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Linda Hawkins

Lufkin,TX

Summary

Highly trained LVN with strong clinical abilities with a successful career in hospital settings, clinical facilities, and in home health. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first rate patient care. Licensed in Texas with expertise in multiple areas of patient care. Willing to challenge myself with learning new skills to help me move forward in my nursing career. Texas-Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff LVN

Connect Pediatrics - PSA - Thrive - Encompass Home Health
04.2015 - Current
  • Cared for medically fragile children who required total care as per their care plans created and as discussed with the legal guardians/PCP
  • Assisted with G buttons, continuous feedings, respiratory treatments, range of motion, incontinent care every 2 hours
  • Frequent charting to follow with all care needs for both prior and future shifts.

Staff LVN

Woodland Heights Medical Center
04.2010 - 04.2015
  • Staff LVN on SNF, Ortho, Med/Surg and Tele Units - Direct patient care, administered medications, injections, wound care and EMR.

Staff LVN

Austin Diagnostic Clinic
12.2007 - 04.2010
  • Worked in Internal Med Clinic - Assisted Medical Doctor, administered medications, gave injections, provided wound care, triaged calls, ordered labs and scheduled procedures, called in prescriptions for patients
  • Managed and filed prior authorizations with patients insurance companies
  • I managed updating patient's EMR
  • Assisted with other doctors in the clinic as needed.

Staff LVN

Woodland Heights Medical Center
07.2005 - 12.2007
  • Worked on SNF Unit - Direct patient care, administered medications, provided injections, wound care, assisted with MD as needed, ordered labs and tests
  • Frequently updated patients charts and information.

Staff LVN

UTMB - Harborside Medical Group
07.2003 - 07.2005
  • Worked in Internal Med Clinic - Assisted MD as needed, provided injections, administered medications, wound care, ordered labs and other tests
  • Preformed some phlebotomy
  • Completed EKG's, triaged calls, called in prescriptions for patients
  • Managed and filed prior authorizations with patients insurance companies
  • Floated to other MD offices to provide assistance when needed.

Staff LVN

Texoma Medical Center
07.1992 - 07.2003
  • Worked on Med/Surg/Tele Units, Restorative Care/LTC Unit, Renal Onc Unit, Post Partum Unit and Stepdown Unit
  • Worked in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB Gyn, and Orth Clinics
  • Worked on Rehab and in their Nursing Home
  • Did direct patient care, administered medications, injections, wound care, ordered labs, phlebotomy, collected specimens, assisted MD's as needed
  • Worked in the front and back offices, triaged calls, called in prescriptions for patients
  • Managed and filed prior authorizations with patients insurance companies.

Staff LVN

Tomball Regional Hospital
01.1991 - 07.1992
  • Worked on Med/Surg - Direct patient care, administered medications, injections, as well as ordered labs and procedures, provided wound care and charted on patients, assisted the MD as needed.

Education

Varied subjects Towards Associate Degree in Nursing -

Grayson College
Denison, TX

Varied subjects Towards Associate Degree in Nursing -

Angelina College
Lufkin, TX

LVN Certificate Program -

Kingwood College
Kingwood, TX
12.1990

Skills

  • Direct Patient Care
  • Wound Care
  • Proactive and self driven when working with a Medical Doctor
  • Energetic and always ready to learn new skillsets

Timeline

Staff LVN

Connect Pediatrics - PSA - Thrive - Encompass Home Health
04.2015 - Current

Staff LVN

Woodland Heights Medical Center
04.2010 - 04.2015

Staff LVN

Austin Diagnostic Clinic
12.2007 - 04.2010

Staff LVN

Woodland Heights Medical Center
07.2005 - 12.2007

Staff LVN

UTMB - Harborside Medical Group
07.2003 - 07.2005

Staff LVN

Texoma Medical Center
07.1992 - 07.2003

Staff LVN

Tomball Regional Hospital
01.1991 - 07.1992

Varied subjects Towards Associate Degree in Nursing -

Grayson College

Varied subjects Towards Associate Degree in Nursing -

Angelina College

LVN Certificate Program -

Kingwood College

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