Nurse Practical
Resume:
Raina Smith LPN, LVN
Houston, Texas 77049
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Professional Licensed Practical Nurse
“ I enjoy promoting a healthy delivery by providing supportive and competent care to expectant mothers. “
Education:
2003 Practical Nursing Diploma Nunez Community College Chalmette, Louisiana State of Louisiana Licensed Practical Nurse
State of Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse
IV Therapy Certified Nunez Community College Chalmette, Louisiana 1998 NR-CMA Bryman College New Orleans, Louisiana
Professional Experience:
06/2016 - Present LVN Home Care Nurse Healthy Connections (High Risk OB Nurse) 05/2012 – 05/2016 LVN ALERE / OPTUM Home Monitoring (High Risk OB Nurse) 03/2011 – 09/2014 LVN OB-GYN LBJ Hospital Houston, Texas 11/2010 – 2/2011 LVN (LBJ OB-GYN) All Health Staffing Houston, Texas 04/2008 - 9/2010 LVN OB-GYN Kelsey Seybold Women's Center Houston, Texas 07/2007 - 4/2008 LVN II / OB-GYN Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Properly implement the nursing process and develop comprehensive care plans for expecting mothers. Assess, define care, and vigilantly monitor fetal heart rate, care for patients during difficult pregnancies, implement interventions, reassess and modify care plans to improve outcomes. Assisted physicians and medical staff with daily task and procedures including: IV starts, Vital Signs, Injections, Telephone Triage, Medication Refills, Laboratory Specimen Collections, Foley care, Pap Smears, Basic EKG, NST, Order Diagnostic Testing, Appointment Scheduling,
Procedure Nurse In Surgical and Non-Surgical Procedures ( Ultrasounds, LEEP, Colposcopy, EMB, Cryotherapy, Mirena, Paragard, and Implanon. ) Use of EPIC EMR ( Electronic Medical Record), Kinnser Software & Concur.
04/2006 - 07/2007 CCT / LVN Emergency Room Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Houston, Texas Cared for a patients at a Level 2 trauma center. Assessed patients and prioritized care. Managed multiple critically ill patients. Document assessments, care plans, outcomes. Provided information and support to patients and family members regarding conditions and plans. Assisted physicians and medical staff with daily task and procedures including: Vital Signs, Triage Assistance, IV therapy, CPR, Code Blue Activation, Shock Room Assistance, Glucose Monitoring and Laboratory Specimen Collections. 10/2001 - 08/2005 NR-CMA & LPN On Assignment (Agency) Metairie, Louisiana Worked for staffing agency in a variety of specialties as a Certified Medical Assistant, and after graduation in 2003 as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Specialties Included: Pediatrics, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, & ENT. Exams: DOT and Non-DOT drug screening, Audio grams, Visual fields, EKG, CDL certifications, Pre- Employment, Worker's Compensation, and Occupational Medicine Injury Exams. Computers: Medisoft, Microsoft Word & Ochsnet.
Supervised staff of 15+ for health fair conventions in the city. Held immunization fairs for shipyard on site employees. Pediatric nurse for Children's Hospital Clinics. Started new clinic on Canal Street. Supervised 8 local clinics in the New Orleans area.
Responsibilities include:
Hiring of potential employees, Assisting physicians with various medical techniques, Pediatric Immunizations, Documentations, Daily logs, Pediatric vital signs, Laboratory specimen collections, Prescription refills,Patient scheduling, Ordering test and procedures for patients, Interviews and obtains history and chief complaint information from new and established patients. Reference: Excellent references will be furnished upon request. Note : Gap in employment due to being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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