Maria Gonzalez-Jacquez
LVN
CA
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN
Central Unified School District
01.2022 - 04.2025
- Administer and prepare appropriate medications to patients in a timely manner.
- Document information such as office visits, injuries, incident reports, etc. into database.
- Attend and respond to emergency situations.
- Responsible for short and long-term care of patients.
- Answer call lights for patients promptly to ensure that their needs are being met.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
LVN
Orchard Post Acute
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
LVN
Dycora Skilled Nursing Facility
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
LVN
Selma Nursing Home
05.2017 - 09.2019
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- 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.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
Education
Associate of Science - Biology
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA12-2022
Associate of Arts - Social Work & Human Services For Transfer
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA12-2022
Certificate - Medical Billing And Coding
P. Steve Ramirez Professional Training Center
Fresno, CA09-2022
LVN-Certificate - Nursing-LVN Program
Clovis Adult Nursing Education
Clovis, CA06-2002
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Written communication
- Computer skills
- FLUENT IN SPANISH
Timeline
LVN
Central Unified School District
01.2022 - 04.2025
LVN
Orchard Post Acute
12.2020 - 12.2021
LVN
Dycora Skilled Nursing Facility
09.2019 - 04.2020
LVN
Selma Nursing Home
05.2017 - 09.2019
Associate of Science - Biology
Fresno City College
Associate of Arts - Social Work & Human Services For Transfer
Fresno City College
Certificate - Medical Billing And Coding
P. Steve Ramirez Professional Training Center
LVN-Certificate - Nursing-LVN Program
Clovis Adult Nursing Education
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