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Nurse Medical

Location:
Bridgeport, TX
Posted:
September 29, 2012

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Resume:

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



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