Jessica Huffman
Joplin
Summary
Compassionate and highly organized Licensed Practical Nurse with over 8 years of clinical nursing experience across primary care, pediatrics, cardiac care, family medicine, and remote care coordination. Demonstrated leadership skills through managing patient care, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and improving patient outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Primary Care Nurse
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Joplin
08.2023 - Current
- Provide remote patient care management and clinical support for primary care patients.
- Assess patient concerns, triage symptoms, and coordinate appropriate follow-up care.
- Educate patients on chronic disease management, medications, and preventive health measures.
- Collaborate with physicians, care coordinators, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Maintain accurate documentation.
- Provide patients with assisting in medication refills and calling with there testing results directed by the primary care physician.
Nurse
Hometown Pediatrics
Joplin
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Obtain vital signs, room patients assess what needs they have.
- Draw blood
- Insert catheters to obtain urine sample from infants
- Start IV's
- Triage over the phone, assess patient symptoms and give medical advise and medication dosages.
- Call with lab and diagnostic procedure results.
- Administered vaccinations and medications to pediatric patients in a caring environment.
Nurse
Mercy Hospital Joplin
Joplin
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Administered medications oral and IV, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
Nurse
Mercy Neosho Family Medicine
Neosho
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Observed and assessed patients to identify concerning symptoms.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Assisted in minor in office procedures example-sutures and cyst removal
- Give IM injections including vaccines.
- Call out prescriptions to pharmacy, refill medications.
- Call Insurances to get prior approval of procedures and medications.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Carthage Technical Center
Carthage, MOHigh School Diploma -
Carthage Senior High School
Carthage, MOSkills
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Wound Dressing
- Examination and Test Preparation
- Care Planning and Modifications
- Intramuscular Injections
- Tracheotomy care
- IV certified
- Remote care management
- Medication administration
- Electronic medical records
- Clinical documentation
- Triage procedures
Certification
- IV certified
- CPR/BLS certified
- First Aid Certified
Timeline
Primary Care Nurse
Mercy Hospital Springfield
08.2023 - Current
Nurse
Hometown Pediatrics
09.2021 - 08.2023
Nurse
Mercy Hospital Joplin
10.2020 - 09.2021
Nurse
Mercy Neosho Family Medicine
03.2018 - 09.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Carthage Technical Center
High School Diploma -
Carthage Senior High School