Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Sites and Volunteer Work
Timeline
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Shelby Svenson

Shelby Svenson

Wesley Chapel,Florida

Summary

Patient-oriented nursing professional with 3+ years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in hospital and clinic settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Practical Nurse

Monument Health Orthopedics and Specialty Hospital
Rapid City, SD
08.2021 - 11.2023
  • Maintaining nursing professionalism despite understaffed environments, varying work schedules, mandatory overtime, and mandatory on call status
  • Establishing priorities when working with patients in various clinic settings and assisting other staff members with their assignments
  • Setting up and assisting providers with minor procedures, including injections and pin removals
  • Taking patient assessments, vitals, removing sutures and staples, and performing in-clinic wound care
  • Applying and removing casts and splints as directed by providers
  • Assisting in patient education, consultation and follow-ups
  • Calling patients back to schedule appointments, advise of provider recommendations, and adjustments to medication
  • Helping in an urgent care environment called Ortho-Express by arranging same day patient visits on an as needed basis

Licensed Practical Nurse

CSL Plasma
Rapid City, South Dakota
01.2021 - 08.2021
  • Completing assessments for 10 to 30 donors daily, including physical assessments, identifying medical deferral conditions, and being prepared for adverse donor reactions
  • Researching the company’s medical reference guide to determine if certain procedures or medications will hinder the donation process
  • Ensuring medical record accuracy by reviewing charting to identify potential errors
  • Balancing administrative duties and entering health records while being available to respond to medical needs on the donation floor
  • Calling out to donors by phone to complete follow-ups and advise of physician recommendations
  • Achieved employee of the month in April 2021

Certified Medical Assistant and Receptionist

Rapid City Medical Center
Rapid City, South Dakota
11.2018 - 02.2019
  • Helped Physician Assistant with with minor procedures
  • Called patients back to schedule appointments and advise physician recommendations
  • Checked in patients and set up same day appointments for walk ins
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients and directed them to appropriate locations
  • Helped patients fill out forms and paperwork for insurance and HIPPA, while answering administrative questions

Customer Service and Kitchen Staff

Circle B Chuck Wagon
Hill City, South Dakota
05.2016 - 09.2019
  • Prepared food nightly on a deadline schedule, while maintaining sanitary kitchen procedures
  • Provided customer service for up to 200+ guests nightly
  • Worked in occasionally understaffed environments while maintaining professionalism under stress

Customer Service

Mountains to Prairies Bed and Breakfast
Hill City, South Dakota
05.2016 - 09.2019
  • Assisted in various projects such as serving food, cleaning rooms and answering phone calls
  • Provided customer service in a gift shop and espresso bar setting to customers on a time-sensitive basis
  • Answered phone calls regarding guest reservations and insured that personal information was kept confidential

Cashier and Customer Service

KOA Campground
Hill City, South Dakota
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Provided customer service daily in a gift shop setting for up to 100+ customers daily
  • Opened and closed shop and checked on stocking of merchandise

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, SD
05.2020

A.A.S. Certified Medical Assisting -

Western Dakota Technical Institute
05.2018

Skills

  • Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), AED, and CPR with adult, child, and infant
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Emergency Response
  • Samples Collection
  • Health Education
  • Family Communication
  • Physical Assessment
  • Outpatient Care
  • Patient Triaging
  • Patient Assessments
  • Caring for Wounds
  • Medication Dispensing
  • Immunization Administration
  • Vital Signs
  • Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Staff Direction and Task Delegation
  • Medication Administration
  • Compassionate Care
  • Educating Families
  • Empathetic and Compassionate
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Medical Records Management
  • Pediatric Care

Clinical Sites and Volunteer Work

Fountain Springs Healthcare (160 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to perform head-to-toe assessments, take vital signs, obtain blood glucose, assist with medication regimens, and give vaccinations

Regional Health’s Behavioral Health Unit (40 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned about mental health issues and disorders by observing mental health patients, their behaviors, and their interactions

Monument Health Flormann Clinic (80 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to give vaccinations, check A1C levels, room patients, take vital signs, teach patients about medications and how to administer them

VA Black Hills Health Care System (80 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to obtain consents for surgeries, insert IVs, take vital signs, maintain a sterile field, administer medications, taking care of pre-op and hospice patient’s

Monument Health Rehabilitation Center (16 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to administer medications, perform head-to-toe assessments, take vital signs, document assessments, measure intake and output (I&Os)

Regional Health Home Care (8 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to perform wound care, perform glucose checks, ensure that homes are safe and make sure patients have enough medications and medical supplies

Community Health Center of the Black Hills (8 hours); Fall 2019 – Spring 2020

  • Learned how to give immunizations to pediatric patients, teach parents and children about how to administer medications, take vital signs, ensure great therapeutic communication and empathy

The Victorian Assisted Living (10 hours); Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

  • Learned how to take vital signs, bathe patients, helped patients eat/cut up their food, and helped them walk using a gait belt

Regional Health Cancer Care Institute (40 hours); Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

  • Learned administrative nursing skills such as how to fax, schedule patients for appointments and make outgoing calls to remind patients of their upcoming appointments

Regional Health Heart and Vascular Institute (120 hours); Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

  • Learned how to room patients, take vital signs, refill medications, call patients back about their test results and drawing patient's blood

CHIP (Child Identification Program); Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

  • Learned how to communicate with pediatric patients and their parents and guardians

Timeline

Licensed Practical Nurse

Monument Health Orthopedics and Specialty Hospital
08.2021 - 11.2023

Licensed Practical Nurse

CSL Plasma
01.2021 - 08.2021

Certified Medical Assistant and Receptionist

Rapid City Medical Center
11.2018 - 02.2019

Customer Service and Kitchen Staff

Circle B Chuck Wagon
05.2016 - 09.2019

Customer Service

Mountains to Prairies Bed and Breakfast
05.2016 - 09.2019

Cashier and Customer Service

KOA Campground
05.2016 - 08.2016

Licensed Practical Nurse

Western Dakota Technical Institute

A.A.S. Certified Medical Assisting -

Western Dakota Technical Institute
Shelby Svenson