Tomas Olivares

Professional Summary

Licensed Vocational Nurse with 11 years experience in nursing healthcare. Skilled in providing nursing care of adult patients with chronic and acute conditions while maintaining a strong reputation for achieving high levels of patient satisfaction.

Licenses

Licensed Vocational Nurse: License # 222074 Exp date: 9/30/2022
CPR certified through American Heart Association

Skill Highlights
Committed to compliance reporting

Professional bedside manner
Health and wellness expertise

Medical terminology
Medication administration

Expert Phone communication
Skilled in conducting physical examinations

Excellent organizational skills
Vascular care understanding

Patient-focused care
Psych and mental health care proficiency

CPR certification
Venipuncture/blood draw
Culturally sensitive

Daily living activity assistance
Strong medical ethic

Obtaining/charting vital signs
Computerized charting specialist

Patient and family advocate
Infection control standards expert

Patient positioning
IV drug therapy management

LVN-level dosage calculation
Clinical experience Insulin medication assistance
Diagnostic tools experience

Chart preparation/filing
Culturally competent care

NG tube insertion and removal
Bilingual (Spanish)

Infection control standards
Patient evaluation/intervention

Colostomy care
Strong clinical judgment

Foley catheter insertion/removal
Problem resolution

Wound care

Pre- and post-surgical care
Computerized charting specialist

• Demonstrate knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
• Provide specialized care for critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Stay current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
• Monitor patients, evaluate results, and recommend further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
• Increase patient satisfaction scores through consistent delivery of compassionate and culturally competent care.
• Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring individual needs were met and concerns addressed promptly.

Support patients with customized patient teaching tools

Assess patients and document patients history

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs

Provide patient education

Provide behavioral/ emotional support and supervision for those with multiple disease process

Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment treatments, medications, and follow up care

Follow infection control procedures

Maintain patient privacy and confidential patient information

Ensure HIPPA compliance

Ensure safety and well-being of patients
Ensure efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
Evaluated patients care needs and prioritized treatment
Made appropriate interventions by reporting exacerbations
Collected blood and other laboratory specimens
Advocated in patients care
Reviewed nurses assessments and ensured documentation for state compliance

Introduce changes to patient care plans based on regular evaluations and patient changes

Work with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

Provide physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management to home health patients.

• Complied with all security regulations within prison system and administered care in safest possible environment.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Facilitated positive relationships with outside agencies such as public health departments, hospitals, and community-based organizations to coordinate care for inmates upon release from the correctional setting.
• Supported mental health needs of inmates by identifying at-risk individuals and coordinating appropriate referrals to psychiatric professionals when necessary.

Covid Testing

• Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.

Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
Provided necessary health education for patients
Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
Support patients with customized patient teaching tools
Assess patients and document patients history
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs
Provide patient education
Provide behavioral/ emotional support and supervision for those with multiple disease process
Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment treatments, medications, and follow up care
Follow infection control procedures
Maintain patient privacy and confidential patient information
Ensure HIPPA compliance
Ensure safety and well-being of patients
Ensure efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
Evaluated patients care needs and prioritized treatment
Made appropriate interventions by reporting exacerbations
Collected blood and other laboratory specimens
Advocated in patients care
Educated patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, plans of care and individualized treatment plans.

Reviewed all medicines to identify possible adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and contraindicated medications.

Complied with applicable legal requirements for HIPAA and documentation standards.

Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients

Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered.

Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
Provided necessary health education for patients
Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
Support patients with customized patient teaching tools
Assess patients and document patients history
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs
Provide patient education
Provide behavioral/ emotional support and supervision for those with multiple disease process
Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment treatments, medications, and follow up care
Follow infection control procedures
Maintain patient privacy and confidential patient information
Ensure HIPPA compliance
Ensure safety and well-being of patients
Ensure efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
Evaluated patients care needs and prioritized treatment
Made appropriate interventions by reporting exacerbations
Collected blood and other laboratory specimens
Advocated in patients care
Educated patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, plans of care and individualized treatment plans.
Reviewed all medicines to identify possible adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and contraindicated medications.
Complied with applicable legal requirements for HIPAA and documentation standards.
Administered effective nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent and disabled patients
Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered.
Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.