Christina Kettner
Hill City,SD
Summary
Passionate Nurse with 16 years+ demonstrated experience in hospital /Clinical settings along with long term health as CNA. Provided care in family practice, Emergency Room, Pediatrics, dialysis, specialty care, long term care and nurse manager/Care Coordinator, and telehealth nursing.. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills along with excellent teamwork.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Vibra Healthcare Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Lpn telehealth Remote
Avera Health
06.2020 - 12.2022
- Monitor risk alerts as patients enter vitals, blood sugars and survey questions about their health
- Follow up with patients with abnormal vitals and concerns
- Update primary nurse on patient conditions
- Contact pcp if needed
- Assist patient with needs to keep from re entering hospital
- Chart calls and follow ups
LPN Home Health Nurse
Monument Health, Rapid City Hospital
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Nurse In home/ Hospice visits, ordered medications and equipment, vital signs, assessments, discharges, wound care, orders from pcp and charter visits
LPN Nurse Manager
Oaklawn Rehabilitation and Long Term Care
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Evaluated patients' needs and preferences to create and update treatment plans
- Provided case management, milieu management and emergency intervention
- Coordinated employee schedules and job assignments
- Oversaw nursing operations for a rehabilitation unit, providing leadership and management for a staff
- Kept a close eye on department operations to maintain effective coverage of all needs
- Managed medication dispensing and control
- Helped floor nurses make care decisions by applying exceptional clinical judgment and knowledge of facility policies
- Received and researched complaints from families, patients and clinical staff in order to resolve concerns to full satisfaction
- Maintained patient privacy and confidential patient information
- Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure
LPN Dialysis
Mayo Clinic
09.2013 - 10.2017
- Administered Peritoneal dialysis as well as IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight and height
- Maintained all confidential personnel files, licensing and CPR compliance records
- Ordered medicines daily to ensure compliance with demands and needs
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies
LPN
Mayo Clinic Family Medicine, Specialty Care
12.2009 - 02.2013
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files
- Tested glucose and administered injections
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies
- Assisted with procedures in clinical setting
- Phone Triage
- Administered injections per protocol
- Assisted Specialists in clinical setting such as Orthopedics, Internal Med
LPN
Emergency Room/Urgent Care
08.2007 - 12.2009
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files
- Tested glucose and administered injections
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
- Iv therapy and administered medication
- Assisted with cardiac and trauma patients
Education
College Degree - Nursing
Minnesota West Community College
Worthington, MN01.2007
Skills
- LPN
- Acute care
- Patient care
- Nursing
- Medication administration
- Vital signs
- EMR systems
- Home health
- Leadership
- Care plans
- Nurse management
Certification
- BLS Certification, 12/01/25
- PN, 03/01/25, SD
Timeline
LPN
Vibra Healthcare Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Lpn telehealth Remote
Avera Health
06.2020 - 12.2022
LPN Home Health Nurse
Monument Health, Rapid City Hospital
05.2019 - 06.2020
LPN Nurse Manager
Oaklawn Rehabilitation and Long Term Care
10.2017 - 05.2019
LPN Dialysis
Mayo Clinic
09.2013 - 10.2017
LPN
Mayo Clinic Family Medicine, Specialty Care
12.2009 - 02.2013
LPN
Emergency Room/Urgent Care
08.2007 - 12.2009
- BLS Certification, 12/01/25
- PN, 03/01/25, SD
College Degree - Nursing
Minnesota West Community College
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