Nick Kopp
Summary
Patient-centered LVN Floor Nurse competent at helping patients with daily living needs, administering medications and collecting vital signs. Offers exceptional clinical knowledge and abilities, sound judgment and excellent documentation skills. Compassionate in helping patients with medical and emotional support.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN
Western Slope Health Center
01.2023 - Current
- Patient care by administering medications while providing accurate patient teaching
- Providing tuberculosis skin test PPDs for new admits or annual testing
- Care plans for changes of condition
- Post fall care per facility policy
- Catheter care - changing or maintenance, ensuring proper hygiene, bladder scanning to monitor fluid levels
- Wound care - cleaning and bandaging open wounds and wound VAC care
- Peg-tube feeding care for patients on NPO
- Providing bowel care through enemas or suppositories when oral meds are ineffective, colostomy care
- Assisted in CPR for unconscious patients
- Provided comfort care to hospice patients
- Diabetic care - insulin blood sugar checks, monitoring diet
- Respiratory care - monitoring oxygen concentrators, nebulizers, O2 stats, tracheostomy care
- Carrying out provider's orders - labs, x-rays, medications, supplements, skin treatments, referrals to Physical Therapy or Psyche referrals
- Operating phones and receiving on call provider orders
LVN
The Pines
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Providing patient care by performing basic head to toe assessments
- Monitoring and interpreting vital signs, patient pain assessment
- Providing oxygen via nasal cannula
- Assisting with patient ambulation while practicing proper body lifting mechanics, ensuring patient safety (ensuring call light is within reach, keeping bed at a safe level)
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
Grocery Outlet
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Multi-tasking by scanning groceries and maintaining personal interactions with shoppers
- Checking ID's when selling alcohol beverages
- Answering front end customer calls
- Operating register (counting cash, double checking handwritten checks for required info)
Patient Services Assistant
Kaiser Permanente
01.2015 - 2016
- Assisting in patient calls for appointment confirmations and patient inquiries
- Assisting with patient order preparation
- Diet plan coordination
- Product ordering
- Greeted incoming patients, managed weigh-Ins and documentation
Education
LVN program - Nursing
Carrington College
Sacramento, CA01.2022
Associate of Science - General Studies
Folsom Lake College
Folsom, CA01.2019
Skills
- Microsoft office
- First Aid/CPR
- Vital signs monitoring
- Catheter care
- HIPAA compliance
- Feeding tube management
- Postoperative care
- Preventative care
- Caring for wounds
- Staff direction and task delegation
- EMR / EHR
- Medication administration
- Task prioritization
- Discharge coordination
- IV and venipuncture certified
Certification
- LVN
- BLS
- AS General Studies
- Medical Coding
- IV certified
Timeline
LVN
Western Slope Health Center
01.2023 - Current
LVN
The Pines
01.2021 - 01.2022
Grocery Outlet
01.2018 - 01.2021
Patient Services Assistant
Kaiser Permanente
01.2015 - 2016
- LVN
- BLS
- AS General Studies
- Medical Coding
- IV certified
LVN program - Nursing
Carrington College
Associate of Science - General Studies
Folsom Lake College
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