Jessica Joel
New Albany
Summary
As a nurse, compassion, respect, and prioritizing the needs of every patient are important. Effectively communicating with patients, their families, and the healthcare team ensures that everyone can make informed clinical decisions.
Actively listening to patients from diverse backgrounds to ensures they feel valued and understood. The goal is to create a supportive environment where patients can trust and engage openly. Continuous learning and staying current with best practices are believed to enhance patient care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Pinnacle Treatment Center
01.2025 - Current
- Improve patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Assists with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Trilogy Health Services
09.2024 - 01.2025
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kentucky State Reformatory
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Licensed Practical Nurse
New Vista
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kindred Hospital
11.2022 - 08.2023
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
Patient Care Technician
Emory Healthcare
01.2022 - 11.2022
- Measure weight and height, Provide excellent patient care, and Document patient intake and dietary requirements
- Aided with feeding and monitoring, obtained patient vital signs, and reported results to staff nurse to identify changes from prior measurements
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, and exercising
- Transported patients to other hospital areas in wheelchairs and beds for tests, treatments, and therapies
- Assisted with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers
- Performed minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas clean and sanitized
Dialysis Technician
DaVita Kidney Care
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Cleaned and disinfected hemodialysis machines, chairs, trays, and equipment
- Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns before starting dialysis; recorded patient's pre-dialysis weight, vitals, and any new medical conditions such as edema
- Safely transported, transferred, and positioned patients on chairs for treatment; Monitored each patient closely during treatment to check for any adverse reactions or change in condition and reported emergencies to attending nurses
- Cleaned and connected to access sites, including fistulas, grafts, and catheters, by following infection control protocols
- Initiated and terminated reverse osmosis water system and performed water quality monitoring tests before dialysis initiation
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech College
Sellersburg, IN05-2025
Diploma - Nursing
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Covington, GA08-2022
Skills
- Medication administration
- Lab drawings
- Stool and urine samples collections
- Wound culture
- Urine dipsticks
- Monitor VS
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Wound irrigation
- Apply wound vac
- Wound dressing
- IV Administration
- Injections
- CPR/BLS certified
- TB skin testing
- G-tube replacement
- Fecal bag placement
- PIV placement
Locations
- Sellersburg, IN, 47172
- Covington, GA, 30014
- Louisville, KY, 40201
- Lagrand, KY, 40141
- Decatur, GA, 30030
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - [State] Board of Nursing.
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Pinnacle Treatment Center
01.2025 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Trilogy Health Services
09.2024 - 01.2025
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kentucky State Reformatory
09.2023 - 10.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
New Vista
01.2023 - 02.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kindred Hospital
11.2022 - 08.2023
Patient Care Technician
Emory Healthcare
01.2022 - 11.2022
Dialysis Technician
DaVita Kidney Care
01.2020 - 08.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech College
Diploma - Nursing
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
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