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Margaret Gutierrez

Lubbock,TX

Summary

Experienced Licensed LVN with extensive medication knowledge. Dependable and punctual professional with a willingness to adapt and take on various roles within the company. Strong focus on patient care. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lvn

Caregiver, Inc/ Daybreak
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • Provides routine and emergency assessments and nursing care to ensure maintenance of optimal health status of each individual.
  • Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all health services provided to individual.
  • Participates in the development, implementation, and monitoring of each individual’s service plan.
  • Performs health care procedures and monitors individuals’ health conditions.
  • Provides for administering of medication. Assesses and monitors the individual’s use of medication.
  • Assesses and monitors the individual health data and information. Assists individuals in securing emergency medical services. Assists individuals in obtaining appropriate medical services. Performs health care procedures ordered/prescribed by a physician/medical practitioner and required by standards of professional practice or law to be performed by licensed nursing personnel. Immediately reports to supervisor any significant changes in an individual’s health status including, but not limited to, acute illness, adverse reactions to medication, sudden and/or unexplained changes in vital signs, increase seizure activity, etc. Immediately reports to supervisor any problems related to individual safety, staff problems, and/or facility problems. Provides training for unlicensed Team Members including but not limited to, training in vital signs and medication reasons, times, and side-effects. Assesses Unlicensed Team Member, (DSP, UAP, staff) proficiency at least quarterly. Trains individuals and their families on chronic medical problems. Documents all nursing interventions at the time they are completed in SLS or Nurses Notes, and maintain a 50% billing rate in Waiver Service. Monitors individual records to ensure compliance with physicians’ orders and appropriateness of nursing interventions. Ensures that all medical consultations and laboratory reports are documented in the individual’s records in a timely manner. Ensures nursing notes contain subjective, observation, and assessment documentation, plan of correction and treatment documentation and resolution documentation of all individual physical injuries. Participates as assigned in annual and interim planning conferences for individual served. Recommends individual-training objectives in the areas of health maintenance, oral hygiene and self-administration of medications based on identified individual needs. Assists case manager in development of health care training objectives as requested and ensures that staff is knowledgeable in program implementation. Monitors medication storage area to ensure that all medications are stored and labeled properly and that outdated and/or discontinued drugs are removed and disposed of according to standards of practice. Provides in-service training in health-related areas to direct care staff as needed. Immediately responds to emergency calls relative to health and safety of individual’s. Serves as member of agency-wide committees as assigned. Completes special assignments and submits written reports within designated time frames.

Communication Assistant

CSD RELAY
09.2022 - 07.2023
  • Excellent communication skills. Ability to speak clearly and pronounce and enunciate complex words and sentence structure. Ability to effectively verbally communicate using voice inflection, adjust tone and volume. Ability to read text aloud from a computer and listen to spoken word and transcribe to text on a computer. Excellent grammar and spelling. Ability to learn and understand complex computer communication software, shortcuts and command functions. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to adapt to schedules influenced by call volume fluctuations.

Captioning Assistant

CSD RELAY
01.2017 - 08.2022
  • Provides quick and accurate captions for telephone conversations of deaf or hard of hearing callers. Multi-task (hear audio, voice what was heard, proof-read developing captions - simultaneously). Utilize keyboard by typing proper corrections and other words as necessary. Monitor technical issues on calls and report to appropriate staff. Relay contents of the call as accurately as possible without intervening in the conversation. Maintain strict consumer confidentiality and professionalism.

LVN

Covenant
03.2015 - 05.2015
  • Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making and to improve patient care. Administered medications. Assisted with medication order refill authorization, and documentation of medications. Obtained throat cultures, urine specimens and blood draws as ordered. Documented all information in EMR. Prepared patient rooms and take vital signs. Relayed all results to physician and called patients back with results. Ordered and restocked supplies.

LVN

Montford
10.2014 - 02.2015
  • Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making and to improve patient care. Administered IM medications, and PO medications as ordered. Assists with or performs exams and procedures and documents all pertinent information in EMR.

