Richard Carter

*** ***** *****, *** ******* AR **913

501-***-****

Objective

Seeking a team oriented nursing position as an LPN that provides the opportunity to employ my skills and experience, ensuring the comfort and care of patients and their families during illness, or injury. Position should afford a team oriented approach to improve the quality of a patient's lives during illness, injury and/or surgery while addressing all symptoms of the patient’s disease process.

Summary of Qualifications

Over 10 years experience performing routine patient care in a hospital, and pre-hospital emergency environment, including first aid, patient assessment, taking and recording vital signs, sterile technique to aid in prevention of nosocomial infections, and interacting with other health care team members to provide quality health care as well as 9 years experience in ministry dealing with the manifold aspects that disease and illness have on the spiritual aspect of patients.

Education

Registered Nursing Program, Ouachita Technical College, Malvern, Arkansas, Expected Graduation: December 2010

Practical Nursing Program, Green River Community College, Auburn, Washington, Graduation: August 2005

Associate Development Degree, Green River Community College, Auburn Washington, Graduation August 2005

Experience

ADON, 06/07 to 07/10

The Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Canter

• Supervision of direct care nursing staff

• Clinical oversight of patient care

• Responsible for Hiring licensed and non-licensed staff

Charge Nurse, 05/06 to 06/07

Lakewood Convalescence Home Inc.

• Direct Nursing Care for residents

• Supervision of non-licensed nursing staff ensuring quality of care for residents

• Wound Care treatment and prevention for residents within the facility for over 6 months

Private Duty Nurse, 11/05 to 05/06

Care IV Home Health, Hot Springs, Arkansas

• Direct Nursing Care for a ventilator dependant patient in home 10 hours a day 4 days a week

Charge Nurse, 10/05 to 11/05

Brookewood Nursing Center, DeQueen, Arkansas

• Direct Nursing Care for 2 wings of the center including one Dementia wing

• Supervision of non-licensed nursing staff ensuring quality care of residents

Senior Pastor, 9/96 to 09/05

New Hope Community Church, Federal Way, Washington

• Implemented computerized office system resulting in increased office productivity and decreased staffing.

• Performed counseling for congregants with various needs including financial, spiritual, and marital.

Insulator Helper, 08/93 to 08/96

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton Washington

• Assisted Journeyman Insulators in various aspects of insulation assignments aboard ship and submarines.

Preventive Medicine Specialist

06/89 to 08/93 U. S. Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, Washington

02/85 to 06/89 U.S.S. Enterprise CVN-65, Alameda, California

•Administered shipboard malaria prevention program for a crew of 6000 during two operational deployments resulting in no cases of malaria. A project that resulted in my being awarded a Navy Achievement Medal.

• Managed sexually transmitted disease sick call, taking history and physicals, obtaining and interpreting laboratory results, making diagnosis and prescribing medications to treat common sexually transmitted diseases.

• Performed sanitation inspections of food service facilities, noting sanitation deficiencies and recommending corrective action, along with submitting written monthly reports to the base commander.

• Oversaw immunization program, insuring staff maintained immunizations to ensure staff’s deployable status.

• Assigned to a forward deployed Marine Unit during operation desert storm/shield providing pre-hospital emergency care during combat situations.

Ward Corpsman, 08/84 to 02/85

Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California

• Performed routine health care for patients of a medical/surgical and oncology ward.

• Senior Ward Corpsman, supervising eight junior staff members.

Director of EMS and Security, 03/82 to 04/84

Ouachita County Hospital, Camden, Arkansas

• Administered a Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service with a staff of 30 people providing care for the entire county 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

• Implemented new hiring/staffing practices that significantly reduced staff turnover rate.

• Assisted Hospital Comptroller in implementing a computerized egress locking/unlocking program to heighten hospital security measures.

Assistant Director of EMS and Security, 05/81 to 03/82

Ouachita County Hospital, Camden, Arkansas

• Assisted in supervision of evening, night, and weekend staffing requirements for a county wide EMS system.

• Performed pre-hospital emergent care for patients according to predetermined patient protocols and as requested by direct communication with the hospital base physician.

Staff Paramedic, 03/81 to 05/81

Ouachita County Hospital, Camden, Arkansas

• Performed pre-hospital emergent care for patients according to predetermined patient protocols and as requested by direct communication with the hospital base physician.

Specialized Training

Navy “C” School - Preventive Medicine Training Program

Oakland California (26 Weeks) completed Feb. 86

Navy “A” School - Hospital Corpsman Training Program

San Diego California (10 weeks) completed Aug. 84

Paramedic Training Program

Texarkana Community College Texarkana Texas (52 weeks) completed Mar. 81

Emergency Medical Instructor Program

East Camden Community College, Camden Arkansas (2 weeks) completed Jun. 80

Emergency Medical Training Program

Rich Mountain Vocational Technical College Extension, Norman Arkansas (150 hours) completed May 79

Current Certifications and License

Licensed Practical Nurse, License Number L44460, Arkansas State

Licensed Practical Nurse, License Number LP00056716, Washington State

(AHA) CPR Provider (Adult and Infant) Expires March 2011

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