Licensed Vocational Nurse
Vanessa Gonzalez
Maverick Home Health Agency
Eagle Pass,TX
13
years of professional experience
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.
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
10 Years 3 Months- 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
3 Years 5 Months- 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
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 - CurrentRead More
Credit Manager
Ashley Furniture Home Store
01.2012 - 06.2015Read More
South West Texas Junior College
Licensed Vocational Nursing from Nursing
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