Jennifer Ballard
Chickamauga, GA *****
ad5ti1@r.postjobfree.com
I am looking to progress in my career goals. I'm currently enrolled in Chattanooga State Technical College to further my education in LPN to RN bridge program.
#readytowork
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
LPN Med/Surg And ER Nurse
CHI Memorial Hospital - Ringgold, GA
February 2022 to Present
LPN Med-Surg and ER Nurse
ACLS and BLS
Epic
Assisted RN team with plan of care, implementing plan of care, action, changes in plan of care. Focused care assessment. Instructed patients, caregivers and family members on plan of care, disease process, intervention medication reconciliation, and process. Notified RN and Doctors of changes in patients assessments and care. Obtained orders and implemented Doctors on plan of care and instructed patients, caregivers and family members of changes in patients assessments, medication changes, medication reconciliation and teaching.
IV therapy which included IV insertion, care.
Phlebotomy.
LPN Home Health Nurse
Amedisys - Ringgold, GA
April 2007 to Present
LPN FIELD NURSE AND LPN OFFICE NURSE. Implemented plan of care per Doctors orders, changes to plan of care and notified RN case managers of plan of care and any changes to plan of care. EMR homecare homebase documentation on Point of Care, Wound Care which included Wound Vac, Pluerex Catheters, Ostomy Care and Skin Assessments. Teaching patients, family members and caregivers disease process, intervention, treatment and medication administration, side effects, management. IV infusion, insertion and care, Piccline care, port care. Phlebotomy. correspondence with Doctors office staff obtaining orders, writing orders, implementation of orders.
LPN-Office Assistant
Scheduled all disciplines daily visits.
Answered multi-line phone system.
Entered OASIS.
Auditing disciplines documentation per state and federal guidelines. Ordered supplies for patients home, office supplies for all disciplines and office supplies. Filing.
Analyzed and Audited 485/486 and reported any discrepancies, coding to be corrected by all disciplines. Face to Face forms and compliance.
Intake for new admissions and hospitalization.
Insurance verification including Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance and Indigent patients. ICD-9 coding.
Entered time cards and pulled hours from EMR daily and recorded for payroll. LPN Travel Nurse
Med Staff - Calhoun, GA
June 2005 to April 2007
LPN TRAVEL NURSE
Worked in different sectors as a travel nurse where needed per contract work. Which included Hospitals-Med/Surg, ICU stepdown unit, renal/dialysis, oncology, neurology/orthopaedic, cardiac, respiratory floors.
Longterm Rehabilitation facilities.
Mental Health Facilities.
Correctional Facilities.
Hospice.
Doctors Offices.
Health Department.
Had to be able to think on my feet, learn the different systems and guidelines for all facilities in a hour window of training to be able to start work immediately. Able to multitask and learn quickly. LPN Infirmary Charge Nurse
Hays State Prison - Trion, GA
April 2003 to June 2005
LPN INFIRMARY CHARGE NURSE.
Charge nurse for a 9 bed subacute facility. Medication administration to infirmary patients and all role call patients.
Infectious disease nurse including treatment, teaching, testing, auditing, and recording in daily log books and spreadsheets.
Emergency Response Team.
IV infusion, care, insertion, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, Subdural injections. State and Federal audits.
Assisted Doctor in daily treatment of patients in clinic. Assisted mental health psychiatrist and counselor with daily patient care in office. Instructed patients on disease process, intervention, teaching, management and medications. Human Resources Generalist/Payroll
GeoLogistics - Marietta, GA
May 1996 to December 1999
Enrolled new employees in benefits, 401k, completed all mandatory paperwork requirements. ADP payroll for non exempt and exempt employees, tax deductions, benefits deductions, flexible spending accounts, child support deductions for 1800 employees. Answered multi line phone system and directed calls to appropriate authorities. Assisted employees with benefit questions, tax deductions, flexible spending accounts, 401K plans, life insurance plans, PTO, sick leave, FMLA STD, LTD and worker's compensation. Maintained files and maintained I-9 forms and kept up-to-date, yearly taxes.
Education
Associate's degree in Lpn to RN
Chattanooga State Community College - Chattanooga, TN May 2022 to Present
Nursing Licenses
Georgia Northwestern Technical College - Rock Spring, GA January 2001 to March 2003
Skills
• LPN
• Home Health
• CNA
• Staff Nurse
• Pediatrics
• EMR Systems
• Time Management
• Quality Assurance
• Excel
• Management Experience
• Caregiving
• Typing
• Experience Working With Students
• Word Processing
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Patient Assessment
• Point of Care
• Electronic Medical Records
• Supervising Experience
• Scheduling
• Intake Experience
• Order Entry
• Insurance Verification
• Medication Administration
• Medical Terminology
• Wound Care
• IV Therapy
• Travel Nursing
• Rehabilitation Facilities
• Medical Office Experience
• Implementation of plan of care
• Office Experience
• ADP Payroll
• Benefits Administration
• Auditing
• Training
• LVN
• Tube Feeding
• Experience Administering Injections
• Critical Care Experience
• Infusion Experience
• ICU Experience
• Hospice Care
• Employee Orientation
• Case Management
• Hospital Experience
• Laboratory Experience
• Dialysis Experience
• Phlebotomy
• Vital Signs
• ICD-9
• Home Care
• Office Management
• Medical Billing
• Anatomy Knowledge
• Laboratory Techniques
• Data Collection
• Laboratory Procedures
• Microsoft Excel
• Front Desk
• Customer Service
• 10 Key Calculator
• Medical Receptionist
• Phone Etiquette
• Medical Coding
• Cerner
• ICD-10
• Triage
• Nursing
• Documentation review
• Acute care
• Epic
• CPT Coding
• Care plans
• Discharge planning
• Nursing
• Vital signs
• Hospital experience
• Pediatrics
• EMR systems
• Medical records
• Medical terminology
• Documentation review
• Epic
• Medical coding
• Typing
• ICD-10
• ICD-9
• Customer service
• Anatomy knowledge
• Experience working with students
• Supervising experience
• ICD coding
• Order entry
• Human resources
• Payroll
• Windows
• Office management
• Laboratory experience
• Auditing
Certifications and Licenses
LVN
CDL
LPN
CNA
CDL A
ACLS Certification
CPR Certification
BLS Certification
AED Certification