Sonia J. Parris

*** ******* **** • Croydon PA *9021 • 267-***-**** • acqflx@r.postjobfree.com

Licensed Practical Nurse

Looking to obtain the position of Licensed Practical Nurse and use my companionate nature along with training to provide the best care possible to patients. I am committed to the medical field and to quality patient care.

My nursing style blends professionalism, capability and compassion to truly integrate patients' medical and emotional care within hospital, facility or private duty environment. Communicate well with doctors, colleagues and patient families, insuring continuity of patient care.

Dedicated beyond normal expectations. Absolutely reliable and punctual.

Education, Licensure, and Certification

Bucks County Community College

Pharmacy Tech Course – Certificate of Completion

Newtown Campus, Newtown PA

Mercer County Health Careers Center

Diploma in Practical Nursing, 07/23/2010

1070 Klockner Rd, Trenton NJ 08619

Licensed Practical Nurse, New Jersey

License # 26NP06462300

Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurse

License# PN292372

BLS, through American CPR Care Association January 22, 2014 – January 22, 2016

Areas of Knowledge and Experience

pediatric and geriatric basic care

urinalysis, culture and sensitivity

finger sticks

psychiatric basic care

wound care

labor and delivery observation

post-partum, new-born nursery observation

care plan development

Patient Hygiene

intramuscular injections

Medication charts

Vital signs

Emotional Support

Meditech System

Windows operating systems

Aprima

Undergraduate Clinical Training

Med-Surg Saint Lawrence Rehab Center, Lawrenceville NJ

Saint Francis Hospital, Trenton NJ

Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton, Hamilton NJ

Pediatrics Capital Health Systems Mercer Campus, Trenton NJ

OB / GYN Capital Health Systems Mercer Campus, Trenton NJ

Community The Renal Dialysis Services at Capital Health, Trenton NJ

Health Family Health Center at Capital Health, Trenton NJ

Psychiatric Trenton Psych, Trenton NJ

Employment in Healthcare

LIFEBACK

Lawrenceville NJ, August 2014 – Present

• Enter patients refill request to be sent to pharmacies, assist with troubleshooting patient calls related to prescription refills.

• Triage incoming calls from patients with medical related concerns.

• Scheduling patients as appropriate for office visit.

• Prioritizing and appropriately escalating triage phone calls based severity.

• Assist Physicians, Nurse Practitioner’s, Medical Assistant’s, Receptionist with frontline and backline work based on the needs of the business.

•Maintains absolute control and tracking of all medical paperwork involving patient dose changes, lab results, physician orders, phase/level changes and verbal orders

LYNEER STAFFING, LPN

Ewing NJ, November 2013 – May 2014

• Extract patients’ information from paper charts, and then enter it into Aprima.

• Enter patients refill request to be sent to pharmacies, assist with troubleshooting patient calls related to prescription refills.

• Administer various vaccinations, and document the information.

• Managing/triage incoming calls from patients with medical related concerns.

• Scheduling patients as appropriate for office visit.

• Prioritizing and appropriately escalating triage phone calls based severity.

• Assist Physicians, Nurse Practitioner’s, Medical Assistant’s, Receptionist with frontline and backline work based on the needs of the business.

SUMMIT HEALTH, LPN (Contracted)

Southfield MI, October 2010 – Present

• Provide finger-stick blood screenings, blood pressure using manual and automatic cuff, fat height/weight measurements, bone density, follow up health education coaching

• Flu shots administered at various clinic locations, record keeping, keeping track of all supplies

and invoices

SMART CARE DOC, LPN

Bensalem PA, September 2012 – April 2013

• Create a record of patient’s visits in EMR.

• Greet patients and guide them through the Smart Care Doc clinic process, available services and fees. Triage patients

• Patient assessments, health counseling and instruction, patient histories, taking EKG’s, vital signs.

THE CLARE ESTATE, LPN SUPERVISOR

Bordentown N.J. March 2011-July 2011

• Provide supervision with activities of daily living as required, and assist when needed

• Closely monitors procedures of medication administration, self administration, medication records, medication reordering and ensures medication accountability

• Assist with documentation in residents charts, transcription of physician orders, and monthly medication recaps

• Responsible for performing pre-employment and random drug screen, PPD’s and maintenance of employee health records

SAINT MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER, UNIT SECRETARY

Langhorne PA August 2009 – May 2011

• Organizing and taking apart a patients chart upon admit and discharge, filing of lab tests, diagnostic results and other information, entering doctor's written orders

• Works with all members of the care team, such as nurses, doctors and other supporting staff on the unit and family members of patients

Prior Employment

VERIZON, CREDIT SPECIALIST

Ewing N.J. June 2004 – November 2008

• Identify and recover previous bad debt, improve cash flow through increased recovery performance

• Reduce fraudulent use of Verizon’s network, verify residential consumer’s identity

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