Paulina Carrico
Crestview,FL
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 27 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.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
HCA
08.2019 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- EKG administration.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Dr. Pat Tidwell
03.2000 - 08.2019
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- EKG and Holter Monitor administration.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Dr. Francis D'Silva (deceased)
03.1997 - 09.1999
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medication.
- EKG and Holter Monitor administration.
Licensed Practical Nurse
North Okaloosa Medical Center
08.1996 - 12.1996
- 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 and inserted IVs.
- 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.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in patient chart.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse Program - Nursing
Bay Area Vocational (Okaloosa Applied Technical)
Fort Walton Beach, FL07.1995
High School Diploma -
Osceola High School
Kissimmee, FL06.1985
Skills
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Quality Assessments
- Patient Management
- Immunization Administration
- Pneumonia Vaccinations
- Supply Requisition and Inventory
- Patient Medical Histories
- Medical History Documenting
- Patient Assessments
- HIPAA Protocols
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Hygiene Support
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- EMR Systems
- Caregiving Skills
- Medication Dispensing
- Sample Collection
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Sterilize Equipment
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Intramuscular Injections
- Specimen Results Interpretation
- Inventory Assessments
- Charting and Recording
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Biomedical Hazard Disposal
- Documenting Vital Signs
- IV Insertion
- Intravenous Medications
- Assisting Physicians
- EKG Administration
- Update Electronic Charts
- Medication Administration
- Licensed Practical Nurse
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996 to present.
- LPN IV Therapy Training - 04/1996.
- Basic Life Support- 07/13/2022
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
HCA
08.2019 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Dr. Pat Tidwell
03.2000 - 08.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Dr. Francis D'Silva (deceased)
03.1997 - 09.1999
Licensed Practical Nurse
North Okaloosa Medical Center
08.1996 - 12.1996
Licensed Practical Nurse Program - Nursing
Bay Area Vocational (Okaloosa Applied Technical)
High School Diploma -
Osceola High School
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