Karen Gatewood
Anaheim Hills, CA. 92808
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SKILLS
Time Management
Adaptability/ Multitasking
Critical thinking
Listening and communication
Caring
Managing
Excellent customer service
Quadrilingual (speaks English, Tagalog, Visayan, & Spanish) EXPERIENCE
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim, CA. - Nursing Attendant/ Certified Nursing Assistant since 2002 -present (BLS current ) & Licensed Practical Nurse/ LVN Intravenous Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certified in California.
04/ 2019 - Present
● Provide high-quality patient care
● Observes or sits with a patient who needs specialized attention or monitoring for safety purposes.
● Assist patient with ambulation, ROM, hygiene & activities of daily living
● Feeding and oral care for stable clients
● Record routine vital signs and intake/output
● Positing & linen change
● Transfer/ transport (to/from bed, chair, commode, stretcher)
● Report patient status and concerns to RN.
License Vocational Nurse with IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Certified.
(California)
Leadership: Managing a Healthcare Team
IV/Blood Withdrawal Certification
ECG Certification with Arrhythmia Recognition
Mechanical Ventilation
Training with Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
Tracheostomy Training
Wound Care
Home Front Property Management Inc., Anaheim, CA. - Property Manager
11/2020- Present
Screening tenants, collecting rent, property maintenance, and process eviction and move-outs.
Aya Healthcare Agency/ UCI,Choc Hospital. Orange, CA. 10/2018-02/2021 Certified Nursing Assistant
Taking vitals, monitoring patients, dressing, bathing/total care, charting,supervising patients at Psy unit or ER. Floating at Med. Surg.Peds, Mother and baby,Tele. Burn ICU, transferring patients/ transport and answering call lights.
EDUCATION
Santiago Canyon College/ Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA. 60+ units Completed 2008
California Career Institute Vocational Nursing Program 2017 Relias Academy Adult Residential Facility Certificate Training Program 2020
& Adult Residential Facility Administrator 04/ 2023 Allied Nursing Continuing Education 2024
Coastline Regional Occupational ProgramMedical/ Nursing Careers 01/1998
AWARDS
Perfect Attendance
4.0 GPA