Tasha Rasco
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Licensed Vocational Nurse
Pam Specialty Warm Springs Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
- Patient and family education on Stroke program and spinal cord programs.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Bandera Nursing and Rehab
06.2021 - 10.2021
- Communication between interdisciplinary teams
- Following of isolation protocols
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Monitoring and reporting of patients eating habits
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- 12 patient locked Dementia unit
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Documented medications administered, treatments, and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
Medical Surgical/Telemetry Floor Nurse
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Westoverhills
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Obtaining appropriate specimens needed for testing i.e sputum cultures, urine, wound…
- working in high stress volumes COVID
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Wound care
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Discharge planning and instructions.
- Analyzed and observed patients to discover and interpret vitals and telemetry equipment results.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Morning Side Ministries
07.2017 - 06.2019
- To Locked Unit -Lead nurse in 18 pt locked unit
- Administered scheduled medications
- Assisted with ADL to all patients.
- Incorporating dementia and Alzheimer's care to help patients fulfill their days
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Case Manager
Merida Home Health
06.2016 - 07.2017
- To LVN Casemanager - Assigning all nurses visits for San Antonio, Laredo and Austin locations
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Ordered wound care inventory
- Trained Brightwood network to all oncoming nurses
- Obtained all assessments from visits for the day
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Providing health promotion and education
Education
Galen College of Nursing
2023
No Degree - Basic Life Support
American Heart Association
23541106553411.2022
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Career Point College
2017
Received Highschool Diploma -
Stoney Point Highschool
11.2008
Skills
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Inmate Interviews
- Team Training
- Care Continuum Coordination
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Care
- Administration Protocols
- Mental and Physical Assessments
- Patient Education
- Direct Patient Care
- Conditions Reporting
- Call Answering and Assistance
Timeline
Staff Licensed Vocational Nurse
Pam Specialty Warm Springs Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Bandera Nursing and Rehab
06.2021 - 10.2021
Medical Surgical/Telemetry Floor Nurse
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Westoverhills
06.2019 - 06.2021
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse
Morning Side Ministries
07.2017 - 06.2019
Licensed Vocational Nurse Case Manager
Merida Home Health
06.2016 - 07.2017
Galen College of Nursing
No Degree - Basic Life Support
American Heart Association
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Career Point College
Received Highschool Diploma -
Stoney Point Highschool
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