Valerie Wicks
Huntsville
Summary
LPN Charge Nurse with extensive experience at Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation, excelling in patient care and staff supervision. Proven ability to enhance compliance with healthcare standards and implement quality improvement measures. Skilled in critical thinking and compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and support for families.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation
Huntsville, Al.
02.2025 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to patient care protocols.
- Coordinated patient admissions and discharges, optimizing flow and resource utilization.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established guidelines and regulations.
- Monitored patient vital signs, identifying changes and implementing appropriate interventions.
LPN Charge Nurse
Trinity Health Care
Columbus Ms
11.2019 - 01.2025
- Implemented quality assurance
- measures, enhancing compliance with healthcare standards.
- Led shifts, managing staffing assignments and addressing operational challenges effectively.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.
- Documented vitals and medical histories in patient charts when assessing patients and communicated patient information to physicians and other nurses for care continuity.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
LPN Charge Nurse
Vineyard Court Nursing Center
Columbus, MS
04.2016 - 05.2021
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Promoted continuity of care by thoroughly documenting shift-to-shift communication in nursing reports.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills and explaining conditions and medications.
Education
Practical Nursing
Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS06-2014
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Nursing documentation
- Geriatric care
- End-of-life care
- Emergency care
- Policy compliance
- Home health care
- Health promotion
- Ethical practice
- Mental health care
- Clinical judgment
- Quality improvement
- Disease prevention
- Critical thinking
- Medication administration
- Patient charting
- Wound care
- Patient education
- Dementia knowledge and care
- Specimen collection
- CPR/AED
- Infection control
- Physical assessments
- Nursing staff supervision
- Attention to detail
- HIPAA compliance
- Activities of daily living adls
- Patient support
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Wound dressing and suturing
- Strong clinical judgment
- Adaptable and flexible
- Call answering and assistance
- Patient observation
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation
02.2025 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Trinity Health Care
11.2019 - 01.2025
LPN Charge Nurse
Vineyard Court Nursing Center
04.2016 - 05.2021
Practical Nursing
Holmes Community College