Lori Zwingelberg
Stockton,CA
Summary
- To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
- A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure an entry-level maternal child position. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in a fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills and humor to develop professional relationships with patients and families.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse I
Doctors Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
- Work postpartum and newborn nursery.
- Precept student nurses, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- TB reader
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Document treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Manage patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Equip patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Promote patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilize patients, and determine next course of action.
- Manage care from admission to discharge.
- Collect blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepare for lab testing.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Quickly respond to situations impacting safety and security of unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and update clinical supervisors with current information.
Staff Nurse III
Correctional Health Services
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked infirmary, caring for patients.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security of unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control situations.
- Delivered a high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Clinical Nurse I
Doctors Medical Center
04.2005 - 01.2022
- Currently working this same department. The job description provided for current employment is also applicable here.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor
- Worked in postpartum, newborn nursery, and antepartum.
- TB reader
- Participated in hospital committees to recommend quality improvement initiatives.
- Respond to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage it.
- Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
- Developed and maintained collaborative relationships with healthcare providers.
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Administered medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
Staff Nurse
Prison Health Services
03.2003 - 06.2005
- Lead person for men's history and physical department.
- Performed history and physical of intakes.
- Placed annual tuberculin skin tests.
- Daily narcotic and supply counts
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention.
- Created sick call list for following day.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians
Staff Nurse II
Kaiser Permanente
01.2003 - 03.2003
- When this facility opened, I was hired to work the OB/GYN department which had not opened yet. While waiting for it to open, I worked with medical visits and pediatric department. When I left, the OB/GYN department still had not opened.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
Staff Nurse
Northern California Youth Authority
05.2002 - 01.2003
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists, and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to patients.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security of unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Maintain logs and counts of medication and surgical equipment.
Staff Nurse II
San Joaquin General Hospitals
02.2000 - 06.2002
- Worked postpartum and newborn nursery.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Narcotic and equipment counts.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA12.1999
High School Diploma -
Lincoln High School
Stockton, CA06.1987
Skills
- Experienced Nurse-Postpartum/Newborn Nursery/Antepartum
- Effective Communication
- Breast Feeding Advocate/Educated
- Some Spanish Speaking
- Previous Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor
- Preceptor For Nursing Students/New Employees
- Recognizes Cultural, Spiritual, Religious Beliefs
- Excellent Organizational Skills
- Managed Ethical Patient Care
- Patient-Focused Care
Certification
- Registered Nurse License - California Board of Registered Nursing #576317- Expires: 01/2025
- NRP Certification - Expires: 12/2024
- BLS Certification -Expires: 12/2023
Timeline
Clinical Nurse I
Doctors Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse III
Correctional Health Services
01.2022 - 08.2022
Clinical Nurse I
Doctors Medical Center
04.2005 - 01.2022
Staff Nurse
Prison Health Services
03.2003 - 06.2005
Staff Nurse II
Kaiser Permanente
01.2003 - 03.2003
Staff Nurse
Northern California Youth Authority
05.2002 - 01.2003
Staff Nurse II
San Joaquin General Hospitals
02.2000 - 06.2002
Associate of Arts - Nursing
San Joaquin Delta College
High School Diploma -
Lincoln High School
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