Professional and dependable skilled Licensed Practical Nurse offering 3+ years experience in LTHC, Clinical, and Hospital environment. Great clinical skills and bed side manner. Excellent communication, critical thinking, multi-tasking, and time-management skills. Dedicated to the safety and well-being of patients and staff.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Heritage Hall Nursing Home
Wise, VA
06.2021 - Current
Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
LPN
Ballad Health
Kingsport, TN
12.2020 - Current
Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
Care for 7 patients nightly on surgical unit and document status and updates in EPIC.
LPN
Red Onion State Prison
Pound, VA
04.2018 - 05.2020
Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Administered medications during AM/PM pill pass.
Documented and charted assessments and medical information.
Patient Service Representative
Ballad Health
Clintwood, VA
01.2016 - 04.2018
Took copayments and compiled daily financial records.
Made Patient referral and follow-up appointments.
Assisted with prior authorizations.
Assisted patients in filling out check-in and payment paperwork.
Reviewed and corrected claim errors to facilitate smooth processing.
Used EHR to schedule appointments.
Compiled and reviewed medical charts.
Followed document protocols to safeguard confidentiality of patient records.
Worked with patients to ascertain issues and make referrals to appropriate specialists.
Facilitated communication between patients and various departments and staff.
Postmaster
United States Postal Service, USPS
Clintwood, VA
07.1995 - 01.2016
Maintained detailed reports of post office operations.
Maintained finance and budget operations at numerous facilities.
Supervised, Managed, hired, trained and evaluated performance of 50+ employees in City Route, Rural Route and Customer Service Window Operations.
Managed daily operations at numerous Post Offices within district.
Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys and office transfers for district.
Received and processed postage stock into inventory management system.
Leader of City Route and Rural Route Inspection team.
Provided Outstanding Customer Service and support.