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Nadine Harrison LPN

Nadine Harrison LPN

Unadilla,New York

Summary

Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in many different specialties including, Internal Medicine/Primary care, pulmonology, dermatology, infectious disease, urgent care, county dept of health, school nursing and long term care nursing facilities.


Proud nurse that delivers exceptional health care and patient care management while providing high-quality customer service to patients and visitors. Skilled in obtaining and recording vital signs, performing blood draws, injections, rooming patients and assisting providers with patient care. Serves as nursing resource for clinical staff to support scheduling and competency oversight of clinicians. I ALWAYS have a smile on my face and make it my duty daily to make my patients laugh and smile. I enjoy the patient interaction.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

LPN Office Nurse

Schweiger Dermatology
08.2023 - Current
  • Assisted physician in medical, cosmetic and laser procedures
  • Assisted provider in recording prescribed treatments, medications, biopsies, cultures, photos, prescriptions, prior authorization and procedures within established guidelines
  • Understand provider to patient flow and anticipate provider’s next steps to the best of my ability
  • Prepped rooms before and after patients, including checking all equipment at the beginning of each shift to ensure all is in proper working order
  • Provided pre-care and post-care treatment instructions as needed
  • Daily scan all retail and cosmetic products and medical supplies and alert Head MA and/or GM of any low level supplies
  • Perform inventory responsibilities and stocking of supplies and equipment as requested
  • Attended all in-house training and continued education opportunities

LPN Office Nurse

Fox Internal Medicine
07.2018 - 08.2023
  • Responsible for monitoring in-basket messages in EMR and addressing them timely and routing appropriately.
  • Identifies patient care problems and communicates them to physician on-site.
  • Maintains up to date and accurate documentation of nursing care, in EMR.
  • Rooms patients for provider visits, takes vital signs and weights. Documents patient concerns and questions.
  • Administers medications and immunizations as ordered.
  • Supports providers by doing chart prep/chart review for upcoming appointments by updating health maintenance measures and tracking lab and radiology orders in the EMR.

All other duties as given while practicing 100% within scope of practice.

LPN Charge Nurse

Five Star Urgent Care
07.2017 - 07.2018
  • Assists the practitioner with examinations, procedures, and other duties as assigned.
  • Administration of medications and injections.
  • IV insertion/Blood draws
  • Collects and prepares specimens for laboratory as well as assists in management of the results.
  • Facilitating referrals ordered by medical provider.
  • Efficiently manages patient flow through the office.
  • Prepares exam rooms, including maintenance, sterilization of equipment, and stocking of supplies.
  • Responsible for patient call back.
  • Train new nursing/medical assistant staff for onsite and surrounding new facilities preparing to open.

LPN Field Nurse

Otsego County Department Of Health
03.2017 - 07.2017
  • Administer chargeable/VFA/VFC vaccines to children & adults.
  • Responsible for animal bite and rabies exposure investigations.
  • Exposure screening, specimen collection and submission to lab, quarantines/isolation of pets, outreach, and related follow-up.
  • Educate community on public health concerns, issues and most specifically family planning.
  • Work in conjunction with schools that offer “School based health” to run immunization clinics for their employees and students.
  • Keep records & count inventory every month to ensure proper amount of vaccines. (Chargeable and vaccines received from the state.)
  • Abide by any and all regulations and laws put forth regarding NYS law.
  • Other duties as given.

LPN School Nurse

Oneonta Job Corps Academy
06.2013 - 03.2017
  • Work directly one-on-one with medical providers (MD, DO, PA, NP’s) as the practice facilitator 3-4 times a week in a clinic setting.
  • Facilitating referrals ordered by medical provider.
  • Scheduling nurse and provider appointments.
  • Keep records or perform other clerical duties in doctors’ offices or clinics.
  • Collect samples, such as blood, urine, sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples and/or send out to lab as needed.
  • Blood draws, suture/staple removing, wound care/dressing.
  • Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
  • Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
  • Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.
  • Give prescribed medications, make and change MARS as needed throughout the month.
  • First aid & CPR certified.
  • Data collect during “Open Wellness Hours” & follow treatment guidelines for appropriate treatment. Forward to RN or medical provider for further evaluation as necessary for treatment.
  • Coordinated with community resources to enhance the quality of healthcare services available to students in need.
  • Provided compassionate nursing care to students with acute and chronic medical conditions, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
  • Collaborated with teachers and staff to accommodate students'' special needs and promote a healthy learning environment.
  • Developed emergency response protocols that effectively managed critical situations involving student injuries or illnesses.

LPN

Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
09.2012 - 06.2013
  • Administer prescribed medications, noting times and amounts on patients’ charts
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients’’ conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • Answer patients’ calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Measure and record patients’ vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
  • Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
  • Collect samples, such as blood, urine, sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples and/or send out to lab as needed.
  • Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheostomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
  • Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
  • Record food and fluid intake and output.
  • Helping patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
  • Supervise nurses’ aides or assistants.
  • Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
  • Wash and dress bodies or deceased persons

Education

Licensed Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing

Otsego Area School of Practical Nursing
Oneonta, NY
06.2012

High School Diploma -

Oxford Academy
Oxford, NY
05.2003

Skills

  • Positive, Compassionate & Always Smiling!
  • Clinical judgment
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Geriatrics
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Epic & EMA medical record systems
  • Venipuncture
  • Triage
  • Dermatology
  • Phlebotomy
  • Medication & Injection Administration
  • Vital Signs
  • Home Care
  • Developmental Disabilities Experience
  • Communication skills

Accomplishments

Nursing Excellence Award-July 2022

Timeline

LPN Office Nurse

Schweiger Dermatology
08.2023 - Current

LPN Office Nurse

Fox Internal Medicine
07.2018 - 08.2023

LPN Charge Nurse

Five Star Urgent Care
07.2017 - 07.2018

LPN Field Nurse

Otsego County Department Of Health
03.2017 - 07.2017

LPN School Nurse

Oneonta Job Corps Academy
06.2013 - 03.2017

LPN

Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
09.2012 - 06.2013

Licensed Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing

Otsego Area School of Practical Nursing

High School Diploma -

Oxford Academy
Nadine Harrison LPN