Litzy Trujillo
Mammoth Lakes,CA
Summary
Compassionate and dependable LVN with strong healthcare experience in patient assessments, medication administration, and vital sign monitoring. Skilled in clinical documentation, assisting with procedures, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. Goal-oriented, adaptable, and team-focused, with a commitment to achieving a positive work environment and excellent patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinic LVN
Mammoth Hospital
06.2022 - Current
- Worked with various specialties (cardiology, urology, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology, ENT, and OBGYN), working most closely with on OBGYN.
- Collaborated with OBGYN providers and OB Nurse Navigator to provide excellent care to women's health and prenatal patients.
- Learned transfer of care processes and assisted closely to monitor OB patients.
- Assisted meetings to learn more about prenatal programs such as WIC, First 5, prenatal screening, etc.
- Shadowed prenatal classes taught by OB Nurse Navigator.
- Assisted with procedures such as newborn circumcisions, IUD insertions, colposcopies, etc.
- Triaged OB and women's health patients with supervision from RNs and providers.
- Trained new LVN and RN staff members to ensure proper training and integration into the clinic's workflow.
- Improved patient care by providing efficient and accurate medication administration.
- Enhanced patient comfort levels during procedures by explaining processes thoroughly beforehand while also addressing any concerns or questions that arose throughout their visits.
- Ensured patient satisfaction through compassionate and attentive nursing care.
- Strengthened patient relationships by offering emotional support and education on treatment options and self-care techniques.
- Streamlined communication between patients' families, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and pharmacies to ensure excellent patient care.
- Demonstrated adaptability and resilience during periods of high patient volume, effectively managing multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a focus on delivering quality care to each individual served.
- Supported effective disease prevention efforts through routine immunization administration and patient education regarding vaccine schedules.
- Helped maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace to provide optimal patient care environments at all times.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Delivered updates in patient status to RNs and providers recording changes in medical records.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and relayed results to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and medications.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, assisting physicians, and attending to nurse visits.
CNA
Bishop Care Center
09.2019 - 11.2022
- Cared for patients with diagnoses such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
- Provided emotional support for patients during challenging times, fostering a positive healing environment.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Assisted in emergency situations under the direction of nursing supervisors or physicians, providing crucial support during life-saving interventions.
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and medical staff to ensure clear communication and understanding of treatment plans.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
- Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
- Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
Education
Nursing
Cerro Coso Community College
Bishop, CA12.2021
No Degree - CNA
Cerro Coso Community College
Bishop, CA08-2019
High School Diploma -
Mammoth High School
Mammoth Lakes, CA06.2019
Skills
- Preventive care and healthcare coordination
- HIPAA compliance
- Clinical documentation (experienced with Cerner)
- Caregiving and wound care skills
- Patient relationship building and family communication
- Medication and immunization administration
- Patient triaging
- Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking
- Adaptable and flexible
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Cultural competence
- Samples collection
- Medication ordering and dispensing
- Staff direction and task delegation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Clinic LVN
Mammoth Hospital
06.2022 - Current
CNA
Bishop Care Center
09.2019 - 11.2022
Nursing
Cerro Coso Community College
No Degree - CNA
Cerro Coso Community College
High School Diploma -
Mammoth High School
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