Lorena Yazell

abpvj6@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******** **

City: Williamsburg

State: OH

Zip: 45176

Country: USA

Phone: 859-***-****

Skill Level: Entry

Salary Range: $52,000

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LORENA YAZELL

5614 Bucktown Road, Williamsburg, OH 45176

H: 513-***-****

C: 859-***-**** abpvj6@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

* Registered Nurse / Health Care provider / Associate Degree Nursing with proven

experience and precise and genuine care for my patients.

* Meticulous assessment skills combined with a passion for allowing my patients every

advantage for proper care and/or recovery - to live a life of quality while understanding

the fiscal realities and limitations of the system.

* Quick-to-learn combined with a hunger-to-learn in a field that demands continuous

learning and upgrading in order to provide the best patient care.

* Positive and effective communications and inter-personal skills working with patients

from all walks-of-life as well as working with senior level nurses, administrators and

medical professionals.

LICENSURE

Registered Nurse: License Number: RN 346260

EDUCATION

Registered Nurse

Associate Degree: Beckfield College, Florence, Kentucky, September 2008

CERTIFICATIONS

* Kentucky Certified Emergency Medical Technician-B 1982-Present: Certification Number:

50052

* National Registered Emergency Medical Technician 2002-Present: Certification Number:

B1466117

* C.P.R.

1982 to Present

* ACLS

9/3/2010 to 9/2012

TECHNICAL / EQUIPMENT SKILLS

* Most IV pumps, Monitors, Inratio or Coaug machine\ Semi-automatic and automatic

defibrillators

* Combi-tubes, most blood glucose meters, most pulse-ox meter, KCI wound vac

* Thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, Earscan Tympanogram, Titmus Vision Tester, Ellis

machines

MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Explorer plus health-care data-base

systems

EXPERIENCE

MAXIM STAFFING SOLUTIONS, Cincinnati, OH 8/4/10 to Present

Provides medical staffing solutions and employment opportunities for contract, temp to

perm, per diem and direct hire healthcare jobs.

Registered Nurse

* Treat clients with coronary heart disease and additional illnesses, and those who have

had heart and other surgeries.

* Insert and discontinue Foley catheters, closely monitor clients, monitor and chart

intake and output, read, monitor and chart telemetry strips, educate patients and their

family about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to

clients and family members.

* Record patients' medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and

analyze results, obtain specimens as ordered, operate medical machinery and administer

treatment and medications. Assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation, administering

medication.

* Careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and

discontinuing intravenous or PICC, administer, medication, blood, and blood products,

administering therapies and treatments, discontinue and remove PICC, de-access Ports.

* Observing the patient and recording those observations, and consulting with physicians

and other health care clinicians, provide direction to licensed practical nurses and

nursing aids regarding client care, and be a patient advocate.

AMERICAN MERCY HOME HEALTH, Cincinnati, OH 10/30/09 to 7/16/10

Home nursing, therapy and personal care services provider and staffing services to

patients, physicians, hospitals, and managed care organizations throughout Ohio, Indiana

and Kentucky.

Registered Nurse - Case Manager

* Skilled observations, assessments, monitor, wound assessment and treatment.

* Document and report to physicians and address and communicate nursing, patient and

patient's family's needs and concerns to fellow health care providers and physicians,

* Teach patients the details of and necessity for their medications, diet and procedures

as ordered by their physician and administer medications or feedings per physician

* PICC, catheter, and feeding tube maintenance and care, insert or discontinue catheters,

straight catheter, discontinue and remove PICC, de-access Ports, remove sutures or

staples.

* Obtain labs, cultures, stool specimens, take to lab for processing, take, monitor and

report blood sugars to physicians, PT/INR by venipuncture, coaug or inratio machine.

* Be the patient's advocate and support, monitor and update medication records and order

medications and supplies when necessary.

* Operate medical machinery, take verbal orders from doctors and place on appropriate

forms to be faxed to physicians for signings, execute orders given by physicians, complete

client admissions, discharge, resumptions or recertification, determine any additional

services needed for client and report same to physicians, coding, charting of information

* Research external resources for clients as needed, delegate to licensed practical

nurses and health care aides and address their concerns for clients, address any

emergencies, evaluate, monitor and update plan of care, schedule clients, and case

manager.

ALTERNATIVE HOME HEALTH CARE

Cincinnati, OH 5/27/09 to 10/30/09

An in-home care services provider to the elderly and disabled - providing Registered

Nurses, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists, State Tested Nurses Aides, and

Companions.

Registered Nurse Case Manager/Preceptor

* Preceptor for new hire nurses and complete skilled observations, assessments, monitor,

report to physicians wound assessments, documentation and teach the details of and needs

for medications, diet any other necessary procedures.

* Performed similar duties as listed above with American Mercy.

MERCY ANDERSON HOSPITAL, Cincinnati, OH 12/2008 to 5/2009

24/7 emergency care and short-term general hospital.

Acute Care Telemetry Registered Nurse

* Telemetry floor, Wound Resource Team - treat clients with coronary heart disease and

additional illnesses, and those who have had heart and other surgeries.

* Insert and discontinue Foley catheters, closely monitor clients, monitor and chart

intake and output, read, monitor and chart telemetry strips, educate patients and their

family about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to

clients and family members.

* Record patients' medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and

analyze results, obtain specimens as ordered, operate medical machinery and administer

treatment and medications. Assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation, administering

medication.

* Careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and

discontinuing intravenous or PICC, administer, medication, blood, and blood products,

administering therapies and treatments, discontinue and remove PICC, de-access Ports.

* Observing the patient and recording those observations, and consulting with physicians

and other health care clinicians, provide direction to licensed practical nurses and

nursing aids regarding client care, and be a patient advocate and on the wound care

resource team.

CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER, Cincinnati, OH 11/2007 to 6/2008

Regional children's hospital

Patient Care Attendant

* Prevent harm to clients from self or others, prevent clients from harming others, order

client's meals, bathe, accompany to activity center, entertain and assist clients with

activities of daily living, obtain urine and stool samples, monitor and log intake and

output, make beds, reapply oxygen and electrodes, chart observations, relay information to

physicians and nurses, and call for assistance when necessary.

From 2003 to 2007 I was a Medical Assistant with Commonwealth Orthopedics, Group Health

Associates, Eastern Hills Pediatrics performing a broad range of medical and

administrative duties

From 1995 to 2003 I owned and operated a farm as well as being an active, volunteer horse

care, horse-provider, wrangler and horseback riding instructor for the Sunnen Boy Scout

Camp.

From 1993 to 1995 I was a Special Education Aide in Florence, KY providing scholastic

education to mentally and physically handicapped students plus taking students into the

community and teaching day to day living skills and assisting students with classroom

activities, instructing under the guidance of a certified teacher, and handle any medical

emergencies which arises with students and staff.

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