Nicole Shomidie
Pleasant Plains,IL
Summary
I have been a LPN for 7 years, I have worked in healthcare for a total of 13 years.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Prairie Heart Institute
Springfield, IL
- Current
- I transferred from the floor at St. John’s to Prairie. I work in clinic with patients and providers in the office setting. Medication management, manage pt care, coordinate with physicians for pt’s care, use critical thinking skills, obtain VS, EKG’s, schedule procedures and so on.
LPN 2
St. John's Hospital
Springfield, IL
07.2024 - Current
- I work on the gen med floor giving injections, passing meds, monitoring glucose control, insulin injections, breathing treatments, hanging IV antibiotics or fluids, inserting IV's, monitoring vital signs, assessing patients, patient discharges and admissions, ordering labs or medication from pharmacy, wound care, coordinating care, updating the physicians on the patient, patient needs and so much more.
LPN Wound Care Specialist
Memorial Medical Center
Springfield, IL
02.2022 - 05.2024
- I was a wound care specialist nurse for SMH. I am certified in wound care and Hyperbaric's.
- I would assess wounds, stage, dressing changes, wound vacs, assist with skin grafts like Kerecis and apligraft, case management (I case managed two providers), follow up care nurse visits and so on.
- I dove patients in our HBO chambers. We had 11 providers from different specialties including podiatry, vascular, infectious disease and plastics.
LPN
BrightStar Care
Springfield, IL
05.2019 - 05.2022
- I would go to short staffed facilities pass meds, nursing assessments on residents, vital signs, charting, wound dressings.
- In home care
- School nursing, district 186 Covid testing and more.
LPN
Springfield Clinic
Springfield, IL
04.2018 - 05.2019
- I worked for the Urology department at Springfield Clinic.
- I did Injections, cath changes, straight cath teaching, nurses notes, assist with cystoscopy procedures, assist with prostate ultrasound biopsy's, assist with vasectomies, faxes, vital signs, phone nurse, task list, scheduling, chart skilled documentation, use Touch Works/IDX, use effective time management, call pharmacy, med orders, etc.
- Before leaving I transferred to Ortho I assisted with injections, scheduling appointments, rooming patients, vital signs, med orders, chart skilled documentation, nurse notes, casting application, removing casts and so on.
LPN
St. Clara's Manor
Lincoln, IL
01.2018 - 05.2018
- As a LPN I do med pass, order meds, call pharmacy, order labs, call Dr. for change in conditions, chart skilled documentation, use effective time management, supervise CNA's, treatments, monitor residents on medications, what they're taking, their VS, etc.
Nurse Tech II
Memorial Healthcare System
Springfield, IL
03.2015 - 02.2018
- Assist with activities of daily living
- Assist my nurses with new admits and discharges
- Assist nurses with procedures
- Monitor patients glucose and report back to the nurse
- Monitor patients vital signs and report abnormal findings to the nurse
- Empty and clear drains, document how much was emptied, color, etc.
Education
GED - undefined
Lanphier High School
LPN in Nursing - Nursing
CASPN
Springfield, IL12.2017
CNA - undefined
Lincoln Land College
01.2013
Skills
- Nursing in many different specialties ranging from home health, long term care, agency nursing, ICU, med surg, wound care, urology, ortho, school nursing experience during COVID substituting and testing for district 186 with Brightstar Care (Agency), cardiology
- In wound care I case managed 2 vascular providers Also in wound care I got experience with infectious disease, plastics and podiatry as we had 11 different providers who came to our facility
- IV insertion
- IV antibiotic therapy
- Anatomy knowledge
- Fast learner
- Medication Administration
- 10 years experience with various computer programs
- Excellent communication skills
- Organized
- Hospital experience
- Patient care
- Acute care
- Time disciplined
- Experience Administering Injections
- Medical office experience
Certification
- CNA
- LPN
- CPR Certification
- WCC
Timeline
LPN 2
St. John's Hospital
07.2024 - Current
LPN Wound Care Specialist
Memorial Medical Center
02.2022 - 05.2024
LPN
BrightStar Care
05.2019 - 05.2022
LPN
Springfield Clinic
04.2018 - 05.2019
LPN
St. Clara's Manor
01.2018 - 05.2018
Nurse Tech II
Memorial Healthcare System
03.2015 - 02.2018
LPN
Prairie Heart Institute
- Current
GED - undefined
Lanphier High School
LPN in Nursing - Nursing
CASPN
CNA - undefined
Lincoln Land College