Lois Barber
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Lebanon,NH
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lpn
Genesis Healthcare System
Lebanon, NH
11.2020 - Current
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- 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 appointment calendar for scans, lab tests and evaluations.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- 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.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in Software to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
Private Duty Nurse
New York State Medicaid
Albany, New York
12.2008 - 08.2019
Timeline
Lpn
Genesis Healthcare System
11.2020 - Current
Private Duty Nurse
New York State Medicaid
12.2008 - 08.2019