Vanessa Gonzalez
Eagle Pass,TX
Summary
Dynamic Licensed Vocational Nurse with a robust background in quality improvement and patient care management for 9 years at Maverick Home Health Agency. Excelled in training staff on documentation accuracy and patient evaluations, significantly enhancing care plans. Skilled in vital signs monitoring and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, I embody a blend of clinical judgment and compassionate patient education.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Maverick Home Health Agency
2822 N Veterans Blvd, Eagle Pass Tx 78852
08.2016 - Current
- Produce a quarterly Quality Assurance and Performance Improvment report
- Assure continuity of quality of appropriate documentation
- Train Iicensed vocational nurses on how to properly document nursing notes
- Assure continuity of quality of appropriate documentation
- Produce orders and telephone orders
- Submitted medicaid prior authorizations
- Host a weekly case conference meeting with all registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses in the agency to review patient changes need to continue recertification for home health services
- Quality Assurance of Oasis
- Train new Registered Nurses on proper Oasis Documentation
- Manage patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Prevented medication errors by meticulously reviewing physician orders and administering medications as prescribed.
- Work with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Care for wounds, provide , and assisted with procedures.
- Documente accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Documente patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members for optimal patient outcomes.
- Use aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Educate patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Using sterile technique and supplies perform proper foley changes, bladder irrigations, porta cath flushes and picc line dressing changes.
- Perform IV infusions, intramuscular , and subcutaneous injections
- Perform colostomy care
Credit Manager
Ashley Furniture Home Store
101 Aztec Dr, Eagle Pass Tx
01.2012 - 06.2015
- Arranged payment plans with customers through financing companies.
- Performed credit applications and requested credit increase review from financial companies.
- Work cross-functionally with sales, management, and other departments to maintain effective operations.
- Improved credit risk management by implementing effective underwriting policies and procedures.
Education
Licensed Vocational Nursing - Nursing
South West Texas Junior College
3101 Bob Rogers DR, Eagle Pass Tx08-2016
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical judgment
- Documentation accuracy
- Diabetes management
- HIPAA guideline adherence
- Care plans
- Vital signs
- Behavioral assessment
- Patient evaluations
- Writing reports
- Documenting incidents
- HIPAA protocols
- Caring for wounds
- Educating families
- CPR/AED
- Case Management
- ICD-10
- CPR Certification
- Physical assessments
- Pain Management
- Quality Improvement
- Time management abilities
- Perform wound care including wound vac changes
- Family Education
- Administer medications
- Foley and supra public catheter changes
- Administer v infusions, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injections
- Perform colostomy care
Languages
English
Professional Working
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Maverick Home Health Agency
08.2016 - Current
Credit Manager
Ashley Furniture Home Store
01.2012 - 06.2015
Licensed Vocational Nursing - Nursing
South West Texas Junior College