Licensed Practical Nurse - Patient Care Specialist

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PAMELA TAYLOR

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Energetic, loyal, and dedicated to providing quality health care to patients and their families, very adaptable to change and a team player, works continuously to seek and explore new ideas in the health care field to achieve personal growth and knowledge that will enable me to enhance my employer’s assets.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JOPC VA Jacksonville, Florida

3/2019-Present Licensed Practical Pact Nurse (work 40 hrs. wks.)

• Duties include intake and checkout of clinic patients

• Completion of VS, administration of vaccinations and clinic medications

• Telephone communication, secure messaging communication, two-day discharge calls

• Scrubbing for the week, scheduled nursing visits

• Ekgs, educating on blood pressure monitors/glucometers, ear lavages

• Computerized charting.

• Dermatology digital photo

• Completion of VVC, Doximity visits

• Completion of huddling with team with Microsoft teams 2016-3/2019 Licensed Practical Nurse Primary Care (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Duties include intake and check out of clinic patients

• Completion of VS, administration of vaccinations and clinic medications

• Tracking and management of high-risk patients along with RN care managers

• Telephone communication, secure messaging communication

• Performance Improvement Committee

• SAIL committee

• Wound Care committee

• Preceptor for LPN’s, Superuser trainer for Accu-Staff system. Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta, GA

9/2004-2016 Licensed Practical Nurse Spinal Cord (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Duties included vent patient care, medication administration, phlebotomy, ECG completion, spinal cord injury patient care, ADL care

• Computerized charting, IV therapy initiation and administration, dressing changes

• Preceptor for LPN’s, preceptor for some RN’s

• Rehabilitation Rounds.

Southside Regional Medical Center/CHS Petersburg, VA 06/2003 – 03/2004 and 05/2004 – 09/2004 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Dialysis unit responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently

• Identifying and resolving problems, anticipating and addressing patient needs to the chronically ill.

McQuires Veterans Hospital Richmond, VA

04/2004 – 05/2004 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Dialysis unit responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently

• Identifying and resolving problems, anticipating and addressing patient needs to the chronically ill.

Medical Staffing Network, Inc. Augusta, GA

09/2002 – 04/2003 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift

• Prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently

• Identifying and resolving problems, anticipating and addressing patient needs. Veterans Administration Hospital Augusta, GA

07/2001 – 09/2002 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Duties included vents, passing medications, drawing labs; EKG’s, assisting patients with spinal cord injuries, ADL’s, charting, IV administration, and changing dressings. Eisenhower Medical Center Fort Gordon, GA

10/1999 – 07/2001 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Performed as a Med/Surg nurse combined with pediatric and OB/GYN patients.

• Duties included passing medications, treatments, and assessed pain level before and after surgery

• Charting and drawing labs, EKG’s, etc.

Augusta State Medical Prison Augusta, GA

06/1995 – 10/1999 Licensed Practical Nurse (worked 40 hrs. wks.)

• Duties included, but not limited to, charting, passing medications, drug medication administration, IV starts, and dressings. I also became well informed about HIV/AIDS. ACCREDITATIONS

• GA Nursing license: PO54548 Expiration Date: 03/31/25

• BLS Instructor Expiration Date: 03/2022

• JCAHO Attestation In-service: 09/06/2002

• BLS Provider Expiration Date: 06/30/27

• GA CCMA CERTIFICATION: G7Z215F4 EXP DATE: 02/08/21

• FL Nursing license: PN5266001 Expiration Date: 07/11/2027 EDUCATION 1993-1994 Augusta Technical College - Augusta, GA

Practical Nursing Program

1993 Glenn Hills High School – Augusta, GA

Academic Program

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