Erica Dollaga

Licensed Vocational Nurse with 8 years of experience willing to explore the different fields of nursing. Providing quality and holistic care within the scope of practice. Excellent in communication and understands the importance of time management and organization. Continuously searching for professional growth while enrolled in a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing program to pursue a Registered Nursing license.

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Wound Care Nurse - Lodi Memorial Hospital (Outpatient) - Lodi, CA

(2025-09)

• Prepare patient for evaluation and ensure the provider has proper equipment per each case
• Document provider's findings and update orders
• Enforce provider's teachings to patients and ensure patient states their understanding of teachings
• Ordered appropriate supplies for patients within the Medicare approved guidelines
• Send referrals per provider's orders to recommended clinics and home health agencies
• Attend in-services for new products and adapt to new methods in medicine and nursing

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Case Manager - Covenant Care, Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehab - Palo Alto

(2021-06 - 2025-09)

• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team (MD. NP, DOR, RD and MSW) weekly to discuss patient goals and outcomes.
• Worked as a liaison for resources after a patient's discharge. Communicated with various agencies to ensure patient transitional care.
• Communicated with family members weekly to discuss progress and interdisciplinary team recommendations such as caregivers or placement following discharge.
• Ensured quality management by inquiring feedback from patients and family members
• Provided resources and issued referrals for patient needs approved by physician or provider
• Knowledgeable with various private insurances, Medicare and Medical guidelines and informed families of patient's qualification
• Transparent and true information given to patient and family members

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Wound Care Nurse - Covenant Care, Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehab - Palo Alto

(2019-01 - 2021-06)

• Ensured provider's orders in place with correlating wounds upon admissions and with new wounds acquired in facility
• Organized weekly reports of patient's wounds and current progress
• Assisted wound care provider with rounds and implemented recommended orders
• Carefully studied patient charts to relate wounds to any underlying disease
• Collaborated with registered dietician and primary care provider to implement plans for internal care such as diet and antibiotics to optimize wound healing

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Floor Nurse - Covenant Care, Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehab - Palo Alto

(2018-10 - 2019-01)

• Evaluated and assessed patients throughout shifts by vital signs and understanding the patient's underlying disease.
• Collaborated with RN and charge nurse, primary care provider and wound doctor to establish personalized nursing plans per patient.
• Report to primary care provider per patient on changes of conditions due to assessments
• Use critical nursing judgement while following direct primary care orders within scope of practice

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Hospice Visiting Nurse - Promedica Hospice - San Jose

(2023-03 - 2023-12)

• Implemented nursing judgement and ensured patient symptoms are controlled
• Applied empathy and sympathy to grieving families
• Assessed daily changes in patients and reported to team to ensure patient and families are receiving all appropriate resources
• Educated families on signs of symptoms of the transitioning patient
• Assisted RN in post-mortem care

Associates Degree - Nursing - Carrington College (2023-08 - 2024-10)

Vocational Nursing - Nursing - Unitek College (2017-06 - 2018-08)