Experienced Licensed Practical Nurse with Leadership and Care
Resume:
DEBRA SUE FLORES
St. Paul, MN 55117
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I possess the professional skills in leadership, communication, organization, trouble- shooting, and emergency/first-aid skills. Ability to make sound, well informed and objective decisions as a licensed practical nurse of 40+ years of MN licensure and professional experience. I, am able to anticipate, assess, and act constructively and positively to the sensitive needs of others in many different situations. I, aspire to assist in helping “patients” receive the quality and consistency of care that is necessary for acute or chronic issues that exist for many lifelong. I possess the skills to understand, show empathy, respect others, entrust tact, and model professionalism while developing and maintaining positive roles and relationships. I am able to effectively relate to others from several different ethnic backgrounds and varied geographical areas within our nation, and provide a comfort level to handle individuals that may be challenging, hostile, stressed or in need of immediate intervention for their own personal safety. I also can provide attention to detail, organization, and positive remedies for change. I managed and assisted other staff with mentoring in my designated work area- administrative abilities, teaching of computer skills and programs, work station flexibility, procedural guidance, verbal counseling and critical thinking in a multitude of challenging situations for a professional nurse in many varied settings. Summary of Skills: Professional competence is related to my nursing experience from many many years in a variety of professional settings: administrative, office/clinical, specialty clinics, hospitals, psychiatric units, home-care, critical home-care, nursing homes (LTC), rehab units, transitional care units, extended care facilities (memory care), hospice (in-home and LTC), group homes, and LPN home nurse visits.
Additional Mechanical Experience includes- ventilators, suction equipment (set-up and operation), tracheostomies, TPN, central lines (maintenance and monitoring), Intravenous lines(maintenance and monitoring), G and J feeding tubes, Oxygen, Foley Catheter procedure and maintenance, and pool nursing LTC shift work for per diem pay. My scope of patient experience includes: infant (1 month old to elderly or end of life patients and everyone in between).
Additional Medical Skills that I manage and practice professionally:
*CPR Certified *Emergency First Aid *Medication Administration
*Clinical Charting and Documentation *Injections *Suction
*O2 (set-up, usage, and monitoring) *Receptionist duties *Nebulizers
*Conflict with Staffing and Patient Coverage *Customer Service Skills
*Monitoring of appointment times and locations for patients *MD Ordered Treatments
*Maintaining positive aspect of patient care *Wound Care Nurse
*Verifying insurance and demographic information per patient *Suture Removal
*Running Schedules and Reports for the Day *Diabetic Monitoring (oral and SQ inject)
*Knowledge for patients and families for care or insurance. *Phone Nurse Triage Line
*Receive and transcribe doctor’s orders *Emergency Transfers to ER per Ambulance
*Vitals: T, P, R, B/P, SPO2’s *Spirometry *Ordering and Receiving Supplies
*Patient and Family Teaching * Gathering New Admit Histories * Misc. Job Duties Education: Graduate Class of 1981 Kenyon High School Kenyon, MN Practical Nursing Graduate 1982 South Central College Faribault, MN Saint Paul College Graduate 2013 AA Degree St. Paul MN Current and Practicing- LPN of MN 11/20/1982 to present date Language: English (no foreign languages spoken)
Sign Language (some)
Accreditations: MN Nursing License # L-033587-2
Professional Experience:
• Veteran’s Health Administration (MSP VA)- Minneapolis, MN 11/30/2015- 05/03/2025 Retired Tele-Health Worker in the V23 VA Health Connect Clinical Call Center for Primary Care and several other departments. Appointment/Information Management, Program Delivery, Office Automation, Customer Service and Communications, Compliance, Confidentiality, Security, Service level/Organization Support, Safety, and Timekeeping. This is a very general synopsis of my current job expectations.
• Medical Review Consultants (MRC)- Ann Arbor, MI 04/2016 to 06/2017 Credentialing Specialist for clinics and medical offices Traveling, administrative paperwork, reviewing policy and procedure manuals, interviewing clinicians and practitioners, treatment record reviews, tour of the facility, review of treatment protocols/procedures and emergency procedures.
• MVAMC- Non VA Community Care Minneapolis, MN 05/16/2015- 05/10/2016
Executive Nursing Line
Non VA Community Care Coordinator- LPN
Temporary Position to 05/2017
Attach Medical Records to Veteran’s Medical Files
Gather information from Providers and Veteran’s to assist with obtaining medical documentation. Advanced and Extensive Knowledge of computer programs within the MVAMC system. Assisting and Resolving consults for veteran’s medical records. Trouble-shooting questions from Providers and Veteran’s regarding patient care, procedures, and missing documentation or other issues noted for the vet’s medical record.
• AB STAFFING- Government Staff Field Nurse Gilbert, AZ 11/2015 to 4/2016, Contract/Temporary Nursing for Government Agencies, occasional travel required. NON-VA Care Clinical Coordinator position at MVAMC contracted for 5 months.
• Golden Living Center- (Rochester East) Rochester, MN 04/2015 to 08/2015 Staff Nurse
Medications, Treatments, Charting, Staffing, Mentoring and Teaching -staff, patients, and families. TMA monitoring- for quality patient care.
• Maxim Staffing Solutions- Golden Valley, MN 04/2014 to 04/2015 Travel and Field LPN Temporary Contract and Per Diem Staffing Shifts Medications, Treatments, Charting, Management and maintenance of total patient care for assigned shift of work.
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