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WORK EXPERIENCERegistered Nurse (RN)Regency Home Healthcare - Maple Grove, MNFebruary 2020 to PresentHome Health staff RNI take care of vent-dependent patients (with diagnoses such as muscular dystrophy, respiratoryfailure, quadriplegia, etc) in a group home setting.Skills include: Care of clients with different types of ventilators: AVAPS-AE, Respironics Trilogy 100,Trilogy Evo, Bipap sterile suctioning of trach changing trach inner cannula, chest physiotherapy use of cough assist care of g-tubes, j-tubes, nephrostomy tubes verifying vent settings documenting vent settings humidifier use use of oxygen concentrator and portable travel O2 tanks neb treatments with ventilators BIBSMy primary home care client is a 36-year-old female client who is wheelchair dependent withg-tube, quadriparesis, and is non-verbal. Skills include: clean oral suctioning, g-tube feedings, g-tube site care, nebulizer treatments,medication administration via g-tube, use of stander, AFOs, PROM.Accurate Home Care, Home Health Nurse-RNAccurate Home Care - Otsego, MNAugust 2019 to PresentI currently take care of a 39-year-old female client with complex medical needs in her home about oncea month (on-call). She has Epilepsy with Status Epilepticus, spastic hemiplegia, impaired decisionmaking, and multiple other diagnoses. She needs assistance with all ADL's and needs constantsupervision. She needs skilled nursing 24 hours a day. I provide medication administration, assessmentfor seizure activity, intervention for seizure activity including VNS magnet use and prn seizure meds,physical assessment, compression stockings, AFO use, PROM among other cares.In 2019 I worked part-time taking care of a 6-year-old boy who is non-verbal, and mentally andphysically disabled. He is unable to walk or stand on his own. He has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome,epilepsy, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia. I drive him to and from school and appointments, andassist him throughout the school days. I gave him his medications and feedings via g-tube. I alsoput him in his stander, rift on Pacer/walker, and his adaptive trike at least once day. He has adexcom continuous glucose monitor, but I also use his manual glucometer as needed. He also hasa vagus nerve stimulator. I have taken care of him when he's been hypoglycemic andhyperglycemic. I have also taken care of him when he had multiple seizures in one day, and anothertime when he got pneumonia. Both times he had to go to the Emergency room. I have also doneoral and nasal suctioning when he got pneumonia, provided O2, and provided chest percussiontherapy with his airway clearance vest.RN Case Manager/Utilization Management RNNovember 2010 August 2019North Memorial Medical Center Robbinsdale, MinnesotaMy role changed from RN Case manager to Utilization Management RN in the spring of 2018 at NMMC.My responsibilities included status management, use of InterQual guidelines and EHR to determinewhether Observation or Inpatient status is appropriate, communicating with ED MD and admitting MDwhich status is appropriate, obtaining verbal orders to change status orders when necessary, placingcondition code 44s and occurrence span 72s, placing patients in Interqual, assisting with transfer ofpatients restricted to other hospitals when appropriate, notifying Utilization Management Assistants ofwhen VAMC needs to be notified of VA patients that have come to NMMC for treatment, verifying thatadmission order corresponds with status, chart review, and assessing that all patients have statusorders. This job has really given me the opportunity to spend time studying all the diagnoses andtreatments of every type of patient that comes to the hospital.Registered Nurse (RN)July 2010 - July 2011Maxim Staffing Solutions Twin Cities, MNI worked as an agency Nurse for Maxim Staffing Solutions at several locations, including North MemorialHospital and several TCU's. I took care of a variety of patients at NMMC, on several different unitsincluding the Oncology, Ortho/Med surg, Women and Children, Neuro/Science, Trauma, and Rehabfloors. Skills I used included IV medication administration, ostomy care, urinary catheterization andcatheter care, tube feedings, JP drains, wound vacs, incentive spirometry, nebulizers, oral/nasalsuctioning, tracheal suctioning, trach care, dressing changes, wound care, cast care, accu checks,treatment of hypo/hyperglycemia, mixing of IV solutions, iv push medications, iv antibioticadministration, pt education, admissions and discharges.RNJune 2007 - September 2008Charter House-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN skilled care unit, 