Tabitha Majek
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Observant Wound Care Nurse with more than 17 years experience in the medical field to include ED, Family Practice, Combat Medicine, MedSurg, Dialysis, Wound Care and Hyperbarics. Over 5 years experience in evaluating and managing patients with wounds caused by venous/arterial disease, prolonged pressure, trauma and burns. Trained in observing for signs of infection and skilled at educating patients in dressing changes, infection prevention and diabetic management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Specialists For Health Wound Care/Urgent Care
San Antonio, Texas
02.2019 - Current
- Assemble, operate and maintain diagnostic healthcare equipment such as ABI system, TCOM, Quantaflo, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Educate patients and family members on treatment, care plans, infection/injury prevention
- Perform wound care, cleansing and bandaging, compression therapy for edema control
- Obtain blood work, urine and cultures for lab processing
- Evaluate and re-certify peers in clinical skills annually
- Instruct patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections
- Advise patients on proper nutrition and diabetic control/adherence
- Examine and carefully tend to vascular, arterial and diabetic ulcers
- Implement plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments
Licensed Vocational Nurse
WoundCentrics
San Antonio, Texas
07.2017 - 02.2019
- Evaluated wounds and injuries for infections or other illness factors that cause wounds
- Administered hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients and supervise them throughout treatment
- Completed over 60 head-to-toe skin exams daily in in-patient setting, assessing for and documenting skin breakdown
- Educated and counseled patients and family members on wound care and infection prevention
Medical Technologist
United States Air Force
Barksdale Afb, LA
08.2005 - 07.2017
- Performed paraprofessional portions of preventative health assessments and physical examinations
- Executed portions of medical treatment, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures
- Recorded treatments and procedures rendered and observe effects
- Implemented field medical care in contingency operations and disasters
- Coordinated medical service activities with execution and clinical management teams
- Performed assessment and analysis of patient health status, identify health goals, recognize subtle changes in conditions, interpret these changes, and immediately determine appropriate course of action
- Supervised and trained 15+ medical personnel
- Conducted training, and created duty schedules
- Performed special operations medical support providing initial combat trauma stabilization and on-going field trauma care
Education
LVN Certification - Vocational Nursing
Coastal Bend College
Pleasanton, Texas05.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of The Air Force
Associate of Science - Nursing
American Military University
Skills
- Co-ordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, meet deadlines in detail-oriented manner
- Build patient rapport to improve patient outcome, compliance and satisfaction
- Proficiency with diagnostic testing tools
- Electronic Medical Record charting
- Compression therapy
- Medication Administration, IV therapy, colostomy care
- Venipuncture/blood draw
- Team building, supervision, training, preceptor
- Critical care transport
- Strong medical ethic
- Multi-disciplinary co-ordination of care
- Clinical medical supply management
- Specimen collection and processing
Certification
Current:
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- IV Certification
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Specialists For Health Wound Care/Urgent Care
02.2019 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
WoundCentrics
07.2017 - 02.2019
Medical Technologist
United States Air Force
08.2005 - 07.2017
LVN Certification - Vocational Nursing
Coastal Bend College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of The Air Force
Associate of Science - Nursing
American Military University