Zaneta Lakes
Waynesboro,USA
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse seeking a position in a mental health hospital where I can provide high-quality patient care, support individuals with mental health challenges, and continue to grow professionally within a collaborative clinical environment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
East Central Regional Hospital
03.2023 - Current
- Provides direct care and supervises care provided by other direct care staff in accordance with current policies and procedures.
- Completes initial and regular assessments of patients to determine nursing care needs.
- Provides information and patient education to patient’s support systems.
- Provides professional nursing care independently and in cooperation with physician and nursing leadership team.
- Completes patient rounds timely in accordance with unit requirements and accurately documents patient observations.
- Communicates current progress and outcomes to the recovery team, treatment team, medical and other nursing staff and may modify interventions based on patient's responses and immediate needs.
- Documents and maintains records and charts.
- Respects confidentiality requirements.
- Enters medications given and treatments administered as per nursing protocol and organization's policies and procedures.
- Utilizes the electronic care record to appropriately document care and education provided.
- Communicates with professional team members, and other hospital department representatives to assure quality care.
- Provides daily supervision of direct care staff and licensed practical nurses to ensure the provision of effective, efficient, and safe nursing care.
- Follows appropriate policies and procedures regarding delegation of tasks to other licensed and non-licensed direct care staff.
Licensed Practice Nurse
East Central Regional Hospital
12.2005 - Current
- Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills
- Serve as a Mental Health Practical Nurse, Team Leader, and Medication Nurse to individual in a mental health disability developmental facility
- Oversee direct admission and discharge planning
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary healthcare providers to ensure safe and high-quality patient care
- Applies knowledge, skills, and judgment to assume the responsibility of professional nursing care in a mental facility
- Conduct family and patient teaching
- Accept and carry out doctor’s orders effectively and correctly
- Excellent patient charting and documentation
- Resolve clinical problems on patients
- Provide direct nursing care, consistent with regulatory requirements, department policies, and current professional standards
- Perform annual physicals with physicians, such as vaccinations and influenza using proper and correct nursing procedures
- Participate in performance programs, educational programs, and orientation of new personnel
Licensed Practice Nurse
Brentwood Terrace Health Care
01.2005 - 04.2019
- Serve as Charge, Wound Care Treatment, and Medication Nurse as needed to a 110-bed nursing home facility
- Supervise weekend tasks and performances of 4-6 nursing assistants
- Provides this supervision in accordance with current federal, staff, and local regulations governing our nursing center
- Demonstrate appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap, or marital status
- Conduct patient and family teaching during direct admission and discharge planning
- Effective patient charting and accurate documentation
FFD Collector
Southern Nuclear Company
05.2017 - 01.2019
- Drug and alcohol testing for pre-access and random collections on nuclear site
- Perform annual EKG testing for medical review officer during physical exams
- Manage injuries in the field including on and off-site medical treatments
- Perform annual and pre-access audiometric/hearing testing
- Educate employees about safety and injury prevention
Education
High School Graduate -
Burke County High School
Waynesboro, GA05.1993
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA12.2004
Associate Degree - Nursing
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT07.2025
No Degree - Nurse Residency Program
Augusta University
Augusta, GA07-2024
Skills
- Medical assessment
- Patient care
- Compassion and empathy
- Documenting vitals
- BAC screening/drug screen collection
- Maintaining privacy
- Family and patient support
- EMR / EHR
- Policy compliance
- Culturally sensitive
- G-tube care
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Tracheostomy care
- Wound care
- Medication distribution
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient discharge
- At-risk patient care
- Home visits
- Care plan development
Timeline
Registered Nurse
East Central Regional Hospital
03.2023 - Current
FFD Collector
Southern Nuclear Company
05.2017 - 01.2019
Licensed Practice Nurse
East Central Regional Hospital
12.2005 - Current
Licensed Practice Nurse
Brentwood Terrace Health Care
01.2005 - 04.2019
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Augusta Technical College
Associate Degree - Nursing
Augusta Technical College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
High School Graduate -
Burke County High School
No Degree - Nurse Residency Program
Augusta University
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