
Dedicated LVN with extensive experience at Kaiser Permanente, skilled in vital signs monitoring and compassionate patient care. Proven ability to manage diabetes and administer medications effectively. Recognized for delivering exceptional support to patients and families, ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations while fostering a healing environment. Bilingual, enhancing communication with diverse populations.
Worked specifically as a Covid nurse.
•Upholding CDC guidelines and ensuring students safety.
•Logging all positive cases of Covid and close contacts.
•Quarantined all positive cases and reported them to the CDC in a timely manner.
•Assess student injuries, determine the gravity of the injury and call parents to inform them of the injury.
•Input vision and hearing screening results into student database.
•Carbohydrate counting, blood sugar check, administering medication to all diabetic patients and documenting.
•Call parents to notify of any significant change in condition for all diabetics and to request needed supplies.
•Go through student files and make changes as necessary.
•Call parents for incoming student to obtain shot records.
•Input shot records to student database.
•Send important health information to teachers on a need to know basis.
•Clinic duties such as triage, documentation, medication administration and direct help for doctors.
•Within my first week at this job I was chosen to be the direct nurse for one of the veteran doctors, as he had chosen me directly.
•My job was to triage patients, gather all necessary materials for check ups, treatment and medication administration.
•Often translated for Spanish speakers.
•Ran urine analysis, sent out labs to outside companies for testing, helped with Pap smears, ran in house drug testing, became part of the pain management team.
•I often covered general clinic and pediatrics simultaneously when there was a nurse shortage.
•Administered vaccines to patients of all ages.
•Log all vaccines given.
•Test for Covid.
•Assist where needed.
•Assess student injuries, determine the gravity of the injury and call parents to inform them of the injury.
•Input vision and hearing screening results into student database.
•Carbohydrate counting, blood sugar check, administering medication to all diabetic patients and documenting.
•Call parents to notify of any significant change in condition for all diabetics and to request needed supplies.
•Go through student files and make changes as necessary.
•Call parents for incoming student to obtain shot records.
•Input shot records to student database.
•Send important health information to teachers on a need to know basis.
•Receive report from the previous shift nurse.
•As med pass nurse my responsibility was to administer medication and treatment to about 26-30 patients on a timely manner.
•Document all medications given as well as refused.
•Follow Individual Client's Self-Administer •Program as outlined in the client's IPP. •Responsible for ordering and receiving medications and other documentation required. •Ensured accurate count and documentation of controlled medications/substances. •Documented in client medical record as required by facility.
•Sterilized, disinfected, anointed, and bandaged minor cuts and burns.
•Visit residents three to four times per shift to administer/monitor and chart medications.
•Gave tube feedings as necessary and as ordered by health care provider.
•Performed any other related duties as required or assigned.
•I also closely worked with COVID-19 positive patients ensuring that I wear the correct personal protective equipment to avoid contracting and passing of the virus.
•Contacting family members of any change in condition.
•Receive calls from concerned family members, inform them on the status of their loved one.
•I was strictly a COVID-19 nurse.
•Followed strict personal protective equipment guidelines.
•I received report from the previous shift nurse.
•As med pass nurse my responsibility was to administer medication and treatment to about 26-30 patients on a timely manner.
•Document all medications given as well as refused.
•Assess patients and take vitals 3-4 times in a 12 hour shift.
•Follow Individual Client's Self-Administer •Program as outlined in the client's medical orders binder.
•Responsible for ordering and receiving medications and other documentation required. •Ensured accurate count and documentation of controlled medications/substances.
•Documented in client medical record as required by facility.
•Sterilized, disinfected, anointed, and bandaged minor cuts and burns.
•Visit residents three to four times per shift to administer/monitor and chart medications.
•Gave tube feedings as necessary and as ordered by health care provider.
•Performed any other related duties as required or assigned.
•Contacting family members of any change in condition.
•Receive calls from concerned family members, inform them on the status of their loved one as well as help in FaceTime calls between patients and family members.
•Facilitate FaceTime calls between patient and doctor.
•Provide moral support to patients as well as family members.
•Assess student injuries, determine the gravity of the injury and call parents to inform them of the injury.
•Input vision and hearing screening results into student database.
•Carbohydrate counting, blood sugar check, administering medication to all diabetic patients and documenting.
•Call parents to notify of any significant change in condition for all diabetics and to request needed supplies.
•G-tube bolus feeding and medication administration on our medically fragile students.
•Supported the budget process through preparation of purchase requisitions and placing orders.
•Provided direct support to the Superintendent, such as correspondence, scheduling, ordering of supplies and clerical duties.
•Translated for various departments to Spanish speaking parents.
•Recorded and transcribed spoken or written information from meetings or other formal proceedings.
•Answered and directed calls or provided information.
•Responded to parent issues or complaints. •Compiled data or documentation.
•Proofread documents, records, or files to ensure accuracy.
•Aided in preparation of documentation for contracts.
•Searched files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
•Conferred with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
•Worked in a timely and organized matter to ensure all tasks were completed.
•Other duties were to take on the role of the superintendent secretary when the secretary was out on leave.
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