Maria Torres
Reseda,CA
Summary
Patient-centered LVN Floor Nurse competent at helping subacute patients with daily living needs, administering medications and collecting vital signs. Offers exceptional clinical knowledge and abilities, sound judgment and excellent documentation skills. Compassionate in helping patients with medical and emotional support.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Floor Nurse
All Saints Health Care
09.2023 - Current
- Supported patients in completing activities of daily living such as dressing, grooming and shower assistance.
- 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.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on Sub-acute floor.
Appointment Coordinator
All Saints Health Care
03.2021 - 09.2023
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Completed logs and reports detailing production data such as volume, materials used, and quality assurance results, helping management make accurate operational decisions.
- Scheduled appointments for customers in person or over telephone.
- Coordinated appointments for multiple departments, ensuring optimal use of resources and time management.
- Called and rescheduled appointments for clients.
- Scheduled transportation to and from appointments.
Social Service Designee
All Saints Health Care
11.2016 - 03.2021
- Monitored progress towards service plan goals.
- Conducted room visits to assess living conditions, safety concerns, and ongoing needs for support or referrals to additional services.
- Enhanced program effectiveness by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to address client concerns holistically.
- Established trusting relationships with clients, fostering open communication and enabling effective advocacy on their behalf.
- Ensured compliance with all relevant regulations and policies, maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation for each case.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community organizations and agencies.
- Monitored progress towards established goals through regular check-ins with clients, adjusting strategies as needed based on feedback or new information.
Activity Assistant
All Saints Health Care
10.2010 - 11.2016
- Communicated with family members and other caregivers to provide updates on well-being and care of residents.
- Monitored participation in recreational activities to provide assistance to participants.
- Assisted in the development of individualized care plans by contributing insights on residents'' interests, preferences, and abilities gathered during activities engagements.
- Developed and monitored budgets for recreational activities.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive care plans, resulting in improved overall wellbeing of residents.
- Managed activity calendar, ensuring diverse options catered to a wide range of interests and abilities.
- Transported and escorted program participants to and from activities.
- Conducted sensory stimulation activities for memory care patients, improving mood regulation and reducing agitation incidents.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to improve quality of life for residents.
- Tailored exercise programs to accommodate varying physical capabilities while emphasizing safety precautions, resulting in increased activity levels and improved health outcomes.
- Coordinated special events to celebrate holidays, birthdays, or other milestones that fostered a sense of community within the residence.
- Helped residents build and maintain interpersonal relationships, social skills, mental abilities, and confidence.
- Scheduled movies, entertainment, and other special events.
Education
High School Diploma -
Community Charter Early College High School
Lake View Terrace, CA06.2008
Skills
- Immunization Administration
- Family Communication
- Clinical Documentation
- Attention to Detail
- Medication Administration
- Vital signs
- Preventative Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Education
- Feeding Tube Management
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Conflict Resolution
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Transcribing orders
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Catheter Care
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Infection Control
- Critical Thinking
- CPR/AED
- Medication Dispensing
- Patient Assessments
- Patient support
- Wound Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient Charting
- Responsible and Dependable
- Compassionate Care
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
LVN Floor Nurse
All Saints Health Care
09.2023 - Current
Appointment Coordinator
All Saints Health Care
03.2021 - 09.2023
Social Service Designee
All Saints Health Care
11.2016 - 03.2021
Activity Assistant
All Saints Health Care
10.2010 - 11.2016
High School Diploma -
Community Charter Early College High School
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