Filomena Lo
Summary
CA-Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs. Multi-talented LVN consistently rewarded for success in planning and operational improvements. Experience in policy development and staff management procedures positively impacting overall morale and productivity.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Eisenhower Health Concierge
Rancho Mirage, CA
05.2024 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring adherence to care protocols and standards.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans based on assessments.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and recovery times.
- Trained and mentored new nursing staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Oversaw patient conditions, administered medicine, performed interventions and took detailed records.
- Cultivated strong working relationships with physicians by maintaining open communication, providing timely updates on patients'' status, and actively participating in care coordination efforts.
- Enhanced team communication by conducting regular staff meetings, addressing concerns, and promoting open dialogue.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Reduced medication errors by closely supervising LVNs during medication administration and ensuring adherence to protocols.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Updated patient medical records with services provided, health conditions, and response to treatments using Software.
- Documented vitals and medical histories in patient charts when assessing patients and communicated patient information to physicians and other nurses for care continuity.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
LVN Charge Nurse
Rio Hondo Subacute And Nursing
Montebello, CA
02.2021 - 04.2024
- Administered pain medication to patients suffering from a variety of different medical conditions. Tracked the administration of various medications for each patient and monitored other pain management treatment strategies.
- Maintained medical records for an average caseload of 45 patients. Reported to physicians surgeons and other specialists about the progression of symptoms observed in patients.
- Checked blood pressure pulse and blood sugar levels.
- Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions.
- Provide care to patients and residents based on their care plan outlined by their doctor
- Accurately monitor and record observations on patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate records of residents care, financial procedures, and medication administration
- Identify care planning needs
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Dynasty Home Health
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Provided basic patient care and treatment, such as administering medication, tests, taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds.
- Provide urinary catheter site care, catheter irrigation.
- Perform nasopharyngeal and tracheal suctioning and site care.
- Maintain home oxygen set-up, including cleaning oxygen tubing, cannula, mask, and attaching humidification per instructions of home DME provider
- Perform site care and dressing change to venous access devices.
- Administer bolus tube feeding via NG or G tube.
- Perform wound care and dressing changes. Perform suture line care
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Happy Home Health
03.2014 - 08.2020
- Assess patient’s condition and chart observations
- Perform vital signs and medication review
- Administer medication as prescribed by the Physician
- Wound dressing change and assessment
- IV administration and manage IVs
- Insulin injection and monitoring
- Conduct blood glucose check
- Utilize and teach blood glucose meter
- Meal planning
- Carbohydrate counting
- Recognizing and treating Hyperglycemia
- Recognizing and treating Hypoglycemia
- Perform ostomy and catheter care
- Injection administration
- Tube feeding
- Pain management
- Post surgical care
- Perform and teach patient how to use insulin pump
- Administer IM and SQ injections
- Perform urinary catheter care
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Colima Medical Center
01.2010 - 02.2018
- Taking vital signs
- Prepare and assist patient for examination
- Blood withdraw and urine testing
- Prepare and administer injection for adults and child
- Perform EKG
- Prepare and perform breathing treatment for patients
- Acting of receptionist
- Front desk check in patients
- Verifying patient insurance
- Using computer applications
- Administers and documents medication under physician’s order
- Assists CT technician with IV starts as needed.
- Updating and filling patient medical records
- Scheduling appointments
- Arranging for laboratory services
- Removing sutures and changing dressings
Office Assistant
Luning Chen Family Doctor
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Interview patients for case histories prior to appointments
- Schedule and coordinate appointments
- Assist patients with initial paperwork
- Accurately update and maintain patients' health records
- Verify insurance coverage and assist the billing department with processing claims
- Communicate test results to patients when directed by physicians or nursing professionals
- Assist patients with re-scheduling appointments and other scheduling issues
- Inform patients of credit card declines and other billing issues
- Interacted with customers professionally by phone, email or in-person to provide information and directed to desired staff members.
Education
License of Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Summit Career College
Colton, CA1 2011
High School Diploma -
El Camino College
Torrance, CA6 2008
Skills
- Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Medical Records Management
- Bathing
- Project organization
- MS Office
- Problem resolution
- Relationship development
- HIPAA Compliance
- Dementia Knowledge
- Infection Control
- Patient Information Collection
- Team management
- Operational improvement
- Process improvement
Certification
- License Vocational Nurse
- Intravenous Therapy and Blood Withdraw Certified
- Basic Life Support -BLS National CPR Foundation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Eisenhower Health Concierge
05.2024 - Current
LVN Charge Nurse
Rio Hondo Subacute And Nursing
02.2021 - 04.2024
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Dynasty Home Health
08.2020 - 01.2021
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Happy Home Health
03.2014 - 08.2020
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Colima Medical Center
01.2010 - 02.2018
Office Assistant
Luning Chen Family Doctor
01.2005 - 01.2010
License of Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Summit Career College
High School Diploma -
El Camino College