PAMELA HOLTFRETER
West Des Moines,IA
Summary
Driven and compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with 40 years hands-on experience in fast-paced clinic and hospital environments. Accountable and responsible with a strong focus on patient wellness.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel LVN
Triage Staffing Inc.
2018.07 - 2024.07
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
LVN II
Kaiser Permanente Lancaster Medical Offices
2010.12 - 2018.07
- Assisting Doctors with patient care
- Vital signs, rooming patient
- IV therapy, blood sugars, assist in procedures
- NURSE CLINIC- blood pressures, IV therapy, wound care, suture and staple removal, administering medication from B12, Depo provera to Testosterone and Deep Estradiol
- Education to patients regarding HTN, STDs,care for their wounds.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
LVN
Antelope Valley Hospital
1988.06 - 2011.04
- From Pediatrics to Geriatrics
- Emergent and Non Emergent
- Able to determine the difference between them
- Able to carry out Nursing duties in a timely manner
- From administering medications, procedures, to discharging patients
- Patient education, disease process
- Understanding the safety and care of patients.
Education
Associate of Arts - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Conejo Valley Adult School
Thousand Oaks, CA1984
Skills
- Geriatric treatment knowledge
- Computerized charting
- Body mechanics competency
- Strong medical ethic
- Enthusiastic caregiver
- Practiced inpatient and outpatient caregiver
- Treatment of conditions
- Oxygen machine maintenance
- STD counseling and care awareness
- Medical clinical procedures comprehension
- CPR and BLS certified
- Extensive ER experience
- Sterilization techniques
- Maintaining quality assurance standards
- IV certified
- Body mechanics knowledge
- Charting
- Self-discipline
- Strong clinical judgment
- Specimen collection and processing
- Patient positioning understanding
- Patient and family focused
- AED certification
- Talent in obtaining/charting vital signs
- ER experience
Certification
- Certified BLS, American Heart Association - 1984
- Certified AED, American Heart Association - 2010
Timeline
Travel LVN
Triage Staffing Inc.
2018.07 - 2024.07
LVN II
Kaiser Permanente Lancaster Medical Offices
2010.12 - 2018.07
LVN
Antelope Valley Hospital
1988.06 - 2011.04
Associate of Arts - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Conejo Valley Adult School
- Certified BLS, American Heart Association - 1984
- Certified AED, American Heart Association - 2010
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