Toelau J. Tuiasosopo-Ufivelesili
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Objective
Organized individual with good people skills and 11 years of experience in the Medical Field as a License Practical Nurse (LPN), looking for a position as an LPN to provide quality health care services for patient care, management, advocator, educator, counselor, consultant, researcher, and collaborator.
Licenses
● Graduated from an approved practical LPN nursing program American Samoa Community College (ASCC)
● State license as a Practical Nurse – Practical Nursing License issued by the American Samoa nursing authorities.
● Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
● Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification Skill Highlights
● Excellent skilled in IV insertion and administers IV/PO medication to infants, pediatrics and adults.
● Skilled in conducting physical assessment
● Broad medical terminology knowledge
● Committed to compliance reporting
● Specimen collection/processing proficiency
● Psych and mental health care proficiency
● Culturally sensitive
● Strong medical ethic
● Computerized charting
● OB/GYN professional
● Provide postpartum care
● Care for patient with miscarriages and/or fetal demises
● Administer Blood transfusion as order
● Assist normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries
● Monitor active labor mother’s
● Knowledge to care for high risk pregnant mothers with GDM/PIH
● Stabilizes newborn
● NICU/well baby professional
● Assist pediatricians with newborn via cesarean section
● Care for babies at neonatal intensive care unit
● Care for neonates on ventilators, high-flow.
● Knowledge of administering total Parental Nutrition (TPN)
● Assist pediatricians with inserting UVC/UAC
● Enthusiastic caregiver
● Wound cleaning/care expertise
● Infection control standards
● Colostomy care familiarity
● Insertion of Nasogastric tube (NGT) for infants, pediatrics, and adults
● Knowledge of trach care and change
● Knowledge of ventilator LTV/Trilogy
Accomplishments
Charge nurse for LBJ Labor & Delivery Unit 2015
Nurse of the year 2014 Labor & Delivery Unit
Nurse of the year 2010 Nursery Unit
Experience
Labor & Delivery Unit
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
2010- 2017
Staff /Charge Nurse
● Highly skilled in IV insertion daily
● Develop patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses.
● Assist patients through laboring and determining stage by performing vaginal examination.
● Provide treatment within scope of practice, record patient’s medical history, and vital statistics and test results in medical records.
● Ensured HIPAA compliance, educated patients of their treatments, and plans. Interpret External Fetal Monitor (EFM) used to monitor contractions for pregnant mothers and Fetal Heart Rate (FHR).
● Treat mothers that are untreated with any STI infection, able to augment or induce labor as per protocol and to start Magnesium Sulfate drip for high risk mothers with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). Nursery/NICU
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
2006-2010
Staff Nurse
● Highly skilled in IV insertion daily
● Receive newborns, assess, and determine level of care to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or well-baby.
● Routine well-baby initial routine shots (Vitamin K and first Hepatitis shot to be given), bath and initiate rooming-in with mother.
● NICU neonates are ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens, to continue close observation until neonate is ready to be discharged home or rooming-in with mother.
● Ensure that parents are updated with the infant's condition. Provide post- mortem care if the infant expires and provide comfort to parents. Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical Unit, Pediatric Unit, MaternityUnit, Mental Health
LBJ Medical Center
2006-2017
Staff Nurse
● Highly skilled in IV insertion daily
● Triage
● Provide quality skilled nursing care
● Administer medication to patients by various routes based on individual treatment plans and orders.
● Aided 1:8 patients ratio per unit
● Advocate for patient with language barrier and simplify medical terms
● Interpret test results
● Developed and implement care plans and monitored progress
● Assess and treated various wounds
● Provide postoperative care and rehabilitate
● Secure a safe, healthy and comfortable environment
● Report to physicians and implement orders received
● Multitasking is a must in these fast paced units
● A team participant as care will be twice effective with teamwork Home Health Nursing
2017-Current
Nurse
Credentials
Healthcare: Intravenous therapy, Carevue/CPRS computerized charting, STD counseling, Breastfeeding educator.
People Skills: great bedside manner, great customer service, people person, advanced problem-solving and great organizational skills.
Reference
Sokopeti Omani-Tago
RN/Supervisor Labor & Delivery Unit
Kathi Rivas
RN/Supervisor
PHC Home Health
Stacey Clemens
RN/Supervisor
PHC Home Health
Dr. Stacey Wiles