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Alicia Washington

Chicago

Summary

Dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience in providing exceptional care in diverse healthcare settings, notably at Reliance. Excelled in patient assessments and medication administration, enhancing patient safety and outcomes. Demonstrated expertise in geriatric and pediatric care, coupled with a strong ability to build patient relationships. Achieved significant improvements in documentation accuracy and preventive care protocols.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Practical Nurse

Delta T Corp.
07.2024 - Current

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  • Performs routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Document accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Comfort and counseled patients throughout care process.
  • Offer immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Evaluate patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Reliance Home Health
09.2021 - 12.2024
  • Maintained a safe and therapeutic environment for youth in care through effective risk assessment and crisis intervention strategies.
  • Improved youth outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
  • Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse youth populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.
  • Documented accurate and complete youth information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charter Senior Living
07.2021 - 12.2021
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
  • Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
  • Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Haymarket
07.2020 - 08.2021
  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the supervising provided
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Avantara of Everygreen Park
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Maintained a safe and therapeutic environment for patients through effective risk assessment and crisis intervention strategies.

CNA

Community Care Nursing Home
04.2014 - 08.2019
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
  • Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.

Education

Practical Nursing - Nursing

ATS Institute
Chicago, IL
02.2020

Basic Nursing Assistant - Nursing

Olive Harvey Community College
Chicago, IL
11.2013

High School Diploma - General Studies

Wendell Phillips High School
Chicago, IL
06.2000

Skills

  • Patient assessments
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Documenting intake
  • Patient evaluations
  • Patient relationship building
  • Preventive care
  • Pediatric care
  • Patient safety protocols
  • Medication administration
  • Direct patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Physical assessment
  • Geriatric care

Timeline

Licensed Practical Nurse

Delta T Corp.
07.2024 - Current

Licensed Practical Nurse

Reliance Home Health
09.2021 - 12.2024

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charter Senior Living
07.2021 - 12.2021

Licensed Practical Nurse

Haymarket
07.2020 - 08.2021

Licensed Practical Nurse

Avantara of Everygreen Park
05.2020 - 08.2020

CNA

Community Care Nursing Home
04.2014 - 08.2019

Practical Nursing - Nursing

ATS Institute

Basic Nursing Assistant - Nursing

Olive Harvey Community College

High School Diploma - General Studies

Wendell Phillips High School
Alicia Washington