JANET KATZ

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Caring and compassionate in delivery of nursing care, strong focus on customer satisfaction/collaborative teamwork and recognition of cultural approach to meet individual needs. Proficient in Cerner application of medical record charting and currently in training for Allscripts (case management) documentation. Experience

WOUND CARE LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE Jan 2015 - Present San Ramon Regional Medical Center

• Prepared and implemented a basic plan of care for a selected client utilizing the nursing process.

• Performed fundamental nursing skills and correctly incorporated assessment skills.

• Collaborated with nursing staff to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and improve nursing needs of patients with wounds, ostomies, fistulas, drains or altered skin integrity.

• Maintained effective liaison with physicians and members of the interdisciplinary health team.

• Demonstrated sensitivity to patient's comfort, and privacy. Adapted approaches based on recognized cultural and religious diversity.

• Competent in application and daily monitoring of patients receiving Wound Vac therapy. LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE Jan 2005 - Present

San Ramon Regional Medical Center

• Ability to organize workload, set priorities and use time efficiently to complete work on time.

• Communicate and follow chain of command for notification of patient care services/issues.

• Flexible in role of inpatient acute setting and wound Care management.

• Assisted individual medical doctors with insertion of peripheral inserted central catheter (pic)/ central line dressing changes.

• Clinical skills performed IV insertion, foley catheter, nasogastric tube, nasogastric tube feeding. Medication administration, oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular.

• Documentation: focused on assessment, data analysis, prioritization, implementation and evaluation.

• Professional accountability, self-directed learning, personal and professional growth, accepted constructive feedback and showed initiative in seeking out new learning experiences.

• Assisted Emergency room registered nurses in the department with following tasks: vital signs, electrocardiogram, IV insertions, and data collection for patients requiring admission to inpatient department.

• Assisted inpatient registered nurses with wound care assessment and recommended treatment pian.

• Application of wound vac therapy in surgical services department.

• Proactive in patient education of disease process and plan of care. HYPERBARIC TECHNICIAN Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

San Ramon Regional Medical Center

• Prepared hyperbaric chamber, equipment and materials needed for patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT).

• Educated patient/family on benefits, risks, and contradictions and safety issues with HBOT.

• Monitor the patient and report any adverse reactions the patient may experience. PATIENT CARE AMBASSADDOR:

San Ramon Regional Medical Center: September 2015 -- February 2016

• Daily in-patient rounding to promote patient satisfaction

• Timely communication with members of the interdisciplinary health team to address concerns/issues.

• Presentation to nursing administration on the perception of the patient with a strong focus on personal feedback. CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Sep 1999 - Jan 2005

San Ramon Regional Medical Center

• Competent in routine skills: assistance with ADL's, such bathing, feeding, ambulating. Safe use of medical equipment, measurements such as vital signs, weights, intake & output. Assist in care of patient during admission, transfer and discharge.

• Flexible in both the role of the nursing assistant and constant observer role.

• Protocols followed: National patient safety goals, infection control, core measures and cultural competence.

• Professional Accountability, self-directed learning, personal and professional growth, accepted constructive feedback and showed initiative in seeking out new learning experiences. Skills & Specialization

Data Analysis, Liaison, Infection Control, Documentation, Catheter, Self-directed, Wound Care, Therapy, Data Collection, Licensed Vocational Nurse

Education

Skyline High School Jan 1967