Assisted Living Patient Care

Tomeka McKinney

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Skilled LVN/ Certified Assisted Living Director capable of fostering positive relationships with residents and colleagues; effective in both spoken and written communication and with excellent problem-solving skills. Is a team player and competent when it comes to conflict-resolution.

WORK HISTORY

Director Of Assisted Living-LVN floor nurse

Holly Hall Retirement Community - Houston,

Texas

MAY 2010-2023

• Conduct training for new and current staff members.

• Generate weekly or monthly reports.

• Provide evaluation and assessment for potential and current residents.

• Able to identify any problems and provide solutions.

• Conducted regular meetings with crew to ensure organizational and operational efficiency.

• Financial management of the assisted living department, while working to meet budgetary goals.

• Devised ways to improve workflow or process improvements, thus allowing for more functions.

• Monitored patient safety and identified risk management issues.

• Provided on-call duties.

• Applied the principles of nursing and care management in the practice of profession.

• Assessed patient needs, designed a care plan, implement said plan, and evaluated patient response.

• Negotiated pay and salary rates.

• Reviewed applications, supervised interviews and tests, and shortlisted candidates.

• Coordinate with patient care.

• Implements corrective action when needed to ensure a healthy work environment.

• Coordinate annual flu clinic, and administer flu injections.

• AM/ PM blood sugar checks

• G Tube feedings

• Wound care

• Administered weekly COVID tests to staff and residents as needed

• Administered TB tests to new employees and annually to employees.

• Insert Foley catheters on a monthly basis per protocol.

• Demonstrates appropriate hand washing technique to ensure proper infection control and follows universal precautions.

LVN Room Nurse/ Family Medicine

Kelsey Sebold Clinic January 2007-2009

• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient's needs.

• Interview patients and record their medical history and physical condition.

• Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.

• Wound treatment per physician orders

• Ear irrigation per physician orders

• Provides routine care for patients.

• Complete the EKG/ECG test as ordered by the physician.

• Effectively carry out medical and surgical asepsis during treatments and special procedures

• Organize exam rooms, including general cleaning, upkeep, and re- stocking of supplies.

• Effectively label and process patient specimens as needed, including tracking specimens in appropriate logs

Administrator LVN

Nurturing Companions- Houston, Texas April 2019-

• An exceptional ability to form relationships with staff, residents, and their families to grow satisfaction and census.

• Ensures the agency adheres to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

• Assessed client needs, designed a service plan, implemented said plan, and evaluated client response.

• Financial management of the agency, while working to meet budgetary goals.

• Devised ways to improve workflow or process improvements, thus allowing for more functions.

• Monitored patient safety and identified risk management issues.

• Administered weekly COVID tests to staff

Manager Of Memory Care Unit/Floor nurse

Emeritus - Waco, Texas Jan 2006 to March

2008

• Conduct training for new staff member

• Checking patients' physical condition and vital signs

• Provide assistance to patients and take care of their day-to-day needs

• Administered medications, IM, and SQ injections.

• Performed blood sugar checks as scheduled.

• Applied the principles of nursing and care management in the practice of the profession.

• Evaluate employee performance.

• Admission Assessments

• Able to identify any problems and provide solutions EDUCATION

Certificate Of Completion: Vocational Nursing 2005 McLennan Community College - Waco, Texas

• Licensed Practical and Vocational Nursing

Associate Of Applied Science: 2010

Houston Community College - Houston, Texas

• Associate in Applied Science

• Deans lister for the Spring Semester, 2010

SKILLS

• Ability to accept and learn from criticism.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Analysis and policy making

• Adaptable

• Attention to details.

• Basic computer skills

• Critical thinking

• Developing performance goals and standards

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