Practical Nurse Licensed

STACIA TRAVER, LPN

*** ****** ****** • Camillus, NY 13031 • Mobile Phone: 315-***-**** • **********@*****.*** LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY NURSING CARE AND UNPARALLELED PATIENT SERVICE

Skilled, dedicated, and versatile nursing professional able to perform under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Enjoy functioning as a member of an integrated group providing comprehensive care; bond quickly with co-workers to achieve common goals. Calm and decisive with strong critical thinking skills. Adapt quickly to new environments, methods, procedures, and policies. Enthusiastic and energetic; known for exceeding expectations. CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Phlebotomy • Supervising CNAs • Basic Bed Care

• Medication Administration • Delegating Team Assignments • Initial Patient Observation

• Diabetic Management • Obtaining Patient History • Charting Vitals

• Dressing Applications • Pre-& Post-Op Care

• Detailed Documentation & Reporting

• Injections • Patient & Family Education

• Catheter Monitoring

• Catheterization • Bathing, Dressing, Hygiene • Skin Care Treatments

• Culture & Specimen Collection • Electrocardiograms • Pressure Force Treatments

• Urinalysis • Breathing Treatments • Enteral

Feedings

• Bladder Scans • ABI’s • Pacemaker Checks

EDUCATION & TRAINING

LPN Certification – OCM BOCES, Liverpool, NY • Nov. 2012 Rotations – Loretto Fahey – Rehab • St. Joseph’s – Orthopedic, Dialysis, Med/Surg Unit Preceptorship – St. Joseph’s Hospital – CPEP – 40 hours Pursuing R.N. Degree – Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY • Anticipated Graduation: 2023 Certified Nursing Assistant – Loretto/Nottingham, Syracuse, NY Certified Home Health Aid – St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY Trained in CPR – Red Cross

In-services have included training in OSHA and blood-borne pathogens. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VAN DUYN CENTER FOR REHABILITATION, Syracuse, NY

LPN 2021 to

Present

Provide long-term nursing care and rehabilitative care for diverse patients.

• Administer excellent bedside care and efficiently coordinate with the members of the multidisciplinary team to successfully implement the patient care plan.

• Oversee and work side by side with assistant personnel, delegate assignments, and direct their efforts.

• Perform enteral feedings and bolus feedings; medication administration; Foley catheter care, insertions, and removals; pacemaker checks; wound care; blood draws; bladder scans and various other treatments.

• Closely monitor IVs and hypodermoclysis.

• Interact with patients’ and their family members; provide palliative and comfort care; offer emotional support.

• Vaccinate patients against COVID.

• Order medications from pharmacies via electronic MAR; transmit electronic prescription renewals to Providers. LORETTO PACE, East Syracuse, NY 2019-2021

LPN, Clinic and Medication Nurse

Manage Medication Room and Clinic Nursing Duties for this Provider of all-inclusive geriatric medical care.

• Reordered vaccines for the Medication Room and various stock medications/supplies administered while patients were present in the Day Center.

• Coordinated medication deliveries with multiple pharmacies, including Health Direct, Pharmscript, and Diplomat, acting as a liaison between Providers, Pharmacies, and Pace Participants.

• Advised patients on proper usage of prescribed medications.

• Sent electronic Routine and Narcotic renewals to Providers, processing new participant enrollees.

• Performed Clinic Nurse Duties: Roomed patients for Providers and implemented nurse visits; applied Libre Sensors and informed patients of usage; tube feedings; ABI’s; administered medications at LPN capacity; Foley catheter insertion, removal and care; pacemaker checks; PT/INR, blood draws; wound care; EKG’s; bladder scans.

• Home nursing visits include all nursing duties that may be performed independently under LPN scope of practice.

• Vaccinate participants in Flu and Covid Clinics. LORETTO PACE – continued

• Accompanied Provider and Physical Therapist to patients’ home settings. Implemented care and ensured a safe environment for each patient.

• Visits included follow-up appointments, from Skilled Nursing discharge follow-up to Hospital Discharge Visits, Acute Visits, and carrying out orders placed by Provider. IROQUOIS NURSING HOME, Jamesville, NY 2019-Present Per Diem LPN Treatment and Medication Nurse

Perform all nursing home duties under LPN scope of practice.

• Work on all units, including LTC, Rehab, and Memory Care. NURSECORE, Syracuse, NY 2015-Present

Assigned to a variety of short- and long-term nursing roles, including the following:

• Long-term Care Nurse – IROQUOIS NURSING HOME, Jamesville – a 160-bed nursing home. Provided care to dementia patients and individuals with behavioral disturbances.

• Long-term Care Nurse – THE COTTAGES AT GARDEN GROVE, Cicero – 156 beds. Cared for elderly, often bedridden, individuals. Provided palliative care.

• Medication Nurse – E.R.I.E. ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM, Syracuse – assisted-living facility providing supportive living and medical services for elderly and also younger individuals facing special challenges. Ran a small clinic preparing medications for residents to take on their own.

• Long-term Care Nurse – SENECA HILL MANOR, a nursing home rehab center in Oswego – Cared for patients experiencing acute and chronic conditions, including personal care (bathing and dressing), diabetic therapy, trach care, skin care, breathing and other treatments. Administered medications and injections. Collected cultures and specimens. Performed enteral feedings. Supervised staff.

UPSTATE HEALTH CARE CENTER HOSPITAL, Syracuse, NY 2016-2019 LPN, Medical Subspecialties

Initially employed through Maxim Healthcare Services and hired by Upstate as a permanent employee. Room and assist rheumatology, pulmonology, and nephrology patients in the outpatient clinical setting.

• Review patients’ medical and social histories and medication lists; record patient information on the EPIC system.

• Process medication refill requests; utilize CoverMyMeds system for prior authorizations.

• Prepare charts and review necessary questionnaires for patients with asthma and obstructive sleep apnea.

• Perform EKGs and assist physicians with intra-articular injections.

• Collect, prepare, and send cultures and specimens to the laboratory.

• Establish and maintain positive relations with patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team.

• Frequently complimented by patients in the hospital newsletter. MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, Syracuse, NY 2015-2016

Assigned to a variety of short- and long-term nursing roles, including the following:

• Provided short-term home care and enteral feeding for a 16-year-old girl with an eating disorder.

• Served as a Family Care nurse at the Onondaga Nation Clinic through Upstate Medical University. Worked with from two to four physicians, an NP, and two other LPNs. Triaged patients by phone; scheduled appointments; roomed patients; conducted phlebotomy and vaccinations; charted growth of children; transcribed and faxed orders. VAN DUYN HOSPITAL, Syracuse, NY 2013-2014

LPN, Charge Nurse

Staff nurse in geriatric facility. Alternated between charge nurse, medication nurse, and treatment nurse assignments. Assisted physicians with orders. Delivered personal care for elderly patients experiencing acute and chronic conditions. Performed enteral feedings. Administered medications and injections. Collected cultures and specimens. Relayed messages to doctors and practitioners.

• Served as Charge Nurse when required.

• Delegated team assignments and supervised CNAs; floated between various units including Rehab.

• Educated, supported, and counseled families as needed.

• Performed skin care, pressure force, and breathing treatments.

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