Leslie Arellano
Redlands,CA
Summary
Accomplished Licensed Vocational Nurse leverages critical thinking, analysis, and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, restoring patients' health through nursing and health education processes. Maintains positive attitude in urgent, stressful situations. Skilled Licensed Vocational Nurse implements nursing care, following physician orders in conformance with recognized nursing techniques, standards, and administrative policies. Superb technical knowledge and high-level communications skills standardizing nursing practice towards quality care optimization. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergent settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Destiny Hospice and Home Healthcare/ Palliative
Moreno Valley, CA
10.2025 - Current
- Monitored and assessed patients' conditions, reporting changes to healthcare team to facilitate timely interventions.
- Delivered routine home care services to patients, enhancing their comfort and wellbeing in their residences.
- Applied Medicare/Medicaid (CMS) hospice guidelines, charting, and documentation standards to ensure compliance and quality care.
Behavioral Care Assistant
Loma Linda Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
09.2025 - Current
- Conducted safety rounds, monitored and reported behavioral changes, ensuring adherence to 1-to-1 patient precaution guidelines.
- Measured and recorded vital signs and intake/output while performing designated specimen collections to support patient care.
- Assisted with admissions, transfers, and discharges while orienting patients to the environment for a smoother transition.
Licenced Vocational Nurse
Calstro Hospice
Loma Linda, CA
12.2023 - 12.2024
- Titrated and administered opioids while effectively managing dyspnea, nausea, anxiety, and terminal restlessness to enhance patient comfort.
- Conducted comprehensive physical, psychological, and spiritual end-of-life assessments to ensure holistic care in home, facility, or inpatient settings.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans, improving patient-centered outcomes.
Licenced Vocational Nurse
Heritage Gardens
Loma Linda, CA
10.2023 - 05.2024
- Managed pressure injuries and surgical sites, performed dressing changes, and contributed to weekly wound rounds to optimize patient healing.
- Applied comfort-focused interventions and wound care for pressure ulcers while managing specialized equipment including PEG tubes, trachs, urinary catheters, and infusion pumps.
- Utilized facility-specific charting systems like PointClickCare to ensure accurate patient documentation and care continuity.
Education
Degree - Licensed Vocational Nursing
American Career College
Ontario, CA01-2023
Victor Valley High School
Victorville, CA01-2015
Skills
- Medication titration
- Hospice charting
- Wound care
- PointClickCare charting
- Bilingual
Certification
Received 2023, Certified Licensed Vocational Nurse, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Destiny Hospice and Home Healthcare/ Palliative
10.2025 - Current
Behavioral Care Assistant
Loma Linda Hospital
09.2025 - Current
Licenced Vocational Nurse
Calstro Hospice
12.2023 - 12.2024
Licenced Vocational Nurse
Heritage Gardens
10.2023 - 05.2024
Degree - Licensed Vocational Nursing
American Career College
Victor Valley High School