Kala Grout, LPN

• Provided skilled nursing care for diverse populations, including geriatric, pediatric, and chronically ill patients.

• Complete patient admissions and discharges to facility

• Participate in successful survey inspections

• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.

• Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing

assessment of patient responses.

• Assessed potential risks within the facility, developing strategies to mitigate those risks while prioritizing resident safety and wellbeing.
• Collaborated with patients and families to provide care and treatment education.
• Managed department staff by monitoring performance, implementing improvement plans and conducting training.
• Promoted a culture focused on teamwork among coworkers which resulted in improved job satisfaction rates.

• Ensured compliance with standards of professional

practice as well as state and federal regulations related

to health care delivery services.

• Educated and evaluated clinical and support staff regarding care quality management regulations and standards of care.

• Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and

provided assistance with medical procedures.

• Coordinated referrals to specialists, hospitalizations, ER visits, ancillary testing, and other enabling services for patients.

• Counseled patients regarding medication side effects or

lifestyle changes necessary for improved health

outcomes.

• Worked along side Respiratory therapists to provide the best care for our residents.

• 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 vitals.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
• Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations across various healthcare settings.
• Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
• Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients.

• Helping patients bathe, dress, go to the bathroom, and eat
• Monitoring patients’ overall health during every visit
• Changing bandages, wound dressings, and catheters
• Administering medication
• Taking vital signs
• Managing wounds
• Taking patient’s health histories and maintaining their documentation
• Assisting with tests and procedures , obtained labs and delivered to outpatient lab drop offs.
• Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments and treatments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Educated patients and families on healthcare management strategies, promoting self-care and wellbeing.
• Delivered emotional support to patients facing challenging diagnoses or difficult treatments, fostering resilience during recovery processes.
• Coordinated with physicians to implement prescribed treatment plans, ensuring consistency in patient care delivery.
• Managed complex wound care for improved healing rates and reduced infection risk.
• Reduced hospital readmission rates by closely monitoring patients'' progress and executing effective care plans.
• Conducted home visits to monitor patient status, adjusting care plans as necessary for optimal health outcomes.
• Organized and updated patient charts and records by reporting vitals, medical history, treatment plans, current medications, medication reactions, allergies and health status information.

• 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.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
• Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
• Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
• Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.