​​​​Jennifer Cook

RN @ Behavioral Healthcare Center, Huntsville, AL

Registered Nurse, May 2016 – Present

Licensed Practical Nurse, Jun 2014 – May 2016

 

I work as an RN in an acute care setting that specializes in care focusing on older adults' crisis stabilization, diagnosis and treatment of serious psychiatric disorders, with a focus on dementia and memory disorders in a secure inpatient environment. I execute medication passes, administer injections, perform phlebotomy, and start IV's. I also transcribe medication orders, order medications from the pharmacy, and assist the physicians by providing a report on the clients. Additionally, I conduct EKG's, order x-rays and initiate other tests that need to be completed. Further, I assist MHT's in monitoring the clients and providing client care, as well as interact and provide client education to the family of clients.

 

 

LPN, Patient Educator @ American Homepatient, Huntsville, AL

​06/13-06/2014

 

​I worked as an LPN, Patient Educator. I set patient’s up with home oxygen and PAP machines, as well as educate them on the importance of how to use the machine/s and compliance.

 

 

LPN @ NAPS ~ Dr. Scherff’s Office, Athens, AL

​02/11-06/2014

 

I worked as an LPN in an office setting that specializes in pulmonary & sleep problems. I check patients in by taking vital signs, doing spirometry, take SpO2 readings, give injections, allergy testing, input information into the EHR computer system, EKG’s, and take X-Rays. I played a vital role in setting up our office EHR system. I also do filing, call orders into the pharmacy, schedule appointments, check patients out, and other office functions as needed.

 

 

LPN, Surgical Technician @ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

03/10-06/2010

 

I worked as an LPN, Surgical Technician on the surgery floor as a scrub nurse and circulating nurse after completing the Surgical Tech Training. Due to the length of the drive, I had to leave this position.

 

 

LPN, Medical Team Administrator @ Southern Health Partners Chattanooga, TN

05/09-03/2010

 

I worked at one location at the Williamson County Jail in Franklin, TN. .As the Medical Team Administrator, I was responsible for day to day operations, payroll, administrative paperwork, setting up all outside appointments, interviewing of potential nursing staff, medication and supply ordering for this site, daily Sick Calls, and History and Physical Assessments. Responsible for all the nursing staff, their job duties/assignments, and scheduling of staff.

 

 

LPN, Regional Manager, Group Vice President @ Southern Health Partners Chattanooga, TN

07/02-09/07

 

2005-2007 – Regional Manager/Vice President/Group Vice President. Supervised employees for 13 jails across the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Responsible for compliance issues dealing with weekly and monthly reporting from all 100 + facilities across 11 + states. Responsible for coordinating all start up accounts and budgets for all facilities in all states. Responsible for contracting Physicians for all facilities at start up. Responsible for all work up on quarterly reward winners. Licensed Nurse in all states being served. I worked out of a home office and traveled to check in on sites frequently.

 

2004-2005 – Regional Manager for Alabama and Louisiana. I had approximately 11 sites at this time. My job duties were basically the same as above, except on a smaller scale.

 

2002-2004 – Medical Team Administrator for one site located in Decatur, Alabama. I started out as a part-time employee on night shift. I then went to full-time status on day shift as an Assistant Medical Team Administrator. I was promoted to the Medical Team Administrator position soon thereafter. As the Medical Team Administrator, I was responsible for day to day operations, payroll, administrative paperwork, setting up all outside appointments, interviewing of potential nursing staff, and medication and supply ordering for this site, daily Sick Calls, and History and Physical Assessments. Responsible for all the nursing staff, their job duties/assignments, and scheduling of staff. This site was under a Federal Court Order/Consent Decree. I insured that we remained in compliance with the Consent Decree at all times.

 

 

LPN @ Private Duty Nursing, Decatur, AL

07/02-03/03

 

Responsible for the daily care of a quadriplegic man, which included vent care, ADL’s, Tracheotomy care with suctioning PRN, G-Tube care, Supra-Pubic Catheter care, supply and medication ordering, daily charting. It was 12 hour shifts that also included errands, medication administration, physical therapy appointments, and other needs as required.

 

 

LPN @ Limestone Correctional Facility, Capshaw, AL

04/95-07/02

 

Responsible for all aspects of daily medical care for approximately 250 HIV positive inmates. This included sick call, ER visits, chronic care, annual physicals, PRN visits, 2 pill calls per day, lab draws, M.D. clinics, supply orders, medication orders, treatments, T.B. Skin Tests, and paperwork, charting for the last 2 years of employment with this facility. Responsible for daily care of approximately 2200 population inmates, which included the same as above. Occasionally staffed infirmary. Occasionally, I served as charge nurse for the facility. IV and Phlebotomy certified.