Tiffany Seymour
Troy,NY
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
09.2018 - Current
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
LPN
St. Peter’s Health Partners/Geriatric Center
03.2016 - 11.2021
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Contributed to continuous quality improvement efforts by identifying areas for potential growth within the nursing practice.
- Supported the delivery of evidence-based interventions by staying current on best practices in the field of nursing.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients.
LPN Team Lead
St. Peter's Health Partners- Cohoes Family Care
02.2012 - 07.2018
- Direct patient care at busy family practice office, comprised of two MD's and 2 PA's, with a patient volume of approximately 13,000/ year
- Primary clinical contact for Patient Centered Medical Home initiatives and responsibilities, including but not limited to; attending PCMH conferences, and meetings, implementing processes and procedures with clinical staff, leading team huddles and Pre-visit planning sessions, coordination of follow -up procedures and patient care with outside agencies
- Act as lead nurse in the clinical team duties include but are not limited to; training all newly hired clinical staff; acting as EMR super user and liaison with IT dept., implement and provide action items and goals for staff
- Responsible for follow up care on high risk patients, scheduling ancillary testing and coordinating referrals as needed
- Administered and documented vaccines for children and adults
- Telephone duties and date entry into EMR and responsible for workload management
- Phlebotomy
- Processed prior authorizations through insurance company for medications and testing
- Responsible for maintaining inventory and ordering medical supplies as well as medications and vaccine
- Performed EKG's, POCT testing, minor surgical procedures
- Verified controlled substances through NYS I-Stop data base
- Assisted front desk as needed.
- Increased staff knowledge by organizing relevant training sessions and providing mentorship to junior team members.
LPN
Samaritan Hospital, Med Surg/ Oncology Unit
09.2008 - 02.2012
- Direct patient care on Oncology floor, including Hospice with patients of varying age
- Assisted physicians with procedures
- Administered IV and IM injections
- Coordinated prior authorizations and referrals or placements with C-4's (Case managers) as needed
- Maintained quality standards of nursing, including nutrition and medication processes, vitals, etc
- Oversight of PCA's and CNA's
- Performed EKG's and bladder scans
- Responsible for covering other departments as needed, including orthopedics, surgical, cardiac and dialysis
- Coordination of palliative care and end of life planning with families and services
- Worked with multiple departments for individual care, coordinated planning and scheduling as needed
- Maintained hospital standards and compliance with federal and state regulations.
Administrative Secretary
Albany Medical Center
04.2003 - 04.2007
- Responsible for all reception duties including but not limited to, insurance verification, check in, check out, scheduling, batching, point of service collections
- Worked with clinical team
- Responsible for data entry
- Medical records and filing.
Education
RN Program Pre-Requisite -
Hudson Valley Community College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, NY05.2024
Licensed Practical Nursing -
Quest Star
08.2008
Certified Nurse Assistant -
E.O.C.
01.2004
Certification
- CPR Certified
- New York State Department of Health Certificate of Completion - Infection Control 2012
- Honor Graduate Award, for Outstanding Achievement- Quest Star 2008
- Leadership Award for Outstanding Achievement - 2008
- Honor Graduate Award-Final Outstanding Achievement, Quest Star III- July 16th, 2008
- Nurse Excellence 2022 in the LPN Role, Department of Veteran Affairs - May 2022
- Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Veteran Affairs - December 2020
Nursing Experience
- Albany Stratton VA, Float LPN; 2018-Present
- St. Peter's Health Partners- Cohoes Family Care, 02/2012, Present, Direct patient care at busy family practice office, comprised of two MD's and 2 PA's, with a patient volume of approximately 13,000/ year., Primary clinical contact for Patient Centered Medical Home initiatives and responsibilities, including but not limited to; attending PCMH conferences, and meetings, implementing processes and procedures with clinical staff, leading team huddles and Pre-visit planning sessions, coordination of follow -up procedures and patient care with outside agencies, Act as lead nurse in the clinical team duties include but are not limited to; training all newly hired clinical staff; acting as EMR super user and liaison with IT dept., implement and provide action items and goals for staff, Responsible for follow up care on high risk patients, scheduling ancillary testing and coordinating referrals as needed., Administered and documented vaccines for children and adults., Telephone duties and date entry into EMR and responsible for workload management, Phlebotomy., Processed prior authorizations through insurance company for medications and testing., Responsible for maintaining inventory and ordering medical supplies as well as medications and vaccine, Performed EKG's, POCT testing, minor surgical procedures, Verified controlled substances through NYS I-Stop data base., Assisted front desk as needed.
- Samaritan Hospital, Med Surg/ Oncology Unit, 09/2008-02/2012, Direct patient care on Oncology floor, including Hospice with patients of varying age., Assisted physicians with procedures., Administered IV and IM injections, Coordinated prior authorizations and referrals or placements with C-4's (Case managers) as needed., Maintained quality standards of nursing, including nutrition and medication processes, vitals, etc., Oversight of PCA's and CNA's., Performed EKG's and bladder scans, Responsible for covering other departments as needed, including orthopedics, surgical, cardiac and dialysis, Coordination of palliative care and end of life planning with families and services., Worked with multiple departments for individual care, coordinated planning and scheduling as needed., Maintained hospital standards and compliance with federal and state regulations
Personal Information
Title: LPN
References
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
LPN
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
09.2018 - Current
LPN
St. Peter’s Health Partners/Geriatric Center
03.2016 - 11.2021
LPN Team Lead
St. Peter's Health Partners- Cohoes Family Care
02.2012 - 07.2018
LPN
Samaritan Hospital, Med Surg/ Oncology Unit
09.2008 - 02.2012
Administrative Secretary
Albany Medical Center
04.2003 - 04.2007
RN Program Pre-Requisite -
Hudson Valley Community College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Columbia-Greene Community College
Licensed Practical Nursing -
Quest Star
Certified Nurse Assistant -
E.O.C.
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