Laura L. Wooten-Radowenchuk

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Westlake, OH 44145

Cell Phone 216-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To enhance my knowledge and skills in a nursing position that provides an opportunity to use my acquired strengths, compassion, education, and array of experience in various settings for useful and rewarding employment to provide beneficial care and training for the wellbeing of others. RELATED AND FORMER EDUCATION

Octapharma Plasma Corporate Training - Charlotte, NC, May, 2019. Certification in Advanced Nexlynk Software for training new and existing employees. Lorain County Community College - Elyria, OH, March, 2013. Associate Degree of Applied Science/Nursing. Clinical rotation completion in Long term care, Med-Surg, Emergency, Behavioral Health, Cardiac, Labor and Delivery, and Pediatric Units at various hospitals with Management at Mercy Hospital. Preceptorship acceptance and completion at Cleveland Clinic ICU-Neurology Department.

Lorain County Community College – Elyria, OH, November, 2011 STNA Certification. Paychex Corporate Training - Rochester, NY, May, 2001. Payroll Software Training to train software to existing clients.

Cuyahoga Community College - Cleveland, OH, January, 1997. Emergency Medical Technician Certification.

Academy of Court Reporting - Cleveland, OH, July, 1993. Associate Degree of Applied Business/Stenography.

RN Licensure renewal; August, 2019

Current BLS Certification; Renewed April, 2019

RN Licensure; December, 2013

EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE

Westpark Neurology and Rehabilitation – Cleveland, OH, November, 2019 to Present. Nursing Supervisor and Unit Nurse.

Providing supervision to staff and bedside care for patients/residents occupying a six-unit, 160-bed, private facility including skilled rehabilitation for long term and short term care of patients with a variety of neurological diseases and traumatic brain and spinal injuries including and not limited to quadriplegic, paraplegic and hemiplegic natures. Providing medical treatment including emphasis on IV antibiotic therapy and TPN to patients with multiple diseases and infections including drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Providing medication administration, tracheotomy care, wound treatment, colostomy care, ventilation monitoring and more to long term and post-operative patients occupying skilled nursing and two secured behavioral health care units under management of Psych 360. Many residents are receiving occupational and physical therapy while under our care.

Octapharma Plasma, Inc. - Cleveland, OH, November 2015 to November, 2019; Physician Substitute.

Performing physical examinations to determine donor suitability. Performing medical interventions for medical incidents, as needed. Monitoring donors during reactions and providing medical intervention based on knowledge of care. Determining need for emergency medical care and responding accordingly. Setting up payment accounts and making payment corrections for facility errors. Cross trained for new donor registration and medical screening. Current cross training for phlebotomy, machine set-up and donor disconnections. Designated trainer for new Physician Substitutes and other areas. Nursing care for Center. Complete documentation through DMS, Eque, Cashcard and Master Control computer software programs including paper documentation and online support. Transition into Nexlynk software while training new and existing employees. Daily webmail communication and signing off on current changes for center directory through Center SOP's. Basic vitals and blood testing for protein levels in plasma via refractometer operation and hematocrit levels through blood samples via hematostat equipment with concurrent documentation for return donors. New donor registration and donor floor technician and disconnecting cross training. Above average performance in all areas. Communicating with Center Medical Director to determine donor medical suitability and Center Director as required.

Arbors at London Skilled Rehabilitation Facility - London, OH, October, 2014 thru December, 2014; RN Supervisor.

Oversee functions and performance of facility, patient and staff along with performing duties as a staff RN including oral and IV medication and fluid administration, set-up, monitoring, initial and ongoing assessments; providing IV access, medication administration, monitoring, flushing, and relief of pump malfunction, with proper documentation, to all residents in facility as ordered. Experience includes conducting initial and ongoing assessments through collection of subjective and objective data in collaboration with clients, their family, and other medical team members. Analyzing and developing a plan of care and communicating plan with appropriate members while modifying plan as health status of client improves or declines. Providing direct care while executing current regimen and delegating appropriate nursing duties. Nursing experience includes teaching and demonstrating proper care and techniques for clients preparing for discharge while demonstrating continuous assistance to client and staff throughout medical care.

Ongoing evaluation of client's response to medical intervention with proper documentation of health status and care given. Notifying physician and verbalizing necessary data outside of facility when a change in health or mental status requires urgent intervention. Obligations encompassed caring for patients combating drug and alcohol addiction with need for medical attention given solely by a licensed RN. Experience includes working with adults and elderly suffering from behavioral/mental health disease, various medical diagnoses and post-surgical intervention.

Cardiovascular Medicine of Cleveland – Fairview Park, OH. October, 2013 thru October 2014; Self Employed RN for Dr. Basel Moussa, M.D., Clinical and Interventional Cardiology. Working as a liaison between patients and physicians including thorough patient history and assessment, current medications, reporting need for patient hospitalization, EKG monitoring, holter monitor application, ordering lab work and x-rays as needed, ordering refill prescriptions, scheduling for heart catheterization, assisting with nuclear stress testing, standard and Epic charting, and basic office functioning.

Westlake Village, Skilled Rehabilitation-Westlake, OH. May, 2011 thru October, 2013; STNA in skilled nursing rehabilitation facility.

Responsible for assisting with transferring, ambulating, feeding, dressing, toileting, and basic care in skilled short term and long-term setting. Familiar with use of ambulatory support equipment and reporting changes in behavior and physical findings. Metro Health Medical Center - Cleveland, OH. February, 1996 thru July, 1999; Patient Service Representative in Emergency Department.

Responsible for patient interviews, demographic entry, verifying and rating insurance coverage including HMO preauthorization verification and Worker’s Compensation processing, chart preparation and breakdown, scheduling stat x-rays and ultrasounds, filling lab requisitions as ordered with specimens and sending to appropriate labs, visit processing with ICD-9 and CPT coding.