JANICE V. IBARRA
PO Box ******
Los Angeles, CA *0004
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a full time position as a Licensed Vocational Nurse
EXPERIENCE:
*/**** ** ******* ***** John’s Health Center
Cardiothoracic Outpatient Clinic
2121 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Responsibilities as an LVN:
Making appointments for patients and preparing their charts for the clinic. Scheduling surgeries for the doctors including contacting the perfusionist and scheduling transesophageal echocardiograms with the patient’s cardiologist. Obtaining pre-certification authorizations for necessary surgeries that require approval from insurance companies. Answering phones, checking messages left and returning calls. Rooming patients, which includes taking vital signs and updating their charts.
Ordering and maintaining inventory of medical and office supplies. Overseeing and updating the doctor’s schedule. Communicating with the doctor to confirm and establish that he is aware of his daily tasks, meetings and appointments. Ordering pre-operation tests for patients scheduled to have surgery and sending all required paperwork and results to the pre-operation department after the surgeon has finalized and signed them off. Confirmation with the on call department to make sure they are aware of the doctors assigned for on call duty during weekends.
1/2009 to 11/2009 Endoscopy Center of Southern California
2336 Santa Monica Blvd. #204
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Office Manager: Celerina Sauva-Angeles
Responsibilities as a LVN:
Admitting patients and asking them questions to determine if they are prepared for their EGDs and colonoscopies. Starting IVs so patients are prepared to receive anesthesia in the procedure room when their doctor is ready to begin their procedure. Discontinue IVs and check for signs of a reaction. When discharging patients, assist them to their dressing room to ensure their safety and make certain someone accompanies them when they leave.
2/2007 to 12/2008 Women’s Healthcare Associates of Santa Monica
1245 16th Street, # 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Office Manager: Valerie Hawks
Responsibilities as a LVN:
Bringing patients in, taking their vital signs and preparing their rooms for the doctors. Setting up for exam room for procedures and biopsies. Drawing blood and ordering labs per the doctors’ orders. Cleaning rooms, washing speculums and instruments for autoclave. Stocking rooms to prepare them for the next day. Faxing refill requests back to the pharmacy that the doctor has approved. Calling patients with test results.
6/2003 to 1/2005 Lindora Medical
10921 Wilshire Blvd., #105
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Office Manager: Donna Weisbord
Responsibilities as a LVN:
Weighing patients daily and administering Vitamin B12 injections. Teaching patients how to follow the Lindora program. Reviewing the patients’ daily journals and recording their progress on the computer. Entering doctors’ orders and notes on the computer.
EDUCATION: American Career College 1999-2000
Licensed Vocational Nurse
LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and Tagalog.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.