RN
Resume:
Jessica Seymore
Tel No. 936-***-**** Email: ***.*******@*****.*** 1302 Pershing AVE
Lufkin, TX 75904
Summary
I am a dedicated Registered Nurse committed to providing patient focused nursing skills and care to patients by utilizing teamwork, attention to detail, and deductive reasoning. I seek a position at your institution to refine multitasking and communication skills to help the facility meet its operational goals. I have 13 years of nursing experience, I received certification in vision/hearing screening in 2020 when in my ADN program at Angelina College, and I am CPR certified in BLS with American Heart Association.
Experience
CHI St Lukes Memorial Hospital 936-***-**** JUNE 2022-Current
Medical-Surgical telemetry and stroke unit floor skills learned are but not limited to acute patient care:
EKG monitoring, knowledge of intravenous therapy insertion and monitoring.
Rapid Response and Code Blue knowledge and protocol follow-through.
Patient evaluation, interventions, and thorough physical assessments.
Chest pain management, stroke protocol and management.
Patient and family advocacy.
Foley catheter insertion/removal and management.
Prioritizing patient care per MD orders such as medication administration, delegating lab and imaging orders, IV therapy, wound care, and obtaining cultures.
Communication with Medical Doctors and Specialists, Case Management, Physical and Occupational Therapy regarding patient care needs.
ANGELS OF CARE PEDIATRIC HOME HEALTH 903-***-**** JULY 2018-JULY 2022
•I worked with several medically fragile pediatric patients including a five year old paraplegic that required total assistance ADL’s and straight catheter care every four hours, and digital disimpaction.
•I monitored functioning and for signs/symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia. Transferred and transported patient, assisted with all physical and speech therapies.
•I provided therapy care at home such as placing patient into a standing frame daily and monitoring for signs/symptoms of toleration.
•I gave oral medication and monitored intake of all consumption.
•I worked specifically for this patient until March 2020.
•I picked up extra work with other patient’s requiring gastrostomy enteral feedings, quadraplegic patient’s requiring total incontinent care, friction relief with turning every two hours, and transferring patent’s out of bed to wheelchair via hoyer lift.
JORDAN HOME HEALTH OCTOBER 2017-JULY 2018
•Jordan Home Health is a private Duty home health nurse for a total care pediatric patient with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
•I provided all ADL’s and care such as applied and removed bipap, daily respiratory symptoms protocol twice daily; admin breathing treatments followed chest physiotherapy and then cough assist and provided oral suction prn.
•I transported and transferred and applied all ADL’s.
•I gave daily medications and enteral feedings via gastrostomy button.
•I worked for this company until they closed down and then patient was transferred to Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health services where I resumed care of this patient until July 2018.
LEXINGTON PLACE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION 936-***-**** OCTOBER 2016-
OCTOBER 2017
•I was in charge of medication administration for geriatric residents with a broad range of diagnosis and medical fragile issues.
•I monitored per plan of care and contacted MD for any orders, issues or changes.
•I was in charge of electronic charting
WOMAN’S HEALTHCARE AFFILIATES 281-***-**** JUNE 2016-OCTOBER 2016
•I performed triage OBGYN medical phone calls.
•I prescribed antibiotics and other medications per medical necessity per MD’s request.
•I delegated appointments, lab work and ultrasounds as well as patient’s medical orders, questions and advice per MD protocol.
•I assisted MD with work-up of patient care
CASTLE PINES HEALTH AND REHAB 936-***-**** FROM DATE – TO DATE
•I was in charge of medication administration and monitoring for geriatric residents with a broad range of diagnosis and medical fragile issues. At Castle Pines I gained experience with patient’s that needed close monitoring such as a fragile diabetic and colostomy monitoring and changing of the device.
•I monitored per plan of care and contact MD for any orders, issues or changes.
•I was in charge of electronic charting.
HUMANA/C&S STAFFING 903-***-**** NOVEMBER 2014-NOVEMBER 2015
•I gained experience as a care/case manager improving quality of member care and lowered costs by providing coordination of services through case management and collaboration.
•I made weekly visits to assigned members to determine past and current needs. Proactively assessed potential problems and initiated solutions utilizing Best Nursing Practices.
•I contacted community resources, physicians’ offices, medical equipment providers and home health business' and delegated proper paperwork to see that members had every need met medically to prevent future hospital visits.
•I performed education on disease processes, medications, and care needs.
BRIGHTSTAR CARE 281-***-**** OCTOBER 2014-DECEMBER 2014
•I was in charge of receiving care of patient following plan of care in private duty nursing setting.
•I obtained some adult patient care experience with severe traumatic brain injury whom required total nursing care.
•I gave vest CPT treatments as well as breathing treatments via nebulizer, and administered meds and enteral feeding through gastrostomy tube.
