Loretta Kay Bowens, RN

Modesto, CA *****

209-***-****

559-***-****

ac2ou3@r.postjobfree.com

Work History: Medical leave 08/24/2017-10/5/2017

Golden Living Center: RNAC 5/16/2017-08/24/2017

Assessments for Medicare/Medical billing

PointClickCare computer charting

Chart review

Care Plans per diagnosis

Revising charting for better understanding for CNA, RN, and LVN

Bethesda Lutheran Communities: Care Manager 01/2017-03/2017

Review of charts

Setting up appointments for vision, gynecology, urology, audiology, PCP, psychiatry,

Podiatry,

Ordering medications, and reconciling MARs

Review laboratory results

Call doctor for medications and laboratory results

Disposing of old medications

Care plans and in-servicing staff

Physical assessments

Computer charting

Braden and Fall risk sheets

Fresenius Health Care: Dialysis 09/2015-01/2017

Case Management for patients

Admissions, discharged, computer charting, assessments, care plans

IV antibiotics, oral medication pass, blood cultures, urine collections

Manage floor traffic, educating staff and patients, dietary needs

Consulting with Social Worker, and dietician, and physicians

Infinity Cares Services: Home Health Case Management 06/2015 – 07/2015

Home Visits for dressing changes, assessments, staged pressures

Computer Charting

TPN, PICC line dressings and flushes, admission OASIS, discharges OASIS, revisits

LRS Health Care: Medical Surgical Unit, Healdsburg, CA 05/2015 – 06/2015

17 bed unit combination of medical and surgical patients. Admissions and discharges

Paper charting changing into Cerner computer charting

Alerus pumps, Omnicell for medication pass.

Medical Surgical Unit, Alameda CA 03/2015 – 05/2015

30 bed unit combination of medical and surgical nursing. Admissions and discharges.

Pyxis medication pass

Meditech charting

Medication Reconciliation

AB Staffing, Phoenix, AZ Travel Nursing 09/2014 – 12/2014

Triage Nurse in Pinon, AZ on the Navajo Nation

Vital signs, assessments, medication when needed, dressing changes

Immunizations as ordered

Making appointments with appropriate medical staff.

Outpatient clinic with emergent and urgent care

Sacramento County Jail, Sacramento, CA Case Manager 08/2014-09/2014

Case management for inmates, calling MD, arranging with CO for transportation.

Dialysis on inmate/patients, cannulation, blood draws, taking and noting orders. Skin preparation, paper charting and computer charting, McKesson, cleaning machines, emptying biohazard material, garbage, clean blood spills off of floor, disinfection of machine.

Check water, string machines, assessments, charting,

CA Correction Healthcare Facility, Jamestown, CA 05/2014 06/14 Diabetic Clinic/Charge RN (Platinum Health Care)

Case Manage 40 diabetic inmates, calling MD, writing orders, trending blood sugars

First responder for 5 buildings. Check in patient/inmates from hospital or outside treatment.

500 bed unit

Perform glucose checks and administer insulin to inmate/patients.

CA Correction Healthcare Facility, Stockton, CA 10/2013 – 02/14

Med/Surgical Charge RN/Case Management (contract: E and J Staffing Solutions)

Oversee 2 CNAs, 1 LVN

Oversee direct care of 15+ patients daily at a correctional facility

Acute care and some rehab; care of diabetics, amputations, wound dressing, PICC line, central venous

Case manage for inmates to specialty medical offices i.e. cardiology, podiatry, pain clinics,

2400 bed correctional hospital in Stockton

Dialysis Clinics Inc, Oroville, CA 07/2013 – 09/2013

Temp Charge Nurse/Case Management (Nightingale Travel Nurses)

Charge Nurse for 12 chairs, 3 PCTs, 36 patients per day, initial assessments, monthly charting, pre and post treatment assessments, CVC dressings changes, monthly blood draws, urinalysis and wound culture swabs, reviewing labs giving IV medications, po medications.

