Desiree Johnson Antoine

C:409-***-**** adwf3n@r.postjobfree.com

Areas of Expertise:

• Over 40 years of healthcare and nursing experience and certifications with 14 years being a licensed RN.

• Experience with over 16 years of being a Charge nurse.

• Experience with administering nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, disabled, dialysis and cancer patients.

• Provide direction and manage licensed practical nurses, medication aids, nursing aids, physical therapist techs, etc. regarding patient care.

• Consult with third party physician offices, home health agencies, and hospice agencies as it pertains to individualized care of patients.

• Perform invasive and basic assessments per patient needs.

• Manage and maintain patient assessments using various medical software for charting, physician’s orders and records.

• Practical experience of remote nursing assessments and tele-medicine with physicians and patients via video chat.

• Hands on experience working on Covid units and is currently up to date with all Covid vaccinations.

Certifications

Registered Nurse, NCLEX-RN May 2007

Licensed Vocational Nurse, NCLEX-LVN December 2004 Medication Aide January 2003

Emergency Medical Technician May 2001

Certified Nurse Aide September 1997

WORK EXPERIENCE

Case Manager January 2022 – present

Baptist Home Health, Beaumont, TX

RN, provides critical initial assessments and create care plans. Initiates new medications for side effects.

Initiates IV medications.

Draw labs, change Picc and midline dressings.

Performs wound care.

Confers pertinent changes to patient’s clinical group Administers Covid tests, vaccines, and seasonal vaccines. Cantex Continuing Care Network, Port Arthur, Tx. July 2021- Dec 2021 RN

• 8 Hour shifts

• Assess patient vitals

• Follow physician care plans,

• Administers prescribed medication

• Documents skin conditions

• All admits, readmits and discharges

College Street Health Care Center, Beaumont TX, December 2020 to June 2021 RN

• 12 Hour shifts

• Assess patient vitals

• Follow physician care plans,

• Administers prescribed medication

• Documents skin conditions

• All admits, readmits and discharges

Calder Woods Retirement Community, Beaumont TX, July 2020 to December 2020 RN Supervisor

• Responsible for employee and patients mask wearing

• Receiving of COVID masks, testing, immunizations for patients and employees

• Ordering and distributing of supplies for Rehab Unit including over the counter medications

• Working COVID Unit

• Scheduling

Spindletop Hill Nursing and Rehab, Beaumont TX November 2018 to December 2020 RN

• 8 Hour shifts

• Assess patient vitals

• Follow physician care plans,

• Administers prescribed medication

• Documents skin conditions

• All admits, readmits and discharges

Rose Place Assisted Living, Port Arthur, TX July 2016 – March 2017 Clinical Service Manager RN

• Manage, supervise, and oversee staff of 15 people to include hiring, firing, and annual reviews.

• Coordinate care with third party vendors, to include; home health agencies, hospice care and physician office for 50 residents.

• Provided medication aid training, and employee and patient vaccinations.

• Provided state mandated surveys for issuance of annual state review.

• Managed and provided patient dietary needs and restrictions.

• Maintained, organized and created record keeping for charting and state mandated forms.

• Coordinated care with Podiatrist and Otolaryngologists

• Coordinated care with Physicians to maintain and administer medication for proper quality and correct quantity of those dosages

Texas Oncology, Beaumont TX March 2015 - September 2015 RN

• Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptom reactions, and progress in patients

• Start and removal of IV’s for chemotherapy treatments

• Start and discontinuation of chemotherapy catheters

• Maintain patient records by reviewing and assessing physicians orders Fresenius Medical Care, Beaumont TX September 2007-February 2015 RN

• Diabetes Management Nurse, who assisted patients to manage diabetes, and provide critical health care

• Staff and Evening Charge Nurse

• Direct patient care by observing, assessing, and recording symptom reactions, and progress in patients

EDUCATION

Lamar State College, Port Arthur, TX January 2003 – May 2007 Associate Degree Nursing

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