Rhonda A. Troutman
Rochester, WA 98579
Mobile 830-***-****
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Professional Summary
Compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with 7 years experience in a clinical setting providing quality care in Med-Surgical, telemetry, progressive care units and home health care, long term care and skilled nursing facility.
Core Qualifications
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Critical thinking skills
Relate well to people from a variety of cultures.
Remain calm and professional throughout critical incidents.
Keen observations, communication and intervention skills
Hardworking and energetic; flexible; adapt easily to change of environment and work schedule.
BLS certified.
Administrative Responsibility
Charge nurse (60 patient ward)
Medications administration
Medicare documentation
Care plan development and evaluation
Admissions
Transportation coordination
Discharge planning
Teaching / mentoring
Medical Proficiency
Pain assessment & management
Skin / breakdown assessment - prevention of decubitus ulcers
Insulin and glucose checks
Foley catheter and superpubic catheter insertion and management
breathing treatments and oxygen therapy
wound care
PEG tube and enteral feedings
Oxygen therapy
Telemetry
IV therapy & administration
Central line blood draw
NG tubes
EKG placement
surgical pre-op and post op care
orthopedic pin care,
invasive procedure physician assistance
tracheotomy care / wound care, wound vac
Murphy drips
Experience
Knopp Healthcare and Rehab Center
Fredericksburg, Texas
Charge Nurse – Skilled Nursing for a 132 bed facility and rehab center, caring for elderly residents and rehab patients and ensuring accurate documentation for all medications and treatments and all services provided to residents were completed by appropriate staff in a timely and compassionate manner.
Independent Private Duty Nurse
Fredericksburg, Texas
Private Duty Nurse - In home health care to elderly clients.
Fredericksburg Brewing Company
Fredericksburg, Texas
Assistant Manager - Managed a fast paced restaurant of 15 staff. Duties included scheduling staff, customer service, opening and closing of restaurant, collecting all monies and ensuring accurate deposits, handling customers complaints, supporting staff with all duties to ensure a pleasant dining experience for patrons, maintaining health and sanitation codes and ensuring adequate staffing needs.
OMV Medical Inc. Telemetry / Progressive Care Unit
Brooke Army Medical Center , Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
LVN - Managed up to 8 patients in a level one trauma hospital, specializing in telemetry and progressive care units handling critically ill patients under direct supervision of Registered Nurse.
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg, Texas
Med-Surgical Unit - Managed up to 7 patients under the direct supervision of RN on a Med-Surgical unit.
Wheelock Fitness Center
Ft. Polk, Louisiana
Fitness Instructor - Duties: Instructed and motivated civilians and pregnant active duty soldiers in a command sponsored water aerobics program. Provided fitness programs for post operative gastric bypass clients and diabetic amputees with an emphasis in water therapy and exercise.
Education
Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas
Vocational Nursing Program 2003-2004; Academic Honor Graduate
References upon request