Wangeci Kanyiri
Dallas,TX
Summary
Fourth level student nurse with experience in geriatric and pediatric care. Actively seeking an RN position at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Pediatric Licensed Vocational Nurse
Connect Pediatrics
10.2020 - Current
- Performed thorough physical assessments for my clients prior to administering medications per MARs
- Ensured client profile was up to date with most recent vital signs, height and weight
- Highly skilled in performing focused assessments prior to and after administering nutrition and medications via G-Button
- Highly skilled in trach care, medication administration and assessment
- Able to administer CPT vest treatments and percussive treatments as needed
- Building rapport with clients and families and ensuring clients’ psychosocial and mental wellbeing is nurtured through playing age-appropriate games, music therapy
- Check completeness and accuracy of patient care plans routinely and continually update and revise these plans as changes occur in residents’ condition
- Apply communication theories and techniques in negotiating with patients, families, and other staff members to accomplish the nursing care plan
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
Nurse Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Institute at Methodist
Dallas
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Collected data and followed research protocols, operations manuals and case report form requirements
- Collected, evaluated and modeled collected data
- Screened patient records, databases and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies
- Participated in initiation visits and investigator meetings, implementing trials in accordance with study timelines and budgets
- Worked with principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with research protocols
- Gathered, processed and shipped lab specimens
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
- Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
The Liver Institute
Dallas
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Scheduling patient appointments, imaging, procedures and providing detailed pre-procedure instructions to patients
- Functioned as a resource person to peers and mentors in efforts to adhere to professional nursing standards
- Utilizing professional assessment skills to identify physical, mental and psychosocial needs of patients and develop a plan of care that would provide a multi-disciplinary approach with high-yielding positive outcomes
- Upholding HIPAA regulations and ensuring all patient health information are handled with and disposed of with utmost dignity and privacy.
Licensed Vocational Charge Nurse
Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Provide pre and post-op care to patients in SNF wing and ensuring all doctors’ orders are followed
- Check completeness and accuracy of patient care plans routinely and continually update and revise these plans as changes occur in residents’ condition
- Apply communication theories and techniques in negotiating with patients, families and other staff members to accomplish nursing care plan
- Initiates and completes designated forms required by administration in delivery of patient care
- Identify priorities for patient care management
- Solve problems or avoid potential ones by making appropriate assignments of staff to residents
- Patient teaching
- Identify the priorities for patient care management
- Awareness of both legal aspects of nursing and scope of nursing, and thereby applying this knowledge when making staff assignments
- Auditing resident’s medical records to ensure all orders have been carried out, that lab tests are posted, delivered nursing care is documented, and patient progress or lack thereof is described
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Pharmacy
08.2014 - 08.2017
- Filling and selling prescriptions
- Contacting drug insurance companies to verify coverage
- Unloading and arranging truck
- Train new and junior associates regarding job responsibilities
- Re-ordering prescriptions for the following day’s delivery
- Upholding HIPAA regarding handling patient information
Education
Associate of Science -
Dallas College-El Centro
05.2022
Licensed Vocational Nursing -
Dallas Nursing Institute
Richardson, TX03.2017
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Eastfield College
Bachelor of Nursing Degree - undefined
Texas Tech University
2023
Skills
- Procedure Explanation
- Epic Systems
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Patient Charting
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Wound Dressing
- Specimen Collection
- Sterilization and Sanitation
- Infection Control
- Critical Thinking
- In-Home Care
- Medication Administration
- Equipment Inspection
Timeline
Pediatric Licensed Vocational Nurse
Connect Pediatrics
10.2020 - Current
Nurse Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Institute at Methodist
10.2019 - 09.2020
Licensed Vocational Nurse
The Liver Institute
08.2018 - 10.2019
Licensed Vocational Charge Nurse
Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center
09.2017 - 08.2018
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Pharmacy
08.2014 - 08.2017
Associate of Science -
Dallas College-El Centro
Licensed Vocational Nursing -
Dallas Nursing Institute
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Eastfield College
Bachelor of Nursing Degree - undefined
Texas Tech University
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