Viviana Gonzalez
Lakewood
Summary
Devoted Licensed Practical Nurse with over 3 years of experience, focused on optimizing patient care and safety to continuously increase delirium prevention and decrease readmission rates.t provider orders and documents patient progress in are plans to support positive outcomes. Offering clinical knowledge and judgment honed over the past 3+ years in a mixed-acuity hospital Med-Surg setting. Working closely with patients ranging from ages 18 to 100+, I have learned a great deal about communication skills and how to apply them in a professional setting.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Westlake Care Community
Lakewood
11.2024 - Current
- Manage a 23-bed skilled/LTC unit from 6pm–10pm, then oversee both the primary unit and an additional 21-bed unit during night shift.
• Provide comprehensive care to post-acute and long-term residents, including wound vac management, PICC line care, suprapubic catheters, and Foley catheters.
• Administer IV medications and provide skilled nursing interventions in accordance with facility protocols.
• Deliver care to residents with dementia, behavioral needs, and chronic medical conditions, ensuring safety, dignity, and emotional support.
• Perform detailed assessments, update care plans, and monitor for acute changes in condition.
• Supervise and support CNAs, ensuring accurate documentation, teamwork, and adherence to resident care standards.
• Communicate effectively with families, therapy teams, and providers to coordinate individualized care.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Cedars Health Care
Lakewood
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Managed a 23-patient geriatric and LTC assignment, providing full-scope LPN care.
Provided care for residents with G-tubes, ostomies, wound vacs, and complex chronic conditions. - Conducted assessments and monitored residents for acute changes requiring escalation.
- Delivered medication administration, wound care, and skilled treatments in accordance with care plans.
- Collaborated with CNAs to ensure completion of ADLs, safety checks, and daily care routines.
- Communicated with families and interdisciplinary teams to support resident well-being and continuity of care.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Intermountain/SCL Lutheran Medical
Wheat Ridge
11.2022 - 06.2024
- Creating an environment where patients can feel safe and comfortable not only with my care but also with verbalizing their own concerns to me to be able to better advocate.
- Assessing and monitoring patients closely throughout the shift for any acute changes hat need ot be addressed.
- Collaborate with providers to give recommendations for specific patient care.
- Insert and maintain IV lines, foleys, and NG tubes.
- Complete wound care in timely manners and as ordered.
- Dressing changes and maintenance for PICC/Midlines/Central lines.
- Monitor patients during blood transfusions to ensure no reaction is occurring.
- Knowledgeable with charting in EPIC and navigating patient charts.
Dietary Aide
Mountain Vista Senior Living
Wheat Ridge
07.2018 - 09.2019
- Prepared food according to dietary guidelines and to the patients likes/dislikes.
- Assisted with delivering meals to individual residents either in the main dining hall, their rooms, the rehab side, or the memory care side.
- Followed proper food storage procedures to minimize waste and spoilage.
- Maintained proper temperature of od during preparation and service as meals are not supposed ot return into the kitchen.
- Replenished condiments, beverages, napkins, utensils, trays in dining area as needed.
- Monitored inventory levels and assisted in ordering necessary supplies for meal preparation.
- Communicated effectively with nursing staff regarding patients' dietary restrictions or special requests.
Education
Licensced Practical Nursing -
Concorde Career College
Colorado09.2022
Skills
- Patient and family communication
- Crisis management
- Time management
- Medication administration
- Electronic medication administration records
- Clinical judgment
- Assistance with ADLs
Volunteer Experience
- Youth Substance Abuse Advocate, Jeffco Communities That Care, Lakewood, CO, 01/01/17, 04/30/17, Held a focus group with my partner to present our findings/resources/and more to a group of 15 young adults within our community., Empowered individuals through education and supportive language.
- Labor and Delivery volunteer, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO, 01/01/16, 01/31/17, Created comfort items for pre and post partum patients., Monitored the locked unit to ensure confidentiality was being maintained and safety of other patients/members on the unit.
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Westlake Care Community
11.2024 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Cedars Health Care
06.2024 - 11.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
Intermountain/SCL Lutheran Medical
11.2022 - 06.2024
Dietary Aide
Mountain Vista Senior Living
07.2018 - 09.2019
Licensced Practical Nursing -
Concorde Career College