Dashia Wagner
San Jacinto
Summary
Patient-oriented nursing professional with several years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in home settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Mission Home Health Care
Ontario
01.2026 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments to patients in home care settings.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team members.
- Assisted with daily living activities to enhance patient comfort and independence.
- Educated patients and families on care plans and health management strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care effectively.
- Maintained accurate patient records in compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Provided wound care and assessed conditions for timely interventions.
- Supported infection control procedures to ensure patient safety and well-being.
- Observed changes in patient conditions and reported any unusual findings to supervising physician or registered nurse
- Utilized medical instruments safely and effectively while providing direct care to patients.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare providers.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
- Kept EHR updated with patients' vital statistics, tracking metrics and observations about behaviors or responses.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Applied interventions to progress patients toward wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history.
- Managed patient records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Hospice
Accent Care Home Health -Formerly, Seasons Hospice
Ontario
02.2021 - Current
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful EOL comfort measures with compassion and dignity.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to physician.
- Cared for over 7 terminally ill and medically fragile patients and families each day with compassionate quality-driven support.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Renal LVN in Dialysis
DaVita Kidney Care
Corona
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered Vaccinations and monitored responses.
- Accessed Central Venous Catheter to initiate and discontinue dialysis treatment.
- Expert cannulation of fistula and graph access sites.
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
DaVita Kidney Care
Corona
10.2008 - 11.2019
- Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns prior to starting dialysis.
- Cleaned and disinfected hemodialysis machines, chairs, trays, room and equipment.
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts, and catheters to prevent infection.
- Started and ended reverse osmosis water systems and completed water quality monitoring tests.
- Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
- Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure.
- Recorded patient's pre-dialysis weight, vitals and any new medical conditions.
- Monitored each patient closely during treatment to check for any adverse reactions or change in condition and reported emergencies to attending nurses.
- Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
- Administered Heparin, oxygen, anesthetic, and saline as prescribed.
- Recorded client data on hemodialysis flow chart.
- Provided care for patients based on physical, psychological, educational and safety criteria.
- Documented observations and baseline measurements in medical records.
- Adhered to strict infection control measures and verified proper cleaning and sanitation of respiratory equipment prior to each use.
- Provided emergency care such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Education
Vocational Nursing Graduate - Vocational Nursing
Beaumont Adult School
Beaumont, CAHigh School Diploma -
Riverside Adult School
Riverside, CASkills
- Medication administration
- Patient monitoring
- Wound care management
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Patient education
- Infection control procedures
- Disease management/education/process
- Problem solving
- Emotional support
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Catheter care
- Home safety evaluation
- Clinical documentation
- Diabetes management
- Confidentiality
- Family education
- End-of-life care
- Chronic disease management
- Family communication
- ADL assistance
- Health education
- EMR / EHR
- Preventive care
- HIPAA protocols
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Documentation accuracy
- Tracking symptoms
- Caregiving skills
- Samples collection
- Clinical judgment
- Patient assessments/Physical assessments
- Verbal and written communication
- Educating families
Personal Information
Title: LVN
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Mission Home Health Care
01.2026 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse Hospice
Accent Care Home Health -Formerly, Seasons Hospice
02.2021 - Current
Renal LVN in Dialysis
DaVita Kidney Care
11.2019 - 07.2021
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
DaVita Kidney Care
10.2008 - 11.2019
Vocational Nursing Graduate - Vocational Nursing
Beaumont Adult School
High School Diploma -
Riverside Adult School