Stacy Roberts
Harker Heights,TX
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds. Also an organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Mental Health Department Of Veterans Affairs
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Provided around the clock Nursing Care for Veterans recovering from alcohol or drug addiction
- Charted on each Veteran each shift for accountability and education of respiratory and hand hygiene
- Responsible to recognize behavior that was unsafe for staff or Veteran and notify VA police and charge Nurse
- Observed Veterans newly admitted for withdrawal symptoms
- Assessed Vitals each shift and recognized anything outside normal parameters and escorted
- Veteran to DOM medical for further evaluation
- Worked in the Medication room passing out medications to the Veterans who were unable to take their own medications
- Administered insulin to diabetic Veterans
- Overlooked the meals in the cafeteria and responded to any medical emergencies
- Collected random urinalysis and administered breathalyzers as required
- Conducted room searches for contraband of any kind and notified VA police when found
- Rounded on sections every 2 hours to have complete accountability of all Veterans on the section
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Baylor Scott White Family Medicine Clinic
04.2022 - 01.2023
- Administered adult and pediatric vaccinations as ordered
- Blood draw and IV therapy as ordered assisted with colposcopies, IUDs, Nexplanon, PAP smears along with Incision and drainage, wound packing and cleaning and stick removal
- Administered testosterone injections and B12 as ordered and scheduled
- Educated patients on dexcom use, accu-chek use, administering B12 and insulin at home
- Educated patients on healthy diet and nutrition
- Administrative duties to include faxing orders to home health agencies, pharmacies, and DME companies
- Assisted providers with paperwork requiring their review and signatures
- Responsible to take critical lab results and reach the on-call provider within set standard of time
- Identified and reacted when patients on the phone needed medical attention/called 911 (SI/HI or illness)
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Internal Medicine Clinic Carl R. Darnall Medical
12.2020 - 04.2022
- Assists providers with exams/procedures
- Completes appropriate clinical reminders
- Administers/tracks immunizations
- Tracks, prepares and administers medications
- Completes orders per provider or protocol
- Maintains adherence to a daily schedule
- Responsible for answering all assigned telcons and secure messages for my assigned provider(s)
- Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, highly organized, multi-tasked, and proficient in problem solving skills
- Functions as team LPN assisting with procedures to include PAPs, suture removal, EKG’s, venipuncture, medication administration to include pulling ordered medication from the pharmacy PYXIS system, STD education and counseling and obtaining vital signs and history of present illness to report to provider.
Licensed Practical Nurse
NF/SG – Primary Care
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders
- Knowledge of the Recovery process and ability to facilitate Recovery Dialogues using common recovery tools
- Knowledge of and ability to use effective communication skills to teach and engage in problem solving and conflict resolution strategies to support individual veterans in self-directed recovery
- Knowledge of the common therapeutic practices and ability to use a wide range of methods
- Ability to establish and maintain effective person-to-person relationships, skill in oral and written communication, ability to inspire confidence and motivate individuals, and capacity for leadership
- Knowledge of crisis-oriented counseling, including methods for effective triage and the standards for handling violent or suicidal patients safely
- Knowledge of Management and
- Prevention of Disruptive Behavior techniques
- Knowledge of basic group dynamics and how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from mental health consumers on their strengths and interests
- Focuses on clinic visits, and exams
- Uses motivational interviewing and health coaching to guide patients
- Reviews future and daily schedules for patient care needs
- Provide medication list for patient review
- Performs vital signs and treatments
- Facilitates visit closure by confirming required patient education and orders have been processed/completed
- Appointment scheduling including EWL and Recall list, as assigned
- Initiates Pre-visit contacts
- Observes, records, and reports patient's response or changes in patient's condition
- Promptly recognizes and responds to urgent or emergent situations
- Assists with orientation: PACT patient orientation and new staff/affiliate orientation
- Check daily equipment/supplies and restock
- Places orders and consults per clinical reminders and PACT
- Nurse Protocols
- Obtains labs
- Responds to Patient calls/messages and/or alerts
- Completes primary care discharge phone calls, per clinic policy and Monitors PACT metrics
- Assisted the patient in coordination of any additional tests, images and consults required and provided specific education regarding medication regimen and drug interaction/side effects
- Proficient in the use of computer systems using CPRS, Vetlink, ClinStatus, Pyxis medication system and Microsoft.
Licensed Practical Nurse Care Coordinator
Naval Health Clinic, Federal Staffing Resources, Marine Corps Air Station
06.2017 - 09.2018
- Provides consultation to PCP offices and care coordination for team providers related to implementation of the Medical Home Model
- Assigned all referrals placed by providers to MTF and booked service member’s appointments upon request
- Documented care plans for individual patients, tracking processes, patient self-management support, appointed and placed referrals within MTF and assisted with coordination to outside specialty offices
- Utilized Nurse Protocols for facility to assess patients and render appropriate care and or consultation with on call provider for that day
- Ordered appropriate medications following protocol and administered various medications by mouth or by injection
- Responsible for nursing notes and telephone and secure messaging communication to the service member’s in reference to their medical care
- Assisted in the treatment room with all emergencies/ telephoned EMS when required and administered nursing care to service member’s using the heat casualty protocol
- Assisted the patient in coordination of any additional tests, images and consults required and provided specific education regarding medication regimen and drug interaction/side effects
- Proficient in use of computer systems using AHLTA, CHCS, Pyxis medication system
- Microsoft and Relay Health for patient records.
