Home Health Nurse

Angie C. Benincasa

*** ******** **. **** **** Harbor, FL 34683

Cell 757-***-****)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCED LICENSED PRACTICAL NURE

July 7, 2011 to Current-LPN PRN TBI Residential Services, Inc.

Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

November 21, 2010 to June 17, 2011 Comfort Home Health

Palm Harbor, FL 34683

LPN Home Health Nurse – FL IV Certification test 8-27-11 HCC

Home visits/Clinical Operations – Medication setup, monitor v/s, wound care, etc.

Manage healthcare clinics at independent living facilities

Marketing/Referrals/Teaching Nursing Assistant-Skills

Round with Physicians at Clinics

Managed health fair programs for resident awareness, Current CEU’s

November 11, 2008 to August 26, 2010 Chesapeake Regional Hospital

Chesapeake, VA 23320

LPN - Emergency Room Nurse- 1st shift

CPR/BLS Certified: Expires: 11/2012/ACLS Class taken/certified

NIH Stroke Scale Class - Certification 2-4-2009, PPD 7-19-2011

Followed Direction of RN’s, Charge Nurses and ER director

EKG Interpretation Class 12-2009

IBEX (Charting and Documentation Format)- PYXIS –Medication Distribution System

Start IV’s – Lab draws, V/S - Medication Administration

Floated to various parts of the ER and worked other shifts when needed

Psychiatric Unit –TOVA Certified (Therapeutic Options of Virginia)

Triage – Triaged Pts. - Greeter - Escorted Pts. to their room

Trauma Rooms – EKG’s- Cardiac Monitors

Gynecology Unit – STD lab collections – Assisted with Pelvic Exams – Insertion of Foley Catheters

Quick Care unit – Splinting, Flu swabs, Tetanus Injections, Workers’ Comp Specimen Collections – Wraps,

Dressings, etc… All age groups involved

Lab Tech – Urine dips, HCT testing, Blood sugar control updating, I-Stat Troponin, Chem 8 & H&H

Called Report for new admissions – Transported telemetry Pts. To various floors

April 2, 2007 to September 9, 2008 Trane/Ingersoll Rand Corp.

Panama City, FL 32405

LPN- Occupational Health Nurse 1st shift- Plant nurse – 750 employees

Workers Compensation Specialist /Initiated Incident Reports

Involved in the SWATT of an incident (Physical Investigation)

Involved in Incident Reviews-Five Why’s – Fishbone Format

Annual Hearing Conservation Coordinator/Monthly Random Drug Screening on-site Coordinator

Responsible for issuing and tracking employee safety equipment

LifeSteps-Corporate Annual Health Program Support Person (HR function) and Subcommittee member

Active Release Technique (ART) Coordinator/Scheduled twice-weekly

EHS subcommittee member

Coordinated and tracked the results of employee Wellness Program

Provided First-aid and or accommodated Employees when injured

Determined Light Duty orders or Restrictions

Provided Employee Health Care Recommendations-Referrals-Advice-Education

Helped Employees with the initial use of the Health Station

Responsible for monthly budget and inventory of First-Aid Supplies

Community Involvement with local hospitals and health care facilities

July 2005 to March 2007 Gulf Coast Medical Center

Panama City, FL 32401

LPN – Medical-Surgical Unit

Certified to Start IV’ lines /Initiating and monitoring Blood transfusions/Chest tubes, wound drains

Drawing labs from PICC lines / Initiating PCA medications and documentation

Administering IV push medications /Use computerized scanning of medication format

Computer used for all nursing notes/documentation/1 nurse to 7-9 pt. ratio

Physicians phoned to question medication orders or to write new orders/PYXIS used for Narcotics

November 2002 to June 2005 Medicaid-Home Health

Bath, NY 14810

LPN – Pediatric Respiratory Charge Nurse (Nights)

Administered Medications via G/J-tube/Tracheotomy care/continuous mist CPT q4h

Monitored seizure activity, pain levels, infections/Monitored V/S & 02 Sats q2h, repositioning q2h

Supplied G/J tube care and feedings/Stocked supplies, sterilized equipment, laundry

Bed baths/Supplied verbal/visual stimulation, a lot of TLC

NN documentation and verbal report given qs/Assisted with doctor office appointments

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