SHELIA BARBER
MIDLAND,Texas
Summary
Adaptable medical professional demonstrating expertise and knowledge through 16 years in healthcare roles. Committed to leading highly effective teams to delivering exceptional patient care. Eager to fulfill challenging new role in Charge Nurse capacity to apply leadership and knowledge of patient care. Compassionate Charge Nurse offers 9 years of patient care and advocacy within Alzheimer's unit. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals. Effective at tracking vitals and responses to treatments, administering medications and transcribing orders. Good relationship-building and problem-solving abilities. Licensed in Texas and compact states. Reliable employee seeking Lvn position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Manor Park
Midland, TX
10.2013 - Current
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Supervise over the cnas
Certified Medication Aide
Manor Park
Midland, TX
12.2005 - 10.2013
- Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
- Checked vital signs on daily basis and contacted supervisor regarding patient health concerns or behavioral changes.
- reorder medications that needed to be refill or supplies need to prepare the meds
Education
Lvn Certification - Vocational Nursing
Midland College
Midland, TX10.2013
Skills
- Wound Dressing
- Vital Signs Recording
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Patient Observation
- Patient Charting
- Staff Supervision
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Needs Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Critical Thinking
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Responsible and Dependable
- Treatment Room Preparation
- First Aid and CPR
- Time Management
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Manor Park
10.2013 - Current
Certified Medication Aide
Manor Park
12.2005 - 10.2013
Lvn Certification - Vocational Nursing
Midland College