Deborah Kelley
MICHIGAN CITY
Summary
Dedicated LPN with a proven track record at Franciscan Health Michigan City, excelling in medication administration and compassionate patient care. Skilled in monitoring vital signs and clinical documentation, I effectively collaborated with healthcare teams to enhance patient outcomes and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Adaptable and dependable, I prioritize quality care and patient education.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Life Care Center of Michigan City
02.2018 - 08.2025
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining accurate documentation of patient data.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management, provided wound care treatments.
- Developed patient care plans to address individual needs, promoting faster recovery.
Clinical Quality Specialist
Franciscan Health Michigan City
03.2010 - 04.2023
- Tracked quality improvement activities to assess trends and report findings to senior leaders.
- Evaluated documentation used in clinical settings to verify compliance with documentation control.
- Designed data collection tools and used them to optimize clinical processes.
- Analyzed patient data and outcomes and compiled into reports.
- Performed clinical quality review analysis and interpretation of data to department management and hospital committees.
- Assisted in development and improving action plans and measurement of outcomes.
- Assisted in medical staff peer review by working closely with medical staff leadership, quality improvement teams, and hospital departments to achieve organizational quality and safety goals.
- Assisted in facilitating the quality review of healthcare services and practitioners by coordinating case reviews, collecting and analyzing data, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and hospital policies by preparing reports, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and collaborating with medical staff leadership and other hospital departments to maintain high standards of patient care and safety.
LPN
Franciscan Health Michigan City
01.2001 - 03.2010
- Collected and documented vital signs
- Observed, charted, and reported developments in patient health condition or changed in condition.
- Delivered quality care and administered PO,IV,SQ,IM,G-tube, and Rectal medications.
- Telemetry trained and reading of EKG strips
- Educated patients and family on medications prescribed, medical diagnosis, and treatment plan.
- Worked closely with healthcare team in plan of care, including physicians, case management, social workers, PT,OT, ST, to promote and restore patients back to good health.
Education
Vocational Certificate - Practical Nursing (LPN)
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Valparaiso, IN
Valparaiso, IN12-2000
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- Compassionate care
- Physical assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical judgment
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Responsible and dependable
- Dementia knowledge and care
- Adaptable and flexible
Timeline
LPN
Life Care Center of Michigan City
02.2018 - 08.2025
Clinical Quality Specialist
Franciscan Health Michigan City
03.2010 - 04.2023
LPN
Franciscan Health Michigan City
01.2001 - 03.2010
Vocational Certificate - Practical Nursing (LPN)
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Valparaiso, IN