Summary
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Education
Skills
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Additional Information
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LaTosha Dinkins

La Jolla

Summary

Demonstrated expertise in crafting detailed care plans and providing outstanding patient support, markedly improving quality of life for terminally ill patients and families.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Field Nurse LVN

Hospice of the South. Blue Monarch. Coast
San Diego
11.2020 - Current
  • Assess patient needs, formulate comprehensive care plans, and deliver end-of-life support to elderly and terminally ill patients and families.

Surgical Nurse

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
La Jolla
06.2022 - 08.2024

Delivered direct care and support to veterans' physical and psychosocial needs throughout surgical processes.

Functioned as circulating nurse or scrubbed nurse during surgical procedures, ensuring optimal patient safety.

Collaborated with surgical teams to maintain sterile environments and assist in various surgical operations.

  • Monitored patients' vital signs preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively to ensure stability.

Charge Nurse LPN

Covenant HealthCare
La Jolla
09.2018 - 10.2019
  • Performed wound care and pain management while administering medications to patients.
  • Assisted patients with daily hygiene tasks, including bathing and dressing.
  • Documented patient progress and communicated effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.

Education

Nursing - Healthcare

HealthCare Career College
Paramount, CA
05.2015

Skills

  • KIPU
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Behavioral health
  • Addiction counseling
  • Pain management
  • Nursing care
  • Hospital experience
  • Injection administration
  • Hospice care
  • Laboratory skills
  • Home care services
  • Child and family counseling
  • Crisis intervention
  • Patient care management
  • Case management strategies
  • Mental health counseling techniques
  • Tube feeding administration

Certification

  • BLS/CPR, 08/01/17 to 08/01/22
  • LVN
  • LPN
  • IV Certification, 02/01/19 to Present
  • Director of Staff Development, 05/01/20 to Present

Additional Information

Skin care and wound care, Administering medications and injections, Gathering patient data and documenting properly, Specimen collection, Assist with ambulation, range of motion, Multi-task oriented and a team player, Ability to carry out all aspects of nursing care plans

Nursing Licenses

PN, 12/01/22, CA

Personal Information

  • Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
  • Authorized To Work: US for any employer
  • Title: Vocational Nurse

Timeline

Surgical Nurse

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
06.2022 - 08.2024

Field Nurse LVN

Hospice of the South. Blue Monarch. Coast
11.2020 - Current

Charge Nurse LPN

Covenant HealthCare
09.2018 - 10.2019

Nursing - Healthcare

HealthCare Career College