Virginia Howard
South Chesterfield,VA
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 15 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN/Practice Manager
Chester Oral Surgery / Southside Oral Surgery
04.2009 - Current
- Obtains, verifies and records health history of patients.
- Places monitoring equipment on patients to obtain blood pressure, pulse and pulse ox readings.
- Confirms consent forms are signed for each surgery.
- Prepares IV medication and supplies necessary for sedated patients.
- Reviews pertinent health data for all sedated patients.
- Obtains IV access and collects autologous blood products (PRP) and prepares collected blood products for use in surgery, when necessary.
- Administers medications and treatments as directed.
- Assists with the administration of nitrous oxide to patients.
- Enters medications given in surgery on patients EMR.
- Assists surgeon in performing exams, diagnostic procedures and treatments, and post-operative checks.
- Obtains medical clearances for designated patients prior to surgery.
- Provides pre-op and post-op instructions and counseling.
- Documents assessments, interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, and test results in medical records.
- Prepares prescriptions for upcoming surgery patients.
- Orders, dispenses, and maintains records controlled and other pharmaceutical substances.
- Maintains usage and disposal of records of controlled substances in logbook.
- Performs weekly audits of controlled substances.
- Updates crash-cart medications, expiration/reorder dates on spreadsheet.
- Identifies and monitors daily medications that are used frequently to avoid shortages.
- Prepares pathology specimens for transport.
- Makes and documents follow-up patient calls
- Communicates with referring providers and consulting dentist and physician offices.
- Triage and process messages from patients to the surgeon.
- Maintains timekeeping for staff and submits it for payroll processing.
- Develop staff work hours and schedule.
- Approves vacation and time-off requests for all staff members.
- Handles call outs from all staff members.
- Hires and trains new employees.
- Establishes and maintains employee personnel files.
- Orders all supplies for the office
Education
LPN
Medical Career Institute - ECPI
North Chesterfield, VA09.2008
Skills
- Pre-op, Intra-op and Post-op Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical Documentation
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Medication Administration
- Patient Observation
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Administrative Functions
- EMR / EHR
- HIPAA Compliance
Timeline
LPN/Practice Manager
Chester Oral Surgery / Southside Oral Surgery
04.2009 - Current
LPN
Medical Career Institute - ECPI
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