LVN

JUANITA BUITRAGO

*** ****** **. *** *********, CA 94134

home415-***-**** cell 415-***-****

*******@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Bilingual LVN with 28 years of nursing experience. Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable hospital environment. Skilled in working independently as well as within a team. Very enthusiastic with excellent bedside manner. Due to many great years of experience, has been able to gain the skills and knowledge to effectively work as a leader. Eager to take on any new challenge or task. LVN Employment Experience

• Langley Porter Psychiatric Institution

Dates Employed March 2008 to Current

Duties: Medication Nurse, patient care, consoling and redirecting patients as needed, assisting with ADLs, reporting changes in mental or physical status to MDs, documentation of patients progress, reporting off to RNs.

• Laguna Honda Hospital

Dates Employed November 2003 to March 2007

Duties: Administration of medications, including injections. Skilled at inserting IV’s for hydration.

• Menlo Park Place

Dates Employed June 2000 to November 2003

Duties: Skilled Nursing Facility- Distributed medication, led CNA’s and handled a variety of treatments (foley insertions, wound care, etc.). I also would report to the MD’s, transcribe, and carry out orders.

• Kaiser Permanente

Dates Employed June 1990 to June 2000

Duties: Clinical setting- worked within oncology and endocrinology. In addition, I worked in the injection room, as well as assisted with procedures such

as lumbar punctures and biopsies.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish and English

Trained in EPIC Hyperspace Digital Charting

References

Simmy Palecko, RN MSN- Nursing Supervisor at Langley Porter, 415-***-****, email: ******@****.****.***

Gail DeMartis, RN-Co-worker at Langley Porter, 415-***-****

Sharon Janson-Friend, 415-***-****

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