Tiara Jones
Washington,MI
Summary
Certified Wound Care Nurse with 5 years of healthcare industry experience. Proficient in educating patients, family and nursing staff about preventive measures and techniques to optimize wound healing. Hardworking with flexible schedule to accommodate service needs. Eager to parlay Skilled Nursing expertise to rewarding new position.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wellbridge
10.2023 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
LPN Unit Manager
Mission Point
- Assisted in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and regulations for unit operations.
- Coordinated nursing with other services to promote continuity of total regimen of care.
- Promoted patient independence by establishing patient care goals and taught and counseled patients, friends and family about medications and self-care skills.
- Oversaw RNs, LPNs, nursing aides, medical clerks and support staff and performed staffing scheduling duties.
- Handled complaints from patients and families and immediately took steps for quick resolution and to prevent reoccurrence.
- Maintained adequate stock of medications, supplies and equipment to meet patient needs.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Provided leadership, guidance and support to staff members.
- Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Canterbury On The Lake
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Designed pouch systems to assist in wound draining and recovery.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Wound Care Coordinator
Evergreen Health And Rehabilitation
- Identified patients requiring debridement procedures and alerted attending physician.
- Attended wound care education programs to gain knowledge on most recent techniques and procedures available.
- Developed treatment plans according to current wound care protocols.
- Demonstrated dressing techniques to educate and orient in-services nurses.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Irvine Health Center
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Dorsey
Madison Heights, MI03.2018
Skills
- Quality Improvement
- Healthcare Ethics
- HIPAA Compliance
- Oral Communication
- Staff Management
- Medication Administration
- Continuing Education
- Clinical Judgment
- Wound Dressing
- Pressure Ulcer Management
- Staff Training
- Pain Management
- Patient Education
- Wound Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Electronic Health Records
- Infection Control
- Skin Integrity Monitoring
- Wound Treatment
- Treatment Planning
- Physical Assessment
- EMR Updating
- Wound Care
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- CPR BLS, American Heart Association
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wellbridge
10.2023 - Current
LPN Unit Manager
Mission Point
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Canterbury On The Lake
Wound Care Coordinator
Evergreen Health And Rehabilitation
Licensed Practical Nurse
Irvine Health Center
LPN - Nursing
Dorsey
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- CPR BLS, American Heart Association
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