LEONA THOMPSON
Farmington,NM
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Skilled Unit/Long-Term Care/Memory Care
Life Care Center Of Farmington
05.2023 - Current
- Provided behavioral emotional support and supervision to those with dementia, Parkinson Disease, and Alzheimer's.
- Provide clinical supervision to CNAs and LPNs.
- Sound, ethical, and independent decision making ability consistent with medical protocols.
- Wound care nursing per orders, post surgical care, long term antibiotic therapy, infection management
- Follow individualized treatment plans
- Administered medications via oral, IV, intramuscular injections, subcutaneous, and PEG tube and monitored responses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Immediately recognized changes in condition and provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to residents.
- Facilitate therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Northern Navajo Medical Center (IHS)
02.2023 - Current
- Prioritize and recognize nursing care for patient conditions and needs for acute and chronic, to changing critical conditions
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Maintained and managed patient database/documentation in EMR software; client progress, relevant issues, orders, discharge information, transfers to outside facility.
- Performed patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of acute and chronic illnesses with adult and geriatric population
- Followed policies, protocols, and procedures to maintain a safe environment and quality care
- Assist patient with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, repositioning in bed, safe transfers, incorporating OT/PT orders into patient care plan
- Establish IV access to administer IV medications, fluids, collection of laboratory specimen, transfusion of blood products, albumin infusion, Iron infusion. Central line management and removal
- Assist with and support patient and/or patient's family in end-of-life decisions
- Provide Evidence Based care and patient education materials at discharge using reliable clinical resources such as MicroMedex, UpToDate, PubMed.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals, recommendation of medication or various therapies
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepare for lab testing.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Participated in unit or facility shared leadership
- Interacted and participated in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors
- Promoted and supported growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
- Provide End Of Life Care; helped to alleviate suffering of patients pain, difficulty in breathing, oral secretions, and other symptoms through administration of prescribed medications .
- Covid-19 patient care experience: Covid-19 testing, Isolation precautions (droplet, contact, airborne), Remdesivir IV Therapy, supplemental oxygenation and titration per doctors orders, prone positioning, transferring to higher level of care as needed, vaccination administration.
Direct Support Professional
Dungarvin
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Provided support to people with developmental disabilities by increasing their basic life skills, helping them develop and maintain relationships and participate in their communities, providing direct care and support with daily activities such as mealtime and personal care
- Assisted individuals with planning and achieving goals, implementing positive behavior support plans
- Followed protocols and procedures to maintain a healthy and safe environment
- Documented client progress and relevant issues in Therap.
- Administered medication as directed by physician
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters
- Monitored clients to assess and report physical and behavioral changes to supervisors
- Transported clients to medical and dental appointments to provide support
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans to meet individual needs of each client
Ophthalmic Assistant/Medical Billing Specialist
New Mexico Eye Clinic
02.2012 - 02.2021
- Facilitated patient care - Patient work-up, emergency triage, recording vitals and vision acuity, refractometry, applanation, pupillometry, extraocular motility, visual field testing, topography, IOL Master, Optical Coherence Tomography, Pachymetry, A-scan
- Prepared for and assisted with minor in-office procedures - laser, stye removal, etc
- Coordinated medication reconciliation, assisted in prescription Call-in
- Gained experience with ICD 9/ICD 10, CPT coding, CMS, third party billing, and claims
- Maintained account adjustments, conducted debt collection and write-off bad debt
- Reviewed referrals and assisted with Veterans insurance - Triwest/Tricare/VA
- Front Desk Receptionist
- Gained knowledge of EMR/EHR - Medinformatix/Medflow
- Scheduled appointments, operated multiple phone lines
- Supervised insurance verification/prior authorization
- Maintained HIPAA standards
- Offered Bilingual Services.
Ophthalmic Assistant
High Country Macula, Retina and Vitreous
09.2010 - 08.2015
- Facilitated patient care - Patient work-up, emergency triage, recording vitals and vision acuity, refractometry, applanation, tonometry, pupillometry, extraocular motility, visual field testing, topography, IOL Master, Optical Coherence Tomography, Pachymetry, A-scan, Fluorescein Angiography (FA/IVFA)
- Prepared for and assisted with in-office procedures - laser, cryo, intravitreal injections
- Instrument prep/cleaning, medication reconciliation/prescription call-in/E-Scribe
- Medical records, chart preparation, ICD-9/CPT coding, prior authorization.
Home Health Care Aide
Addus Home Health
04.2010 - 06.2010
- Assisted clients with ADL's: Food preparation, Hoyster transfer, pivot transfer, client positioning, catheter care, bathing, provided cognitive assistance, meal preparation, companionship.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions
- Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces, and purchasing supplies
- Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM08.2022
Associate of Science in Nursing -
San Juan College
Farmington, NM05.2022
Bachelor of Liberal Arts -
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM05.2019
Certification
- Registered Nurse License
- BLS
Languages
Navajo
Native or Bilingual
EMR Experience
- Veterans Affairs/Resource Patient Management System
text-based charting (manual)
- PointClickCare (Long-term and Post-Acute Care)
- Cerner
- Medinformatix
- Medflow
- Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA)
- Therap
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Skilled Unit/Long-Term Care/Memory Care
Life Care Center Of Farmington
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Northern Navajo Medical Center (IHS)
02.2023 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Dungarvin
06.2022 - 09.2022
Ophthalmic Assistant/Medical Billing Specialist
New Mexico Eye Clinic
02.2012 - 02.2021
Ophthalmic Assistant
High Country Macula, Retina and Vitreous
09.2010 - 08.2015
Home Health Care Aide
Addus Home Health
04.2010 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of New Mexico
Associate of Science in Nursing -
San Juan College
Bachelor of Liberal Arts -
University of New Mexico
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