Lauren Jackson

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum. Regularly communicates/consults with APC and MD Advanced Care at Home (ACAH) team regarding patient needs. Assesses patient’s ongoing clinical status in person to determine healthcare needs or facilitates referrals to the needed community resources.
• Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model. Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care. Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluate all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient’s health status, quality of life, and ability to remain in their home.
• Facilities the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care. Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes. Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives. Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
• Educates patients and families regarding disease processes and trajectory and disease management. Demonstrated customer focused interpersonal skills to interact in an effective manner with practitioners, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patient and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
• Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families. Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes. Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth and opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
• Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care. Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
• Utilizes teaching, assessment, and intervention skills to provide long term or short term case management to those patients assigned.
• Reviewed patient caseloads to optimize service utilization and enhance care delivery.
• Enters, completes and updates documentation in the electronic health record as required according to agency/department standards and policies, accreditation, state and federal guidelines. Documentation accurately records the patient’s experience with a combination of assessments and narrative.
• Provides on-going assessment of patient response to treatments, medications and teaching while making appropriate changes in interventions and follow-up to meet patient needs. Communicates problems and changes in condition to providers. Enters, completes and updates documentation in the electronic health record as required. Documentation accurately records the patient’s experience with a combination of assessments and narrative.
• Educated patients and families on disease management and treatment options.
• Coordinated patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams for optimal health outcomes.
• Monitored patient progress and tailored care strategies to meet individual needs effectively.
• Coordinated communication efforts among patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure clear understanding of care plans.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs and resources.
• Facilitated referrals to community resources, ensuring patients received necessary support services.

• Promptly and accurately prepared and administered medications to ensure patient recovery and treatment.
• Monitored lab values and reported findings to inform follow-up treatment decisions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in various nursing skills such as Foley insertions, trach care, wound care, and medication administration.
• Communicated with doctors and healthcare professionals to ensure safe, efficient nursing care through thorough patient assessments and treatment coordination.
• Worked in Med Surg 3 and Oncology, delivering specialized care to patients undergoing treatment.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create and implement comprehensive patient care plans.
• Honored with several Daisy award nominations for outstanding patient care and dedication.

• Assessed needs of each patient for physical and emotional requirements.
• Maintained comfort and quality of care for each patient while at end of life, while providing support to patient and family.
• Monitored and addressed pain levels for end-of-life patients to ensure comfort.
• Keenly observed patients while in their last days.

• Duties of a LPN with supervisor of a RN supervisor.
• Skills include: wound dressing care, G-tube feedings and care, respiratory treatment and assessments, IV therapy, Glucose checks, blood pressure monitoring.
• Followed rehabilitation and treatment plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain, discomfort, infections, complications and optimize patient outcomes.
• Help educate patient and families on safe treatment of injuries, illness, and conditions prior to discharge.
• Long term/acute care facility/Rehab.

• Helped school age children with diagnosis such as Cerebral Palsy, Autism, development delay, TBI, ADD/ADHD, Down Syndrome and diabetes.
• Job duties: assist school aged children with diabetic care, helped orthopedically impaired children with tube feeding, straight catheterization during the school day, managed and tracked ill children coming in and out of the health office, managed children's immunization and helped send out letters to those who were not up to date.