SONIA SILVA

**** **** **** **. **. Port Orchard, WA. 98366 626-***-**** adzcd2@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESIONAL SUMMARY

Energetic and motivational Licensed Vocational Nurse and dedicated to driving top-quality patient care. Looking for a position in a goal oriented and customer service facility with a commitment to innovative processes.

SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS

-Bilingual in English and Spanish, Culturally sensitive

-Strong medical ethics, trained in HIPPA compliance, Team player and flexible

-Enthusiastic caregiver knowledgeable in the following departments including family medicine, specialty clinic(s), skilled nursing home, gastroenterology, and pediatrics.

-CPRS, Health Connect, EPIC, and Microsoft Word

-IV certified

-Trained in Family Minor Surgical Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LVN GS-6 S3

9/15/2019 — current

VA Silverdale Community Based Clinic (Primary Care)

Silverdale, WA.

-Accurately provide health care services to Veterans. Responsible for obtaining patients vitals, administer medications, immunizations to include the flu shot. Prepare and assist patients with urinary catheters procedures. Monitor outpatient clinic flow, per MD’s orders and when appropriate perform post void residual scans, ECG’s, orthostatic blood pressure, supply and exchange oxygen tanks for patients, and obtain random blood glucose tests as well as perform ankle brachial index. Assist and chaperone for female Veterans on their doctor visits. Routinely review and professionally respond to patient’s secure messages in addition to “scrubbing” the providers scheduled patients in advance. Contact patients indicated by providers, regarding test results and followed by corresponding letters. Willing to assist when help is needed in the clinic.

LVN GS-6 S2

10/28/2018 — 9/15/2019

VA Puget Sound (Primary Care)

Seattle, WA.

-Responsible for administering immunizations and medications per MD’s orders, breathing treatments, prepare and assist with urinary catheters, perform, ECG’s, and PVR’s, orthostatic blood pressure, exchange oxygen tanks for patients, perform random glucose test, and chaperone for female Veterans on their visits. Review and respond to patient’s secure messages and provide proper documentation in patient’s charts.

LVN GS-6 S2

8/5/2018 — 10/28/2018

Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM

Tacoma, WA.

-Responsible for administering immunizations and medications to active duty and family members per providers orders, perform hearing and vision tests, breathing treatments, prepare and assist with physical exams and minor surgical procedures, perform ECG’s, and PVR’s, orthostatic blood pressure, exchange oxygen tanks for patients, perform random glucose test, and chaperone for female patients on their visits. Review and “scrub providers scheduled patients a day in advance. Stock and supply patient’s rooms. Provide education to patients on blood pressure monitoring, glucometer teaching, and provide proper documentation in patient’s charts.

LVN GS-6 S2

8/7/2017 — 6/1/2018

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care Services (Specialty Clinic)

Reno, NV.

-Diligently provided health care services to veterans. Responsible for obtaining patients vitals, accurately administer medications, immunizations to include the flu shot. Prepare and assist physicians with paracentesis and thoracentesis procedures. Monitor outpatient clinic flow, per MD’s orders and when appropriate perform sterile IV placement, ECG’s, orthostatic blood pressure, supply and exchange oxygen tanks for patients, and obtain random blood glucose levels. Chaperone for female veterans on their doctor visits.

LICENSES

-Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification and CPR certified through American Heart Association.

-License Vocational Nurse and IV certified in the State of California, License number VN 281823

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Vocational Nursing Program

5/23/201313

Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA. United States

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