Tamara Lynn Ellis
Trinity rehab and healthcare
Manhattan,KS
24
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
10 Months4 Years 3 Months
- Hours per week:40
- As a nurse in a skilled facility. I am the charge nurse with 3-5 nurse aids. In charge of 33 residents with age range of 55-93 years of age. Many with behavioral issues and dementia. Monitor residents change of conditions, notify the doctor of any changes. Pass medication oral, topical, sub q, im, inhaled, g-tube feedings, accu checks. Order labs, X-rays or any other procedures ordered by physician.
LPN Charge Nurse
2 Years 11 Months- Supervised nursing staff to ensure compliance with care standards and protocols.
- Coordinated patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Managed medication administration and monitored patient responses to treatments.
- Conducted assessments and documented patient progress in electronic health records.
6 Months
- Hours per week:40
1 Year 6 Months
- Hours per week: 40
3 Years 4 Months
- Hours per week:40
6 Months
- Hours per week 32
7 Months
- Hours per week 32
Licensed Vocational Nurse
4 Years- Salary: $23.25, hourly
- Hours per week: 36
- As a medical/surgical vocational nurse, I have worked for the past seven years as an Emergency Room Nurse. Previously I have worked eight years in Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Med/Surg, Trauma Floor Nursing, two years Geriatrics and one year Adolescent Psych Nursing. The vast majority of my nursing career has been spent at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center.
- I am responsible for assisting patients to rooms and preparing for provider physical exams. I prepare and administer prescribed medications via oral, sublingual, intramuscular, rectal, intradermal, "piggy-back" intravenous (IV), subcutaneous routes, and breathing treatments. Monitor patients for desired action and adverse reactions to medications and takes appropriate action. Obtaining IV blood draws, urine tests, giving enemas, irrigating bladders and collecting other required specimens. I monitors patient vital signs and notifying providers of any abnormal vital signs or lab results, blood glucose levels. I perform and monitor EKGs notifying providers of any arrhythmias, bladder catheterizations, and endotracheal suctioning. I make orthopedic splints, including glass on patients requiring stabilization. Patient teaching regarding splints, crutches, safe ambulation, canes, and other procedures and tests. Teaching patients how to properly use crutches, and monitor patients for safe ambulation using crutches and canes. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Capt David Ives, Supervisor's Phone: 210-916-5551)
Nurse
1 Year 11 Months- Salary: $25.16, hourly
- Hours per week: 40
- Taking vital signs and notifying physicians of any acute changes. Assisting technicians to make sure ADL's are provided to patients on a daily basis. Monitoring blood glucose levels and performs EKG's. I am responsible for doing physical assessments, giving all medications oral, topical, breathing treatments with pre& post peak flows, IM, IV piggyback, transdermal, and assisting the RN in starting the blood products and monitoring. I assisted with patient transfers, ambulation, orthopedic patients on CPM machines and EB Ice machines. Applies splints, assists with crutch training and other means of assistance. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Peter Kulis, Supervisor's Phone: 210-292-7331)
Licensed Vocational Nurse
4 Years 9 Months- Salary: $46,800, yearly
- Hours per week: 36
- Taking vital signs and notifying physicians of any acute changes. Assisting technicians to make sure ADL's are provided to patients on a daily basis. Monitoring blood glucose levels and performs EKG's. I am responsible for doing physical assessments, giving all medications oral, topical, breathing treatments with pre& post peak flows, IM, IV piggyback, transdermal, and assisting the RN in starting the blood products and monitoring. I assisted with patient transfers, ambulation, orthopedic patients on CPM machines and EB Ice machines. Applies splints, assists with crutch training and other means of assistance. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Mr Westenkirchner, Supervisor's Phone: 210-292-7320)
Licensed Vocational Nurse
11 Months- Grade Level: GS-0620-05
- Salary: $30,000, yearly
- Hours per week: 40
- A Licensed Vocational Nurse working on a Medical Surgical Ward of a large military medical treatment facility, where the primary focus was the care of ill, injured, and pre/post-surgical patients, mainly orthopedic, gynecology, neurosurgery, vascular, and urology. Knowledgeable in professional nursing practices and procedures. Provided pre/post-operative teaching/instructions, as well as, preparing the patient for surgery. This included obtaining patient information through focused and physical assessments; these assessments were used in the formulation of a plan-of-care for care and discharge and documentation of the patient’s health, treatment, and plans. Identified problems and assisted in the formulation of interventions, carried out the patient nursing care plan and reported the effect of interventions to the appropriate personnel. Ability to critically think and problem solve. Used and educated patients on a regular basis on multiple orthopedic equipment, including traction, orthopedic bed frames, matters relating to joint replacement, continuous passive motion apparatus, ice machines, physical therapy, walkers, crutches, canes, diet, infection control, pain management per plan of care and doctor’s orders, HIPPA compliance, AMDs, psychosocial and safety precautions. Provided technical nursing services to patients including assessments, vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, ADLs, medication administration, blood administration, IV insertion, IV infuser's, cardiac defibrillator, breathing treatments, laboratory collection, EKGs, foley catheter insertion, dressing changes, monitoring I/Os, and other treatment/interventions. Continuously interacted with patients, family members, peers, superiors, doctors, and other medical personnel, as appropriate, during the provision of care for my assigned patients. Notified physicians of abnormal laboratory results or acute changes of the patient's health status. Educated patients and families about self-care, pain management, infection control, crutch training, home medication administration, and disease processes affecting the patient’s current health and future medical conditions. Knowledge of policies, regulations, and procedures. Works well under pressure, able to meet deadlines, and regularly assists others. Presented multiple in-services to staff members and students on AMDs and CPM use. Familiar with electronic charting, recording patient assessments, interventions, and communications with medical staff. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: LTC Kimberly Armstrong, Supervisor's Phone: 210-916-5235)
Education
Vocational - LPN
- 68 Semester Hours
- Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications: BLS, IV THERAPY
- GPA: 3.14
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Nursing documentation
- Geriatric care
- End-of-life care
LANGUAGES
English
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community
09.2025 - CurrentRead More
LPN Charge Nurse
Lrs Healthcare
09.2022 - 08.2025Read More
Trinity rehab and healthcare
04.2022 - CurrentRead More
Athens Healthcare and Rehab
10.2021 - 04.2022Read More
Department of Veterans Affairs
04.2020 - 10.2021Read More
Homestead of Sherman
12.2016 - 04.2020Read More
Park Manor in McKinney
05.2016 - 11.2016Read More
Rosewood Nursing Home
03.2015 - 10.2015Read More
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Professional Performance Development Group
04.2010 - 04.2014Read More
Nurse
Angel Staffing
05.2008 - 04.2010Read More
Licensed Vocational Nurse
INTELISTAF
07.2003 - 04.2008Read More
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Brooke Army Medical Center
04.2002 - 03.2003Read More
Sanford Brown College
Vocational from LPN
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IV Certified
IV Certified