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Vocational Nurse Registered

Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Posted:
May 14, 2022

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Jennifer Liseth Moreno

REGISTERED NURSE, BSN.

Compassionate and dedicated medical professional with 10+ years of hands-on experience providing quality care to a wide variety of patients. Dedicated to maintain critical thinking skills and gain new skills to provide dignified and competent care. Committed to providing all patients with outstanding care and help improve quality of life. Highly organized with well –regarded supervisory strengths. Proven management and leadership, training abilities and a team player. Reliable healthcare provider with ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Wound Care Certified (WCC) Registered Nurse with experience in wound care with ability to present educational wound care treatment and management in-services. Aiming to leverage my experience and knowledge to effectively fill the position at your facility.

Professional Experience

2021-current Reasons Eating Disorder Center Arcadia, CA

Registered Nurse Manager

Delegates, plans, coordinate and evaluate patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members.

Oversees a team of nurses RN/LVN, Mental health workers, milieu management, patient crisis management and intervention, medication management and administration.

Responsible for staffing schedules, mentoring staff, employee satisfaction and eval’s, customer satisfaction and managing finances.

Focuses on leading the staff in the most effective manner such as problem solving and continued communication. Performs as a resource nurse.

Attends weekly managers meeting to case manage patient plan of care, admissions and discharges.

Coordinates care with Medical director to improve patient safety and quality of care.

Ensures keeping facility and documentation organized.

2017-2021 Sherman Oaks Hospital Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse Medsurg/Telemetry, Step down unit(DOU), Covid unit nurse, Floater

Responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process.

Monitor vital signs, ekg’s, change of conditions, progress of treatment, medication administration(PO,IV,IM,SUBQ)

Documented assessments, interventions, medications, patient responses.

Administered blood products, collected blood draws, performed emergency medical procedures, life sustaining emergency care.

Oriented and precepted new hires.

Floated to Geropsych, performed 15 mins checks, monitored suicidal patients, assessed medication needs, and addressed behavioral needs, attended to psychiatric emergencies. Performed admissions to inpatient services.

Floated to step down unit and covid unit, managed vent dependent patients, IV antibiotics, identifies change in medical conditions and notifies physician and or nursing supervisor.

10/2016-2017

Olympia Medical Center Hospital

Los Angeles, CA

Wound Care Registered Nurse

Served as a consultant in a acute hospital setting for complex wounds, including accurate staging of pressure ulcers, prevention of Nosocomial pressure ulcers.

Complies with infection control, standard precautions, Isolation precautions (contact, airborne and droplet.) Proper donning and removal of PPE.

Responsible for planning, coordinating, providing and evaluating care for groups of patients in multiple levels of care with recommendations of appropriate treatment plan.

Demonstrates expertise in providing inpatient staff education to perform skin assessments, recognize existing wounds/surgical sites/pressure ulcers, provide proper documentation and provide appropriate prevention interventions.

Participates in Nursing Orientation program for new employees regarding specialized needs of patients with pressure ulcer and skin needs.

Performs hospital wound care incidence and prevalence for quality management.

Identify patients with requiring debridement procedures and alert attending physician.

Develop treatment plan according to current wound care protocols, explain dressing rationale, initiate preventative measures and monitor results of care delivered.

Experienced in managing and troubleshooting negative pressure wound therapy, KCI wound vac.

08/2016-9/2017

Broadway Manor Care Center

Glendale, CA

Registered Nurse- RN Supervisor

Supervises LVNs and CNAs carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws to provide personal and environmental safety.

Make patient rounds, performs assessments, planning, implementing and evaluation utilizing nursing process, observes vital signs with appropriate interventions if needed, GT feedings, oral suctioning and oxygen use for respiratory needs, repositioning, hydration/nutritional status/feeding program, assessment of new admissions including skin/wound assessments, pre/post dialysis assessment, monitoring lab/x-rays values, incontinence and relative interventions, use of proper assistive devices, ensure timely response to call lights, monitor assist patients with adapting to an altered lifestyle to maintain maximum function and promote growth physically.

Complies with infection control, standard precautions, Isolation precautions (contact and droplet.) Proper donning and removal of PPE.

Pain/antibiotic management, IM injections, Insulin administration.

IV insertion, PICC dressing changes.

Document and follow up with timely notification of physician and family.

Patient teaching provided when admitting and discharging patients.

Serves as an educator to patients, families and coworkers.

Creates a positive and efficient work environment.

Performs other duties or functions as assigned by DON and/or Administrator, maintains communication with manager and nursing staff.

05/2010-8/2016

Broadway Manor Care Center

Glendale, CA

Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medication administration nurse

Medication Pass as ordered by Physician. ( Pour, pass,chart method.)

Monitors side effects of medications, Provides pain medication interventions as ordered and evaluations.

Provides patient teaching regarding medication.

Monitors change of condition, reports labs, X-ray results, incidents and changes of condition to Physicians and Family in a timely manner.

Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examination.

Encourages,assists and trains in self-care and activities of daily living,

Evaluates new admissions performs thorough skin assessments, performs weekly body skin assessments for entire facility.

Participates in weekly wound team rounds with wound doctors and consultants.

Documents status of wounds weekly, insures notification of physician and family of changes.

Provides education to staff, preventative measures and special air mattresses.

Perform daily wound dressing for 78 bed skilled nursing facility.

Participated in multiple department of health surveys with ability to pass.

Revises care plans and monitors effectiveness of recommended wound treatment and monitors ongoing quality of care given.

6/2013-1/2015

Los Angeles Hospice Care

Los Angeles,CA

Licensed Vocational Nurse/medication administration.

Provide basic patient care and treatment to terminally ill patients, collaborate with physician, registered nurses, LVNs,MSW,chaplain and hospice aides to coordinate end of life care.

Provide support and educate patient,caregivers and family members about end-of-life care.

Maintained absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to patients and families and adhere to HIPPA rules.

Administered medication and wound care treatments as ordered by physician.

Responsible for maintenance of electronic medical records.

Education/Certifications

Glendale Career college- Licensed Vocational Nurse, 2009, Glendale, CA

Shepherd University- Registered Nurse, ADN, 2015, Los Angeles,CA

Chamberlin University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, July 2019.

Hospital fire and life safety- Olympia Medical Center and West Hills Hospital

BLS provider, CPR, AED program – American Heart Association

EKG & Pharmacology course- American Heart Association, certificate # E74500095

ACLS provider- American Heart Association

National Alliance of Wound Care and ostomy (NAWCO) –WCC –wound care certification, obtained 11/18/2016- 11/18/2021(recert pending)



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