Amanda Parisi

New graduate Registered Nurse with 14 years of Licensed Vocational Nurse experience in outpatient ambulatory care, psychiatric, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term care settings. Skilled in patient assessment, medication administration, wound care, diabetes management, G-tube care, psychiatric nursing, patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and clinical workflow coordination. Experienced assisting with minor surgical procedures, post-surgical care, admissions and discharges, and emergency response situations.

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Kaiser Permanente – Primary Care - El Cajon, CA

(2015-01)

• Provide direct care for over 20 patients daily in outpatient ambulatory care
• Perform post-surgical and trauma wound care, dressing changes, staple and suture removals
• Assist providers with surgical procedures including biopsies, lipoma removals, and cyst excisions
• Conduct patient assessments, obtain vital signs, document clinical findings, and communicate changes in patient condition to providers and nursing staff
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans, medications, procedures, and follow-up care to improve understanding, adherence, and continuity of care
• Coordinate patient care with specialty departments, physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary services to optimize patient outcomes and clinic efficiency
• Assist with delegation, prioritization, and daily clinic workflow in a fast-paced clinic
• Maintain compliance with infection prevention protocols, patient safety standards, and organizational policies
• Demonstrate professionalism, adaptability, and strong communication skills while managing multiple patient care responsibilities simultaneously

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Charge Nurse - Lakeside Special Care Center (Locked Psychiatric Facility) - Lakeside, CA

(2013-01 - 2015-12)

Served as LVN Charge Nurse in a secured psychiatric facility, overseeing over 25 patients daily and CNA support staff of 6 daily.

• Administered scheduled and PRN medications, including psychotropic medications, for approximately 25 patients daily while monitoring therapeutic response and adverse reactions
• Coordinated admissions, discharges, medication management, and continuity of care planning
• Responded to psychiatric and medical emergencies, including code situations, utilizing critical thinking and emergency response protocols
• Collaborated with psychiatrists, conservators, social workers, and interdisciplinary teams to support individualized patient care plans

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Reo Vista Healthcare Center – Skilled Nursing Facility - San Diego, CA

(2012-01 - 2013-12)

• Administered medications safely and accurately to more than 30 patients nightly in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation environment
• Performed blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration for diabetic residents
• Provided wound care treatment, skin integrity assessments, and ongoing monitoring for changes in patient condition
• Managed G-tube feedings, dressings, and patient monitoring for residents with complex medical needs

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) - Nursing - Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing, Northwest College (2026-04)