Home Health Care

**** ******** ***

austin, tx *****

Phone: 512-***-****

E-Mail: *************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Professionally trained job title with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Responsible job title with excellent communication skills demonstrated by number years of experience in healthcare. Enthusiastic LVN with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Demonstrated medical procedure competency.

Skills

Acute care expertise

Palliative care awareness

Diabetes and nutrition educator

Hospice and palliative care experience

Patient/family focused

Patient evaluation/intervention

Problem resolution capability

Patient positioning competency

Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity

Insulin medication assistance

Proper catheter insertion/removal

Professional bedside manner

Disease prevention and intervention specialist

wound care,report to RN and doctortreatments completed as ordered

Work History

March 2012 to February 2013

premient 1110 west william cannon austin, tx.78745

lvn

Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.

Closely monitored acute conditions.

Ensured HIPAA compliance.

Documented patient information obtained from interviews.

Followed infection control procedures.

Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.

Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.

Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults.

August 2008 to April 2011

brookdale senior care liberty park drive, austin,tx

lvn home health

Assisted patients with daily functions.

Monitored fluid intake and output levels.

Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.

Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.

Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.

Ensured HIPAA compliance.

Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.

Education

1989 austin community college austin, tx

nursing

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