Leslie Blackburn
Seguin,TX
Summary
Patient-oriented nursing professional with 15 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in post scute, clinic, and home health settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies. Also skilled in marketing, referrals and sales, building relationships and making lasting impressions while delivering compassionate care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lvn Field Nurse
Accentcare Home health
San Antonio, TX
04.2022 - Current
- Provided direct patient care by taking vital signs, administering medications and treatments, and providing wound care
- Wound care critical thinking
- Maintained accurate medical records for each patient utilizing electronic health record systems.
- Assessed patient needs for additional services such as social work or home health aides.
- Conducted physical assessments of patients on a regular basis.
- Collaborated with other healthcare providers including physicians, nurses and specialists in order to coordinate optimal patient care plans.
- Instructed patients on proper self-care techniques such as medication administration, nutrition management and disease prevention strategies.
- Ensured compliance with all state laws governing nursing practice standards.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
- Actively participated in continuing education activities in order to stay abreast of latest developments in nursing practices, procedures, techniques .
- Served as an advocate for individualized patient care by coordinating resources within facility limits while promoting cost effective solutions whenever possible.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history.
- Promoted culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation and prevention.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
- Assessed patient's wound care needs and developed individualized wound care plans.
- Provided necessary wound care treatments, such as debridement, irrigation, packing and dressing changes.
- Educated patients on proper wound healing techniques and prevention of infection.
- Performed assessments to identify any potential risk factors associated with wounds or skin breakdowns.
- Administered prescribed medications related to wound care including topical ointments, creams and oral antibiotics.
- Maintained a clean environment for wound treatment by following established procedures for sterilization of instruments and equipment.
- Coordinated with other healthcare professionals regarding patient's plan of care for optimum outcomes.
- Reported abnormal findings to physician for further evaluation or intervention.
- Communicated effectively with families about patient's condition, treatment plan, goals and prognosis.
- Ordered laboratory tests when necessary to evaluate the status of the wound healing process.
- Developed discharge plans that included follow-up instructions for continued homecare management of wounds.
- Evaluated effectiveness of treatments based on patient response and clinical assessment findings.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss complex cases and develop comprehensive plans of care.
- Actively sought opportunities for continuing education in order to stay abreast of current trends in the field of Wound Care Nursing.
LVN Field Nurse
Kindred at Home
San Antonio, TX
10.2017 - Current
- Field nurse: assessments, wound care, Picc line administration with blood draw, ostomy mgmt, teaching and application, Venipunctures, critical thinking and education on geriatric conditions
lvn
Superior Home health
San Antonio, TX
01.2014 - Current
- Home health care daily skilled nurse visits to include venipuncture, wound vac, daily assessments, head to toe assessment, teaching and training, education on disease process
Lvn Patient Care Coordinator
Healthsense Home Care
San Antonio, TX
07.2016 - 05.2017
- Case mgmt, Triage patient care, F/u appts and coordination of care to ensure patient remain home and comfortable while receiving quality care, Provide excel speadsheets for case conference, Recieve orders and ensure patient patient care is within medicare and 485 guidelines to protect patient, Assess needs for prn and further followup based on clinical judgement, On call.rotation for field staff, Develop additional measures to identify and prevent future exacerbation of patient chronic conditions.
Patient Care Coordinator/ Scheduler/Intake
HealthSense Home care
San Antonio, TX
07.2016 - 05.2017
- Case mgmt., following up on referrals and assisting with process, medical records, F2F coordination, field nurse to include wound care, IV administration, Injections, Pt teaching and education.
Lvn field
Texas healthcare solutions
San Antonio, TX
12.2015 - 06.2016
- Lvn field nurse, PICC line mgmt, dressing
- Changes, IV infusions, injections
- Wound vac therapy, wound care.
lvn community liason
the medical team
San Antonio, TX
08.2012 - 01.2014
- Lvn field work, skilled nursing visits, picc lines, Foley catheters, venipunctures, vent, trachs, O2 administration, patient and Cg teaching, injections, insulin administration, wound vacs, non healing wound, pressure ulcers, pain management as well as documentation and excellent patient relationship.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing Administration
Skills
Post op/ Ortho care for med surg , complex and conservative wound care with non healing, diabetic and Venus statis ulcers as well as pressure and DTI patients
- Wound vac
- Complex wound care
- Critical thinking
- Wound assessment
- Hchb
- Healthcare Software Proficiency
- Feeding Tube Assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Catheter Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Compassionate Care
- Diabetes management
- Elderly Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Physical Assessment
- Wound Care
- Health Education
- Emergency Response
- Samples collection
- Family Communication
- Mental Health Support
- Tracking symptoms
- Palliative Care
- Educating families
- HIPAA Compliance
- Chronic Disease Management
- Regulatory Requirements
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Breathing Treatments
- lvnLicensed Practical Nurse
- Psychotropic medication knowledge
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Documenting incidents
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Caring for wounds
- Patient evaluations
- Care Planning
- Immunization Administration
- ADL Assistance
- Patient triaging
- Preventive Care
- Patient Management
- Infection Control
- Patient Observation
- Patient Charting
- Problem-solving abilities
- Critical Thinking
- Analytical Skills
- Active Listening
- Continuous Improvement
- Intravenous Medications
- Relationship Building
- Responsible and Dependable
- Anatomy knowledge
- Wound Dressing Techniques
- Patient care planning
- Health Promotion
- Disease Prevention
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Nutritional support
- Patient Education
- Physiology Understanding
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Complex wound care
- Critical Care
- Intervention Planning
- EMR Updating
- Wound Dressing
- Data Collection
- Risk Identification
- Self-management
- Family Education
- Post-surgery treatment
- Treatment Planning
- Pain Management
- Resource Utilization
- Decision-Making
Certification
LVN , 03/01/19
CPR/BLS -CURRENT
Willing to obtain any required certifications upon hire
Personal Information
Relocation: Anywhere
Timeline
Lvn Field Nurse - Accentcare Home health
04.2022 - Current
LVN Field Nurse - Kindred at Home
10.2017 - Current
Lvn Patient Care Coordinator - Healthsense Home Care
07.2016 - 05.2017
Patient Care Coordinator/ Scheduler/Intake - HealthSense Home care
07.2016 - 05.2017
Lvn field - Texas healthcare solutions
12.2015 - 06.2016
lvn - Superior Home health
01.2014 - Current
lvn community liason - the medical team
08.2012 - 01.2014
Galen College of Nursing - Some College (No Degree), Nursing Administration
LVN , 03/01/19
CPR/BLS -CURRENT
Willing to obtain any required certifications upon hire
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