Licensed Vocational Nurse
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Compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with 18 years' experience in patient care from pediatrics to geriatrics. Expertise in preventive care and patient education. Great listener, communicator, and detail oriented in serving patients prudently through medical management.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Home-health - Maxim Healthcare
(2023-02)
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Houston, Texas
(2023-01 - 2024-02)
Licensed Vocational Nurse Baylor College of Medicine Urology Department - Medix Staffing
(2020-05 - 2023-01)
Licensed Vocational Nurse Work - Favorite Staffing
(2020-04 - 2020-12)
COVID-19 Vaccine Team Travel Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurse Endocrinology Department - Kelsey-Seybold Clinic-Specialty Department - Houston, Texas
(2019-02 - 2020-02)
Experienced in Epic charting: Case Management; Assisted patient in taking vital signs, Case management, Vaccinations, blood draw, medication administrations, and breathing treatment as ordered by a physician; Chart medical history via computer system; intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and breathing treatments; Received/Intake walk-in patients and assessed the medical condition and properly communicated information to the physician.
Licensed Vocational Nurse-Orthopedics - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Houston, Texas
(2015-02 - 2015-08)
Assisted patients from 16 years old to geriatrics with various dressing changes postoperatively per doctor order; Properly filled out documents for patient x-ray exam; Conducted patient education regarding medical care; Implement proper staple and suture removal; Properly set patient up for Physical Therapy and/ or Occupational therapy per doctor order.
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas
(2008-02 - 2011-07)
Medical Care Line: Assisting veterans from ages 18 to geriatric age with vital signs, blood draw, medication administration, and breathing treatments as ordered by the physician.
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Houston, Texas
(2002-01 - 2008-02)
2 years experience in Family Medicine: Assisted patient in taking vital signs, blood draw, medication administrations, and breathing treatment as ordered by a physician
• Chart medical history via computer system; intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and breathing treatments
• Received/Intake walk-in patients and assessed medical condition and properly communicated information to a physician. 2 years experience in the Pediatric Department: Administered IM, and Sub-Q injections to infants through teenage patients
• Took pediatric vital signs and body measurements and properly recorded information onto patient flow chart sheet
• Performed proper clean techniques were done to the exam rooms after each patient. Properly administered medication to pediatric patients per doctor's order. 2 years experience in Orthopedics Department: Assisted patients from 16 years old to geriatrics. various dressing changes postoperatively per doctor order
• Filled out proper documentation for patient x-ray exam
• Conducted patient education regarding medical care
• Implemented staple and suture removal
• Properly set patient up for Physical Therapy and/or Occupational therapy per doctor order.
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Memorial Herman Southwest Hospital - Houston, Texas
(2000-01 - 2002-01)
Medical/Surgical Unit: Total patient care
• IV therapy; blood draw; sterile, clean, and wet to dry dressing changes
• Recorded patients' medical history, proper nursing assessment
• Monitor post-op vital signs, set up PCA, fluid, reviewed post-op orders and orient the patient to the unit
• Developed and maintained quality care. systems-standards, including but not limiting to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines
• Utilized picsus narcotic machine as ordered by doctor
• Admitted and discharge patients per doctors order
• Supported patients with customized patient teaching tools
• Administered sterile and clean wound care and dressing changes as ordered by doctor.
Diploma for Vocational Nurse - Nursing - Houston Community College (1999 - 1999)