Valerie Wright
Beaumont ,CA
Summary
Adaptable Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with a strong background in medical clinic environments and service coordination. Committed to applying nursing expertise to foster growth and improve patient experiences in a healthcare setting.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN Patient Navigator
Loma Linda University Medical Center
03.2026 - Current
- Administered patient care, including vital signs monitoring and medication administration, ensuring safety and comfort.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families on treatment procedures, promoting understanding and compliance with health regimens.
- Assisted in the management of patient records using EMR systems, maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.
- Conducted regular assessments of care delivery standards, identifying areas for enhancement in service quality.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
Loma Linda University Health (LLUH)
08.2023 - 03.2026
- I work as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in Preventative Medicine, Center for Health Promotion/Student Health Service, I am responsible for the nursing care of patients with a multitude of health care needs. Assists and participates with the physician, Nurse Practitioner and/or medical assistant in performing procedures and patient care responsibilities skillfully.
- Relevant Skill Highlights:
- Greet patients in a courteous, engaging and personable manner, appropriately identifies patient, escorts them to proper exam and/treatment area and assists in determining medical needs/reason for visit.
- Comply with HIPAA guidelines when speaking with patients, clinicians and staff in accordance with policy.
- Obtain vital signs per department protocol, prepare patients for procedures, including completion of consent forms. Consistently complete required charting and documentation.
- Assist in patient flow and clinical tasks such as venipuncture, immunizations, drug injections and perform procedures such as EKGs, Body Compositions.
- Participates in quality control functions, according to policy and procedure for medications, immunizations, medical supplies, refrigerator and freezer temperature monitoring.
- Maintains clinical areas according to OSHA and department policy and procedure, ensures areas are properly stocked with essential supplies; maintains room logs. Clean and properly store equipment.
- Participates in patient education, providing and reinforcing material to enhance patient understanding.
Medical Services Coordinator, Donor Specialist and Collections Final Reviewer, LVN
LifeStream Blood Bank
08.2011 - 08.2023
- Worked as a Medical Services Coordinator, Donor Specialist and Collections Final Reviewer, LVN. With expertise in multiple organizational areas. Subject criteria expert in coordinating blood collection procedures for patient urgent medical need. Interacted with blood donors, patients, physicians and hospital transfusion service staff in an effort to meet patients' special blood needs. Functioned as the assigned Apheresis Center Coordinator for National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) in the coordination of peripheral blood stem cell collections.
- Relevant Skill highlights:
- Process physician's orders for special blood component requests to meet special patient needs.
- Educated health care providers, blood donors and patients regarding Lifestream's services, policies, procedures as well as regarding safety and efficacy of blood components.
- Demonstrated a thorough knowledge of blood banking criteria, organizational policies and procedures.
- Responsible for working on notifications to health care providers when abnormal testing results or otherwise unavailable services per protocol.
- Designated as subject criteria expert in Medical Services Coordinators LVNs or Medical Assistants and /or Phlebotomists to special blood services processes.
- Performed final review of donor history documents for all blood units collected on a daily basis to ensure accuracy, completion and that acceptance/deferral criteria met per FDA regulations.
- Performed whole blood phlebotomy and apheresis procedures on volunteer blood donors/patients per standard operating procedures in blood center and on mobiles.
Education
Vocational Nursing Program - undefined
Summit Career College
Colton, CAHigh School Diploma - undefined
Rialto High School
01.1998
Skills
Proven customer service skills
Ability to function independently
Internal and External communicator
Ability to perform detail-oriented functions
Excellent documentation skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Competent in basic computer skills and EPIC Healthcare systems
Medication administration
HIPAA compliance
Vital signs monitoring
Patient assessment
Documentation accuracy
Screening and triaging
Intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal certification
Palliative care
Pain management
Certification
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) state of CA, license number 242884.
- Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal certification.
- CPR certified through American Heart Association and Basic Life Support.
Timeline
LVN Patient Navigator
Loma Linda University Medical Center
03.2026 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
Loma Linda University Health (LLUH)
08.2023 - 03.2026
Medical Services Coordinator, Donor Specialist and Collections Final Reviewer, LVN
LifeStream Blood Bank
08.2011 - 08.2023
Vocational Nursing Program - undefined
Summit Career College
High School Diploma - undefined
Rialto High School