LVN

Lubbock Hospitality
08.2014 - 10.2014
  • Worked as a full time LVN 2p-10p. Documented all patient related care/ behavior and any procedures/exams. Performed general duties as assigned. Tube feedings, insulins, and basic wound care were also part of duties. Communicated with physicians and family members. Passed medications

CMA/CNA

Lubbock Hospitality
11.2009 - 07.2013
  • Worked full time as a medication aide 2p-10p. Ordered medications as needed. Duties included administering medications to residents according to Texas state law, recording vital signs, documentation of administered medications, and light floor work.

CMA/CNA

Montford
08.2006 - 07.2008
  • Worked full time as a medication aide. Duties included recording vital signs, administering medications, and kept medication room clean and secure.

CMA/CNA

Lubbock specialty house
10.2005 - 06.2006
  • Worked part time as a medication aide. Ordered medications as needed. Duties included administering medications to residents according to Texas state law, recording vital signs, documentation of administered medications, and light floor work.

Education

Phlebotomy in Health care

South Plains College
Lubbock, TX
09.2015

Nursing LVN - Vocational nursing

Vista College
Lubbock, TX
06.2014

Medication Aide - Health care

South Plains College
Lubbock, TX
07.2005

GED - undefined

Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM
11.1998

Skills

  • English
  • Windows
  • Vital signs
  • Driving
  • Phlebotomy
  • Medical terminology
  • Medical Records
  • Documentation review
  • LVN (10 years)
  • Transcription
  • Computer skills
  • Patient Care
  • Medical records
  • Specimen collection / processing
  • Microsoft Office
  • Customer service
  • Anatomy Knowledge
  • Customer Service
  • Typing
  • Computer literacy
  • Leadership
  • Laboratory Experience
  • POWERPOINT (10 years)
  • Time management
  • Medical Office Experience
  • Anatomy knowledge
  • EMR Systems
  • Vital Signs
  • Basic Computer Skills (10 years)
  • Nursing
  • WORD (10 years)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Communication skills
  • Caregiving
  • Medication Administration
  • EMR systems
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Compassionate care
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Medical terminology understanding

Certification

  • PN Expires: November 2024 State: TX
  • LVN July 2014 to November 2024 Liscense #320976

Assessments

  • Administrative assistant/receptionist — Proficient February 2024 Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting Full results: Proficient
  • Nursing assistant skills — Proficient February 2024 Providing nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures Full results: Proficient
  • Data entry: Attention to detail — Proficient November 2021 Maintaining data integrity by detecting errors Full results: Proficient
  • Typing — Completed February 2024 Transcribing text Full results: Completed
  • Retail customer service — Proficient December 2023 Responding to customer situations in a retail setting Full results: Proficient
  • Work style: Reliability — Proficient September 2023 Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
  • Written communication — Proficient August 2024 Best practices for writing, including grammar, style, clarity, and brevity Full results: Proficient
  • Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

Additional Information

Skills & Abilities Can function independently or as a team member. Excellent communication skills. Able to cope with the mental and emotional stress related to the position. Can demonstrate on an ongoing ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and department heads. Dependable and trustworthy. Excellent basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Timeline

Lvn

Caregiver, Inc/ Daybreak
07.2023 - 10.2023

Communication Assistant

CSD RELAY
09.2022 - 07.2023

Captioning Assistant

CSD RELAY
01.2017 - 08.2022

LVN

Covenant
03.2015 - 05.2015

LVN

Montford
10.2014 - 02.2015

LVN

Lubbock Hospitality
08.2014 - 10.2014

CMA/CNA

Lubbock Hospitality
11.2009 - 07.2013

CMA/CNA

Montford
08.2006 - 07.2008

CMA/CNA

Lubbock specialty house
10.2005 - 06.2006

Phlebotomy in Health care

South Plains College

Nursing LVN - Vocational nursing

Vista College

Medication Aide - Health care

South Plains College

GED - undefined

Clovis Community College

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