Maria Varnon

• Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, administering injections and performing other nursing duties.
• Provided direct physical and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Maintained accurate medical records whether Face to face ,VVC or telephone of each patient's health condition.
• Observed patients for any changes in their condition or behaviour, reported findings to the supervisor or physician in charge and Team RN.
• Instructed patients and their families about disease prevention, proper nutrition, medication management and other health related topics.
• Coordinated with interdisciplinary team members such as doctors, nurses and social workers to ensure quality patient care was provided.
• Monitored patient progress during treatments or procedures, reporting any abnormalities to the healthcare team immediately.
• Promoted culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation and prevention.
• Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.(Hand Hygiene)
• Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to up to 8-12 patients per day.

Performed lab draws while working in lab at BuggyWorks CBOC,

Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses on the implementation of the Pact Teams. Recognized by Visn as high producing Pact Team.

• Educated and trained by a Pharm D in utilizing Proclarity Database, entering the initial orders, and making reminder calls to Veterans for all new entries into the system
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff (Telehealth)to improve overall patient care Trained by Dr.Lynch on completing Teleretinal exam and learning equipment functions. Scheduled appointments for this clinic 3rd behing 2 other LPns providing coverage..
• Completed Dermatology residency with Pact Team to assist providers with joint injections,skin shavings, suture removals ,dressing applications. Assisted with scheduling appointments for the skin biopsies. Assisted with taking photos pre procedure uploading and completing Derm consults to Dermatology.
• Performed triage to maximum team productivity and effectiveness.-To include DM-Blood sugars and foot exam ,and entering podiatry consults
• Completing the Morose Fall Scale,Lawton-Brody IADL, KATZ INdex, and Urogential Distress forms for Veterans 75 and older. Providing clinic support when staffing short by working other pact teams. Perform Ekgs . give vaccines , assist with papsmears pre and post procedure with disposition of specimens. Use Dopplers as required,,
• Assist Pact Team with maintaing Hedis Scores, Participatied in Flu Campaign seasons 2020-2024. Report equipment failures, broken windows, or leakages via Maximo database by creating and forwarding work orders.