•I currently retain a prn position with this company
LVN ANGELS OF CARE HOME HEALTH 903-***-**** OCTOBER 2012-NOVEMBER 2015
•I was in charge of receiving care of patient following plan of care private care duty nursing setting.
•I monitored vital signs throughout the shift every four hours and as needed, administer medications and enteral feedings orally and via gastrostomy MIC-KEY button and provide all daily care.
•I cleaned gastrostomy sites per orders and trained and experienced at inserting gastrostomy buttons as well.
•It is with this company that I received six hour hands on and testing certification to care for patients with various ventilators and how to clean the tracheostomy site using sterile technique as well as changing out cuffed and non-cuffed tracheostomies of all sizes. I currently retain a prn position with this company.
LVN ANGELINA HOME HEALTH APRIL 2010-JUNE 2013
•I was in charge of receiving care of medically dependent pediatric patient of various ages and disease process. This is where I received my foundation of experience for more fragile pediatric patient’s such as ventilator and tracheostomy care and monitoring, as well as enteral feeding per Mic-Key Gastrostomy button and changing trach and GI devices per protocol.
•I monitored vital signs, administered medications and enteral feedings per order.
•I provided daily care, cleaning and inserting gastrostomy tubes as well as sterile tracheostomy care, monitoring ventilators and ventilator dependent patients.
LVN CONSUMER DIRECT SERVICES NOVEMBER 2012- AUGUST 2013
•I provided private duty nursing skills for a bedridden total care patient with diagnosis severe Cystic Fibrosis and diabetes mellitus.
•I gave ordered medication and enteral feeding via peg-tube.
•I performed blood sugar checks every three-four hours following a sliding scale insulin order. I gave breathing treatments via nebulizer per order followed by CPT vest twice a day.
CNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2003-2006, CPHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2006-2008, LVN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2008-2009 2003-2009
•I performed all duties under a skilled nurse working as a certified nursing assistant for three years.
•I took vital signs and blood sugar checks, assisted patients with broad range of needs on a medsurgery floor, including total care duties.
•In 2006 I received my Certified Pharmacy Technician certification after taking a nine month accredited course at Angelina College and passing boards.
•I was transferred to the pharmacy where I dispensed medications to be distributed throughout the hospital as well as processing orders and making Total Parenteral Nutrition and Chemotherapy intravenous solutions, trained using sterile technique under direct supervision of a Pharmacist.
•After a year of experience working as a Pharmacy Technician I passed the entrance exam and was accepted into a Licensed Vocational School and after a year of school while still working as a Pharmacy Technician I graduated the nursing program and received my LVN I transferred from the pharmacy to the women/infant/children floor which specialized in caring for women with all Obstetric care and surgeries, as well as receiving care of all pediatric patients with broad ranges of illness’ and needs.
Education
RN PREREQUISITES 2020 ANGELINA COLLEGE- LUFKIN, TEXAS
· I completed thirteen hours credit of RN prerequisites making all A’s and one B. In 2021 I was accepted into Angelina College ADN program to obtain RN education and preparation for NCLEX examination licensure.
LICENCED VOCATIONAL NURSING 2008 TYLER COUNTY SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL NURSING-WOODVILLE, TEXAS
· I completed a twelve month accredited school for Vocational Nursing and received my LVN license after passing state boards.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM 2005 ANGELINA COLLEGE- LUFKIN, TEXAS
I completed a nine month accredited Pharmacy Technician program where I also became certified to make intravenous solutions of any order. I passed state boards and received my certification and began working with this certification in 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 2003 AMERICAN SCHOOL- LANSING, ILLINOIS
College preparatory homeschool high school program. I successfully graduated with high school diploma in 2003.
Skills & Abilities
· Experience with pediatric patients since 2008.
· Receive care of medically fragile patients with a broad range of illness’ and diagnoses.
· I have experience monitoring vital signs, administering medications and enteral feedings
· I have experience providing daily care, cleaning and inserting Mickey Button feeding devices, applying sterile tracheostomy care as well as changing Shiley uncuffed tracheostomies every 6 months per protocol.
· I have monitored ventilators and ventilator dependent pediatric patients in the home care setting.
· I have experience utilizing cough assist and chest physiotherapy devices.
Objective
It is my objective to provide quality patient focused nursing skills and succeed in exceeding daily organized tasks with particular care and compassion.
Communication
I love my job and what I do. Being a nurse was always my childhood dream and every day is fully rewarding. Caring for the medically ill is also an emotional and physical balance for myself working with any patient of a variety of care needs.
Referees
LACEY SPENCER
Previous private duty patient care giver
SHANA WILSON, LVN
Previous co-worker
FRANK BERARD
Uncle
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