RESUME
TINA SIDES LPN
Portland Oregon, 97230
EXPERIENCE:
Providence Child Center
Position: LPN
Portland Oregon 503-***-****
Start date: October 24, 2011
End date: July 2014
Reason for leaving: I needed to take a L.O.A. after being involved in an MVA
Responsibilities:
• Administering medications via hand-held nebulizers to children
• Bladder scanning and different types of catherations
• Enteral nutrition via feeding tubes of various types
• Usage of CPAP by ventilators and continuous oximeters
• Setting up isolation barriers
• Managing children on Ketogenic diets
• Tracheobronchial suctioning children from ages one to 18
• Emergency care for children with epilepsy, VNS therapy (vagus nerve stimulator)
• Seizure intervention and maintenance
• Maintaining accurate patient documentation and reporting appropriate data to the
supervising RN.
• Reviewing anticonvulsant level, evaluate and treat causative factors such as pain,
infection or electrolyte imbalance
• Wound maintenance
• CPR and airway management with oxygen support
• Communications with the use of Dina box’s and hand signals
• Assessments of full body checks, lung sounds, GI, etc.
• Intake and outputs
Health Care at Foster Creek
Position: LPN
Portland Oregon 503-***-****
Start date: May 2010
End date: April 2011
Reason for leaving: Needing employment with stability
Responsibilities:
Maintaining accurate patient documentation and reporting appropriate data to the
RCM’s and Physicians
Supervising CMA’s, and CNA’s in caring for mentally ill geriatrics
Wound care from superficial to using a wound-vac for the healing process
Managing threatening behaviors while keeping other Residents and staff safe
Charge Nurse for approximate 30 Residents
Diabetes management
Successful in setting priorities and organizing daily activities while utilizing time
effectively.
Transcribing written and verbal Doctors orders
New Horizons In-Home Care
Position: Nurse Case Manager, LPN
Eugene Oregon 541-***-****
Start date: December 2009
End date: May 2010
Reason for leaving: We moved to Portland Oregon
Responsibilities:
Evaluating Client’s needs for caregivers in their home
Develop appropriate individual care plan
Collaborate with the Client’s physician when needed
Teach and counsel client’s and family members in the care at home
Initiate referrals as necessary, initiate proper Insurance documents for payment
Supervise caregivers and families regarding the care of the client
Admissions and discharging through New Horizons
Medication management at home
Working with DHS and other community agencies
K-Star Staffing
Position: Owner, Staffing LPN
Bend Oregon 541-***-****
Start date: February 2006
End date: March 2009
Reason for leaving: I was involved in an Auto accident, being unable to work for 9
months my company went out of business.
Responsibilities:
Staffing contracted LPN needs with LTC Facilities
IV procedures and medication administration
Charge nurse and supervising CNA’s and MA’s
Wound care, medication administration, Hospice care
Doctor orders
Management of all the business liability’s
Hilltop Care & Rehabilitation Center
Position: Charge Nurse, LPN, Admission and discharge Cordinatior
Bend Oregon
Start date: 2004
End date: 2006
Reason for leaving: I went into Travel Nursing
Responsibilities:
Charge Nurse for approximate 40 Residents in LTC and approximate 12 residents in
Acute care
Treatments and administering medication, IV therapy and GT-JT feedings, PICC
care
Admissions and discharge planner, a CPR Instructor
Received a LPN Certificate in 1990
Salt Lake Community College 1987-1990
Certified Outdoor Emergency Search and Rescue 1986
IV Certified 1991
CPR and IV Instructor Certified in 2002
Bi-pap and C-pap with Trach care for infant’s course in 1993
References upon request