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License Vocational Nurse

Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Posted:
March 17, 2021

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Francesca Cuffy

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Los Angeles, CA

To obtain employment in a healthcare environment as a LVN where I can utilize my knowledge and skills

to provide excellent patient care.

Work Experience

LVN Nurse

Oxford Health Care Services - Long Beach, CA

March 2019 to Present

Supporting the philosophy of the organization, ensuring that safety and sanitation standards are maintained in residents' rooms and all work areas. Following organizational policies and procedures when providing nursing care.

● Preparing and administering medications as ordered by the physician in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures, ordering prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment. Making rounds with nurses, notifying the resident's physician and/or next of kin when there is an incident involving the resident or a change in the resident's condition. Consulting with the resident's physician in providing the resident's cares, treatments, and rehabilitation.

● Administering professional services within the scope of nursing practice such as: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings, packs, and irrigations as required, obtaining sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered. Monitoring seriously ill residents as necessary, providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the residents' care plan and wishes. Receiving and transcribing physician's orders in accordance with the facility's procedures. Completing all necessary charting as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Country Villa Plaza - Santa Ana, CA

February 2018 to March 2019

Supporting the philosophy of the organization, ensuring that safety and sanitation standards are maintained in residents' rooms and all work areas. Following organizational policies and procedures when providing nursing care.

● Preparing and administering medications as ordered by the physician in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures, ordering prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment. Making rounds with nurses, notifying the resident's physician and/or next of kin when there is an incident involving the resident or a change in the resident's condition. Consulting with the resident's physician in providing the resident's cares, treatments, and rehabilitation.

● Administering professional services within the scope of nursing practice such as: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings, packs, and irrigations as required, obtaining sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered. Monitoring seriously ill residents as necessary, providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the residents' care plan and wishes. Receiving and transcribing physician's orders in accordance with the facility's procedures. Completing all necessary charting as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.

Licensed Vocational Nurse

New Orange Hills - Orange, CA

August 2017 to February 2018

Supporting the philosophy of the organization, ensuring that safety and sanitation standards are maintained in residents' rooms and all work areas. Following organizational policies and procedures when providing nursing care.

● Preparing and administering medications as ordered by the physician in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures, ordering prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment. Making rounds with nurses, notifying the resident's physician and/or next of kin when there is an incident involving the resident or a change in the resident's condition. Consulting with the resident's physician in providing the resident's cares, treatments, and rehabilitation.

● Administering professional services within the scope of nursing practice such as: catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings, packs, and irrigations as required, obtaining sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered. Monitoring seriously ill residents as necessary, providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the residents' care plan and wishes. Receiving and transcribing physician's orders in accordance with the facility's procedures. Completing all necessary charting as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.

Caregiver

Attentive Home Care - Santa Ana, CA

October 2016 to February 2018

Prioritized and multi-tasked to complete caregiver duties: Personal Care, Diet, Meal Planning, Meal Preparation, feeding (if needed), Home Management, and all Miscellaneous duties as needed

● Maintained residents privacy and confidentiality per HIPAA Residential Counselor Supervisor

Aviva Family and Children Services - Los Angeles, CA January 2008 to November 2015

Prioritized and multi-tasked to complete administrative duties: Staff Evaluations, Supervision of Residents, Assisted in Hiring of Staff Members, and Staff Trainings

● Medication Administration for Developmental Disabled Children & Adults, Pro Act Certified

● Liaison between County Social Worker/ Probation Officers

● Maintained residents privacy and confidentiality per HIPAA Employment Specialist/ Residential Counselor

The Help Group - Sherman Oaks, CA

January 2000 to January 2008

Organized, updated, and maintained client's charts for employment services per HIPAA

● Supervised Residents during group activities, school attendance, transported client's to medical appointments

● Medication Administration for Developmental Disabled Children & Adults, Pro Act Certified

● Prioritized and multi-tasked to complete administrative duties Education

Diploma in Nursing

American Career College - Anaheim, CA

Skills

• LVN

• Home Health

• Pediatrics

• Ventilator Certification (3 years)

• Medication Administration

• Transcription

• Tube Feeding

• Experience Administering Injections

• Nursing

• Triage

• Hospice Care

• Vital Signs

• EMR Systems

• Nursing

• Social Work

• Home Care

Certifications and Licenses

First Aid Certification

CPR Certification

IV Certification and Blood Draws

Present

IV certification and blood draw

LVN

LPN

Assessments

Nursing Skills: Clinical Judgment — Highly Proficient February 2019

Measures a candidate’s ability to assess a patient's condition and implement the appropriate medical intervention.

Full results: Highly Proficient

Nursing Skills: Patient Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient June 2019

Addressing concerns and using sensitivity when responding to needs and feelings of patients Full results: Highly Proficient

Nursing Aide Skills — Expert

June 2019

Measures a candidate’s ability to provide nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures.

Full results: Expert

Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.



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