Laura E. Mortensen

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Ojai, CA **023

805-***-****

adth7p@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Mt. St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA 1983-1986

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN (license # 401098)

Twin Cities Community Hospital/Cuesta College, Templeton, CA 1990

6 week Basic Operating Room training, with clinical rotation at Sierra Vista Hospital.

Professional Career Development Institute, Atlanta, GA 2001

Completion of Professional Medical Transcriptionist Program.

BLS Certified-expires 8/21

RN license-12/21

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

May 2019-May 21-retired

Epiphany Care Homes, Oxnard, CA

Nurse Director

Responsibilities include nursing obligations to 5 homes of residents with Intellectual Disabilities. Provide nursing advice and home visits, ISP assessments, teach classes on Medication Administration, attend Dr Day where the doctor visits all clients, Psych Day where all residents who are on psychotropic medications attend, and have a relationship with the pharmacy who attends to all of the residents and provide preexisting authorizations. Am on-call every other weekend for all residents who need assistance.

November 2018-May 2019

CVS Pharmacy, Montecito, CA

Retail Clerk

Responsibilities include attending to check-out, stocking and providing excellent customer service by helping customers find product in the store. May be cross-trained to assist in the pharmacy.

December 2016-March 2017

Seneca Family of Agencies, Oxnard, CA

Triage Nurse

Worked in an Adolescent Crisis Stabilization unit for youth 6-17 with behavioral issues to see if they could be stabilized within a 23 hour period or locate an inpatient setting for them. Also provided medication reconciliation. This was a temporary assignment through NurseCore.

March 2009-April 2016

Fresenius Medical Care, Santa Fe, NM and Ventura, CA

Clinical Manager

Responsible for staffing, monthly QAI meetings, regulatory compliance, Care Plan participation, patient admissions and discharges, anemia management, ordering medications, attending to the special needs of the clinic and geriatric patients, training and education of staff, and completing projects as assigned by Corporate, the Director of Operations and the Regional Quality Manager. All admissions and discharges were reviewed by the Clinical Manager. All geriatric

dialysis patients had a multitude of comorbid conditions that needed to be monitored. Worked as

a Case Manager monitoring IPO insurance patients in high and medium risk categories, providing care plans with contributions from myself, MSW and RD with the goal to prevent future hospitalizations. Worked with state assistance programs, especially Medicaid, to ensure coverage. Helped facilitate discharge transition of patients to hospice to ensure that the patient’s care was being coordinated with the hospice facility and family members in a timely manner and educated them about the services to be provided.

July 2008-February 2009

Central Coast Kidney Disease Center, Santa Maria, CA

Registered Nurse

Staff Nurse. Responsible for patient assessments, catheter care, dressing changes, administration of medications, initiation and take-off of hemodialysis treatments, contributed to care plans, progress notes, and assist CHT’s as needed.

August 2005-May 2008

Summit Surgery Center, Santa Barbara, CA

Registered Nurse

Surgical Nurse. Functioned as a circulating nurse for Orthopedics, hand and podiatry cases.

Responsibilities included acting as patient advocate, prep, set-up of the OR suite, insuring the proper functioning of equipment, ordering all medications, providing concise documentation of surgical procedures and assisting with special needs as requested by physicians.

June 2004-January 2005

Shepherd Eye Surgicenter, Las Vegas, NV

Purchasing Manager

Responsible for ordering all surgical, medical, visco-elastins, lenses, instruments and office supplies, receiving all orders and supplies, tracking consignment, completing quarterly inventory, accounts payable, controlling petty cash, sending equipment and instruments for repair as needed, and functioning as surgery unit secretary.

September 2002-January 2004

Renal Care Center, San Luis Obispo, CA

Registered Nurse

Dialysis Staff Nurse. Responsible for patient assessments, catheter and Lifesite care, dressing changes, administration of medications, initiation and take-of of hemodialysis treatments, chart audits and assisting CHT’s as needed. Received 12 weeks of training in-center prior to working the floor.

February 2001-September 2002

Halcyon Laser and Surgery Center, Arroyo Grande, CA

Registered Nurse

Surgical Nurse. Functioned as a circulating nurse for Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic/Reconstructive surgery cases, set up and operated the ‘microkerotome’ during Lasik procedures, ordered supplies and formulary inventory, provided education and arranged Inservices for staff, and completed special projects assigned by the supervisor.

June 1993-March 1999

Futurekids of Central California Computer Learning Center, San Luis Obispo, CA

Learning Center Director

Responsibilities geared toward the development and operation of the franchise, teacher training and implementation of curriculum, software installation, class scheduling, billing, payroll, marketing, advertising and student instruction.

November 1986-June1990

Dr. Eugene Juel, Internal Medicine, San Luis Obispo, CA

Registered Nurse

Office Nurse. Performed a variety of office procedures, flexible sigmoidoscopy, ran Vision Lab equipment and tests, and floated to front office duties as needed. Called in prescriptions and made follow-up calls to patients after visits.

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