Kimberly Abbott

2/2020-Elara Caring paid position Personal Caregiver

8/2018-Personal Caregiver unpaid

• Assisted my mother in 24 hour full care for my father diagnosed with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
• Provided assistance in daily living activities, dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting and safe mobility.
• Maintained clean, safe and well-organized environment.
• Ensured safety by closely monitoring health conditions and promptly addressing any concerns or emergencies.
• Medication management and administration, changed dressings of minor wounds to maintain proper healing and promote skin integrity.
• Implemented creative strategies that promoted cognitive functioning and mental stimulation.
• Helped transport and attend my father to medical appointments.

• Provided health services to inmate patients in confinement.
• Conducted initial intake and ongoing medical examinations and assessments.
• Medication administration and recording, vital signs, collected laboratory samples and cared for minor wounds per physician's orders and protocols.
• Assisted in sick call screenings and physical examinations recording health complaints and patient histories.
• Assisted physicians in providing emergency health services in life threatening medical emergencies including suicide prevention.

• Patient admission/visit scheduling for all nursing, therapy and aide visits through the Kinnser medical software system.
• Scheduled all patient visits for approximately 180-200 patients that were on services.
• Multi-discipline evaluations scheduled beginning with admitting RN, Physical/Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Licensed Social Workers to Home Health Aides and required patient re-certification visits.
• Daily hospital log maintained and resumption of care visits scheduled for patients discharged from hospital.
• Assisted with supply room: monitoring, supply gathering and stocking.
• Responsibilities also included filing, any clerical duties requested by management, daily/weekly patient admission/discharge statistics log/reports, patient chart maintenance/updates with follow-up on unsigned physician orders.

Scheduler/Intake Coordinator (9/2009-3/2010)

• Scheduling for all RN, LVN and Home Health Aide visits using the Misys program.
• Process intake and referrals, coordinate with therapy companies to schedule evaluations, visits and discharges.
• Input and maintenance of all physician orders and follow-up for unsigned orders.

Field Nurse (4/2007-9/2009)

• Home health field nurse direct patient care for 6-8 patients daily under RN Case manager supervision.
• Duties included vitals signs, weights, injections, medication checks/management, chronic disease management.
• Patient wound care and all aspects of WoundVac care.
• Patient/family teaching regarding diagnosis, medications and infection prevention.
• Performed PT/INR testing, blood draws and collecting laboratory specimens.
• Assisted with filing, chart maintenance and daily nurses notes.
• Communication with physicians, nurses and multidisciplinary teams for patient care and treatment.

• Home health nursing with patient load of 25-30 patients weekly.
• Working under RN for patient case management following physician orders and protocols for direct patient care.
• Daily visits include taking vital signs, weekly weights, medication checks and changes, wound care, filled patient medication boxes, diabetes care management and chronic disease management.
• Collected laboratory blood draws and specimens.
• Communication and teamwork with physicians and other disciplines daily.
• PT/INR checks with medication adjustments if needed as ordered by physician.

• Direct patient care involving geriatrics and rehabilitative services.
• Carried out physician's orders, patient admissions, discharges and all necessary charting.
• Communicate daily with interdisciplinary medical staff and patient family members for complete care of patients.
• Scheduling of labs, minor procedures and transportation.
• Medications administered as ordered by the medication aide under my supervision.
• Performed daily wound care and skin treatments.
• Routine skilled nursing duties included GI tube care, assessments, medication changes, dietary changes, treatment order changes, assisted patient feeding at meals and meal time supervision.

• Direct patient care for 25-30 residents daily in a 120 bed long-term skilled nursing care facility and supervision of nursing assistants assigned to patients.
• Administered and recorded all medications for my assigned residents during my shift including PRN medications.
• Completed and followed all physician's orders and protocols received on shift.
• Handled medication orders and changes through facility pharmacy.
• Provided wound care and skin treatments.
• Responsible for completing all aspects of admissions and discharges of assigned residents to and from facility.
• Daily documentation as needed for Medicare, Medicaid and maintenance charting/updates to medical record.
• Performed blood glucose finger sticks as scheduled, administered insulin as ordered.
• Scheduled labs,minor procedures and transportation for residents.
• Communicated with residents, families and all medical disciplines for total patient care and daily report to oncoming nurses at end of shift.

• Responsible for rooming patients in exam rooms and performing assessments, taking patient health complaints and patient vital signs for physician.
• Performed varying tasks ordered by physician including strep tests, blood glucose finger sticks, injections/vaccinations, eye tests, urinary analysis, breathing treatments, pregnancy tests, PT/INR testing and assisted physician with any procedures needed.
• Handled patient calls and questions, medical record charting, medical record updates and maintenance.
• Scheduled needed labs and x-rays.
• Rotated throughout clinic to assist other nurses/medical assistants.
• Called in prescriptions and refills for patients, also responsible for giving medicine samples as ordered by physician.

• Urgent care clinic provided care for 60-90 patients daily.
• Roomed patients in exam rooms and performed assessments, obtained past medical history, patient health complaints, allergies, current medications, vital signs and weight.
• Assisted physician/nurse practitioner with minor emergency procedures.
• Responsible for stocking exam rooms, nurses station and requesting needed supplies from Center Manager.
• Administered injections, breathing treatments, and other tasks requested by doctor/nurse practitioner.
• Handled school and work physicals and accompanying paperwork.
• Answered patients calls and questions.
• Performed daily chart audits.
• Cleaned and sterilized reusable equipment.
• Discharged patients with doctor’s instructions/prescriptions and patient teaching.