VALERIE SANCHEZ
Oxnard,CA
Summary
To secure a challenging position in a health care setting that allows me to utilize my education, technical training and contribute my nursing skills while acquiring new abilities
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dispensing Nurse/LVN
Pinnacle Treatment Centers
07.2023 - Current
- Ensured patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations when handling sensitive information.
- Participated in quality assurance initiatives by evaluating medication errors and recommending improvements to dispensing procedures or workflows.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals on interdisciplinary teams to ensure the highest level of patient care, discussing patients'' needs and adjusting treatment plans as necessary.
- Monitored patients closely following the introduction of new medications, quickly identifying adverse reactions or complications requiring intervention.
- Provided support during emergency situations involving medications, such as administering lifesaving drugs or managing adverse drug reactions under pressure.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in medication dispensing by diligently double-checking labels, dosages, and drug interactions before customer handoff.
LVN
Kaiser Permanente
08.2015 - Current
- Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various conditions.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patients regularly, swiftly identifying any changes in condition and addressing concerns promptly.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assist medical personnel with special procedures, minor surgical procedures and/or diagnostic exams.
- Mentored new LVN hires through the orientation process, sharing expertise to support their integration into the team successfully.
- Streamlined documentation processes by maintaining accurate medical records through electronic charting systems.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Medical Group
05.2015 - 09.2015
- Following doctors’ orders, vital signs, charting, administering allergy injections, administering allergy tests via prick testing and or intradermal injections, evaluation of allergic reactions
- Responsible for mixing allergenic antigens and medication according to doctor’s formula
- Inventory of in stock medications
- Back-office duties; checking patients in and out
- Responsible for patient teaching regarding allergy testing process, injections and medications
Mental Health Nurse/LVN
Ventura County Behavioral Health Santa Paula/Maxim Staffing
04.2015 - 05.2015
- Following doctors’ orders, vital signs, charting, administering medications, weekly Pillbox fills for patients, administering psychotropic medication injections
- Participation as a team member in client evaluation, treatment planning and implementation
- Teaching relevant daily living skills as well as medication teaching
- Providing support and serving as a client advocate
Education
Associates of Art - Natural Science
Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA05.2022
Vocational Nursing – Certificate of Completion -
Career Care Institute
Ventura, CA02.2014
Skills
- Medication Dispensing
- Specimen Collection
- Wound Care
- Urinary Catheter Insertion & Care
- Vital Signs, Charting & Documentation
- Crisis Management
- Acute Hospital Setting Experience
- VFC Certified- Vaccines for Children
- Tracheostomy Care
- Care of Patients on Ventilators
- Glucose Testing & Insulin Injections
- CPR Certified
- BLS
- Immunization Administration, Storage & Handling Certified (CDC)
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
- Nursing Documentation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate Care
- Medication Reconciliation
- Immunization Administration
- Medical Documentation
Certification
- Vocational Nursing, Career Care Institute, Ventura, CA
- CPR Certified, American Heart Association
- Immunization Administration, Storage & Handling, MMR, Influenza, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Immunization Training Certifications, VCF Certified, California Vaccines for Children
- California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), 286683
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Dispensing Nurse/LVN
Pinnacle Treatment Centers
07.2023 - Current
LVN
Kaiser Permanente
08.2015 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Medical Group
05.2015 - 09.2015
Mental Health Nurse/LVN
Ventura County Behavioral Health Santa Paula/Maxim Staffing
04.2015 - 05.2015
Vocational Nursing – Certificate of Completion -
Career Care Institute
- Vocational Nursing, Career Care Institute, Ventura, CA
- CPR Certified, American Heart Association
- Immunization Administration, Storage & Handling, MMR, Influenza, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Immunization Training Certifications, VCF Certified, California Vaccines for Children
- California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), 286683
Associates of Art - Natural Science
Oxnard College
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