Lisa Cornelius

• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Contributed to continuous quality improvement efforts by identifying areas for potential growth within the nursing practice.
• Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
• Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
• Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction levels through effective communication and empathetic listening skills.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
• Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
• Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
• Contributed to continuous quality improvement efforts by identifying areas for potential growth within the nursing practice.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
• Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
• Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
• Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.

Avamere closed the Bellingham facility and I was moved to St. Francis.

Was promoted from secretary to Director of Residential.

Transformed the residential division from one account and three employees in 1994 into $1.5 million business with 26 employees and 14 accounts in 2000.

Established new customers and maintained customer relations.

Estimated electrical for residential new construction, remodeling and service calls.

Enforced the company's safety policies and regulations.

Purchased supplies in a timely manner and maintained vendor relations.