Marie Verdugo
Sylmar,CA
Summary
Proficient Licensed Vocational Nurse offering twenty years of experience by providing direct patient care and applying my medical knowledge and principles of nursing while utilizing my practical skills in a clinical setting
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical LVN 1
LA County Department Of Health Services
11.2008 - Current
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patient.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Disposition of patients in outpatient clinics
Charge Nurse
Lake View Terrace Special Care Center
02.2004 - 02.2008
- Provide direct patient care for 51 unit in a locked psychiatric Skilled Nursing Facility
- Perpetration and administration of medications including injections and treatments
- Asses patients status, change of condition and implement appropriate interventions
- Notify physicians of medical and behavioral changes
- Responsible for admissions, discharges, obtaining, transcribing and carrying out physicians orders
- Develop and implement care plans for short/long term health maintenance goals
- Review all lab values and address critical values promptly
- Educate patients and families regarding healthcare needs and conditions
- Assist in orientation of new staff members
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
Education
LVN
Casa Loma College
Van Nuys, CA06.2003
High School Diploma -
Van Nuys Senior High School
Van Nuys, CA06.1997
Skills
- Able to multitask manage priorities and time efficiently while providing adequate patient care
- Direct Patient Care
- Specimen Collection
- Excellent communication, observation, and intervention skills
- Accuracy in documentation including charting, care planning, assessments
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Phlebotomy and IV Certified
- Medication Administration
Timeline
Clinical LVN 1
LA County Department Of Health Services
11.2008 - Current
Charge Nurse
Lake View Terrace Special Care Center
02.2004 - 02.2008
LVN
Casa Loma College
High School Diploma -
Van Nuys Senior High School
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