Wendolyne Ivanov
Gurnee
Summary
Professional healthcare provider with significant experience in delivering patient care and ensuring high standards of practice. Skilled in clinical procedures, patient assessment, and care planning. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Known for adaptability and reliability in fast-paced environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Lake County Health Department Community Health Center
12.2024 - Current
- Administered medications oral route and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection, Breathalyzer/ BG
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Admissions/Discharges
- Medications management
- Daily report
- Patient education regarding health and medications
- Follow up with referral and appointments.
- Administer TB SKin test
HOSPICE RN CASE MANAGER
ST Croix Hospice
03.2024 - 12.2024
- Manage case load of patients assigned
- Head to toe assessments/focused assessments
- Triage/ on call requirements
- Attend interdisciplinary meetings
- Attend care plan meetings
- Order supplies/DME/medications
- Administer medications
- Wound care/catheter care
- Report changes to medical director
- Attend death visits and report to funeral home and coroner
- Recertifications
- Provide end of life education to patient/families/facilities
- Ensure patient safety/ report any concerns to social work
- Work autonomously
- Critical thinking
- Pain management/symptoms management
- Understand various disease process and the dying process
- Document accurately
- Homecare Homebase knowledge
Charge RN
Lake County Health Department
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Medication refills sent per protocol
- Complete Care team visits that can only be completed by RN
- Administering Vaccines/Medications
- Working along with Vaccine coordinator to help aide in proper vaccine management
- Running reports on I care, entering temps, Next Gen, Accusite related to vaccine management
- Educated patient and family members on symptom management and supportive treatments to improve continuity of care
- Serve as a reference for MAs in task they may need additional support such as ekg, completing inbox task, medication questions, that require RN scope of practice
- Delegate to MAs as allowed per scope of practice to provide effective patient care
- Completing Inbox task
- Appeals that are required for patient care (medications, radiology)
- Triage patients for urgency appointments or emergency care
- Medication Teaching (insulin teaching/ bp teaching)
- Managing ER box and medication Inventory
- Following up with pharmacies/ specialist to provide patient medications
- Working with various members of the health care team to provide patient care and assistance
- Supervising 8 medical assistants and 2 RNs
- Onboarding of new employees
- Time cards/ approving time off request
- Monthly schedules
- One on one biweekly meetings
- Assisting Practice manager in the leading of monthly staff meetings
- Resolving patient care related issues
- Leading daily huddles
- Participating in creating new policies and procedures
- Interviewing candidates
- Training new staff
Registered Nurse (temporary position)
Lutheran General Hospital
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Documented patient assessment findings and responses to nursing intervention to progress toward problem resolution
- Performed ongoing patient assessments, notifying supervising clinician of abnormal findings
- Liaised with multidisciplinary teams to organize and coordinate health and care services to meet patients' complex care needs
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess changes in patient conditions, recognize complications and intervene appropriately
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies
- Performed therapeutic nursing interventions to promote patient well-being
- Provided customized patient and family education to foster continuum of care
- Performed accurate documentation in the electronic medical record according to established standards
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
Registered Nurse
Northshore University Health System
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Managed multiple tasks while providing timely, high quality patient care
- Trained as charge RN on night shift/ rotated being charge RN during scheduled shifts
- Completed RN and pct assignment for upcoming shift
- Assigned admissions to RN and pct per protocol
- Worked along with Nurse consultant when charge to ensure shift ran smoothly
- Reported symptoms, condition changes and vital signs to primary care doctors, patients, and families
- Performed accurate documentation in the electronic medical record according to established standards
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs
- Conducted patient assessment, prioritizing data collection based on patient condition or needs
- Performed therapeutic nursing interventions to promote patient well-being
- Assessed and evaluated patient physical, mental, and emotional status to assist with care needs
- Delegated tasks to other Pct to provide patient care
- Participated in patient huddles with providers
- Updated families
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Herzing University
Kenosha, WI04-2021
Skills
- Patient education
- Patient safety
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Infection control measures
- Care planning
- Medication administration
- Patient management
- Family education
- Specimen collection
- Case management
- Vaccine administration
- Health promotion
- Clinical judgment
- Intake and discharge
- Hospice care
- EMR / EHR
- Monitoring vital signs
- Documentation
- Decision-making
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Lake County Health Department Community Health Center
12.2024 - Current
HOSPICE RN CASE MANAGER
ST Croix Hospice
03.2024 - 12.2024
Charge RN
Lake County Health Department
05.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse (temporary position)
Lutheran General Hospital
12.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Northshore University Health System
06.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Herzing University
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