Shannon Lopez
Amarillo,TX
Summary
Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN II-Primary Clinic Nurse
Texas Oncology\Texas Breast Specialists
Amarillo, TX
06.2019 - Current
- Provides general nursing care to patients.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Assists with preparation of equipment, aids physician during examination and procedures.
- Observes, records, and reports patients condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Administers prescribed medications as directed.
- Screens patients for appropriate information. Instructs patients in collection of specimen samples for testing.
- Responds to and refers incoming telephone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
- Records patient data prior to each physician visit, including but not limited to, vital signs, weight, allergies, and medication changes.
- Preforms serum Creatinine and eGFR as needed prior to all contrast administration as required by physician, in accordance with OSHA and universal precautions.
- Phones in prescriptions, makes surgical and high risk clinic referrals, schedules MRI's, and makes other patient calls as required or directed by physicians.
- Obtains, records, and delivers to patient all benign/high risk benign pathology results (biopsy).
- Maintains patient files, records, and other EMR information.
- Initiates IV contrast for contrast enhanced mammograms in accordance with LPN/LVN state nurse practice act.
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Gene Howe Elementary School, TLC
Amarillo, TX
08.2014 - 05.2019
- Responsibilities include adhering to student's IEP's/care plans, providing student accommodations, inclusion support, feeding/diapering medically fragile students, assisting with ADL's, maintaining student confidentiality.
School Nurse/LVN
CISD, Lakeview Elem, Gene Howe
Amarillo, TX
02.2007 - 05.2014
- Responsibilities include overseeing health services for school of 450 students and faculty; maintaining student and faculty health/confidentiality; medication administration; documented patient vitals, medications and conditions to communicated concerns to supervising RN; maintaining monthly reports; implementing health programs; communicating with faculty, students, and parents; maintaining electronic health records; performed health screening for students and faculty by conducting vision and hearing evaluations; overseeing campus Emergency Response Team; coordinating with city assistance programs; and administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Nurse-LVN
Texas Tech Health Science Ob-GYN Department
Amarillo, TX
07.2006 - 02.2007
- Responsibilities included performing duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment; quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity; maintaining patient confidentiality; kept detailed records of patient data including vital signs, weight, height, allergies, and medication changes; medication administration; prepping room and assisting with procedures; data entry; appointment scheduling; multi-line phone; filing; provided fast and accurate patient diagnostics or referrals; counseled female patients on birth control methods, cervical and breast cancer and answered questions and/or concerns; consulted with patients on symptoms to help diagnose various gynecologic concerns.
Education
Licensed Vocational Nursing Program - Vocational Nursing
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX05.2006
Skills
- Intravenous Medications
- Pressure Wound Treatment
- Wound Dressing
- Patient Data Management Systems
- Patient Engagement
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- IV Insertion
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Patient Management
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Breast Biopsies
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Patient Medical Histories
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Work Planning and Coordination
Accomplishments
Graduated with Honors; received awards for Highest GPA and Outstanding Clinical Award.
Certification
Certified in IV Therapy and CPR
Volunteer experience
One time co-leader for Girl Scout troop, church youth sponsor (Family Life Church), NWTH's Women and Children's Center, Evelyn Rivers Christmas drive, Snack Pac for kids.
Timeline
LVN II-Primary Clinic Nurse
Texas Oncology\Texas Breast Specialists
06.2019 - Current
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Gene Howe Elementary School, TLC
08.2014 - 05.2019
School Nurse/LVN
CISD, Lakeview Elem, Gene Howe
02.2007 - 05.2014
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Nurse-LVN
Texas Tech Health Science Ob-GYN Department
07.2006 - 02.2007
Licensed Vocational Nursing Program - Vocational Nursing
Amarillo College
Certified in IV Therapy and CPR
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