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Danielle Laster

Alexandria

Summary

Diligent Healthcare Professional with comprehensive understanding of certification processes and compliance requirements. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, consistently delivering reliable results. Skilled in documentation, regulatory compliance, and process improvement. Experienced in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, care coordination, and investigative techniques.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Certification Specialist 2

LDH-Health Standards Section
05.2024 - Current

Responsible for the licensing and certification of all healthcare programs located in Region 6 of the state. Applies a high level of critical thinking skills, autonomy, and decision making skills in addition to intense investigation skills to determine regulatory compliance.


Conduct surveys with healthcare providers/suppliers that operate in the state. These surveys are done to determine conformity with state and federal regulations which require a broad knowledge of all state and federal program requirements.


Obtains information from review of records, observations, resident interviews, and provider interviews relative to the delivery of healthcare services and care. Compiles information derived from surveys, prepares reports on survey results, describes findings as related to program procedures and processes.


Conducts special survey investigations in response to complaints and prepares reports of findings. Interprets state and federal regulations to providers/suppliers as needed. Cooperates with administrators of facilities and professional groups. Participates in an ongoing quality assurance program to ensure program integrity.

Registered Nurse

Pinecrest Support and Services Center
08.2023 - Current
  • Provide basic professional nursing care to clients that include medication administrations
  • Makes regular client rounds to observe and assess clients physical behaviors and condition
  • Recieves and fulfills physicians' instructions regarding client care and transmit orders
  • Assists in emergency code situations
  • Instructs and educates clients in health and hygiene procedures and self-administration of prescribed medications
  • Administers immunizations and other medications

Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Rapides Regional Medical Center
11.2020 - Current
  • Currently caring for critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit
  • Knowledgeable in titration of special drips such as vasopressors, sedatives, and paralytics
  • Collaborate with Intensivists and Physicians in assistance with intubations, insertion of central lines and arterial lines, and ventilator management
  • Charge Nurse who oversees a 29 bed unit
  • Responds to Emergencies on the Telemetry and Medical Surgical Units
  • Collaborates with House Supervisor with daily staffing for oncoming shifts
  • Assisted with urinary catheter removal, finger stick blood sugars, routine urine and stool specimen collection, ostomy care, emptying drainage receptacles/tubes, and bladder scans
  • Specialized in providing compassionate care for elderly, terminal patients to ensure patient dignity during

Registered Nurse, 4 South Renal/Telemetry Unit

Rapides Regional Medical Center
06.2019 - 11.2020
  • Charge nurse- Managed multiple RNs, LPNs, secretaries and CNAs on unit
  • Recently housed in the Medical Intensive Care unit caring for COVID-19 patients
  • Previously cared for COVID-19 patients on 4South Renal/Telemetry Floor
  • Obtained vital signs, height, weight, and demographic data

Sales Associate/Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rental Car
02.2015 - 01.2019
  • Responsible for resolving customer service issues, maintained fleet records, and supervised fleet maintenance
  • Marketed to potential dealerships, body shops, and law firms
  • Conducted cold calls to former business accounts
  • Promoted from Management Trainee to Assistant Manager within six months of employment, conducted interviews for Service Agents and Drivers, and supervised new

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Alexandria, LA
08.2020

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Alexandria, LA
05.2019

BACHELOR'S OF - GENERAL STUDIES

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
12.2014

Skills

  • Healthcare Support
  • Team Leadership
  • Medical Record Documentation
  • Dementia care
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Critical Care
  • Clinical Preceptorship
  • Registered Nurse
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Basic Life Support
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Reliability
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Organizational skills
  • Effective communication
  • Safety compliance
  • Self motivation
  • Professionalism
  • Compliance reporting
  • Investigation techniques
  • Psychiatric assessment
  • Suicide risk assessment
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Direct patient care
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Nursing care

Certification

  • Registered Nurse
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Basic Life Support

Timeline

Medical Certification Specialist 2

LDH-Health Standards Section
05.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse

Pinecrest Support and Services Center
08.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Rapides Regional Medical Center
11.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse, 4 South Renal/Telemetry Unit

Rapides Regional Medical Center
06.2019 - 11.2020

Sales Associate/Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rental Car
02.2015 - 01.2019

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR'S OF - GENERAL STUDIES

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Danielle Laster