Marlene Cintron

Assistant Lead Nurse of Internal Medicine Department - The Greater Hudson Valley

Family Health Center

Wallkill, NY 12589

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Skilled LPN offering expertise in pediatric, geriatric, rehabilitative and post-operative care, orthopedics, and more. Consistently earned praise from patients, family members and supervising clinical directors for delivering excellent nursing care.

WORK EXPERIENCE

LPN

St. Christophers Inc - Newburgh, NY - July 2014 to Present Administer medications, order medications, intakes, keep of narcotics and assist with children in cottages as needed

Assistant Lead Nurse of Internal Medicine Department The Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center - 2009 to Present Responsible for the care patients through the direct supervision of Medical Assistant and LPN'S.

• Train and supervise personnel in all areas of patient care and daily procedures.

• Facilitate a creative and safe environment.

• Ensure open lines of communication and accurate charting procedure; update computerized patient data.

• Educate Medical Assistants on the prevention of transmitted infectious bacteria.

• Liaison between patients, nurses, and physicians to address problems requiring immediate/long term resolve.

• Oversee direct patient care requirements.

• Enforce regulations requiring the witnessed counting and charting of medications.

• Administer control narcotics assuming full responsibility for possession of keys. LPN

Center For Recovery - Newburgh, NY - June 2012 to October 2014 Dispense Methadone on weekends

School Nurse

Kiryas Joel School District - February 2006 to January 2009 Worked under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Kept updated records.

• 1:1 care for children with tracheostomy

• Catherization, tube feeding

• Dispense medications

Head Triage Nurse

Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County - August 2000 to February 2006 Triage all calls

• Medication Line

• Worked 1:1 with providers overseen triage department Licensed Practical Nurse

Unlimited Care Inc - June 1998 to August 2000

Provide bedside care as needed.

• Gave out medications on a timely matter.

• Took vital signs.

• Charted all interventions.

• Provided assistant to the Register Nurse.

• Guided CNAs and helped in their needs.

EDUCATION

Business Administration

Marist College - Poughkeepsie, NY

September 1991 to May 1992

Regents Diploma

Wallkill Senior High School - Wallkill, NY

September 1987 to June 1991

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• EMR trainer

• Training received for medical interpreter

• Experienced with excellent patient care and leadership skills.

• Perform nursing procedures as ordered.

• Assess the patient's needs and report findings to the registered nurse.

• Recommend changes to the plan of care as appropriate.

• Complete accurate charting of findings, treatments, and patient responses.

• Administer medications.

• Organize care to provide timely and efficient care to all patients.

• Explain to patients the necessity and effect of all procedures, treatments, and medications.

• Supervise medical assistants and LPN's.

• Follow strict infection control guidelines.

• Experienced administering tube feedings, catheterizing children.

• Checked and changed dressings, suctioning, trachea care and 1:1 nursing for medically fragile children.

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