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RICHELLE HAIRSTON WALKER

Dacula,GA

Summary

Highly detailed-oriented compassionate professional with several years of career experience.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LPN: Triage Patient Care Coordinator

Complete Women's Healthcare Ob/Gyn
06.2016 - Current
  • 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.
  • Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
  • Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.

Licensed Practical Nurse: Ob/Gyn

Atlanta Women's Specialty Group
01.2013 - 06.2016
  • Back office patient care, assisting physicians with in office procedures, patient triage (on phone and in office), monitoring small staff of medical assistant, phlebotomy and injections.

Licensed Practical Nurse: Pediatrics

PSA Pediatric Home Health
10.2012 - 09.2013
  • Home health care nurse for children with special needs, provided full health assessment, documented any health changes of symptoms in EMR, G-tube feedings, seizure precautions, medication administration and provided patient care as needed.

Licensed Practical Nurse: Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine

Kaiser Permanente
08.1999 - 09.2012
  • Administered medications and injections, observed patients for adverse reactions and recorded appropriately, initiated IV therapy, explained procedures to patients, called prescriptions into pharmacy when directed by order of the physician, assisted team provider in coordinating patient care by answering telephones, reviewed and assisted in the completion of forms for members (i.e., referrals), maintained cleanliness and organization of patient care areas on a daily basis, performed emergency care duties during 'code' situations in the medical facility, assisted in the training of new personnel in the department.

Licensed Practical Nurse Telemetry/Department of Critical Care

Grady Memorial Hospital
09.1996 - 08.1999
  • Collected data from patient's medical record and appropriate forms, listed present problems and formulated a nursing care plan, performed advanced technical skills.

Licensed Practical Nurse: Medical Surgical Unit

Huntsville Hospital
10.1994 - 09.1996
  • Patient care, administered medication, intravenous therapy, NG tube placement, G-tube care and feedings, prepared patients for discharge and other aspects of nursing.

Education

General Studies -

Alabama A&M University
Huntsville, AL

Associate Degree In Nursing - LPN/ General Education

Calhoun Community College
Decatur, AL

Skills

Indirect Patient Care

Certification

Licensed by Alabama Board of Nursing

Licensed by Georgia Board of Nursing

Advancedskills

  • Arterial Puncture
  • Phlebotomy
  • IV therapy
  • Initiation and Maintenance of IV line
  • Devise and record documentation of telemetry equipment
  • NG tube placement
  • Management
  • Phone triage
  • Outpatient office procedures
  • CPR
  • ER and Geriatric care
  • Microsoft Office
  • Health Connect
  • Waitingroomsolutions
  • EMR
  • Wt loss and nutrition education
  • Medication administion

Timeline

LPN: Triage Patient Care Coordinator

Complete Women's Healthcare Ob/Gyn
06.2016 - Current

Licensed Practical Nurse: Ob/Gyn

Atlanta Women's Specialty Group
01.2013 - 06.2016

Licensed Practical Nurse: Pediatrics

PSA Pediatric Home Health
10.2012 - 09.2013

Licensed Practical Nurse: Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine

Kaiser Permanente
08.1999 - 09.2012

Licensed Practical Nurse Telemetry/Department of Critical Care

Grady Memorial Hospital
09.1996 - 08.1999

Licensed Practical Nurse: Medical Surgical Unit

Huntsville Hospital
10.1994 - 09.1996

General Studies -

Alabama A&M University

Associate Degree In Nursing - LPN/ General Education

Calhoun Community College

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