Call Specialty M.D. i.e. cardiology, ophthalmology, podiatry, dentistry, etc. for appointments or

Satellite Dialysis, Santa Rosa, CA 06/2012 – 04/2013

Temp Charge Nurse/Case Management (Quick Travel)

Charge Nurse as above, Able to complete assignments ahead or on time, responsible and reliable to patient cliental and staff. Attends to matters of importance in a timely manner and works on emergent matters as that. Pre and post assessments, M.D. rounds, antibiotic therapy, CVC dressings, IV medication, called MD for orders, Meditech charting, spin charting, scheduling patients, 12 patients each shift.

Called Specialty MDs for appointments, cardio-vascular, podiatry, neurology, pain management.

48 chair unit

DaVita Health Care, Lemoore, CA 06/2011 – 06/2012

Charge Nurse/Supervisor/Case Management

Case manager working with patients, pre and post treatment assessments, CVC dressing changes, water checks, in charge of 16 patients per shift, 4 patient care technicians, called MD for orders, referrals to orthopedics, cardio-venous surgeons, podiatrists, and wound care clinics. Anemia management, infection control, chair side charting in Snappy, and teaching the new computer program Falcon. Ordered supplies, made acid baths, ordered medication from pharmacy, reviewed monthly medications for each patient. Reviewed charting of Patients care technicians, and registered nurses. Ordered Durable Medical Equipment for patients

Arcadia Health Care, Modesto, CA 2011-2011

Per Diem Home Risk Assessor RN/Case Management (as needed basis)

Provide in Home inspection for safety issues, charting recommendations for wheelchairs, ramps, housekeeping, bathroom pulls next to commode, bathtub, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility, mini mental tests for orientation and safety.

High Desert State Prison, Susanville, CA (Agency: Valley Health Care) 06/2010 – 10/2010

Charge RN for Med/Surgical Floor/Case Management

Medical and Surgical Floor, medical triage, Clinics A,B,C,D, PICC lines, antibiotic therapy, inserting heparin locks, elaborate sterile dressing changes, wound vacuums, wound cultures, colostomies, ileostomies, condom catheters, toenail removal, suture removal, minor surgeries, blood draws, hunger strike assessments, accessing implanted ports. Patient/doctor liaison, responsible for 11-14 patients per shift

Called MDs for pain management, podiatry, cardiovascular, oncology, wound clinic.

FMLA – Family Medical Leave of Absence 10/2008 – 06/2010

North Kern Valley Prison, Delano, CA 05/2008 – 09/2008

Specialty Nurse/Case Management (Valley Health Care)

Specialty Clinic making appointments for inmate patients for special doctors, i.e. cardiologists, orthopedics, oral surgeons, physical therapists, etc. Assembling laboratory reports and radiology reports or radiographs, checking inmate patients in to facility, eye washes, blood draws, rewrite orders from incoming specialists.

Satellite Dialysis, Modesto, CA 05/2005 – 02/2008

Charge RN /Case Management

Charge Nurse working the floor with direct patient care, access manager, infection control, ordered medication, mixed special baths, reviewed laboratory results, input information in doctor review sessions, Meditech and Spin

Charting, Called MD for laboratory results alerts, and new orders, IV medication and antibiotic therapy

Oversaw 1 LVN, 3 Patient Care Techs and 2 Tech Aids

Education:

Bellevue University, online

BHCM in progress

Merced College, Merced CA

Associate Degree in Nursing Dec 1990

License and Certifications:

CA 462010 expires in 06/30/2016. This license was on probation from 01/2007 which was successfully completed on 01/2010. Please check out the California State Board website for details.

WA 00174147 expires 05/10/2016

PALS AHA expires 05/2017

BLS AHA expires 12/2016

ACLS AHA expires 05/2017

Patient Falls: Zero Tolerance

Medication Safety: Assuring Safe Outcomes

Understanding Heart Failure

High Alert Medications: Safe Practices

The Provision of Care: Orthopedic Trauma

NIH Stoke Scale

Telemetry Interpretations

Forensic Evidence Collection for Nurses

Elite Case Management course 11/27/2013

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