3rd floorI worked as an RN staff nurse at the Charter House on the skilled care unit. I often worked with PICClines, IV medication administration, ostomies, urinary catheterization and catheter care, tube feedings,Jackson-Pratt drains, wound vacs, incentive spirometry, nebulizers, oral and nasal suctioning, trachealsuctioning, tracheostomy care, neuro checks, sterile dressing changes, wound care, suture/stapleremoval, urine dip stick testing, cast care, use of hoyer lifts and EZ stands, glucose testing, treatment ofhypo/hyperglycemia, care of confused clients, administration of psychotropic meds, infusion site care,mixing IV solutions, calculating infusion rates, iv push medications iv antibiotic administration, ivpiggyback administration, working with infusion pumps. Many patients were post-surgical althoughthere were a wide variety of diagnoses. My responsibilities also included: documentation, admissions,discharges and discharge planning, diet pt education, diabetic pt education, coordination of care,supervision of staff. Patients stay a the skilled care unit for a maximum of 19 days and are discharged totheir home or other facility.RN Charge NurseJuly 2006 - February 2008Preston Good Samaritan Society Preston, MNI worked as a pm shift charge nurse. I took care of many postoperative patients recovering from hip andknee replacements, diabetic patients, patients with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia,cancer patients, patients with heart disease, renal disease, Parkinson's disease and pulmonary diseases.Skills I used included: medication administration, medication pt teaching, tube feedings, working withPICC lines and IV's, ostomies, urinary catheters, supervision of staff, documentation, coordination ofcare with the healthcare team, wound care, admissions and discharges.RN Home Care NurseSeptember 2005 - February 2006Prairie River Home Care, Inc. Rochester, MinnesotaI worked as a case manager at Prairie River Home Care. I provided cares for approximately 30 clients.The skills I used as a case manager include: diabetic teaching, medication teaching and administration,wound care, including wound vacs, PICC line care and teaching, admissions and admission teaching,supervision of PCA's, Homemakers, Home Health Aides, coordination of care with physicians, publichealth nurses, social workers, etc.,The skills I've been using as a home care nurse include: care of client with history of brain injury, trachand G-tube care, tracheal suctioning, g-tube feedings, care of client with lymhedema, applying legwraps, helping with ADLs.Registered NurseMarch 2004 - June 2005Valley View Nursing Home (VVNH) Houston, MinnesotaHealthcare ServicesI have worked as a charge nurse and as a staff nurse for mostly night and pm shifts at VVNH. I cared for25 residents with varying levels of care. My skills include performing physical assessments, patientteaching, giving medications and treatments, inserting NG tubes, urinary catheters, tube feedings,injections (intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal), documentation, admitting and dischargingresidents, giving report and supervising assistant nursing staff.EDUCATIONRN-BSN program CompletedJanuary 2002 - December 2005University of Iowa, RN-BSN program Iowa City, IowaI graduated from the RN-BSN program in December of 2005 and my GPA was 3.7.Associate Degree, Nursing,June 1998 - December 2001Northeast Iowa Community College CalmarI graduated in 2001 with my Associate's Degree in Nursing and then I began my RN-BSN programthrough University of Iowa.Decorah High School,August 1994 - May 1999Decorah, IowaLANGUAGESSpanish Advanced Beginner. 2 years in high school, 1 in college.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONSAWANA youth organizationChurch choirREFERENCESLynda Waindim RN, Home Health NurseColleague from 1/2021 to presentRegency Home Health careAthena Vasquez RN, Home Health NurseColleague from 1/2024 to present (We both pick up shifts at the ventilator group homes)Regency Home Health carePetra Brodin Utilization Management RN/initially RN Case ManagerColleague from 11/2010-06/2019North Memorial HospitalPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLECris Carlson, Utilization Management RN/(initially RN Case Manager)Colleague from 12/2012-06/2019North Memorial HospitalPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEDon Manz Utilization Management RN/initially RN Case ManagerColleague from 11/2015-6/2019North Memorial HospitalPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEMelody Gobolos, RN at Fresenius Kidney Care Rockingham County, Dialysis Center, Reidsville, NCFriend and relativePHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE/pre> |
