
- Ensured smooth daily operations accurately and efficiently.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
Healthcare Technician
Edwards Hines Jr VA Hospital
Hines, IL
07.2022 - 08.2023
- As a health technician here at Hines, my duties include helping our veterans with activities of daily living. These activities include transferring, from the bed to a chair and back, toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, ambulation, bathing, changes in position, comfort care, and many others.
- Also, other tasks like, taking vital signs, Accu-Chek blood sugar measurements, simple dressing changes, and measuring intake and output.
- I have the opportunity to operate equipment when I work those include, ceiling lifts wheelchairs, beds, vital sign machines, shower chairs and/or boats, lifts and oxygen.
- Some more tasks include drawing labs of patients and preforming EKGs on patients.
- Observation of behavior and body of the veterans is a very important part of my job, if something is different from before or doesn't seem right, I always inform the nurse who is taking care of the veteran.
- Another very important task is documentation of veterans, especially when I notice things are changing.
- Being involved with veterans, family members, and professionals who are taking care and making sure veteran cares are met is what I love best.
- I am on the front line; I see what veteran's need and want and do my best to make sure it happens.
Nursing Assistant
Edwards Hines Jr VA Hospital
Hines, IL
10.2021 - 07.2022
- As a nursing assistant here at Hines, my duties include helping our veterans with activities of daily living. These activities include transferring, from the bed to a chair and back, toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, ambulation, bathing, changes in position, comfort care, and many others.
- Tasks like, taking vital signs, Accu-Chek blood sugar measurements, simple dressing changes, and measuring intake and output.
- I operate equipment when I work those include, ceiling lifts, wheelchairs, beds, vital sign machines, shower chairs and/or boats, lifts and oxygen.
- Observation of behavior and body of the veterans is a very important part of my job, if something is different from before or doesn't seem right, I always inform the nurse who is taking care of the veteran.
- Another very important task is documentation of veterans, especially when I notice things are changing.
- Being involved with veterans, family members, and professionals who are taking care and making sure veteran cares are met is what I love best.
Nursing Assistant
Cheyenne VA Medical Center
Cheyenne, WY
09.2019 - 09.2021
- My duties included helping veterans transfer from the bed to a chair and back, toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, ambulation, bathing, changes in position, comfort care, and other ADLs.
- Also, more cares like, taking vital signs, finger stick blood sugar measurements, simple dressing changes, and measuring intake and output.
- Operates equipment including, wheelchairs, beds, vital sign machines, bladder scanners, lifts and oxygen.
- Observation and documentation of veterans.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Continue Care Home Health
Cheyenne, WY
10.2015 - 07.2019
- Provide high-quality patient care in the home of a patient.
- Take vital signs every visit and assist with ADLs such as, bathing, dressing, grooming, meal prep, feeding, transferring, toileting, and transporting to appointments.
- Ability to work under pressure, excellent communication, and teamwork.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Tinley Park, IL09-2025
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Electronic health record
- Quality improvement
- Effective communication
- Patient advocacy
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Interpersonal skills
- Safety protocols
- Mobility assistance
- Adaptability/ quick learning
- Team coordination
- Home care
- BLS, CPR, AED, First Aid
- Diagnostic tools experience
- Medical assessment
- Epic EHR management
- Procedure preparations
- Sanitation
- Task prioritization
- Infection control
- Vital sign monitoring
- Patient observation
- Lifting and transferring
- Patient positioning
- Toileting assistance
- Phlebotomy training
- Patient-focused care
- Catheter change and preparation
- Multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Oral hygiene
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Bathing assistance
- Intake and output recording
- Compassion and empathy
- Professionalism
- Emergency response
- Patient education
- Emergency procedures
- Diabetes management
- Infection control measures
- IV drug therapy management
- Physical assessments
- Removing sutures
- Family and patient support
- G-tube care
- Policy compliance
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
An award I have accomplished was being a part of a Team Daisy Award while I worked as a nursing assistant in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the VA Medical Center in 2021., Another accomplishment I was awarded was the Bee Award as a nursing assistant while working at Edwards Hines Jr VA Hospital in Hines Illinois in 2022.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Powers Health | Community Hospital
09.2025 - Current
RN Fellow
Powers Health | Community Hospital
10.2024 - 07.2025
Healthcare Technician
Edwards Hines Jr VA Hospital
07.2022 - 08.2023
Nursing Assistant
Edwards Hines Jr VA Hospital
10.2021 - 07.2022
Nursing Assistant
Cheyenne VA Medical Center
09.2019 - 09.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Continue Care Home Health
10.2015 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing