TONYA RIVAS, LPN

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Casa Grande, AZ 85122 Email: adzaqr@r.postjobfree.com

Nursing

Compassionate healthcare professional with exceptional clinical, didactic, and leadership skills. Comfortable in fast-paced emergency situations and adept in crisis management. Successful in managing time, prioritizing tasks and exercising the sound judgment required to improve the quality of patient care. Skilled in technical procedures with a strong emphasis on patient/family education.

Areas of Expertise

CPR

Wound Care/Dressing Changes

Strategic Planning/Analysis

Patient Relations

Vital Signs Charting

12-Lead EKG

Electronic Health Records

Problem Solving

Patient Health Data

Specimen Handling

HIPPA Compliance

Communications

Key Skills Assessment

Documentation – Ensure charting accuracy through precise documentation.

Patient care – Delivered compassionate care that exceeded home health requirements. Successfully provided quality care to 30 or more patients in health care setting environment.

Collaboration – Worked with physicians to plan and implement patient care.

Professional Experience

REEVES FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP HOME, Mesa AZ March 2021-present

Pass out medications to the inmates, respond to codes, organize the medication room, log and keep records of the inmate's medications and insulin checks.

Charting in Allscripts and Citrix.

Ensure HIPPA compliance, provide treatment within scope of practice as defined by state law.

Follow infection control procedures, maintain patient privacy and confidential patient information.

ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH, Casa Grande, AZ Feb. 2017 - present

Licensed Practical Nurse

Performed venipuncture and blood draws, finger sticks and communicated results.

Partnered with the team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients. Wound Care.

Intake and scheduling

LA PALMA CORRECTIONAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Eloy, AZ July 2016 – Feb. 2017

Licensed Practical Nurse

Pass out medications to the inmates, respond to codes, organize the medication room, log and keep records of the inmate's medications and insulin checks.

Charting in Allscripts and Citrix.

Ensure HIPPA compliance, provide treatment within scope of practice as defined by state law.

Follow infection control procedures, maintain patient privacy and confidential patient information.

SUN LIFE FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER, Casa Grande, AZ Jan. 2013 – July 2016

Licensed Practical Nurse

Followed infection control procedures, maintained patient privacy and confidential patient information.

Consistently exceeded call of duty by working through additional shifts.

Identified pain issues when patients were transferred to the X-ray table.

Provided quality nursing care in accordance with practice care policies and procedures, ensured safety and well-being of patients and partnered with the team of doctors and nurse practitioners.

PRIVATE NURSING, INC., Tempe, AZ March 2010 – Jan. 2013

Licensed Practical Nurse

Performed venipuncture and blood draws, finger sticks and communicated results.

Partnered with the team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients. Wound Care, PICC dressing changes.

HOME SOLUTIONS, Casa Grande, AZ July 2009 – March 2010

Home Care Giver

Took care of the patient in their homes

Medicated, cooked, cleaned, bathed and ran errands for patients.

Additional experience as Student Nurse, Phlebotomist and Medical Assistant.

Education & Training

Associate LPN, CPR Certificate, LPN License, Pima Medical Institute, Tempe, AZ

Phlebotomist Certification, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ

Nursing Assistant, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ

Medical Assistant Associate Degree, Bryman School, Phoenix, AZ

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