Lanesha Thomas
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with experience in delivering patient-focused care and maintaining a safe and efficient healthcare environment. Skilled in monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and collaborating with healthcare teams to promote patient well-being. Demonstrated ability to improve processes in fast-paced settings, leading to enhanced patient satisfaction and workflow efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Elderwood Senior Living
Cheektowaga, NY
07.2024 - Current
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
- Communicated effectively with patients and loved ones to explain diagnoses, treatment options and procedures.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support and closely supervised patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Provided patient care in accordance with physicians' orders and nursing standards of practice.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Monitored vital signs, fluid intake and output levels, glucose levels, and other medical tests results.
- Prepared patients for examinations, tests or treatments and explained procedures.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Observed changes in patient's condition and reported any significant changes to the registered nurse or physician.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
Manager
Singelyn Enterprises
Buffalo, NY
08.2017 - 06.2024
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Enhanced team member performance through use of strategic and tactical approaches, motivational coaching and training.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Monitored staff performance and addressed issues.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, industry standards.
- Trained employees on additional job positions to maintain coverage of roles.
- Coached, mentored and trained team members in order to improve their job performance.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Enforced customer service standards and resolved customer problems to uphold quality service.
- Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
Education
LPN - Practical Nursing
Erie 1 Boces
Cheektowaga, NY05-2024
High School Diploma -
Mckinley High School
Buffalo, NY06-2016
Skills
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Samples collection
- Trauma-informed care
- Direct patient care
- [Type] EMR software
- Care planning
- Catheter care
- Medication administration
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient care
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Diabetes management
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient safety protocols
- Caring for wounds
- Infection control
- Clinical judgment
- Breathing treatments
- Documenting incidents
- Clinical documentation
- Documenting intake
- ADL assistance
- Geriatric care
- HIPAA protocols
- Medication dispensing
- Maintaining nutrition
- Counting narcotics
- Pain management
- Vital signs monitoring
- Tracking symptoms
- Charting and recording
- Wound care
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Elderwood Senior Living
07.2024 - Current
Manager
Singelyn Enterprises
08.2017 - 06.2024
LPN - Practical Nursing
Erie 1 Boces
High School Diploma -
Mckinley High School
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