Silvia López
Los Banos,CA
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with background in charge nursing roles. Possess relevant skills such as patient care, clinical documentation, and team leadership. Strengths include effective communication, problem-solving and ability to cope under pressure. Impact in previous positions includes improved patient satisfaction rates and streamlined nurse workflows through proactive management strategies.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Supplemental Health Care Registry
Salinas, CA
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Administering court order injections.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care plans, treatments administered, and changes in condition.
- Conducted patient education sessions on disease processes, medication side effects, and health maintenance topics.
- Responding to emergency response.
- Assisting the RNs with new admissions and discharge plans.
- Provided emotional support for patients facing difficult medical decisions or diagnoses.
- Provided direct patient care, such as administering medications, changing dressings, and monitoring progress.
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
CareCo Management Registry
San Jose, CA
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Responsible for providing comprehensive care and management of residents in the Sub-Acute unit, as well as the long/short term units.
- Medication administration
- Provide tracheotomy care and suctioning.
- Monitor ventilators, work closely with RT to monitor residents.
- NGT and GT feeding, irrigations of FC, providing oral care, admission and discharge procedures, charting, and
- Updating residents' care plans and charts, observing for any physical or emotional changes in residents.
- Carrying out doctors' orders and notifying physicians of changes in condition.
- Work closely with pharmacies, ordering medications and supplies as needed.
- Assist with emergency response
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Best Nest Management Registry
Soledad, CA
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Responsible for providing support to the psychiatric.
- Inpatient Program unit (PIP), by administering medications to patients and administering court-ordered injections.
- Addressing ongoing needs of patients, working with physicians and psychiatrists.
- Promoting the efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of healthcare resources.
- Assist with Suicidal, Watch, Suicidal Precautions, Emergency response.
- Assist the RNs with new admissions and discharge plans.
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor The Ridge Rehabilitation Center
Salinas, CA
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Responsible for the care and management of residents, including:
- Admission and discharge procedures, charting and updating residents' care plan and charts, observing for.
- Any physical or emotional changes in residents' behavior and accurately document changes in medication administration.
- Carrying out doctors' orders and notifying physicians of changes in conditions.
- Work closely with pharmacies, ordering medications and supplies as needed
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Integrity Nursing / LHI-OptumServe
Fresno, CA
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Frontline testing individuals for possible symptomology related to COVID-19
- Responsible for supervising and conducting specimen collections, and handling tests.
- Specimens, while using standard precautions at all times.
- Oversight of any staff reporting onset of symptoms during event participations.
Licensed Vocational Nurse for COVID-19 Crisis Response Team
California Correctional Center (CCC) / High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Monitor inmates' signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and ILI in quarantine, isolation settings using standard precautions.
- Performed nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab specimen collection for diagnostic testing, as ordered.
- Entering orders on Cerner.
- Maintained accurate patient records documenting treatments, medications administered and other pertinent information.
- Assist with Suicidal watch
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Watsonville Post Acute Center
Watsonville, CA
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Responsible for the care and management of residents, including:
- Admission and discharge procedures, charting and updating residents' care plans and charts, observing for any physical or emotional changes in residents' behavior, and accurately documenting changes.
- Carrying out doctors' orders and notifying physicians of change in condition.
- Medication administration
- Work closely with pharmacies, ordering medications and supplies as needed
- Assist with emergency response.
Education
Vocational Nurse -
Unitek College
11.2018
Certificate, Regional Occupation Program (R.O.P.) Medical Assistant Program -
Cabrillo College
01.2002
Skills
- 2 years Healthcare experience
- WPM 45
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Bilingual and Bi-Literate Spanish/English
- Administered and assisted in surgical and medical procedures and tests
- Medical billing, knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT code
- National Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA), and Certified Administrative Medical Assistant
- Electronic Health Record Proficiency in Cerner, Point Click Care (PCC), Elysium system, SCHIE, Athena Net, Axolotl software, Electronic Charting (EMDs), CAIR Registry
- Assisted with wound/treatment dressing changes
- Administered vaccines and injections
- Med Pass and Narcotic count
- Performed tracheostomy suctioning and care
- Provide care for pediatric
- Prioritizing work
- G-Tube, NGT feeding and assisted care
- Assisted with feeding patients during meal time
- Performed Foley catheter insertion/removal care
- Colostomy care
- IV certification
Timeline
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Supplemental Health Care Registry
04.2024 - 09.2024
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
CareCo Management Registry
01.2023 - 07.2023
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Best Nest Management Registry
11.2021 - 12.2022
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Windsor The Ridge Rehabilitation Center
04.2021 - 11.2021
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Integrity Nursing / LHI-OptumServe
02.2021 - 08.2021
Licensed Vocational Nurse for COVID-19 Crisis Response Team
California Correctional Center (CCC) / High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
07.2020 - 01.2021
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Watsonville Post Acute Center
04.2019 - 07.2020
Vocational Nurse -
Unitek College
Certificate, Regional Occupation Program (R.O.P.) Medical Assistant Program -
Cabrillo College
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