Connie Kostantakis, LPN
South Windsor, CT
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WORK EXPERIENCE
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Caring Nurses-Enfield CT. August 2021-Present
LPN 1:1 monitor and accompany medically fragile and handicapped students on daily bus ride, requiring prn emergency medication, adhering to care plan School Nurse Substitute – South Windsor, Ellington, and other surrounding towns
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Caring Nurses/ Heritage 7-Enfield CT. August 2021- Present
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) GS LABS- Manchester, CT May 2021 to July 2021(Lab Closed)
COVID-19 Testing/ Performing and Processing- Rapid Antigen, PCR Testing, and Antibody Testing
Manager/Owner RESTAURANT - Windsor Locks, CT
January 1996 to February 2021
Managed family-owned business / Enforcing health codes and hygiene standards, supervise and train staff, food purchasing, scheduling and payroll, Serve Safe Certificate Receptionist/ Cashier/ Accounting/ Secretarial LYNCH TOYOTA - Manchester, CT August 2015 to July 2019
Computer proficiency using Microsoft Word/ Data Entry/ Answering & Directing Multiple Phone Lines/Processing and receipting all deposits and COD LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) EAST WINDSOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS - East Windsor, CT August 2008 to June 2014
School Nurse Substitute -office duties, hearing, vision, and other health screenings / computer proficiency using Microsoft Word and SNAP Documentation, LPN 1:1 for medically fragile and handicapped student requiring respiratory management, tube feedings, medications LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) GLASTONBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Glastonbury, CT August 2009 to June 2011
LPN 1:1 for medically fragile and handicapped student requiring respiratory management, tube feedings, medications, and daily physical therapies. LPN (Medication Nurse) UCONN -JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL - Farmington, CT January 1995 to January 1996
Medication Nurse/ administering po, injectables/ and IV therapies on Pediatric, Oncology, and Med/Surg
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) INTERIM HOME CARE - per diem - South Windsor, CT January 1995 to January 1996
Home care visiting nurse services Also worked per diem in 2011 - vaccination clinic LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Hartford Hospital, Division of Cardiology - Hartford, CT September 1981 to November 1995
Cardiology/Medical/Surgical Nursing- ICU and Telemetric Step-down Specialty Skills- Interpretation of EKG rhythms and calculations, operating fluoroscopy- assisting MD during Temporary Pacemaker and Central Line insertion- Defibrillation and Cardioversion under MD supervision, CPR, IV therapies, Patient teaching and Discharge Planning, ETC.
EDUCATION
LPN in Nursing
AI Prince Tech - Hartford Hospital Affiliation - Hartford, CT September 1980 to September 1981- Full Time
Computer Science
Central Connecticut State University - New Britain, CT September 1975 to September 1976- Full Time
Nursing Licenses
LPN
Expires: May 2025, State: Ct.
BLS -CPR/AED Adult,Child &Infant+ First Aid
Skills
• Bookkeeping (10+ years)
• Critical Care Experience
• Tube Feeding
• Nursing Assessments
• Medication Administration
• Injections & IV Therapies
• Hospital Experience
• Home Care
• ICU Experience
• Vital Signs, Lung Sounds
• Oxygen Therapy
• Caregiving
• Computer Science
• Computer Skills- Microsoft Word, Emails
• Patient Care
• Restaurant Management
• EKG Rhythm Interpretation & Calculations
• Hard Wire & Telemetry Monitors
• COVID, Rapid Antigen, PCR, Antibody Testing and Processing Certifications and Licenses
State of Connecticut LPN License