Licensed Practical Nurse

Wellness ~ Primary Care ~ Home Health Care ~ Rehabilitative Care ~ Long-Term Care

         Adept in health promotion and education, patient advocacy, customer service excellence, and care plan development.

         Exhibit a collaborative work ethic and a friendly personality which facilitates immediate trust and rapport with patients of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.

         Extremely versatile and easily adapt to new roles, responsibilities, trends in health, technologies, and workplace environments.

         Proficiency in infectious disease management, wound care, and medical chart maintenance.

         Compassionate, nurturing, and excel in communicating with multidisciplinary health care team members to steer cohesive efforts and optimize safety and quality of care.

         Reputation for resourcefulness, organizational skills, leadership attributes, and ability to work under stress.

Newborn Nurses, 2014 to Present

Private Duty Nurse Pediatric care

         Provide quality home care to pediatric patients including medication administration, intravenous therapy, wound care, and reporting to physicians.

         Seamlessly collaborate with health care team members to modify individual care plans as necessary to maximize quality of care.

         Educate patients family members in disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens including pain management techniques and medications.

United Allergy Services, 2013 to 2015

LPN / Certified Allergy Specialist

         Collaboratively managed daily operations of allergy center by scheduling patient appointments, administering allergy testing, verifying insurance, and administering immunotherapy treatment.

         Extensively educated patients in symptom management and performed follow-up calls to investigate and assess treatment progress.

         Proactively partnered with primary physicians to assess and optimize patient treatment.

         Maintained up-to-date patient charts in strict compliance with regulatory criteria.

         Applied excellent problem-solving abilities to help determine cause of unusual allergic reactions.

         Played an active role in consistently meeting company s strategic goals and objectives for clinic productivity and revenue.

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Saint Mary's Catholic Home, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2011 to 2012

LPN / Charge Nurse

         Planned, coordinated, delivered and supervised quality care for 60 geriatric residents through direct supervision of between five and eight CNAs.

         Prepared and implemented nursing care plan, supervised admission and discharge procedures, and oversaw direct patient care requirements within Nursing Rehabilitation and Ambulatory Program.

         Administered ostomy care, wound care, IV therapy, and medication including narcotics in strict alignment with corporate and regulatory requirements.

         Recorded vital signs, administered oxygen therapy, inserted and maintained catheters, and accurately updated charts to reflect changes in patient conditions.

         Proactively educated CNAs in effective prevention of transmitted infectious disease.

Prior Background:

Private Caregiver / Hospice Care, self-employed, East Orange & West Orange, NJ, 2010 to 2011

Processing Technician, Spherion Staffing, Wayne, NJ, 2006 to 2008

Family Worker / Caregiver, Traveling Tots Inc., Irvington, NJ, 2005 to 2006

Production Technician II, AkzoNobel, West Orange, NJ, 2000 to 2005

Diploma in Practical Nursing

The Center for Allied Health & Nursing Education, Hackensack, NJ, 2010

Licensed Practical Nurse

The New Jersey Board of Nursing, 2010

Certificate in Intravenous Therapy, County College of Morris, 2014

Certificate in End of Life Care, County College of Morris, 2014 

BLS and CPR Certifications, 2014 & 2011

Family Worker Certificate, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2006