Lita Hoover
Park Ridge
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Bone Marrow Transplant
Advocate Health Care
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians and advanced practice providers to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Access PICC, Tri-Fusion and Port-A-Cath's for blood draws and to administer IV fluids and medications
- Educate patients, families and caregivers regarding immunocompromised status and precautions to take in daily activities
- Alert providers of critical lab values and respond accordingly to their orders by contacting patient
- Collaborate with nurse navigators, inpatient nursing staff and outpatient infusion center to assure seamless treatment plans pre and post transplant
Registered Nurse - Internal Medicine
NorthShore University Health System Medical Group
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Applied nursing expertise to meet the needs of patients in the primary care setting of a busy multi physician practice
- Performed triage of all incoming calls, portal messages, staff messages, result reporting and medication refills based on urgency and severity including prior authorization of medications, medical equipment and home health care
- Collaboration with outside facilities and from within the organization to best serve the patients needs for home health care, nursing home admissions and monitoring of lab values
- Received a Service Values Award for working closely with the anticoagulation department to urgently assist with a patients treatment plan
Business Systems Analyst - Specialist
University Of Chicago Medical Center
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Training in the Epic Systems, Clinical Content Builder platform. Completed three levels of classes and project builds.
- Certification in Epic Systems Notecraft for Clinical Content Builders CLN 105.
- Shadowed registered nurses on the pharmacy informatics team as they built chemotherapy treatment plans, while taking classes.
- Helped to manage and update workflow trackers on Excel spreadsheets.
Nurse Clinician - Medical Specialties Rheumatology
Northwestern Medical Group
01.2020 - 11.2021
- Applied nursing expertise to meet needs of rheumatology patients in challenging academic outpatient environment.
- Performed triage of all incoming patient calls, portal messages and staff messages based on urgency and severity of needs including refills, scheduling, prior authorizations of medications and disease education. Extensive involvement with infusion therapy authorizations, coordination and working with outside hospital infusion centers
- Crossed trained in infusion therapy including administration of injectable and infusion medications, extensive IV skills and monitoring for adverse reactions.
- Precepted 4th year nursing students for their community health class
Registered Nurse - Immediate Care
Advocate Aurora Health Care
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action in immediate care environment.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
- Led successful team comprised of MAs and ancillary staff.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assisted providers with all urgent, outpatient procedures.
Nurse Clinician - Medical Specialties Infusion
Northwestern Medical Group
02.2013 - 03.2019
- Extensive IV skills and administration of IV medication including biologic's, chemotherapy, iron therapy and bone health, while monitoring for any adverse reactions.
- IV medication preparation including mixing and calculations of doses as per physicians orders.
- Trained new nursing graduates in IV skills and medication administration.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harry S. Truman College
Chicago05.1991
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Accurate Documentation
- Decision Making
- Peripheral IV And Central Line Access Skills
- Creative Problem Solving
- 20 Years Of Epic Electronic Medical Record Experience Including Therapy Plans
- Team Player With Good Communication Skills
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Bone Marrow Transplant
Advocate Health Care
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse - Internal Medicine
NorthShore University Health System Medical Group
06.2022 - 11.2022
Business Systems Analyst - Specialist
University Of Chicago Medical Center
11.2021 - 05.2022
Nurse Clinician - Medical Specialties Rheumatology
Northwestern Medical Group
01.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse - Immediate Care
Advocate Aurora Health Care
04.2019 - 01.2020
Nurse Clinician - Medical Specialties Infusion
Northwestern Medical Group
02.2013 - 03.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harry S. Truman College
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