Lydia A. Leon

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Montebello, CA 90640

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LYDIA A LEON, RNII

Experience 2000 – 2016 LAC/USC MED CENTER

Retired REGISTERED STAFF NURSE II

August 2012 - Obtained SSN I

November 2008 – 2016

7A - Previously training RN’s on Telemetry :

documentation on rate, rhythm

trouble shooting desk top telemetry unit

care of patients on telemetry monitors.

Nightshift Charge Nurse

Resource and teaching staff on new

equipment/protocols

Assisting in Audits via evalysis

October 2000- 2008

10-200

Successfully completed Phrase I Critical Care Program

Successfully completed Phrase I Critical Care Program with certificate.

Acting as Charge Nurse on the evening shift.

Efficiently able to titrate vaso-active drugs, and wean patients off drips.

Recovering patients from OR on Cardio Thoracic unit.

9 years telemetry experience. Caring for ventilated patients.

Competent in working with various devices: wound vac, pleural vac, PCA, IVAC, varies types of drains, dressing changes

Perceptorship of new nursing grads on nightshift

10/2000-2014 Caring and utilizing nursing protocols for jail inmates on medical floor as well as in the jail ward LASD.

2006-2007

Advance Surgical Institute Huntington Beach, Ca

Part time position as pre op/post op recovery nurse. Pre op patient for surgical procedures: consent, IV, IV fluids.

Post op recovery: Carry out MD's orders, Vitals,

administer pain medication and application of necessary post op bandages and post op surgical garments.

discharge instructions and follow up appointments

Maintain charting records.

2003-2005

Seacliff Plastic Surgical Center Huntington Beach Ca Part time position as pre op / post op recovery nurse. Prep patient for surgical procedure: consents, IV, IV fluids. Post Op recovery: Carry out MD's orders, Vitals, administer pain medication and application of necessary post op bandages and post op surgical garments.

discharge instructions and follow up appointments

Maintain charting records.

1999-2000 MONTEREY PARK HOSPITAL

MPK,CA

STUDENT NURSE INTERN

3 years experience working in Antepartum, Postpartum, Nursery.

Set up for deliveries, assisted with vaginal deliveries.

Caring for postpartum moms.

Caring for newborns in the delivery room and in nursery.

Discharging patients with appropriate discharge

instructions.

1983-1997 EASTSIDE ORTHOPEDICS MED ASSOC

MPK,CA

XRAY TECHNOLOGIST / ORTHOPEDIC TECH/BACK

XRAY TECHNOLOGIST / ORTHOPEDIC TECH/BACK

OFFICE SUPVISOR

14 years experience license x-ray tech, ortho tech,

Duties included: casting, removal and application.

Injections, Lab draws.

Scheduling surgeries with different hospitals, scheduling pre op/ post op appts.

Insurance verification, medi-cal tar, Medicare billing, ICD-9 coding.

Workman’s Comp insurance verification, authorizations, and billing. Reporting to Worker’s Comp reps with work status. Liaison between UR and MD's.

Liaison between drug representatives, Medical office rep, and ordering of back office supplies.

Education 1998-2000 East Los Angeles College,Monterey Park, Ca

2007-2008 Cal State University Los Angeles,Ca

AS NURSING

BSN in progress

Interests Achieving BSN 2022

Certificates Phase I Basic Adult Critical Care 11/02 ICLS 01/02-02/02

Updated ACLS/BLS 1-23-22

PALS 1-23-22

12-Lead EKG 6/22/02

Basic Arrhythmias 6/26/01

Concepts in Burns 6/22/01

Didactic and practicum components by

Perivascular Nurse Consultants

PICC Certificate 04/08/08

PICC LINES: Clinical Monitoring &

Complication Management Program 04/07/08

RN LIC #581169 exp 11/30/22

Letters of Commendation: 7/23/02 Commendation for assisting the complex during staffing emergency.

4/29/04 Commendation for excellence in

patient care.

11/22/08 Commendation for assist in emergent

episode.

Leisure : Animal and wildlife rescue

Letters upon request.

Letters upon request.

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