SUMMER LABITAD
Centerton,AR
Summary
Licensed Practical Nurse with a background in long-term care, hospice, rehabilitation, and nursing leadership. Brings strong patient assessment, medication support, care coordination, and family education skills, with a consistent focus on recognizing changes in condition and maintaining safe, individualized care.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
GARDENS AT OSAGE TERRACE
Bentonville, Arkansas
02.2023 - Current
- Provide clinical oversight and leadership while maintaining a strong focus on safe, individualized patient care.
- Assess patient needs, monitor clinical status, and coordinate care based on changes in condition and individualized care plans.
- Review nursing notes, vital signs, medication records, incident reports, and physician orders to identify clinical concerns and changes in patient condition.
- Communicated with physicians, patients, families, and healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated understanding of patient status, treatment needs, and changes in condition.
- Educate patients and families regarding medications, chronic conditions, treatments, safety, and ongoing care needs.
- Provided clinical guidance on patient assessments, interventions, and follow-up to enhance response to changes in condition.
- Promoted patient safety and infection prevention through adherence to quality care protocols and nursing standards.
LPN Charge Nurse
EVEREST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
ROGERS, AR
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Performed patient assessments and monitored vital signs, laboratory results, blood glucose levels, and overall clinical status.
- Identified changes in patient condition and communicated concerns to physicians and healthcare team members to facilitate timely interventions.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
- Provided catheter care and assisted with ostomy care according to individualized care plans.
- Supported diabetes management, including blood glucose monitoring and prescribed treatments.
- Provided education to patients and families on medications, medical conditions, treatments, safety, and self-care to enhance understanding and promote adherence.
- Coordinated with patients, families, physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care and improve patient outcomes.
LPN Charge Nurse
BRADFORD HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION
BENTONVILLE, AR
07.2014 - 11.2020
- Provided direct nursing care to long-term care residents with diverse medical, personal, and functional needs.
- Performed ongoing assessments and monitored patients for changes in condition.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
- Managed diabetes care, including blood glucose monitoring and implementation of prescribed treatments for optimal patient outcomes.
- Responded promptly to changes in patient condition and implemented appropriate nursing interventions.
- Coordinated with physicians, families, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated care tailored to patient needs.
- Delivered compassionate hospice care, ensuring comfort-focused plans were followed to enhance quality of life for patients.
- Promoted independence and encouraged participation in appropriate self-care activities.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation while following infection-control and patient-safety practices.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Northwest Technical Institute
Springdale05-2014
Skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Patient Assessment & Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Chronic Condition Oversight
- Chronic Disease Management
- Hospice & End-of-Life Care
- Quality Assurance Practices
- Quality Improvement Strategies
- Patient-Centric Care
- EMR/EHR
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Strategic Nursing Leadership
- Family education
- Quality Assurance Practices
Personal Information
Title: LPN
Certification
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — Arkansas
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
10+ Years Nursing Experience | Long-Term Care | Rehabilitation | Hospice | Chronic Care | Diabetes Management | Catheter & Ostomy Care | Oxygen Therapy | Patient & Family Education | Care Coordination
Timeline
Director of Nursing
GARDENS AT OSAGE TERRACE
02.2023 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
EVEREST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
02.2021 - 02.2022
LPN Charge Nurse
BRADFORD HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION
07.2014 - 11.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Northwest Technical Institute