Rosemary Chalfant
Trenton ,Ohio
Summary
Compassionate LPN with extensive experience at Barrington Of West Chester, skilled in wound care and patient education. Proven ability to develop individualized care plans and deliver emotional support, enhancing patient outcomes. Adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize treatment and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety, and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Skilled Licensed Practical Nurse offering 35+ years of experience in the field. Knowledgeable about assisting with non-invasive procedures and performing respiratory treatments. Strong documentation skills and a firm grasp of compliance requirements.
Well-qualified medical professional with experience triaging patients, capturing information and completing basic procedures such as wound care. Excellent communication, prioritization, and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and compassionate nature. Background in clinic and hospital environments.
Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Barrington Of West Chester
09.2021 - Current
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
LPN
Garden Manor Nursing Facility
02.2011 - 07.2019
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics,and performed catheterizations.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Education
LPN - LPN
Butler County School of Nursing At Butler Tech
Hamilton, OH06-1990
Skills
- Samples collection
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Regulatory requirements
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Wound care
- Breathing treatments
- Tuberculosis testing
- Inpatient care
- ADL assistance
- Care planning
- Pain management
- Licensed practical nurse
- Transcribing orders
- HIPAA compliance
- Medication dispensing
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Family communication
- Behavioral assessment
- Infection control
- Medication administration
- Maintaining nutrition
- Clinical judgment
- Documentation accuracy
- Immunization administration
- Indirect patient care
- Outpatient care
- Diabetes management
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Patient care
- Documenting incidents
- Patient evaluations
- Pediatric care
- Caring for wounds
- Counting narcotics
- Verbal and written communication
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- HIPAA protocols
- Patient intake
- EMR / EHR
- Quality assurance
- Health education
- Vital signs monitoring
- Documenting intake
- Preventive care
- Trauma-informed care
- Geriatric care
- Charting and recording
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Clinical documentation
- Anatomy
- Mental health support
- Writing reports
- Palliative care
- Vocational support
- End-of-life care
- Educating families
- Patient management
- Catheter care
- Patient relationship building
- Medical records management
- Home health care
- Direct patient care
- Compassionate care
- Patient triaging
- Tracking symptoms
- Chronic disease management
- Staff supervision
- Case management
- Vital signs
- Patient assessments
- Emergency response
- Medical records security
- Physical assessment
- [State] licensed practical nurse
Timeline
LPN
Barrington Of West Chester
09.2021 - Current
LPN
Garden Manor Nursing Facility
02.2011 - 07.2019
LPN - LPN
Butler County School of Nursing At Butler Tech
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