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Veronica S.

Veronica S.

$48.00 / hr

Gary, IN

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About Veronica

Bilingual Spanish Registered Nurse seeking a position in a challenging and progressive health care organization. Ethical and compassionate with strong communication skills and proven success in working in a team environment. Respect for cultural diversity, like experience, and education. Driven to increase the development of successful interpersonal relationship with patients and their families in a critical or acute care environment.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

  • Bathing
  • Dressing & Grooming
  • Toileting
  • Medication Reminders
  • Transferring & Mobility
  • Companionship

Job Interests

  • Short Term
  • Overnight
  • Holiday Shifts

Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.

Skills & Expertise

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Arthritis
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • COPD
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Palliative Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Stroke
  • Tracheotomy / Ventilation
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Experience & Education

Nurse Case Manager

Feb 2020 - Present
Apex Hospice and Palliative Care
Provide Nursing Care to patients in their home setting (private home in community, assisted living facilities, or long-term care facilities). * Implement nursing services to meet needs of patients and families; follow current nursing professional standards of practice and agency-approved protocols for hospice care. * Maintain Current and accurate patient records through the use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with corporate policies, federal, state, and local guidelines. * Provide care for the terminally ill, ensure adequate pain control and comfort measures, symptom management, and provides emotional support for patient and family. Understand of end-of-life care; stages of death/dying.
Feb 2020 - Present

RN

Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
Palos Heights Rehab
*Serve as a resident advocate to ensure that the resident's medical and emotional needs are recognized and met. *Accountable for supervising the nursing care provided by professional and ancillary nursing staff. *Record accurate and prompt documentation of all nursing tasks. *Provided professional assessments of the needs and desires of the residents. *Communicated with family and interdisciplinary staff to provide holistic resident care. *Performed medical care as directed by the Health Care Provider and set up medications for proper administration. *Devised individualized care plans for patients of the facility keeping in mind individual patient's needs. *Managed a particularly emergent situation by employing quick action thereby saving the patient from further deterioration. *Corresponded appropriate information to patients, peers, managers and physicians, consequently decreasing communication gap
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

Rasmussen College

Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
Romeoville, IL
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
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