LaToya Steele

LPN/MBA Health Care Management

Prattville, AL

334-***-**** Contact Number with Voicemail

“Seeking an opportunity to excel in a leadership position within an organization, utilizing my nursing experience and education, to improve the quality of care of patients.”

Work Experience

Travel Nurse

Feb.2023- Present

Currently working with three different agencies. TLC Nursing (Burlington, VT), AB Staffing, and Maxim Healthcare (Pensacola, FL) Long Term Facilities, Methadone Treatment Facilities and correctional facilities

Patient Advocate

November 2021- January 2023

Prattville Baptist Health-Prattville, AL

Receive complaints from various departments from patients and family members, and then refer those complaints to the proper department leaders to help with the investigation process. After each complaint has been investigated, a letter in mailed with the results or for further referrals. Work with Risk and Quality Management as part of the hospital administration team.

Unit Coordinator

October 2020-April 2021

Health Services Inc. – River Region

Supervised LPN’s and Medical Assistants, approved timesheets for payroll, ordered supplies needed for the clinic to operate, assisted with the COVID 19 testing, supervised the Adult Med walk in clinic, worked with medical providers (MD’s and Nurse Practitioners), assisted the receptionist with walk in’s and urgent care needs, submitted monthly reports for various clinics and statistics, approved/denied leave, counseled employees as needed, covered the medication refill line submitting the refill requests to various providers.

LPN- Mental Health Correctional Nursing (Full time and PRN)

Wexford Health Services at Kilby Correctional Facility (Montgomery AL)

Hours Worked: 40 and PRN from Jan. 2019- July 2021

Work with inmates that are suicidal and placed in the crisis unit (O Dorm). I administer medications via mouth, injections, and as ordered. Document on inmates that are on suicide watch, maintain a safe environment, and draw blood when needed. Work with mental health providers to provide a safe environment for inmates on suicide watch.

LPN-Specialty Care Ambulatory Clinics (transferred from Birmingham VA)

Central AL Veterans Health Care System - Montgomery, AL

Montgomery, AL

06/2015 – April 2019

Hours per week: 40

LPN-Specialty Care Ambulatory Clinics

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Worked with veterans of all ages 18-90 plus, performed bladder scans, trial voids, Foley Catheter changes/insertions, and straight catheterization for sterile urine collections for urine cultures as ordered by provider. Patient teaching for self-Cath and Foley Cath care, penile injections, testosterone injections and other injections as ordered. Scrub nurse for Urology Procedures that prepared male and female patients for Cystoscopy Procedures. Pre- cleaned the scope for Infection Control before taking it to sterile processing. Triaged patients, request medical records and set up appointments for patients as ordered i.e. x-rays, ultrasounds; CT scans etc. and assist the Dr. s needed. As an Endocrine nurse: triaged patients, patient teaching for new and existing diabetic patients, case management for cancer patients and Endocrine patients, following up on their outside referrals to ensure timely medical treatment and services.

LPN-transferred to the Montgomery, VA

Birmingham Veterans Health Administration - Birmingham, AL

January 2014 to June 2015

700 19th street south

Birmingham, AL 35233 United States

Worked from: 01/2014 - 06/2015

Hours: 40 per week

LPN (This is a federal job)

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Work as an LPN on a PACT Team; administer medication via injection, PO, and PEG- if needed. Start IV's, transport patients being admitted to the hospital while monitoring their medical status, triage walk ins and order labs and x-rays as needed, renew consults and schedule appointments for patients. Assist with procedures as requested by providers, assist with Diabetes Clinic, do patient teaching for self-care and self-medication administration.

On Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings, I work with the Women's Clinic- GYN Specialty Clinic. Assisted with the following procedures: Colposcopy, endocervical curettage, endometrial biopsies,

PAP Smears, IUD implantation and removals, and lancing and treating Bartholin Cyst's and other procedures requested by the GYN doctors/surgeons.

LPN- Contract Nurse-Charge Nurse- Supervisor

Maxim Healthcare

July 2008 to December 2015

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Worked with juvenile males, performing sick call, medication administration, night shift supervisor, and medical file audit duties. Also, did PRN hospice care with Maxim Healthcare. Maxim Healthcare later lost their contract with the State but I to work under Oxford Healthcare with the Department of Youth Services at Mt. Meigs Campus, and also stayed with Maxim Healthcare (geriatric experience) as a hospice nurse and home health nurse. With Oxford healthcare I traveled to patients' homes and performed supervised visits to make sure home health aides were giving quality care and service.

Licensed Practical Nurse-Field Nurse

Corizon INC. Kilby Correctional Facility

June 2011 to December 2013

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Worked independently, traveling to 3 different work release camps: drawing release blood work from inmates getting ready to be released on parole, probation, SRP and end of sentences. Performed sick call: providing medical care to inmates complaining of various ailments. Intake: (Physicals and medications for new to the work release camp inmates), medication administration and medication ordering duties. Administered vaccines, flu shots and assisted with yearly physicals.

Medicaid Managed Care Assistant

Blue Cross

September 1999 to December 2000

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Worked with the Better Babies of Nebraska Program for all mothers on Medicaid in the state of

Nebraska and set up home health visits for the new moms and their babies and with Case Managers for Blue Cross and Gentiva Home Health Agency creating and renewing referrals for new and existing patients. I would call various Doctor Offices and Home Health agencies to verify referrals were received and extend referrals as needed. (Short work history because I was a military spouse and we moved)

Education

Master’s in Business Administration- Health Care Management (Concentration)

Columbia Southern University - Orange Beach, AL

February 2018 to June 2019

BS in Health Care Administration

Columbia Southern University Orange Beach - Orange Beach, AL

March 2017 to January 2018

Associate in Business

Columbia Southern University - Orange Beach, AL

March 2017 to September 2017

College Diploma in Practical Nursing

Trenholm State - Montgomery, AL

August 2005 to May 2007

Nursing Licenses

Licensed Practical Nursing 2-058160

State: AL

Assessments

Electronic Medical Records Knowledge — Highly Proficient

June 2019

Measures a candidate’s knowledge of EMR data and associated privacy regulations, as well as best practices for EMR use.

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Groups

National Society of Leadership and Success

August 2017 to Present

College Honor Society for students with a GPA of 3.3 and above

Awards

Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses

Birmingham VA March 2015

Montgomery VA Sept. 2016

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