Roxanne Roberts
Kernersville,NC
Summary
Self-motivated, decisive healthcare professional with proven bedside manner, clinical skills and diagnostic support experience. Manage and document current conditions to effectively support patients and work within multidisciplinary healthcare team to enhance outcomes. Specialize in Home Health patient care. Credentialed LPN offering 10+ years of experience providing compassionate care in hospital, clinical, & home environments. Cares for Home Health patients with exceptional clinical, interpersonal and time management abilities. Licensed in NC. Diligent about helping people of all backgrounds with diverse healthcare needs. Top skills in communication, medication administration, wound care, cath care, specimen collection with timely delivery.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Kindred at Home
Winston Salem, NC
06.2016 - Current
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Inserted, cared for and removed patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
LPN
Slate Healthcare
Houston , TX
12.2023 - 06.2024
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
LPN
Metro Treatment Center
Greensboro, NC
03.2014 - 02.2015
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Administered prescribed medications per pt need for substance abuse including methadone, and suboxone & addressed patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
Education
Practical Nursing
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA06.2003
Skills
- Samples collection
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Ga, Tx, & NC Licensed Practical Nurse
- Documenting incidents
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Educating families
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Tracking symptoms
- Assisting physicians
- Caring for wounds
- Counting narcotics
- Computer skills
- Planning
- Assisted in weekly skin surgeries
- Medication administration
- Administered flu shots
- Performed Ultherapy, and tattoo removal procedure via Picosure Certified in 2013
- Proficient in Blood draws via venipuncture, as well as for INR, blood glucose, and bilirubin tesing
- Proficient in medication management
- Proficient in pt and family education regarding medications, and disease processes
Certification
- Bilyearly BLS Training - 2023
Timeline
LPN
Slate Healthcare
12.2023 - 06.2024
LPN
Kindred at Home
06.2016 - Current
LPN
Metro Treatment Center
03.2014 - 02.2015
Practical Nursing
Gwinnett Technical College