Registered Nurse
Resume:
Christina Charles
Lodi, Acampo, CA.
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A compassionate home health and hospice Registered Nurse, with proven experience in bedside care, medication administration, and possess IV certification, who utilizes and abides by all facility policies. Uses critical thinking and skills to prioritize, delegate, and assign tasks in a timely and most efficient manner.
Skills
* Home Health/Palliative Care/ Hospice Care
* IV Therapy
* Diabetes Care
* Alzheimer's and Dementia care
* Ostomy/Colostomy Care
* Wound Care
* Nasopharyngeal/TracheostomyCare
* Catheter Care
* Medical Gases
* Observation and Assessment related to clients medical challenges and symptom management.
* Teaching and Training Activities
* Case management and supervision
Work Experience
Home Health Nurse
Hallway Healthcare- Dublin, CA. March 2017 to Present
* Assess client condition during every visit and chart observations.
* Perform skilled nursing assessment tasks, including vital signs and medication review.
* Administer medication as prescribed by the patient's Physician.
* Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing.
* Educate patients and their families on proper home health care and hospice strategies and procedures
* Coordinate with Occupational therapist, Physical therapists, Physicians and Collaborative Team.
* Provide palliative care as needed to keep the patient comfortable.
* Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life.
* Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests.
* Inspect the assigned patient's home, room & environment for any possible dangers or hazards assuring patient safety.
* Provide various health care interventions at home and reinforce/provide health education to the patients, families and caregivers living with the patient regarding the patient's current status and health needs.
* Monitor the vital sign of patients such as pain level, BP, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, temperature and respirations etc. Provide changing of wound dressings, administer injections, medications & perform comfort care.
* Record nursing notes during shift, along with remotely coordinating with interdisciplinary team. Coordinate and verify Dr. Appts. And transportation etc.
Continuous Care Nurse/ Hospice Nurse
Vitas Health Care - Sacramento, CA July 2017 to July 2018
* Home health and hospice nurse who works along with the interdisciplinary team who work together to meet the physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of hospice patients and families facing terminal illness and bereavement.
* Provides coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patients and family's needs and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
* Performs selected acts in care of the terminally ill, such acts include the administration of treatments and medications.
* Evaluates effectiveness of treatments and monitors patients reactions, and need for medication changes.
* Provides direct skilled bedside nursing care.
* Participates in Nurse on- call rotation/schedule in order to meet the needs of patients and families.
Long Term Care Nurse/ Medication Nurse
Quail Lakes Dycora Transitional Health - Stockton, CA November 2016 to July 2017
* Pass Resident medications around the clock and monitor residents.
* Assure that effective quality nursing care is delivered which is outcome focused through utilization of the nursing process.
* Identify needs and provide input for discharge planning and follow-up throughout length of stay.
* Assist with development of individualized plan of care in collaboration with the resident/responsible party and interdisciplinary care team.
* Implement plan of care consistently, effectively and cost efficiently with focus on resident centered outcomes by utilizing all appropriate, available resources for resident, family or responsible party counseling and discharge planning.
* Work in collaboration with physician and other health care professionals by sharing information relevant to changing plan of care.
* Deliver and maintain optimum resident care and comfort by demonstrating knowledge and skills of current nursing practices.
* Daily charting on residents, and daily charting of medicare patients, change of conditions, skin assessments, and annual and quarterly assessments etc.
Sales Agent/Assistant
PMZ, HomWrx, Real Estate Source, CA. February 2005 to Present
* Conduct real estate transactions
* Coordinate sales files.
* Client follow up in sales and potential sales.
* View properties for sale and to sell.
* List and sell resale homes.
* Assisted in negotiating, listing and sales of properties.
* Assisted and monitor escrow accounts for clients.
* Developed marketing strategies.
* Developed partnerships with local: escrow, title, lenders, bankers, mortgage bankers, down payment assistance programs, insurance agents, home warranty agents, inspectors, contractors, and brokers to establish a pipeline of business and resources for my client's needs.
* Prioritized and maintain all client files and work in a timely manner toward closing.
Education and Certifications
Nursing
International College of Health- Boyton, FL. July 2024
Nursing
Unitek College - Sacramento, CA. February 2016
IV and Blood Draw Certified, December 2016
Bachelor of Arts degree
California State University Stanislaus -Turlock, CA. December 2012
AA degree
San Joaquin Delta College- Stockton, CA. May 2010
TIME MANAGEMENT (10+ years), CPR CERTIFIED (10+ years), Home Health (8 years), Nursing(9 years)
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