Licensed Vocational Nurse - Assist Healthcare Services (Staffing Registry) - Los Angeles, CA
(2023-01)
- Administered individualized nursing care, apply simple and complex techniques and processes specific to needs of patient.
- Reported patient assessment findings and physical and psychosocial responses to nursing intervention for progress toward care goals.
- Assessed patients by observing symptoms and collecting history and physical information to report to treatment team.
- Completing proper documentation for change of conditions and reporting to MD and carrying out MD orders.
- Medication administration and administrating intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injections.
Licensed Vocation Nurse - Medley (Nursing Registry) - Los Angeles, CA
(2022-09)
- Provide direct patient care and support in a variety of healthcare setting.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic and effective patient care.
- Adhere to facility protocols, policies, and regulatory standards when providing care.
- Charge nurse overseeing one station, guiding nursing staff and dealing with families.
- Medication administration to 30+ patients in a safely and timely matter.
Licensed Vocation Nurse - Special Services for Groups - Los Angeles, CA
(2021-05 - 2022-08)
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medication effectiveness and side effects.
- Documented all medications administered to mental health patients, following instructions from physicians and healthcare providers.
- Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.
- Educated patients on detox and withdrawal, medications, addiction, recovery, coping skills and community resources.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Administered PO psychotropic medications and LAIs as order by MD and monitored patient reactions.
- Ability to emphasize with patients
- Exceptional knowledge and working experience of inpatient psychiatric nursing
- Familiar with ODR supportive housing and medication administration policies
- Familiar with Diversion Database Med Call system
- Providing medication education groups for patients
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Gateway Hospital and Mental Health Centers - Los Angeles, CA
(2018-12 - 2020-01)
- Provided direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating psychiatric medical conditions of up to 20 patients per day.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans for patients with broad range of mental health issues.
- Ensured that doctors' orders were effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, consultations and stat orders for restraint.
- Consulted with Psychiatrist on Duty for orders when clients medical status changed or situation presented to make referrals to more appropriate level of care was required.
- Administered medication/treatments and documented administration with reaction in clients clinical charts.
- Observed, recorded and initiated appropriate action to medication and therapeutic procedures.
- Administered PO and IM psychotropic medication as scheduled and as needed while monitoring patients for side effects.
- Instructing Medication Education Groups to clients in facility as approved by Department of Mental Health.
Licensed Vocation Nurse (Desk Nurse/MDS) - Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital - Los Angeles, CA
(2018-06 - 2021-05)
- Identified and provided the physical, emotional and developmental needs of each patient.
- Provided bedside care by obtaining vital signs of patients (i.e Temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure)
- Reported abnormalities to the physicians.
- Enhanced a collaborative relationship between patient and family to maximize their ability to make informative decisions.
- Completed discharge planning, rehabilitation orders and follow-up care as needed.
- Monitored the status of all patients while administering medication.
- Hospice care.
- G tube feeding experience.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure consistent patient care.
- Participated in patient care meetings and ensured that support staff was updated.
- Assisted with the development of patient care plans.
- Thorough understanding of minimum data set nursing procedure.
- Assisted with admissions and discharges.
- Pandemic and dealing with COVID 19 experience.
