Sharon Der
Porter Ranch,CA
Summary
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in multiple settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Floor Nurse
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
05.2011 - 02.2017
- Patient advocate.
- Bedside shift report.
- Primary patient care.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Physician/Prescriber Telephone Order.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, conditions.
- Medication administration.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Chart audits.
- Patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, assisted with appointments.
- Narcotic/ PRN medication inventory.
- Basic dressing changes. Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Knowledge of CPSI MAR computer systems.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Gastric-tube feedings.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Answered telephone lines.
- Light janitorial duties.
LVN
Helen Evans Home
Hacienda Heights, CA
04.2008 - 05.2011
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Client advocate.
- Primary care.
- Bedside shift report.
- Client objective programming.
- Gastric-tube and oral medication administration.
- Basic dressing changes.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Charting.
- Bimonthly re-cap medication administration records and review physician orders.
- Update client care plan.
- Client weekly, monthly, quarterly summaries.
- Filing.
- Order and restock prescription medication.
- Order and restock over the counter house supply.
- Prepare and discard unused medication for incineration.
- Answer telephone lines.
- Light janitorial duties.
LVN Charge Nurse
Country Villa Park Marino
Altadena, CA
02.2007 - 01.2008
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
- Patient advocate.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Documentation.
- Basic dressing changes.
- Assisted RN Supervisor with admissions, transfers, discharges, appointments.
- Developed and implemented specific nursing care plans to cater to individual patient needs.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Answered telephone lines.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Light janitorial duties.
LVN Charge Nurse
Golden State Care Center
Baldwin Park, CA
10.2006 - 04.2007
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Client advocate.
- Medication administration via gastric-tube, jejunostomy tube, and by mouth.
- Basic dressing changes.
- Documentation.
LVN Charge Nurse
Mirada Hills Rehabilitation And Convalescent Hospital
La Mirada, CA
08.2006 - 04.2007
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
- Patient advocate.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Documentation.
- Basic dressing changes.
- Assisted RN Supervisor with admissions, transfers, discharges, appointments.
- Developed and implemented specific nursing care plans to cater to individual patient needs.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Monthly re-cap MAR and reviewed patient physician orders.
- Answered telephone lines.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Light janitorial duties.
Education
Diploma - Vocational Nurse
American Career College At Anaheim
Anaheim, CA09.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA04.2003
Skills
- Collecting Vitals
- ADLs
- Medication Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Behavioral Assessment
- Sample Collection
- Counting Narcotics
- Inventory Assessments
- Patient and Family Communication
- Educating Families
- HIPAA Protocols
Timeline
LVN Floor Nurse
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
05.2011 - 02.2017
LVN
Helen Evans Home
04.2008 - 05.2011
LVN Charge Nurse
Country Villa Park Marino
02.2007 - 01.2008
LVN Charge Nurse
Golden State Care Center
10.2006 - 04.2007
LVN Charge Nurse
Mirada Hills Rehabilitation And Convalescent Hospital
08.2006 - 04.2007
Diploma - Vocational Nurse
American Career College At Anaheim
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University - San Marcos