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Valerie Chavez

Los Angeles

Summary

Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Provider

IHSS
02.2022 - Current
  • Assist with residents with day-to-day needs
  • Support administration of medication to residents
  • Provide wound care when needed
  • Provide meals to patients on a set schedule and based on dietary needs
  • Assist with transferring to and from assistive device
  • Provide adequate transportation to and from doctors visits for follow-ups

Vocational Nurse

Dignity Health, California Hospital Women's Center
02.2023 - 04.2024
  • Provided basic nursing care in an outpatient setting while under the direction of a physician
  • Assisted with patient assessment during urological procedures such as cystoscopies and catheterization while maintaining a sterile field
  • Reported condition changes, while providing and maintaining a safe and comfortable environment
  • Documenting patient care
  • Utilized strong time-management skills to prioritize tasks efficiently in fast-paced environments while maintaining high-quality patient care standards.
  • Educated patients on self-care techniques and disease management strategies for improved health maintenance at home.
  • Enhanced patient comfort by addressing concerns, answering questions, and providing emotional support during their treatment journey.
  • Performed routine laboratory tests accurately and efficiently under the guidance of supervising physicians
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Gathered lab specimens
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance
  • Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
  • Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

Nursing Assistant

Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Provided professional and empathetic patient care
  • Communicated in a timely matter with colleagues, patients, and management
  • Collected accurate vital signs and updated Nursing staff
  • Provided a daily living activities
  • Followed company policies and the use of safety standards to ensure quality care
  • Assisted Nursing staff
  • 1:1 with mentally impaired patients

Receptionist

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Greeted new and returning clients as face of the business
  • Performed daily inventory compliance
  • Scheduled appointments both in person and over the phone
  • Updated new clients on services provided, and operation hours
  • Coordinated and handled incoming calls daily
  • Handled customer complaints
  • Point of contact for all deliveries, and maintenance of business site

Nursing Assistant

Longwood Management
07.2018 - 07.2019
  • Employed effective communication techniques to communicate with physicians and nurses
  • Managed inventory of supplies and
  • Ensured that they were properly stored, cleaned, and used
  • Assisted patients with assistive devices
  • Accompanied patients to doctors visits
  • Transfer patients using gait belts, hoyer lifts, and easy stance as needed ensuring patient safety and comfort
  • Followed LVN/RN instructions for ROM activities

Education

Vocational Nursing -

Smith Chason School of Nursing
Los Angeles, CA
06.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined

Rio Hondo College
Whitter, CA
06.2018

Child Development - undefined

East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
10.2017

Skills

  • Bilingual (English and basic Spanish)
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Injections
  • Medication administration
  • GI Feeding
  • Patient Care
  • Active listening
  • Organization and time management
  • Verbal communication
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • GI Feeding
  • Patient Care

Certification

  • BLS Certification EXP 04/2025
  • Licensed Vocational Nurse EXP 08/2026

Languages

English
Professional Working

Timeline

Vocational Nurse

Dignity Health, California Hospital Women's Center
02.2023 - 04.2024

Provider

IHSS
02.2022 - Current

Nursing Assistant

Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center
07.2020 - 07.2022

Receptionist

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop
08.2019 - 04.2020

Nursing Assistant

Longwood Management
07.2018 - 07.2019

Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined

Rio Hondo College

Child Development - undefined

East Los Angeles College

Vocational Nursing -

Smith Chason School of Nursing

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