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SAMANTHA SOLIS

Huntington Park,CA

Summary

Empathetic and dedicated Licensed Vocational Nurse with expertise in different departments such as urgent care, internal med, and pediatrics. Clear understanding of healthcare procedures with a proven history of managing caseload adhering to HIPPA regulations. Effectively Collaborate with RNs, Physicians, and other healthcare staff to create a warm healing environment.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LVN

Kaiser Permanente
04.2023 - Current

Urgent care department, pediatrics and internal Med.


  • Maintain respectful relationships with patients, with focus always on improving their quality of life
  • Apply basic orthopedic devices, as ordered by physician.
  • Apply and remove dressings.
  • Prepare patients for physical examinations.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Administer medications as prescribed, within scope of practice.
  • Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
  • Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
  • Perform EKGs
  • Schedule, cancel and reschedule patient appointments.
  • Initiate follow up appointments with patients.
  • Check in patients/members.
  • Prepare outgoing mail.
  • Completing RARS and messages


Site Coordinator Beyond the Bell (LAUSD)

South Gate, CA
06.2012 - 01.2023
  • Established and enforced modern educational standards to support student needs
  • Worked with parents and staff to improve students behavioral and learning issues with proactive approaches
  • Created agendas and communication material for team meeting
  • Demonstrated self reliance by meeting and exceeding work flow needs
  • Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements develop solutions and meet deadlines
  • Delivered exceptional care to groups of children between ages 5 and 12
  • Secured indoor and outdoor premises to project children under care
  • Promoted physical, emotional, intellectual and social development through well planned classroom lessons, games and outside activities
  • Used techniques such as positive reinforcement and behavior modeling to instill discipline in children
  • Engage groups of culturally diverse children in creative, safe and focused settings
  • Maintained organized and clean classrooms and work areas
  • Assisted children in developing at social communication and problem solving skills.

Unpaid Internship, Silverado Memory Care

Azusa, Ca
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Communicated with patients to ascertain feeling or need for assistance or social and emotional support
  • Reported observation of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
  • Crisis intervention
  • Patient care skills
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Medication administration
  • Conflict resolution.

Unpaid Internship, Beverly Medical Plaza

Montebello, CA
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Provided pediatric medical treatment and clinical documentation for patients
  • Assisted physician in basic interventions with pediatric patients
  • Demonstrate an ability to perform an age-appropriate history and physical examination in children of all ages
  • Provided competent, effective, and preventive care for children
  • Learned core pediatric concepts that help identify growth, development, and behavioral issues among infants and children.

Unpaid Internship, LAC USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
  • Coordinated with the nursing team to ensure optimal levels of patient care and safety
  • Medication administration expert
  • Worked as part of a team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patients
  • Partnered with a team of Registered Nurses to ensure overall well-being of all patients
  • Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height
  • Maintained patient charts and confidential files
  • Partnered with RN managing 8 acute care patients, providing education, treatments, venipuncture and wound care
  • Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
  • Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma
  • Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
  • Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues
  • Delivered empathetic nursing care to patients, antepartum, and postpartum and provided support for newborn care
  • Conduct interviews with patients to obtain medical history, allergies, cognitive disorders, and conditions to identify appropriate treatment methods
  • Coordinate with nursing teams, physicians, patients, and families to provide treatment based on emotional, cultural, and physical needs.

Unpaid Internship, York Healthcare & Wellness Cntr

Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Completed clinical documentation describing the patients' daily progress
  • Provided bedside care treatment and clinical documentation, mental status assessment, seclusion and restraints, suicide, and violence assessment/precaution
  • Provided bedside care, treatment, and clinical documentation for up to three patients under supervision
  • Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
  • Reported observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
  • Measured and recorded food and liquid intake, urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
  • Observed or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention such as bruises, open wound, or blood in urine
  • Provided physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, and standing, walking, or exercising
  • Recording height and weight of patients
  • Achieved over 150 successful venipunctures
  • Developed skills in proper specimen handling
  • Communication effectively with the healthcare team
  • Chart review.

Point of Distribution Leaders Assistant, Beyond the Bell (LAUSD)

Los Angeles, CA
04.2020 - 01.2021
  • In the face of uncertainty, proceed cautiously and conservatively
  • Follow the most restrictive reading of the relevant order
  • Continue to follow social distance guidelines, handwashing requirements, sanitizing regiments and other recommendations set forth by the CDC
  • Directed and led employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency
  • Be flexible and if possible allow employees to return to work voluntarily and when they feel they can do so safely
  • Document any steps taken to comply with the EEOC, the CDC, OSHA and other regulations or government orders
  • Record any policies or procedures implemented and the relevant dates
  • Manage personnel scheduling, facilitating adequate coverage to meet demands
  • Mentored staff to enhance skills and achieve daily targets, using hands on and motivational leadership
  • Completed inventory audits to identify losses and project future demands
  • Responded to employee inquiries regarding payroll and timekeeping
  • Enter Payroll data, including employee records, time cards and miscellaneous deductions
  • Stipend pay over DPA/SPA System
  • Earned reputation for good attendance and hard working
  • Created agendas and communication materials for team meetings.

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse - ASN -

Platt College
Alhambra, California
03.2022

High School Diploma -

Huntington Park Senior High School
Huntington Park, CA
06.2012

Skills

  • Desirable Patient Care
  • Team Leadership
  • Medication Administration and Injections
  • Verifying, Reviewing and Charting Patient's Medical Records
  • Provide Excellent Customer Service to Patients and Patient Families
  • Paralyzed Patient Care
  • Wound Dressing and Care
  • Denture and Teeth Care
  • Follow Infection-Control and Safety Procedures in Carrying Out Phlebotomy Functions
  • Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Blood Glucose Testing
  • Proper Patient Identification
  • Bed Pan
  • Medical Terminology
  • Patient Care and Safety
  • Feeding
  • Patient Transfer
  • Bathing and Grooming
  • Height and Weight
  • Perineal Care
  • PROM / ROM
  • Position Changing
  • Communication Skills
  • Patient Privacy / HIPPA
  • Explains treatment procedures, medications and physician's instructions to patients
  • Restraints
  • First Aid / CPR
  • Inventory Management
  • Training, Coordinating and Mentorship
  • Event Logistics
  • Safety and Health Regulations

Certification

  • Basic Life Skills / CPR Certified
  • Licensed Vocational Nurse 729441
  • IV Therapy / Blood Withdrawal Certified
  • Fire and Safety Certification

Timeline

LVN

Kaiser Permanente
04.2023 - Current

Unpaid Internship, Silverado Memory Care

Azusa, Ca
09.2021 - 02.2022

Unpaid Internship, Beverly Medical Plaza

Montebello, CA
09.2021 - 02.2022

Unpaid Internship, LAC USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 02.2022

Unpaid Internship, York Healthcare & Wellness Cntr

Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 02.2022

Point of Distribution Leaders Assistant, Beyond the Bell (LAUSD)

Los Angeles, CA
04.2020 - 01.2021

Site Coordinator Beyond the Bell (LAUSD)

South Gate, CA
06.2012 - 01.2023

Licensed Vocational Nurse - ASN -

Platt College

High School Diploma -

Huntington Park Senior High School
SAMANTHA SOLIS