TIFFANY SICKLES
Middletown,NY
Summary
Licensed Practical Nurse Highly skilled career professional with more than 12 years practical experience in long term and rehabilitation environments. Seeking to work in a Primary Care office or Specialty to further career goals. All areas of patient care including medication administration, trachea care, enteral feeding (g-tube, peg-tube, j-tube), biliary tube (flush and drain), Foley insertion and removal, wound care, pain management, oxygen therapy, observation, wound vac operation and bi-pap/c-pap. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, patient centered care goals, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds and ethnicity's.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Team Lead
Premier Medical Group Of The Hudson Valley - Peds
12.2019 - Current
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Temperature monitoring, in house lead results and recorded Immunizations into NYISIS.
- Delegated task assignments to nursing staff/ medical assistants.
- Ensure that all HIPPA guidelines are always met.
LPN
Lutheran Care Center
06.2014 - 11.2019
- LTC and Rehabilitation nurse in Skilled Nursing Center, admissions and discharges, review and receive orders for labwork, patient care, medication administration, obtain V/S, charting, review and carry out MD orders, communication and delegation.
LPN
Dutchess Center for Rehabilitation
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Charge nurse on Rehabilitation floor, patient care, medication administration, obtain V/S, charting, review and carry out MD orders, communication and delegation.
Education
Dutchess County BOCES
2011
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Dutchess County BOCES
2003
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Rehabilitation Techniques
- Patient Medical Histories
- Assisting Physicians
- Quality Assessments
- Documenting Intake
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Update Electronic Charts
- Immunization Administration
- Inventory Assessments
- EMR Systems
- Medical History Documenting
Additional Information
- CREDENTIALS, Licensed Practical Nurse Board Examination2011Licensed, State of New YorkBLS for Health Care Providers20112019
Timeline
LPN Team Lead
Premier Medical Group Of The Hudson Valley - Peds
12.2019 - Current
LPN
Lutheran Care Center
06.2014 - 11.2019
LPN
Dutchess Center for Rehabilitation
01.2012 - 01.2014
Dutchess County BOCES
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Dutchess County BOCES
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