- Coordinated referrals to specialists, hospitalizations, ER visits, ancillary testing, and other enabling services for patients.
- Worked with providers to define quality metrics and outcome reporting process.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Naval Hospital Pensacola - United States Navy
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Performed electrocardiograms, initiated IV’s, monitors infusions and collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to include health care practitioners to provide optimal patient care using the Patient Centered Medical Home Model
- Responsible for delivery of nursing care to include acting as treatment nurse as assigned for all walk in patient request to include sick visits and transcribing immunizations into Florida shot records system and verifying vaccines are up to date, screening patients and obtaining a full medical history , phlebotomy services, medication administration, vaccine administration, wound care, assisted with procedures such as, incision and drainage, suture and staple removal, colposcopies, pap smears, IUD insertion and removal and cauterization and chemical treatment of skin tags and or warts, catheterizations, breathing treatments, and specialized lab draws for infants and children
- Administrative duties include placing referrals within the MTF or to outside specialty clinics, collaborating with developmental specialists for treatment and care of pediatric patients in need of specialty care, Telephone triage of patients requesting treatment or Nursing triage during clinic hours using standard nursing protocols
- Assist with patient education through appropriate selections and use of patient education materials
- Direct support of the professional social work staff/Case Managers, either in and/or out of the social service office
- The outside work primarily involved assisting with contacts to the clients, their families, and representatives of community organizations
- On a pre-approved basis, provide basic counseling services to clients
- Participated with the Case
- Managers/Social worker with the development and implementation of outreach/prevention, resource and referral, and treatment programs for individuals, families, and groups needing assistance with different problems and issues
- Entered client data and related information into the database.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Coastal Care MD
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Functions as a motivated self-starter providing efficient medical care for a Medical
- Doctor and a Nurse Practitioner
- Provided assistance and education to patients with chronic and acute medical conditions
- Works in an administrative role processing referrals, booking and canceling patient appointments, refilling medications, ordering necessary laboratory testing, and informing patients of test results
- Demonstrates proficiency in taking patient medical histories and vital signs, as well as performing injections and various diagnostic procedures and ancillary tests.
Licensed Practical Nurse
USA MEDDAC, Army Primary Care
03.2008 - 01.2014
- Functioned as a Licensed Practical Nurse in an ambulatory setting, serving the 10th
- Mountain Division and tenant units
- Supported 18,000 troops with 32,000 annual visits at the Connor Troop Medical Clinic
- Responsible for delivery of nursing care to include screening patients, phlebotomy services, medication administration, vaccine administration, wound care, assisted with procedures such as vasectomies, incision and drainage, toe nail removal, and suture and staple removal
- Worked independently in the Allergy and Immunology clinic servicing active duty soldiers and their family members with allergy immunotherapy
- Collaborated with Allergist to update and or change immunotherapy schedules
- Actively and proficiently responded to allergen anaphylactic reactions
- While monitoring patients, effectively utilized SBAR (situation, background, assessment, and recommendation) format upon arrival of EMS
- Utilized as a trainer for implementation of PCMH model and NCQA facility certification, and active participant in Lean Six Sigma
- Responsible to provide patients with laboratory and or procedure results.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Mercy of NNY, Long Term Care
09.2007 - 06.2008
- Functioned as the charge Licensed Practical Nurse in a Nursing home setting with 48 residents and supervised the Certified Nursing Assistants
- Responsible for administering medications to include controlled narcotics and treatments to residents and accurately documented medication administration in the medication administration record sheets
- Assumed full responsibility for possession of the locked medications/Narcotics and count at end of shift
- Assisted with assessment of patients and consulted with Doctors on call for any abnormal lab values and or injuries to residents.
Education
No Degree - BLS
American Heart Association
09.2023
Associates Degree - General Education
Craven Community College
New Bern, NC12.2019
Nursing Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Jefferson Lewis Boces
Watertown, NY06.2007
Skills
- Counting Narcotics
- Case Management
- ADLs Assistance
- Writing Reports
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Shared Governance
- Chronic Disease Management
- Medical Records Management
- Direct Patient Care
- EMR Systems
- Wound Care
- Assisting Physicians
- Patient Assessments
- Task Delegation
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Patient Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Psychotropic Medication Knowledge
- EKG Administration
- Medication Administration
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Administrative Support
- Medication Dispensing
- Care Planning
- Rehabilitation Techniques
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Immunization Administration
- Charting and Recording
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Caregiving Skills
- Documenting Incidents
- Epic Systems
- HIPAA Protocols
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Mental Health Department Of Veterans Affairs
01.2023 - 11.2023
Licensed Practical Nurse
Baylor Scott White Family Medicine Clinic
04.2022 - 01.2023
Licensed Practical Nurse
Internal Medicine Clinic Carl R. Darnall Medical
12.2020 - 04.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
NF/SG – Primary Care
12.2018 - 12.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse Care Coordinator
Naval Health Clinic, Federal Staffing Resources, Marine Corps Air Station
06.2017 - 09.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
Naval Hospital Pensacola - United States Navy
01.2015 - 06.2017
Licensed Practical Nurse
Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Coastal Care MD
01.2014 - 01.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse
USA MEDDAC, Army Primary Care
03.2008 - 01.2014
Licensed Practical Nurse
Mercy of NNY, Long Term Care
09.2007 - 06.2008
No Degree - BLS
American Heart Association
Associates Degree - General Education
Craven Community College
Nursing Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Jefferson Lewis Boces
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