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Lavisha Reaves

Palatka,FL

Summary

Accomplished Register Nurse Unit Manager with a proven track record at Palatka Center for Rehab, excelling in staff development and superior nursing services. Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical leadership, significantly enhancing patient care standards. Skilled in fostering professional growth and maintaining healthcare regulations, ensuring high-quality performance and patient satisfaction.

Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Register Nurse Unit Manager

Palatka Center for Rehab
04.2024 - Current
  • Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
  • Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
  • Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
  • Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
  • Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
  • Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

LPN Unit Manager

Lilac at Bayview
04.2018 - 04.2024
  • Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
  • Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
  • Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
  • Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Managed nurses and nursing activities in 99-bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
  • Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
  • Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
  • Worked at least 20 hours per month as a floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.

Medical-Surgical LPN

HCA Putnam Hospital
11.2021 - 01.2024
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
  • Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Phlebotomy Team Lead

Putnam Community Medical Center
02.2012 - 10.2017
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
  • Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Performed laboratory tests to assist physicians in diagnosis.
  • Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
  • Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.

CNA, Float Pool

Flagler Hospital
10.2008 - 02.2012
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Rasmussen University
Ocala, FL
03-2024

No Degree - Practical Nursing

Jersey College
Jacksonville, FL
09-2017

High School Diploma -

Palatka High School
Palatka, FL
05-2003

Skills

  • Staff development
  • Superior nursing services
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Healthcare regulations
  • Clinical leadership
  • Patient education and advocacy
  • Staff supervision
  • Nursing team oversight
  • Hiring and terminations
  • Discharge planning
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Staff leadership

Timeline

Register Nurse Unit Manager

Palatka Center for Rehab
04.2024 - Current

Medical-Surgical LPN

HCA Putnam Hospital
11.2021 - 01.2024

LPN Unit Manager

Lilac at Bayview
04.2018 - 04.2024

Phlebotomy Team Lead

Putnam Community Medical Center
02.2012 - 10.2017

CNA, Float Pool

Flagler Hospital
10.2008 - 02.2012

Associate of Science - Nursing

Rasmussen University

No Degree - Practical Nursing

Jersey College

High School Diploma -

Palatka High School

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