Licensed Practical Nurse
Resume:
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OBJECTIVE
I am a Licensed Practical Nurse with 5+ years of experience seeking to leverage proven skills into a position at your medical center. I have diverse expertise in caring for the ill, injured, and disabled. Possess an Associate’s Degree and licensed to practice in New York and Virginia. Please review my resume, which highlights the skills and accomplishments that will enable me to contribute to your facility.
WORK OF EXPERIENCE
[April '21 – August ‘21] [Medical Solutions-Travel Nursing]
[LPN]
17 week contract- Dockside Rehabilitation center, Locust Hill, Virginia
Charting system- All point click care. Monitoring patient’s vital signs. Maintaining the cleanliness, comfort and safety of each patient. Administering medications via P.O., IV, PICC line. Updating patient records in a confidential manner. Evaluating the patient’s wellbeing, reporting any needs to medical staff. Monitoring for any status change and notifying Physician. Explaining treatment and procedures to patients and families. Wound care, changing dressings, bandages and wound care vacs. Admitting new patients into the facility.
[April '14 - Present] [Jefferson's Ferry Life Retirement Community] [S. Setauket, NY]
[LPN Supervisor]
Organizes and implements the day to day operations of resident care in accordance with Federal, State, Local and facility standards and regulations. Assists in updating and maintaining resident care records. Completes charting for resident illnesses or unusual occurrences. Effectively communicates information to residents’ responsible parties, physicians and staff. Ensures all staff follow guidelines in resident care plans, enhancing resident independence and well being according to the facilities’ wellness philosophy. Participates in implementation of policies and procedures that govern the operation of the facility.
[January '14- April '14] [Kids 1st Pediatrics] [Port Jeff Sta, NY]
[Licensed Practical Nurse]
Assisting 2 to 3 health care providers at a time in an office setting. Prepping rooms, stocking, recording chief complaint and medical history of patient. Preforming vital signs, measurements, administering vaccinations, capillary blood test, preforming rapid test to confirm DX. Filling out school forms, transcribing vaccinations and updating immunization charts, collecting and sending specimens to labs, calling in scripts to pharmacy.
[August ’13 – January '14] [Caring Hands Home Care] [Bohemia, NY]
[Licensed Practical Nurse]
Caring for a 21 y.o. male who is non-verbal with a medical history of severe mental retardation, convulsions, encephalopathy and NOS. Administering his daily dose of medications, providing maximum assistance with ADL’s, ROM, assisting with ambulation, providing safety during convulsions and following the proper protocol. Obtaining vital signs, checking pulse ox periodically, applying O2 if needed. Assisting OT/PT and speech pathologist with treatment regimen.
[November ‘12 – January ‘13 ] [ Suffolk Center Rehabilitation] [ Patchogue, NY ]
[Licensed Practical Nurse]
Implemented patient care on a long-term and sub- acute unit. Preformed wound dressing and care, ventilator and tracheostomy suctioning/care, g-tube feedings, respiratory treatments, administered PPD, subcutaneous, intramuscular injections, patient bathing and hygiene assistance, glucose checks and blood pressure monitoring, rehabilitation therapy. Educate patient/families on health care needs, conditions, and options. Assess patient status and notify physician and R.N. of clinical changes. Maintain patient chart and confidential files. Utilized all components of the nursing process in providing care. Provided continuous patient care, administration of medications, maintained patient’s chart up to date.
EDUCATION
[ May ’11-May ’12 ] [SCCC Practical Nurse Program] [Riverhead, NY]
[Licensed Practical Nurse, New York State]
License Number: 312451
[Licensed Practical Nurse, Virginia]
License Number: 000*******
American Heart Association
Basic Life Support
4/5/2021- 04/2023
[ July ’10-Sept ’10 ] [ Good Samaritan C.N.A Program ] [ Sayville, NY ]
[Nurse’s Aide Certification, New York State]
[ Aug ’06-Aug ’09 ] [ Suffolk County Community College ] [ Selden, NY]
[Associates Degree in Liberal Arts]
[ Sept ’02-June ’06 ] [ Comsewogue High School ] [ Port Jeff Sta, NY ]
[Regents Diploma]
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