Home Health Medical Equipment

Tina Melancon

Pleasanton, TX ***** Email: *************@*****.***

Objective

Twenty five years of Nursing; Four years as an EMT; Phlebotomy. I am seeking employment in an outpatient setting where I can use my skillset to contribute to a great team!

Highlights

Dispose of biomedical waste in

accordance with standards.

Dispose of contaminated sharps,

in accordance with applicable

laws, standards, and policies.

Draw blood from veins by vacuum

tube, syringe, or butterfly

venipuncture methods.

Blood Smears

IV insertion

Maintain medical equipment or

instruments.

Organize or clean blood-drawing

trays, ensuring that all instruments

are sterile and all needles,

syringes, or related items are of

first-time use.

Dispose of blood or other

biohazard fluids or tissue, in

accordance with applicable laws,

standards, or policies.

Manual and Electronic Vitals

Work History

Apr 2012

to

May 2017

Secretary/Limo Driver

David Funeral Home - New Iberia, LA

Maintain vehicles in good working condition.

Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions.

Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.

Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.

Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.

Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations. Jun 1996

to

Apr 2012

Home Health & Hospice LPN

AAA Home Health - New Iberia, LA

Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.

Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment. Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.

Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.

Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.

Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.

Tina Melancon

Pleasanton, TX 78064 Email: *************@*****.*** Work History (continued)

May 1993

to

May 1996

Emergency Medical Technician

Live Oak County EMS - George West, Te

Provide first aid or rescue assistance in emergencies. Maintain vehicles in good working condition.

Maintain professional knowledge or certifications. Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.

Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.

Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.

Jun 1994

to

May 1993

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Live Oak Nursing Center - George West, TX

Record patient medical histories.

Supervise patient care personnel.

Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment. Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.

Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.

Education

Beeville Collage - Pleasanton, TT

Diploma

Tri-City Community School Of Nursing - Pleasanton, TX Diploma

1994

Texas School of Phlebotomy - China Grove, TX

BLS Certification

Phlebotomy

Certification

2024

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