Tiffany Mincey
Adrian,GA
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 20 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Medical Center
09.2005 - Current
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered oral medications, as well as intermuscular/sudcutaneous injections, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
LPN Charge Nurse
Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home
01.2004 - 09.2005
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Documented patient care plans and progress to enable tracking history and maintain updated records.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Southeastern Technical College
Swainsboro, GA12.2003
Skills
Medication Monitoring
Preventative Care/Vaccines/Chronic Care Management
Wound Care
Vital Signs
Documentation Review
Injections
IV Administration
Case Management
Acute Care
EKG's
Urgent Care
Triage
Certification
- CPR/BLS
Timeline
LPN
Medical Center
09.2005 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home
01.2004 - 09.2005
LPN - Nursing
Southeastern Technical College
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