SARAH JOHNSON
CHESTERFIELD,SC
Summary
Dedicated LPN Team Lead with extensive experience in patient care coordination at Chesterfield Convalescent Center. Expertise in wound care management and quality improvement initiatives. Successfully implemented process enhancements that reduced healing times and optimized resource utilization. Committed to maintaining high standards of care and patient advocacy.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Team Lead
CHERAW POST ACUTE
05.2018 - 05.2025
- Ensured compliance with care protocols, enhancing nursing staff performance and patient outcomes.
- Developed collaborative patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams, improving treatment effectiveness.
- Mentored new LPNs, promoting professional growth and strengthening team dynamics.
- Streamlined patient admissions and discharge processes, increasing departmental efficiency and satisfaction.
- Performed regular patient assessments, accurately documenting changes in electronic health records.
- Facilitated communication among patients, families, and healthcare providers to address concerns promptly.
LPN Team Lead
Chesterfield Convalescent Center
02.1994 - 05.2018
- Optimized medical supply inventory management, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
- Reduced chronic wound healing times by implementing best practices in wound care.
- Enhanced patient care quality through policy development and procedural improvements.
- Fostered team collaboration and morale, creating a positive work environment.
- Advocated for patients and families, ensuring comprehensive healthcare support.
- Delegated nursing tasks effectively, maximizing team skills and expertise.
Education
PRACTICAL NURSING - Practical Nursing
NORTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Cheraw, SC12-1993
ACCOCIATE IN BUSINESS DEGREE
CHESTERFIELD/MARBORO TECHNICAL COLLEDGE
Cheraw, SC06-1992
High School Diploma -
CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Chesterfield, SC06-1978
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- HIPAA compliance
- Medical documentation
- Patient care coordination
- Quality improvement
- Care plan development
- Continuing education
- Policy adherence
- Healthcare software proficiency
- Wound care expertise
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical judgment
- End-of-life care
- Health promotion
- Geriatric care
- Emergency care
- Policy compliance
- Disease prevention
- Mental health care
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Responsible and dependable
- Problem-solving abilities
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Multitasking
- Dementia knowledge and care
- Multitasking Abilities
- Adaptable and flexible
- Patient care
- Basic life support
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- CPR certification
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Intravenous medications
- Decision-making
- Activities of daily living adls
- Patient education
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Relationship building
- Patient support
- Patient charting
- Patient observation
- Wound care
- Physical assessments
- Pain management
- Immunization administration
- Feeding assistance
- Nursing intervention evaluations
- Team building
- Specimen collection
- Task prioritization
- Self motivation
- Medication administration
- Infection control
- Medical terminology
- Coaching and mentoring
- Mental health support
- CPR/AED
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Patient positioning and transporting
- Treatment room preparation
- Professionalism
- Nursing staff supervision
- Wound dressing and suturing
- Interpersonal communication
- Procedure explanation
- Care planning and modifications
- Quality assessments
- Diabetes management
- Patient advocacy
- Staff supervision
- Time management abilities
- Post operative care
- Continuous improvement
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Adaptability
- Conditions reporting
- Written communication
- Recordkeeping and maintenance
- Palliative care
- Equipment assembly
- Performance monitoring
Timeline
LPN Team Lead
CHERAW POST ACUTE
05.2018 - 05.2025
LPN Team Lead
Chesterfield Convalescent Center
02.1994 - 05.2018
PRACTICAL NURSING - Practical Nursing
NORTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
ACCOCIATE IN BUSINESS DEGREE
CHESTERFIELD/MARBORO TECHNICAL COLLEDGE
High School Diploma -
CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL