Lorra Hargis, LPN
Silverton,OR
Summary
Compassionate and highly skilled Licensed Practical Nurse with over 17 years of experience in plastic surgery, aesthetics, wellness coordination, and patient care. Recognized for delivering exceptional patient experiences, partnering with surgeons in a fast-paced clinical environment, and coordinating care from consultation through recovery. Known for professionalism, clinical excellence, strong leadership, and building lasting patient relationships. Relocating from Florida to Oregon.
Overview
1
1
Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Private Home Care LPN
Self Employed Services
Sanford, FL
2019.01 - 2026.09
- Facilitate communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
- Provide compassionate emotional support in the recovery process
- Ensure confidentiality and compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Provide one on one nursing care to patients recovering from elective surgery overnights or on weekends in the comfort of their home or place of recovery
- Maintain accurate medical documentation of medications given and care provided
- Provide care for incisions, JP drains, wounds, dressing changes, take and monitor vitals
- Understand and maintain nursing care within my scope of practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
Clark Institute for Aesthetics
Winter Park, FL
2008.09 - 2026.09
- Provided over 17 years of dedicated service to a respected plastic surgery practice, earning the trust of physicians and patients through exceptional clinical care
- Known for creating a warm, reassuring patient care experience while delivering exceptional clinical care with professionalism, empathy, and attention to detail
- Managed surgical scheduling and coordinated multidisciplinary patient care
- Assisted physicians in thousands of aesthetic and surgical procedures in a high volume specialty practice
- Maintained sterile field and assist with office-based surgical procedures
- Ensure accurate and up to date clinical documentation within EMR system while documenting and assisting in doctors consultations
- Administer and prepare prescribed medications
- Remove sutures, provide appropriate wound care as needed, fluid aspiration, JP drain care, dressing changes including wound vac experience
- Conducted comprehensive pre-and post operative patient education
- Organize and order medical supplies
- Coordinated detailed patient care from consultation to post-operative recovery
- Performed blood draws for PRP, Cool Sculpting, injectable preparation, dermal fillers, neurotoxins, chemical peel and Ellacor assistance
- Train and mentor new nursing and clinical staff
- Take call in rotation with doctors on weekends and after hours
- Assist in cultures, pathology, and lab procedures
- Review patients' medical history and ensure the appropriate clearances, labs, and tests are received
- Ability to work remote when needed
- Built long term patient relationships through compassionate, individualized care
Education
Graduate Certificate - Practical Nursing
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL2007-12
Skills
- Strong experience in wound and incision care
- Superior patient education/procedure explanation
- Patient assessment
- Patient care coordination
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Critical thinking and decision making
- Team collaboration
- Nextech EMR software
- Treatment room preparation & sterile technique
- Clinical triage and patient communication
- Wound dressing and suture removal
- Surgical/procedure assistance
- Compassionate patient advocacy
- Laboratory procedures
- Exceptional patient care pre operative and post operative
- Clinical leadership and staff mentorship
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Certification
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Cool Sculpt Certification
- Infection Control Specialist Training for Community Based Care in Oregon
Licensure
- Active, unencumbered LPN license in Oregon #10043428
- Active, unencumbered LPN license in Florida #PN5183606
Timeline
Independent Private Home Care LPN
Self Employed Services
2019.01 - 2026.09
Licensed Practical Nurse
Clark Institute for Aesthetics
2008.09 - 2026.09
Graduate Certificate - Practical Nursing
Seminole State College of Florida