Michelle Colon
Beachwood,NJ
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering 20 years of outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Lpn
Pines Village Fellowship Senior Living
06.2016 - 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.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
LPN Staff Nurse
FountainView Care Center
12.2003 - 06.2016
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ10.2003
Skills
- Transcribing Orders
- Patient Assessments
- Tracking Symptoms
- Counting Narcotics
- Medical Records Management
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- ADLs Assistance
- Wound Care
- EMR Systems
- Task Delegation
- Assisting Physicians
- Direct Patient Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Immunization Administration
- HIPAA Protocols
- Charting and Recording
- Documenting Incidents
- Medication Administration
- Breathing Treatments
- Medication Dispensing
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Documenting Vital Signs
Timeline
Lpn
Pines Village Fellowship Senior Living
06.2016 - Current
LPN Staff Nurse
FountainView Care Center
12.2003 - 06.2016
LPN - Nursing
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
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