LENEITA Holmes
Licensed practical nurse
JACKSONVILLE ,FL
Summary
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Lpn
Mayo Clinic
09.2019 - Current
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Administered inserted IV for anemia management
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Phlebotomist Technician
Quest Diagnostic Laboratories
01.2001 - 12.2019
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Conducted venipuncture
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Reviewed and processed requisitions for laboratory tests.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Monitored supply levels and placed orders for laboratory supplies.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists as lead phlebotomist and trainer in mayo temporarily
- Participated in quality assurance and competency assessment initiatives.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.
- Handled insurance verification tasks using [Software] and [Software] to validate patient insurance information.
Education
No Degree - ESTHETICIAN
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE OF JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville, FL09.2023
No Degree - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ12.2019
No Degree - EMT
Florida State College At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL05.2017
High School Diploma -
Erie County Technical School
Erie, PA06.2000
Skills
- Task Delegation
- Transcribing Orders
- Shared Governance
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Patient Assessments
- Tracking Symptoms
- Patient Triaging
- Direct Patient Care
- Documenting Incidents
- HIPAA Protocols
- Equipment Assembly
- Medication Administration
- Immunization Administration
- Caregiving Skills
- IV Insertion
- Sanitation and Sterilization
WELLNESS TEAM
offers health and wellness balance . Relief support for our staff . Providing pleasant refreshment and outlet to the stressful days . Recognizing accomplishments and boosting morale in a consistent manner. Making sure the team members are heard and cared for as they care for others.
Timeline
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Mayo Clinic
09.2019 - Current
Phlebotomist Technician
Quest Diagnostic Laboratories
01.2001 - 12.2019
No Degree - ESTHETICIAN
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE OF JACKSONVILLE
No Degree - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Jersey College
No Degree - EMT
Florida State College At Jacksonville
High School Diploma -
Erie County Technical School
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