Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse, 10/2015 to Current
Solheim Senior Community – Los Angeles, CA
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Took samples such stool and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Achieved successful unit leadership by providing quality nursing care to to patients per day in (30-40)bed unit.
- Achieved successful unit leadership by providing quality nursing care to to patients per day in (30-40)-bed unit.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis and prevention.
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Implemented effective strategies and care plans to improve patient outcomes and meet recovery objectives.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Documented all information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to charge nurses and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Educated patients on health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Offered continuous review of patients in short term and long term program from admission to discharge.
- Actively engaged and participated in consults, patient care plan development and patient monitoring.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Completed clinical tasks in accordance with hospital policy.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising my nursing staff.
- Met with and patients to discuss and distribute information on health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Defined patient advocacy objectives for patients and caregivers through collaboration with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Documented medications administered and treatments and procedures performed on appropriate records to protect privacy and confidentiality of patient information.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Built rapport withpatients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Provided wound care and dressing changes routinely.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Collaborated in consults, patient care plan development and patient monitoring.
- Delegated and prioritized assignments and nursing tasks based on individual staff strengths and expertise.
- Prioritized urgent and non-urgent patient needs calmly and effectively
- Maximized team performance by monitoring nursing care, including patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Administered oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications.
- Triaged incoming phone calls from emergency rooms and inpatient units to determine needs and prioritize care.
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
- Maintained in-depth understanding of individual patient care plans.
- Analyzed and evaluated success of care plans, interventions and future development plans.
- Managed various medications and treatments, which included oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections and wound treatment.
- Overseen operations, including admissions and discharges .
- Developed and advocated patient care plans.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Utilized nursing knowledge to identify patient needs and offer appropriate remedies.
- Prioritized and distributed assignments and workload based on individual staff strengths and experience.
- Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies.
- Provided high-quality care to patients of all ages.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to various settings, including home care, rehabilitative facility or self-care.
- Participated in non-invasive medical procedures as instructed by surgeons.
- Oversaw patient conditions, administered medicine, performed interventions and took detailed records.
- Worked as part of interdisciplinary and rapid response team to determine each patients' imaging and assessment needs in order to develop and initiate appropriate care plans.
- Trained new nurses on hospital policies and procedures, patient care protocols, medical procedures and patient interventions.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Managed patient admissions and discharges from hospital to homecare, extended care facility or self-care.
- Administered wound care, medications, and any necessary treatments.
- Educated patients and families on diagnosis, neurological conditions and processes, treatments and expected outcomes.
- Executed patient satisfaction and independence by promoting self nursing skills and knowledge of medications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Administered medications to (30-40) patients and monitored response to medications.
- Communicated, updated and advocated care plans to patients and family.
- Managed JP drains and chest, nasogastric and peg tubes.
- Tracked patients' status and emergent cases, taking calls from hospitals when patients' acuity changes.
- Provided quality patient care and maintenance of rooms to properly comply safety, health and organizational regulations and federal, state and local rules.
- Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.
- Evaluated patients' progress in treatment, communicating observations to physician on duty to maintain or adjust prescribed care.
- Professionally interacted, updated and advocated care plans to patients and loved ones.
LVN Charge Nurse, 05/2008 to Current
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LVN Charge Nurse, 05/2003 to 05/2008
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Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 03/1996
Laguna College of Nursing - Philippines
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration And Management, 10/2000
Philippines School of Business Administration - Quezon City Philippines
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