Melissa Causby
Cherryville,NC
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
01.2023 - Current
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- 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.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
LPN Charge Nurse
The Greens At Lincolnton
05.2019 - Current
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to establish proper patient care and provide education to patients and family members.
LPN
BAYADA
01.2008 - 05.2019
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Cleveland Community College
Shelby, NC06.2007
High School Diploma -
Kings Mountain High School
Kings Mountain, NC06.1984
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Transcribing Orders
- Patient Triaging
- Patient Assessments
- Task Delegation
- Wound Care
- Direct Patient Care
- EMR Systems
- Assisting Physicians
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Tracking Symptoms
- Patient Management
- Medication Administration
- Breathing Treatments
- Immunization Administration
- Intravenous Medications
- Intramuscular Injections
- IV Insertion
- Specimen Results Interpretation
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Tracheostomy Care
- Documenting Vital Signs
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Timeline
LPN
Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
01.2023 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
The Greens At Lincolnton
05.2019 - Current
LPN
BAYADA
01.2008 - 05.2019
Diploma - Nursing
Cleveland Community College
High School Diploma -
Kings Mountain High School
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