Cara Thompson
Email: ********@**************.***
Address:
City: Bridgeport
State: TX
Zip: 76426
Country: USA
Phone: 940-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Friendly, loyal and extremely dedicated nurse with the ambition to succeed within any environment. Vast knowledge of most fields in nursing. Great nurse, support staff and lower administrative. I will be an asset to your company. Non Smoker.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Cooke County College, aka North Texas Central Co, Gainesville TX 1/2001 to 1/1982 (Nursing)
Job History / Details:
Professional Summary
Friendly, loyal and extremely dedicated nurse with the ambition to succeed within any environment. Vast knowledge of most fields in nursing. Great nurse, support staff and lower administrative. I will be an asset to your company. Non Smoker.
Licenses
LVN
Skill Highlights
Venipuncture/blood draw
Intravenous therapy
IV drug therapy management
EKG
CPR
Telemetry monitoring
Previous ACLS Certification
In- and out-patient care
Medical clinical procedures
Wound cleaning/care expertise
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Self-directed
Administering medication
Colostomy care
Gastroenteral nutrition
Strong medical ethic
Acute and Emergent Care assessment
Strong clinical judgment
Maintaining Records
Precertification for Insurance
Marketing
Excel, Word, windows 97, 2000, XP and Vista
Computerized charting
Patient counseling
Acute care expertise
Taking patient histories
Prioritizing/managing deadlines
Body mechanics
Professional Experience
June 2012 to August 2012
UNT Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX
Senior LVN
Telephone Triage of clinic patients, evaluate patient conditions and categorize them as importance.
Filling out forms related to patient care, based on patient records.
Coordination of Patient medication refills.
Direct patient care as deemed by Physicians.
Venipuncture, injections, maintained and audited pharmacy stock, documentation.
Supervised medical aides and front office staff.
Performed intake interview of patients and prepared for Doctor visit.
LVN staff nurse.
December 2007 to September 2011
Corrections Corporations of America Bridgeport, TX
Staff LVN - Clinic
Nursing care for incarcerated females with both chronic conditions (ie diabetes, HTN, Arthritis ) and acute (ie colds virus' assault victims) in a clinic type setting.
Often the only nurse on shift so thus required to perform all aspects of nursing.
Orders, labs, med administration and notifying Dr of changes as needed.
All Emergency and Urgent care
Communicated medical needs to coordinate care.
Audited Electronic records of new offenders
Audited charts pf paroling offenders for follow up care.
Weekly venipuncture.
Assisted Dr in weekly clinic.
Daily "sick calls" this is assessing acute symptoms of offenders and followed standard protocols and notifying Dr of changes as needed.
July 2007 to December 2007
UTMB Bridgeport, TX
Nursing care for incarcerated males with both chronic and acute conditions.
Medication administration, maintained stock level, audited logs daily to maintain consistency with schedule lab and x-rays.
Daily "sick calls" this is assessing acute symptoms of offenders and followed standard protocols and notifying Dr of changes as needed.
Obtained report from off going nurses and would continue care as needed.
Responded to all calls for emergency and urgent needs.
March 2005 to July 2007
LVN Corrections Corporation of America Bridgeport, TX
Staff nurse
Nursing care for incarcerated females with both chronic conditions (ie diabetes, HTN, Arthritis ) and acute (ie colds virus' assault victims) in a clinic type setting.
Often the only nurse on shift so thus required to perform all aspects of nursing.
Orders, labs, med administration and notifying Dr of changes as needed.
All Emergency and Urgent care
Communicated medical needs to coordinate care.
Audited Electronic records of new offenders
Audited charts pf paroling offenders for follow up care.
Weekly venipuncture.
Assisted Dr in weekly clinic.
Daily "sick calls" this is assessing acute symptoms of offenders and followed standard protocols and notifying Dr of changes as needed.
Education and Training
Cooke County College, aka North Texas Central Co Gainesville, TX
Nursing