Elizabeth Cahill
North Platte
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with a proven ability to provide high-quality patient care. Strong clinical skills in administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with daily activities. Recognized for collaboration with medical teams, adaptability to changing needs, and achieving positive outcomes. Known for reliability, compassion, and skilled patient communication and support. Well-qualified medical professional experienced in triaging patients, capturing information, and completing basic procedures such as wound care. Demonstrates excellent communication, prioritization, and multitasking abilities with sound judgment and a compassionate nature. Background includes working in both clinic and hospital environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Linden Court
06.2024 - Current
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
Small Business Co-Owner
Afterhours Repair, LLC
05.2021 - 06.2024
- Met with service vendors or product suppliers to facilitate delivery.
- Reviewed sales reports and adjusted sales activities or expenses to better meet budgets.
- Monitored financial objectives and prepared budgets according to projections.
- Trained, coached and mentored employees to facilitate safety and consistent quality of work.
- Analyzed internal processes and implemented procedural or policy changes to improve operations.
- Prepared weekly schedules to verify proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines.
- Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
- Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.
- Designed detailed business plans to outline finances, goals and operations of company.
LPN
Catholic Health Initatives NHI
06.2010 - 05.2022
- Trained, coached and mentored employees to facilitate safety and consistent quality of work.
- Monitored inventory levels and placed new orders for merchandise to keep supply well-stocked.
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history.
- Promoted culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation and prevention.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
- Prepared patients for examinations, tests or treatments and explained procedures.
Education
LPN Certification - License Practical Nurse
Mid-Plains Community College
08.2007
High School Diploma -
Columbus High School
Columbus, NE05.1992
Skills
- Patient Triaging
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Samples Collection
- Healthcare Platforms
- Epic Systems
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Patient Observation
- Vital Signs Recording
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Charting
- Documenting Incidents
- Assisting Physicians
- Nebraska Licensed Practical Nurse
- Process Improvements
- Planning and Execution
- Decision Making
- Program Optimization
- Management Team Building
- Cost Reduction
- Records Organization and Management
- Business Development
- Goal Setting
- Customer Service Management
- Policy Development and Enforcement
- Staff Scheduling
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Team Leadership
Education and Training
other,other
Timeline
LPN
Linden Court
06.2024 - Current
Small Business Co-Owner
Afterhours Repair, LLC
05.2021 - 06.2024
LPN
Catholic Health Initatives NHI
06.2010 - 05.2022
High School Diploma -
Columbus High School
LPN Certification - License Practical Nurse
Mid-Plains Community College
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