Manager High School

Brittney Sykes LVN

Charge Nurse, Office Manager, Quality Assurance, Field Nurse, School Nurse, Case Manager

***** ******** *** #*** *******, TX 77082

Contact # 832-***-****, 832-***-****

**********@*****.***

Qualification Highlights

• Mediation and problem solving skills.

• Excellent IV skills (certified phlebotomist)

• A professional able to wear many titles and perform them concurrent.

• Very computer savvy and competent

• Effective management, technical, and supervisory skills.

• Impeccable, concise communication skills in conjunction with organizational skills

• State recognition on charting and documentation.

• Recognized for commitment to customers, attention to detail, professionalism, and follow-up.

• Demonstrated ability to meet the needs of patrons, dependable, hard working, reliable, and punctual.

• Adaptable as a team member or independently.

• Met or exceeded all performance goals to date.

• Resourceful, energetic, competent, multi-task and results-oriented.

• Developed and implemented improved policies and procedures, resulting in improved quality of care

• Commended for dedicated work ethic and rewarded by steady promotions

• Eager to learn and implement

Employment History

Depend On Us Healthcare Houston, TX 2012- Present

Provided skilled nursing in a home setting managing several disease processes. Performed labs as needed and

communicated efficiently with charge nurse, medical doctors, therapist and social workers in advocacy for my patients.

Houston Can Academy Houston, TX 2011-2011

Performed vision, hearing, height/weight and scoliosis screenings for high school students. Monitored immunization

requirements, head injuries, diabetic care, allergies and etc. in a school clinic setting.

Direct Home Care Houston, TX 2009-2010

Inspected nurse’s notes for Medicare compliance using Kinnser. Constructed quarterly reports, audits and disaster

plans. Coordinated care between patients, medical doctors, therapist and social workers. Handled the ordering and

distribution of inventory. Responsible for obtaining authorizations from insurance companies. Organized and

maintained charts. Field nurse as needed to perform blood draws.

Acura Home Health Houston, TX 2008-2009

Provided skilled nursing in a home setting managing several disease processes. Performed labs as needed and

communicated efficiently with charge nurse, medical doctors, therapist and social workers in advocacy for my patients.

Favorite Healthcare Houston, TX 2007- 2009

Provided LVN care in an acute care setting. Monitored patients on Med-surge, Telemetry, and LTAC floors.

Administered and monitored IV antibiotics and pain meds.

Aalto Women's Center Houston, TX 2008 – 2008

OB/GYN office manager and post-op recovery nurse responsible for front office in the morning (telephone triage,

rooming patients, billing, deposits and inventory). In the afternoon I would assist with minor surgical procedures,

insert IV lines, order, draw and administer narcotics, monitor patients in recovery and maintain documents submitted

to the government.

Advantage Nursing Houston, TX 2005 – 2007

Provided LVN care in an acute care setting. Monitored patients on Med-surge, Telemetry, and LTAC floors.

Administered and monitored IV antibiotics and pain meds.

Professional Experience

Working predominately has an agency nurse immensely enhanced my skills as a licensed professional, enabling the

execution of care in several settings: Acute care, Long-term, LTAC, Rehabs, Correctional, Home Health, Hospice,

Clinical OB/GYN), Assisted Living, Recovery Room, and HSC programs.:

• Admissions, managed ventilator and tracheotomy care, wound care (wound vac), glucose monitoring, G-tubes,

admin. of blood and blood products, med admin., suture & staple removal

• Carefully scoped instrument trays and setup surgical equipment to meet OR Nurse specifications

• Maintained medical records, receiving commendations for thoroughness and accuracy in completion of reports

and patient documentation.

• Developed patient and family satisfaction behaviors to improve quality of care.

• Designed and delivered hands-on customer training to develop understanding of product and proficiency in its

use.

• Ordered and distributed supplies & narcotics to guarantee adequate supply for operations.

• Drafted, revised, and produced documentation to focus on the needs and concerns of my physician.

• Innovative creation, revision, and implementation of operating instructions, policies, and job descriptions to

maintain consistent quality.

• Interpreted test results, collaborated with physician preceptor as needed, and identified and validated diagnosis.

• Monitored conscious sedation and performed procedures to ensure patient comfort.

• Performed initial assessments, charting, and ordering of lab work and/or x-rays as necessary.

• Managed caseloads of several patients per day with a variety of illnesses and injuries, i.e., Parkinson's, CVAs,

ortho, spinal cord, brain injuries, cardiac, etc. Instruct patients and families regarding care.

• Monitored and delivered requests for urgent transcription projects to meet needs of physician and surgery

schedules.

• Rooming, triage, drawing and administering narcotics, performing vaginal and abdominal ultrasounds, assisting in

minor surgical procedures and recovery

Experience Provided By:

• TIRR, Select Specialty, Cornerstone, Triumph, Memorial Hermann, Healthsouth, Gulf Coast Med Center, Oak

Bend Med Center, Hampton @ Tanglewild, Park Manor, R&L Group, Matagorda General, Doctors Diagnostic,

Tops Surgical Center, Houston Can Academy

Education

Wharton High School, Wharton, TX –High School Diploma 1999

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX - Biology 2001

Medical Career Training, Houston, TX - Phlebotomy 2002

Wharton County Jr College, Wharton, TX - LVN 2005

Houston Community College, Houston, TX –Awaiting Transition Acceptance 2009-Current

Licenses

2005, LVN #201774

2002, Certified Phlebotomist

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