Patricia Conrad

• Maintained accurate medical records and documentation for compliance purposes.
• Conducted routine assessments to identify changes in patient conditions promptly.
• Implemented infection control measures to maintain a safe healthcare environment.
• Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
• Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.

• Administered medications and monitored patients' vital signs to ensure optimal care.
• Assisted in developing care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Collaborated with healthcare teams to implement effective patient care strategies.
• Educated patients and families on health management and medication adherence.

• Supervised nursing staff to ensure high-quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
• Administered medications and monitored patient responses to treatment plans effectively.
• Coordinated patient care activities with interdisciplinary teams for optimal outcomes.
• Implemented infection control measures, enhancing safety and compliance standards.
• Trained and mentored new nursing staff on procedures and best practices.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
• Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
• Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.

• Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
• Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Gathered patient data, cleaned wounds and changed catheters as part of comprehensive support.
• Supported diagnoses by taking blood, urine or sputum samples from patients for laboratory testing.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• This job was a PRN basis and was mainly employed through El Campo and Houston Texas Hospitals.

-While operating independently in the field, 's I would travel to patient's location. Sometimes this was at a personal residence, but mostly at hospitals, and LTC facilities to assess patient's need for hospice.

-Patient's were assessed to see if they were hospice appropriate and if so, along with the patient and patient's family and or friends, what the best placement would be for the patient. This would sometimes be at the patient's personal residence, other hospitals, LTC facilities, virtual beds at Houston Methodist, and also Houston Hospice IPU.

-I worked very closely with Case Manager's, Social Workers, Nurse Practitioners, Doctors, patient's and their families, Houston Hospice doctors, and many other entities depending on patient's needs.

-If patient was approved to go to their residence on home hospice, I arranged for all needed supplies such as a hospital bed and mattress to fit the patient's needs, Bedside table, Bedside Commode, Oxygen concentrator, suction machines, and many other supplies and or services needed for the patient's care.

-Once the patient was accepted to Houston Hospice, I would then arrange the patient's transportation to where ever the patient would be going to.

-Communication between Houston Hospice's Intake department was vital to getting the patient to their needed placement. Outcome emails and phone calls were passed along with each patient explaining, in detail, what transpired with the patient's visit and assessment.

-Collected data about patient care problems and prepared reports.

-As the clinical Liaision, I also educated case managers, social workers, nurses, and doctors on the specific criteria for a patient to be accepted to Houston Hospice. This was done via educational seminars and through daily interaction with Hospital's and other facilities.

-The patient and families were educated on what to expect while on services with Houston Hospice. Any and all questions that may have come up during the visit, was answered to the best of my abilities and if I could not answer a certain question, I always had superiors to call.

-Utilized data regarding industry trends to shape solutions and approaches.

-Collected, reviewed and analyzed data from diverse departments for patient and facility needs.

-Built and deployed plans, reports, validation procedures and entry processes for data management needs.

-Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

-Another part of my role as the clinical liaison, was keeping up with mileage driven to and from the patient and also keeping up with parking fees to be given to my superior for reimbursement.

Developed team communications and information for weekly clinical Liaison meetings and monthly company meetings.

-During my time at Houston Hospice, I was quickly given the opportunity to train new LVN's and RN's .

-I also held training seminars and educational meetings for hospitals, LTC, and mostly with MD's and Case managers so that they could help with providing patient's and their families with appropriate information about what hospice is and what services we provide.

-The reason for my departure from this company was because I was injured outside of work and required a major surgery on my left foot.

-Admissions Coordinator and my superior- Amanda Bixler RN, BSN

Phone number for reference 281-387-7892.

• Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
• Implemented effective strategies and care plans to improve patient outcomes and meet recovery objectives.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
• Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis and prevention.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Performed real-time chart audits for all patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
• Coordinated with registration staff, medics, ER staff and ER physicians to cut time between admission and treatment, improving patient outcomes and delivery of care.
• Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
• Provided quality patient care and maintenance of rooms to properly comply safety, health and organizational regulations and federal, state and local rules.
• Communicated, updated and advocated care plans to patients and family.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Utilized nursing knowledge to identify patient needs and offer appropriate remedies.
• Developed and advocated patient care plans.
• Overseen operations, including admissions and discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
• Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
• Provided wound care and dressing changes routinely.
• Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
• Collaborated in consults, patient care plan development and patient monitoring.
• Prioritized urgent and non-urgent patient needs calmly and effectively
• Administered medications to patients and monitored response to medications.
• Managed patient admissions and discharges from hospital to homecare, extended care facility or self-care.
• During my time as an LVN Charge Nurse, I was promoted to ADON and was responsible for training new nurse's coming to the facility to work as well as hiring, termination of employees, and management of my unit's nursing and CNA staff.
• Larkspur Direction Of Nursing- Jackie Teal RN, MSN. Phone number for reference-936-632-1533

• Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
• Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis and prevention.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Coordinated with registration staff, medics, ER staff and ER physicians to cut time between admission and treatment, improving patient outcomes and delivery of care.
• Actively engaged and participated in consults, patient care plan development and patient monitoring.
• Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
• Communicated, updated and advocated care plans to patients and family.
• Performed telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms, properly recording all data.
• Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising.
• Provided wound care and dressing changes routinely.
• Completed clinical tasks in accordance with hospital policy.
• Prioritized urgent and non-urgent patient needs calmly and effectively
• Met with and patients to discuss and distribute information on health maintenance and disease prevention.
• Documented medications administered and treatments and procedures performed on appropriate records to protect privacy and confidentiality of patient information.
• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.
• Educated patients on health maintenance and disease prevention.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.

• Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
• Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, and electrocautery equipment.
• Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
• Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
• Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
• Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
• Worked with RN's, CRNA's, other CST's and CFA's and Surgeons to maintain daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
• Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
• Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards and overall facility policies.
• Handled numerous sanitization tasks for surgical sites by cleaning and sterilizing, maintaining supply inventories and organizing items effectively.
• Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
• Provided scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecology, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurosurgery and plastic surgery procedures.
• Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
• Kept detailed records of post-operative instrument reconciliations and overall care procedures.
• Assisted during surgeries by handling patient's organs and tissues opposite of the surgeon.
• Assisted select surgeons with the closing of patient's wounds or surgical incisions.
• Dressed the patient's wounds/surgical incisions before transport out of the operating room.
• Assisted the RN and CRNA to move the patient to and from hospital bed to surgical bed.
• During my time as a CST/CFA, I was responsible for training mew employees on Cardio-thoracic surgical procedures, Neurology Surgical Procedures, Plastics surgical procedure, and Ophthlmology.
• Director of Surgery- Marilyn Cooper RN, BSN. Phone number to reach for reference 936-634-8111.