Nurse Manager

Dorothy Dozier

Email: ********@**********.***

Address:

City: Texarkana

State: TX

Zip: 75501

Country: USA

Phone: 903-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

New Graduate RN with 21 years of LVN experience : Orthopedic Pediatric Family Practice Internal Medicine Primary Care Nurse Manager UAMS Employee Health Nurse Tel Wound Champion VHA Clinic. " Accomplished record of reliability and strong ability to establish rapport with patients, family and staff."

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of Arkansas Community College, Hope AR 1/2001 to 12/2011 (Nursing)

High School Dipolma from Texarkana College, Hope AR 1/2001 to 10/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

New Graduate RN with 21 years of LVN experience :

Orthopedic

Pediatric

Family Practice

Internal Medicine Primary Care

Nurse Manager

UAMS Employee Health Nurse

Tel Wound Champion VHA Clinic.

"Accomplished record of reliability and strong ability to establish rapport with patients, family and staff."

Licenses

Registered Nurse - State of Texas

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Licensed Vocational Nurse - State of Texas

BLS - Basic Life Support

Skill Highlights

Computerized charting

Intravenous therapy

Clinical training

Patient evaluation/intervention

Patient positioning

Patient transporting

Developing processes

Customer service

RN-level dosage calculation

Specimen collection/processing

Spiro-meter reading

Flow sheet charting

Enthusiastic caregiver

Professional bedside manner

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

Physical assessments

IV drug therapy management

Feeding assistance

Mobility assistance

Oxygen machine maintenance

Foley catheter insertion/removal

Insulin medication assistance

Body mechanics

Chart preparation/filing

CPR/BLS/ACLS certified

Drug administration

Calendar management

Medical clinical procedures

Medical instrument sterilizing

Medical laboratory procedures

Minor surgery assistance

Obtaining/charting vital signs

Patient and family advocacy

Professional Experience

January 2005 to Current

Veteran Affairs Clinic Texarkana, Arkansas

LVN/TCT

Staff Nurse Primary Care clinical support; data collection Telephone triage/collaboration

Lab Tech Specimen collection/handling; inventory management

Women's Health Liaison Assist in physical exam/specimen collection, patient education.

Tel-health Clinical Technician: Tel-Wound Champion; work load development; Retinal Imaging; informatics liaison

Master Preceptor for Store and Forward Tel-health/Tel-Dermatology: Facility Trainer for Retinal Imaging and Teledermatology

December 1998 to December 2004

AHEC-SW Family Practice Clinic-UAMS Texarkana, AR

LVN Nurse Manager

Staff Nurse Management FP clinical team; Provided care to pediatric and adult patient population.

Nurse Manager: Recruited, hired, trained and coached Nursing Staff; Organization/task assignment; Implemented process improvement; Promoted teamwork concept;Equipment/ supplies

management; Policy reinforcement; Monitored Infection Control;

Provided Probationary/Annual Employee Evaluations; Employee

Health Nurse

October 1995 to February 1996

Homebound Health Care Texarkana, TX

LVN-PT

Staff Nurse Scope of Practice care provided; Report trends to RN; Skills: provided patient education: stoma care/irrigation, insulin administration, medication reconciliation,blood draws; dressing changes, reinforce home safety.

April 1995 to October 1995

Collom and Carney Clinic Texarkana, Texas

LVN

Staff Nurse: clinical support to Internal Medicine provider, patient intake/VS; telephone triage; medication reconciliation; report trends to provider of urgent/critical patient findings; assist with Flexible Sig. procedures; float nurse to Surgery, OB/GYN.

April 1994 to April 1995

AHEC-SW Family Practice clinic Texarkana, AR

LVN

Staff Nurse : Evaluated patient care needs; prioritized treatment; maintained patient flow; Assisted with surgeries/non-invasive procedures; Cleaned/sterilized instruments; managed clinic bio-hazard materials; collected blood/ tissue and other laboratory specimens/prepared for lab testing; assisted with joint injections/ suture removal; authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies; completed orders for outpatient test; followed up notification to provider of urgent/ critical results. Performed pregnancy tests, glucose testing, administering injections and urinalysis and throat cultures.Prepared specimens for lab submission/communicated spot test results.

August 1991 to April 1994

Southern Clinic Physicians Association Texarkana, Arkansas

LVN

Staff Nurse Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow in Orthopedic /Pediatric specialty clinics. Assisted doctors with surgeries/non-invasive procedures.Authorized drug refills; provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies. Provided patient education. Followed infection control procedures. Obtain PMH, weight, height, vital signs, Blood glucose levels. Executed proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient.

Education and Training

2011 University of Arkansas Community College Hope, Arkansas

Associate of Science Nursing

Texarkana College Texarkana, Texas

Certificate Vocational Nursing

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