Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
Ordering supplies for the urology department.
Assisting and setting up for cystoscopy fulguration, vasectomies, placing indwelling catheters, SP tubes, minor surgery, prostate biopsies, and giving injections IM, SQ, while assisting with patient care. Obtaining urines sending off labs. Stocking rooms, cleaning rooms, disinfecting certain equipment, following all protocol. Taking care of patient's daily needs while in the office..
LPN
Ellis Hospital,
Schenectady
10.1984 - 12.2001
Facilitated communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
Certified to administer IV, IM and PO Medications.
1984 -1985 Geriatric Unit Taking care of clients daily needs.
1985 1986 Orthopedic unit Ellis Hospital orthopedic surgical focus.
1986 1988 Diabetic surgical unit, caring for acute and chronic diabetic surgical patients.
1988-1992 Nuro critical care caring for the acute brain injured patient on ventilator.
1992-to 1996 Float, staff senior LPN staff relief for all units.
1996 -1999 Staff Senior LPN oncology, hospice unit caring for the terminally ill.
1999-2001 Radiation therapy Ellis hospital care for clients under radiation chemotherapy.
2002 -2008 LPN staffing prioritized taking care of patients' daily needs, passing medications, and providing patient education.
2008 2015 Coordinator for rely healthcare a home care agency.
In 2016, Schenectady Neurological practice was bought by Albany Medical Center in 2018.
2018 to present AMC community urology.
Related activities, nursery school board school, PTO working with hospice program, diabetic support groups, MS foundation.
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