Patricia A. Jarvis
Bumpass
Summary
To continue to grow in the medical field while allowing me to utilize my education and hands on clinical experience.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Full Time LPN
Department of Veteran Affairs
05.2018 - Current
- Collected labs as requested by physician at clinic and various other clinics. Do necessary testing or add on testing as requested by the physician. Responsible for the maintenance of the Lab including ordering supplies and keeping all items in the lab in date. Also, follow all protocols to maintain the lab per JCAHO requirements.
- Volunteered to for assignment at the Charlottesville, VA. CBOC to run the lab due to an employee shortage.
- The new Fredericksburg Health Care Center March 2025 and now assigned to the Primary care. I have helped in Lab, Podiatry and Cardiology as needed.
- Supports and assists with patient care for US veterans in a community-based clinic. Prepares patients for phone and Video appointments. Assumes responsibility with assigned team to coordinate workflow and communicate with team to improve patient outcome. Also, able to manage the physicians incoming calls / emails. Be able to search for critical issues with patients and relay messages to physicians verbally or per electronic charting.
- Full Time LPN=40 hrs
- Grade 6 Step 6
Medication Nurse
Henrico Co. Jail
02.2022 - 08.2025
Correctional Nurse
Fluvanna Correctional Ctr for Women
05.2019 - 12.2021
Charge Nurse
Louisa Health and Rehabilitation
05.2016 - 06.2018
- Part time nursing experience
Rooming Nurse/ Team Lead LPN
Crossridge Pediatric & Internal Medicine
09.2015 - 05.2018
- Supports and assists with patient care in a medical group practice. Responsible for rooming patients (pediatrics & adults) in a clinical setting by use of the electronic charting system.
- Essential job functions includes managing the day to day activities of the medical home team (2 to up to 5 rooming nurses ) and problem solving with the medical team to keep work flow continuous for the physicians ( up to 4 Physicians & a Nurse Practitioner) for pediatric & adult patients.
- Draws blood and other labs as requested by physician, alerts physicians of critical lab results or test values
- Perform basic triage of patients calling into the practice with acute care needs. Also, able to manage the physicians incoming calls & emails and able to search for critical issues and prioritize patient care issues.
- Administration of medication per policy, medication reconciliation, and medication refills. Also perform prior authorizations with patient’s insurance to get patients medications or procedures and tests covered.
- Assist physician with clinical procedures and patient care.
- Maintain supplies & medications used in the practice. Also, maintain diagnostic equipment according to manufacturers and OSHA Guidelines.
- Perform other duties deemed necessary by the practice administrator.
- Attends monthly staff meetings.
- Adhere to HIPAA & Joint Commission guidelines and regulations
- Responsible for performing Vital signs, ECG's, A1C's, Glucose checks, Hemoglobin checks, PT/INR, Urine Dips, Urine Pregnancy test, Step test, Flu A & B test & Lead checks.
- Perform Blood draws on patients for labs and prepare all lab specimens to be sent to outside lab.
- Administer breathing treatments to patients in the office when needed.
- Prepare and fax prior authorizations that come in for patients' medications from various pharmacies. Call in medication orders to pharmacies for patients per doctors instructions.
- Prepare and fax physician orders for patient such as home health care, Physical therapy & Sleep studies.
- Triage patient calls to determine if they need to be seen in house by our physicians or be seen at an emergency facility.
- Answer patients/caregiver calls and emails concerning their medications or health care when it is within my scope of practice and relay patient notes & concerns to the physician either verbally or through the electronic charting system.
- Equipment certified on: Alere Afinic Asloo A1C Analyzer, Sofia II Analyzer Flu A & B / Strep, Coagucheks System PT/INR, HemoCue HB & Glucose, Clintex Status Analyzer Urine strip tester & Lead care II Testing.
- Full Time 40 plus hrs. per week
Rural Mail Carrier
United States Postal Service
11.1992 - 09.2015
- Began Postal career as a substitute mail carrier for 13 years working at various locations in Virginia. Worked under numerous Postmaster that are now retired. Began career as a full time Rural mail carrier in February 2004 at Bumpass Post office in Louisa County Virginia.
- Job entailed casing mail, pulling down and delivering mail and parcels to approx. 500 plus customers daily on a set route.
- Applied and was chosen to train new mail carriers going to Post offices throughout Virginia about once every other month at the postal training facility in Richmond, Virginia. I held this position for 8 yrs. until leaving the USPS in 2015 to pursue my nursing career.
- Full-Time 40 plus hrs. per week
Education
Diploma Practical Nursing -
E.C.P.I. University /Medical Careers Institute
Richmond, Va.12.2014
High School Diploma - College Preparatory
Louisa County High School
Mineral, VA01.1982
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
Certification
- Perform ADL’s for long term care patients , Basic Life support CPR certification, EMS certification & emergency vehicle operator (2006 to 2008)
- Emergency Vehicle Operator (2006-2008), Certified Training Instructor, USPS (2005-2015) Certified Preceptor with The Veterans Administration (2019 -present)
- WOCN Society’s Wound Treatment Associate Program completed 32.25 contact hrs. through the Veterans administration.
Awards
Awards received from the VA: 30 year pin working for the U. S. government 2025, Group Teamwork Award 2025, World Class Service Award 2024
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Preceptorship: Thomas Jefferson High School (64 Hours), Central State, Beaufonte Parham, Rappahannock Regional Hospital
Timeline
Medication Nurse
Henrico Co. Jail
02.2022 - 08.2025
Correctional Nurse
Fluvanna Correctional Ctr for Women
05.2019 - 12.2021
Full Time LPN
Department of Veteran Affairs
05.2018 - Current
Charge Nurse
Louisa Health and Rehabilitation
05.2016 - 06.2018
Rooming Nurse/ Team Lead LPN
Crossridge Pediatric & Internal Medicine
09.2015 - 05.2018
Rural Mail Carrier
United States Postal Service
11.1992 - 09.2015
High School Diploma - College Preparatory
Louisa County High School
Diploma Practical Nursing -
E.C.P.I. University /Medical Careers Institute