Laura Vinson
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with strong background in patient care and team leadership. Proven ability to manage healthcare teams and ensure high standards of care. Adept at coordinating with medical staff, adapting to changing needs, and prioritizing patient outcomes. Known for strong communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Phlebotomist
Texoma Medical Center
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Conducted quality control checks on equipment, ensuring proper functioning and consistent results.
- Increased efficiency by maintaining organized workstations and well-stocked inventory levels.
- Managed daily operations, including staff scheduling, budgeting, and lab maintenance tasks.
- Assessed patients'' conditions prior to phlebotomy procedures, identifying potential complications or contraindications before proceeding safely with the procedure
- Reasoning for leaving was better opportunities opened with higher pay.
Phlebotomist
Center Family Medicine
07.2021 - 07.2021
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Reasoning for leaving was end of contract with travel phlebotomist company.
Medication Aide
Celebrate Senior Living
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Maintained a safe and clean environment by adhering to infection control protocols during medication administration.
- Achieved high levels of efficiency while distributing medications by organizing daily routines around individual patient schedules and needs.
- Took patient vital signs, height, and weight measurements and monitored glucose and patient wellbeing.
- Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
- Reasoning for leaving was because I was moving to oregon.
Traveling Phlebotomist
Trusting Heart
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Utilized electronic health records systems efficiently to update patient information and track specimen data accurately.
- Contributed to a positive workplace culture through active participation in team meetings, trainings, and events.
- Supported quality assurance initiatives through regular equipment maintenance checks and inventory management tasks.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing friendly and efficient blood collection services.
- Reasoning for leaving was because facility went bankrupt.
Advanced CMA
Oregon Occupational Medicine
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans that addressed patients'' unique needs.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills when communicating with patients from diverse backgrounds, fostering trustful relationships crucial for providing high-quality healthcare services.
- Streamlined medical office operations for increased efficiency and improved patient satisfaction.
- Acted as a valuable resource for colleagues by sharing advanced CMA knowledge and expertise, fostering a collaborative work environment that promoted continuous improvement.
- Reasoning for leaving was to start nursing school.
LPN Charge Nurse
Avamere the Pearl at Kruse Way
03.2024 - Current
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Sumner College
Portland, OR12-2023
National Phlebotomist Certification - Phlebotomy
Kiamichi Technology
Durant, OK03-2020
High School Diploma -
Sherman Highschool
Sherman, TX03-2020
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Nursing documentation
- Geriatric care
- End-of-life care
- Wound care
- Critical thinking
- Patient education
- CPR/AED
- Specimen collection
- Medication administration
- Patient charting
- Clinical judgment
- Teamwork and collaboration
Languages
American sign Language
Limited Working
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Avamere the Pearl at Kruse Way
03.2024 - Current
Advanced CMA
Oregon Occupational Medicine
04.2022 - 10.2022
Traveling Phlebotomist
Trusting Heart
10.2021 - 04.2022
Phlebotomist
Center Family Medicine
07.2021 - 07.2021
Medication Aide
Celebrate Senior Living
07.2021 - 09.2021
Lead Phlebotomist
Texoma Medical Center
03.2021 - 07.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Sumner College
National Phlebotomist Certification - Phlebotomy
Kiamichi Technology
High School Diploma -
Sherman Highschool
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