LVN

Karen M. Cerrato

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OBJECTIVE

I hope to bring my 22 years of nursing experience, and nurse instructing experience in order to

be an effective member of your office life.

SPECIAL SKILLS

- LVN Licensed

- Board certified by the BVNPT of CA as a Clinical Nursing Instructor for both Clinical

and Theory

- IV and blood withdrawal certified

- BLS, CPR, and EKG certified

- Microsoft word and office oriented

- EMR charting

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

- 1994 to 1999 :St Josephs Hospital, Supervisor: Debbie Fadley unit manager, City:

Tucson, AZ 85711

- 1999 to 2010 : Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Supervisor: Chris Plummer RN, City: Van

Nuys CA, 91405

- 2009 to 2009: Kaiser Permanente Hospital Supervisor: Human Resources Department,

City: Panorama City, CA 91402

- 2010 to 2013: Casa Loma College, Supervisor: Mr. Billy Hutchison RN, MSN DON,

City: Van Nuys, CA, 91405

Onsite Clinical Nursing Instructor

• Worked 3 eight hour days @ Clinical site, 2 eight hour days in faculty office on campus

• Nursing Instructor for 10 Vocational nursing students at a clinical facility setting

• On campus, taught clinical skills to level one and two students

• Assisted lead Theory instructor in class room for Proctored tests or ATI assessments

• As a Nursing Instructor, I assisted other staff members in any nursing level for student

skills or filled in to teach Nursing Theory.

09/2011 – 05/2013 Vocational Nursing School & Allied Health Van Nuys CA

Pediatric Urgent Care Nurse

• Worked front office back office, answering the phone, placing orders, assisting the

MD

• Greeted all clients and their parents. Implemented nursing assessment, vital signs, Ht,

Wt, patient medical history, and chief complaint. Using the electronic charting method of patient

documentation.

• Gave medications via oral route, IM, Sub-Q and including respiratory therapy

treatments; assisted in patient procedures. Ordering lab tests for MD and collecting lab

specimens, throat cultures etc…

• Participated in discharge care planning, setting up follow-up appointments, patient

and parent teaching.

01/2009 – 03/2009 Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Panorama City, CA

Cardiac Telemetry Unit, Emergency Room and Urgent Care Nurse. Case Management and

Discharge Planning.

• Under the supervision of an RN, worked on a Cardiac Telemetry Unit

• Participated in A.M. report, Patient assignment for 12 hour medication administration.

Assisted in EKG monitoring. Responsible for MD orders, admissions, discharges, transfers, all

patient care. Prepared patients for surgery, and received postoperative patients. Floated as a LVN

to ER, during staffing shortages.

• Roomed patients and took vitals and initial chart data confirmation and documentation.

• Patient data entry, coordination of patient calls and call lights on a busy multi-line phone

system.

• Emergency Room nursing and Urgent Care nursing included, patient care management,

assessment and intervention. Medication administration, including IM, Sub-Q injections,

and TB skin testing. Blood with drawl and IV certified, administering IV fluids. Assisting

both Emergency Room MD and Urgent Care MD in all procedures, emergency and non-

emergency included. Able to perform all Urgent Care interventions at the doctor’s

request.

• Case Management and discharge planning were only for a year. Discharge planning,

included internal transfers of patients, setting up home health, ordering DME equipment,

facility transfers, nursing home placements, documentation and reviewing charts. Areas

within the hospital on my list were Medical Surgical nursing units and the Telemetry

Unit.

1999 – 2010 Dr: Houman Kashani MD and Dr: Kevin Teehee MD for Urgent Care. Van Nuys

CA, 91405

EDUCATION

- Simi Valley Adult School, Simi Valley, CA 1991 Graduated with a Nursing Diploma

- Nclex exam 1991 LVN License with blood and IV therapy approved, with the

BVNPT of The State of California.

- Currently enrolled with The College Network, LVN to RN BSN program.

Professional References Available Upon Request

- Can provide a fine number and list of professional references upon request. Including

a typed letter of reference from my previous employer, Mr.: Billy Hutchison RN,

MSN, DON of Casa Loma College.

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