Trina Childs,LVN

• Assisted with admissions, obtaining consents, scheduling of appointments, providing patient education regarding procedures, and discharges of Active Duty patients in Pain Management Specialty/ Anesthesia Department, follow ups
• Assessed patients' temperature, psycho-social, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to Charge Nurse or Provider
• Performed IV insertions for procedures and Ketamine Infusions
• Certified to perform Battlefield Acupuncture
• restocking and room turnover
• training of new Corpsman to the department and specialty

Working within the scope of Public Health, assisting with vaccinations within a Public Health setting throughout the county of San Diego, a consultant for getting approval to participate in Vaccine For Children program, Leading Vaccination PODS within community based events, school-based clinics, providing immunization training to staff, staff safety information, building a Standardized Operational Manual for Clinical Staff, Building an Excel to help assist with Operations and Vaccine Management, providing overview of VFC program to Staff and updates, assisting with Heart Health Events within the homeless and underserved populations, providing patient education, vaccinations, assisting with outbreak response, updating staff and assist with coordination of events

Assisted as Front Line Nurse during the Emergency Pandemic Response as a Covid Provider,testing, processing samples for genomic sequencing,attending weekly update meetings regarding test-to-treat,obtaining vital signs,connecting patients to physicians virtually for dispensing treatment, providing coverage to all of greater San Diego in a Public Health setting.

Assist with Process Improvment of Medivac process,patient chart review, case management,patient monitoring logistics,lab ordering,assist with covid testing for readiness, coordination of care once patient arrives.

Providing coverage as a float Floor LVN for all comphrehensive clinics within the organization, ekgs,spirometry, ear lavages,, nebulizer treatments, std treatments, Immmunizations Coordinator of FQHC with very high pediatric patient volumne, implemented vaccine management plan during pandemic to mainitain continous improvement of specific HEIDIS metrics, training of staff on immunizations, administer therapeutic injections, assist with hypertension and newly diagnosed diabetic follow-ups, provide diabetic education, medication reconciliation, and woman health exams

Responsible for administering vaccines and immunization training of staff, spirometry, ekg, assist with iv insertion if needed,  utilization management correspondance and referral assist,obtaining vitals, collecting and processing lab specimens for hcg, influenza AB, strep-throat and UTI protocols within nurse's clinic, diabetic education, health and wellness educator,assist in minor procedures,HEIDIS, monitoring hand washing surveilance for staff,Colposcopy Nurse,vitals,ER follow-ups, triaging, process improvement and implementing changes within the clinic for better patient and staff care

Assist with minor surgical procedures such as laceration repairs, pre-employment physicals, DOT drug screens, Breath Alcohol Testing, Worker's Comp Physicals, sports physicals, vaccinations, venipuncture, iv insertion,ekg, spirometry, ear lavage, nebulizer treatments, administer therapeutic injections,vitals, calling in prescriptions, dispensing prescriptions for worker's comp,occasional front office coverage, opening and closing of clinic