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Lisa Sawyer

Jamesville,NC

Summary

Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Well-qualified medical professional with experience triaging patients, capturing information and completing basic procedures such as wound care. Excellent communication, prioritization and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and compassionate nature. Extensive experience in vital signs monitoring and medication administration. Background in clinical and acute care environments as well as 10 years of experience in geriatric care.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Carrollton Nursing And Rehab
10.2023 - Current
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • 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.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
  • Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
  • Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
  • Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Martin Family Medicine
01.2023 - 09.2023

LPN gathering information from patients on intake to clinic to assist Provider on evaluation and treatment plan. Administration of injections, assisting in clinical procedures with Physician. Providing education to patients pertinent to their medical situation as needed. Notifying pt of lab results. Clerical implementation to provide pt with equipment or services at home for continuity of care. Faxing pertinent information for referrals per Providers orders. Establishing a caring environment for patients to feel they are in caring and competent hands for their health care needs.

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Plymouth Primary Care
10.2021 - 12.2022

LPN gathering information from patients on intake to clinic to assist Provider on evaluation and treatment plan. Administration of injections, assisting in clinical procedures with Physician. Providing education to patients pertinent to their medical situation as needed. Notifying pt of lab results. Clerical implementation to provide pt with equipment or services at home for continuity of care. Faxing pertinent information for referrals per Providers orders. Establishing a care environment for patients to feel they are in caring and competent hands for their health care needs.

Licensed Practical Nurse

NCDPS
08.2019 - 08.2021
  • Monitored and tracked patient vitals in Hero system to keep team informed of changing conditions.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing .
  • Administered controlled narcotics and documentation supporting this process.
  • Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Roanoke Landing Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
12.2008 - 08.2019
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  • Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
  • Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.
  • Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.

Education

GED -

Beaufort County Community College
Washington, NC

Associate of Science - Horse Husbandry And Equine Science

Martin Community College
Williamston, NC

Associate of Science - Practical Nursing

Beaufort County Community College
Washington, NC

Skills

  • Pulse oximetry tracking
  • Inpatient care
  • Patient Assessments
  • Breathing treatments
  • Transcribing orders
  • Caregiving skills
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Indirect Patient Care
  • Documenting intake
  • EMR / EHR
  • Tube feeding

Nursing Licenses

LPN

Expires: November 2025

State: NC 71061

Additional Information

Love time spent with family, friends and my horse (Dee)

Timeline

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Carrollton Nursing And Rehab
10.2023 - Current

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Martin Family Medicine
01.2023 - 09.2023

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Plymouth Primary Care
10.2021 - 12.2022

Licensed Practical Nurse

NCDPS
08.2019 - 08.2021

Licensed Practical Nurse

Roanoke Landing Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
12.2008 - 08.2019

GED -

Beaufort County Community College

Associate of Science - Horse Husbandry And Equine Science

Martin Community College

Associate of Science - Practical Nursing

Beaufort County Community College
Lisa Sawyer