Obtain a position in the business field to empower myself to gain additional medical and/or customer service skills necessary to become successful.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse
Town Square Family Foot Care
10.2023 - Current
Greet patients and perform physical assessment, which may include scanning feet and/or ordering supplies.
Administer injections, assist with diagnostic procedures, and keep patient rooms clean and sterile.
Perform X-rays, send in labs, return patient calls, and/or schedule medical surgeries.
LPN
OBGYN, Dr. Smollen
Iowa City, IA
03.2017 - 05.2023
Perform physical assessments, which may include weight, height, urine collection and testing.
Document all pertinent data, allergies, pharmacy, current medications, and health history.
Administer injections, assist with diagnostic procedures, and keep patient rooms clean and sterile.
Maintain responsibility for directing communication between clinic staff, consulting staff, continuing care providers, university faculty and staff and the public.
LPN
Woman to Woman
Coralville, IA
03.2008 - 12.2016
Perform physical assessments, which may include weight, height, urine collection and testing.
Document all pertinent data, allergies, pharmacy, current medications, and health history.
Perform various screening tests.
Administer medications, give injections, and perform treatments which are within the practical nurse scope of practice.
Observe and document side effects of medications and treatments and initiate emergency treatments as indicated.
Assist in diagnostic procedures and minor surgeries, as well as schedule surgeries.
Provide patient education regarding medical diagnosis, medications, and treatments under direct or indirect supervision of the physician.
Apply dressings, assess and document wound condition, remove sutures, provide patient follow up care.
Maintain appropriate inventory of medical equipment and supply ordering.
Maintain responsibility for directing communication between clinic staff, consulting staff, continuing care providers, university faculty and staff and the public.
CNA/Activity Director
Cedar Manor Nursing Home
Tipton, IA
01.1983 - 08.2005
CNA Duties
Chart and record vital signs, measure weight and height, intake and output, collects specimens, test urine, observe patients response to care.
Check and pass food trays feed patients, assist with bed pans, urinals and commodes, empty urine collection bags, assist with colostomy care, and give enemas.
Turn and position patients, provide range of motion exercises, assist with transfers and ambulation.
Bathe patients, provide nail and hair care.
Activity Director Duties
Initiate and promote activities both within and outside the facility to stimulate and promote resident communication and general well-being.
Encourage, instruct and supervise craft activities among residents, in groups or individually in recreational areas or in resident’s rooms.
Plan parties, provide games and encourage residents to assist in planning, such as making table decorations, and other similar activities.
Maintain documentation of activities to meet all state and federal requirements.
Visit bed-bound residents, write letters for them, run errands, assists residents to church services, appointments.
Encourage residents participation in religious activities to fulfil their basic spiritual needs, through visits with local ministers.
Education
Associate Degree of Nursing - Practical Nursing
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
03.2008
Skills
Good working knowledge of medical terminology and ICD-9-10/CPT Coding
Hands-on experience in assisting with exams and office procedures/surgeries
In-depth knowledge of documenting care provided in patient’s medical record
Skilled in both Clinical and Administrative settings
Highly skilled in taking patients’ vital signs such as blood pressure, height, weight, temperature, as well as collecting specimens, giving injections
Dependable Individual & Team Employee
Medication administration
Medication and IV administration
Direct patient care
Patient care
Patient assessment
Clinical documentation
Patient education
Infection control
Clinical judgment
Patient management
Compassionate care
Family education
Healthcare ethics
Licensed RN
Health promotion
Surgical care
Care coordination
Care plan implementation
Critical care nursing
Mental health care
Nursing staff leadership
Diabetes management
Disease prevention
Certification
Licensed Practical Nurse
Effective Date 06/10/2023 through Expiration Date 07/15/2026 in the State of Iowa
BLS Provider
Effective Date 08/10/2023 through Expiration Date 08/10/2025 in the State of Iowa
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