Pamela Crawford
Logansport,IN
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 30 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.30 Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes. Exceptional approach in long-term, acute and sub-acute geriatric and dementia care patient support.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Trilogy Health Services
03.2013 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- 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.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Manager of Assisted Living Unit , responsible for serving as a productive member of the nurse management team to ensure quality care of assisted living residents and leadership of a team of caregivers providing nursing services and compassion within a homelike environment
Licensed Practical Nurse
Franciscan Sisters Of Chicago
08.2009 - 03.2013
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Worked independently as the sole nurse on duty in the facility during night shift hours
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- 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.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Regency Place Of Lafayette
03.1994 - 03.2011
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Practical Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Lafayette12.1993
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN12.1990
Skills
- Case Management
- Transcribing Orders
- Patient Assessments
- Tracking Symptoms
- Manager of Assisted Living Unit
- Infection Control Certified
- Writing Reports
- Direct Patient Care
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- EMR Systems
- ADLs Assistance
- Task Delegation
- Counting Narcotics
- Patient Triaging
- Assisting Physicians
- Wound Care
- Documenting Incidents
- Behavioral Assessment
- Biomedical Hazard Disposal
- Charting and Recording
- Maintaining Nutrition
- Administrative Support
- Psychotropic Medication Knowledge
- Medication Administration
- Immunization Administration
- Breathing Treatments
- Caregiving Skills
- HIPAA Protocols
- Tracheostomy Care
- Educating Families
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Operational Standards
- Intravenous Medications
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Italian
Elementary
French
Elementary
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Trilogy Health Services
03.2013 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Franciscan Sisters Of Chicago
08.2009 - 03.2013
Licensed Practical Nurse
Regency Place Of Lafayette
03.1994 - 03.2011
Associate of Applied Science - Practical Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
Indiana University Bloomington
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