Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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Constance Edwards

Ladson

Summary

Motivated and compassionate licensed practical nurse seeking to practice, acquire, and improve skills to promote health across the nursing care field. Desire to improve the health and well-being of the community I serve using a collaborative approach to care. Honest and virtuous nurse who will prioritize successfully and follow through on commitments. Inspired to positively impact and educate my patients utilizing time management and skills. Seeking to build on my knowledge and clinical skills and function independently in the Licensed professional nurse role.

Healthcare professional with solid background in patient care and medical support. Proven ability to assist in various medical procedures and maintain accurate patient records. Known for effective teamwork and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments, consistently delivering reliable and compassionate care.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Licensed Practical Nurse

James Island Family Medicine
12.2020 - Current
  • Greeting and rooming patients, obtaining vitals and history.
  • Assisting with procedures, nursing care and teaching. In-basket work.
  • Oversaw Vaccines For Children program by keeping record and tracking of medications given, ordering and safe handling of medications in the clinic.
  • Manage all medications within the clinic as well as making sure everything needed is in the clinic for procedures.
  • Have been tasked on occasion to make sure the clinic is running smoothly and to intervene when needed.
  • Training of new staff members, teaching when needed to residents on procedures and orders.

Licensed Practical Nurse

MUSC Neurology at Rutledge Tower
07.2019 - 12.2020
  • Greeting of patients, rooming, vitals and history. Assisted with in-basket, procedures and ordering of clinic needed supply.
  • Worked on three different floors as needed due to different neurological needs of patients.
  • Assisted in prior auth, referrals and placing calls to pharmacies and patients.

Licensed Practical Nurse

OhioHealth Primary Care Physicians
09.2018 - 05.2019
  • Greeting and rooming of patients. Input of all information pertaining to patients’ history and reason for visit.
  • Accountable for vitals, Assist with procedures, prior authorizations, referrals and placing calls to pharmacies and insurance companies when needed.
  • Lab procedures such as poct testing, ekg, nebulizer treatments and administering vaccines to adults and children.
  • In Basket work as needed.

Wellness Nurse

Hilliard Assisted Living and Memory Care
01.2018 - 05.2019
  • Medication distribution and reconciliation as well as some small tasks such as wound care, vitals and assisting patients with activities of daily living.

OhioHealth Dublin Methodist/Nationwide Children's Hospital
09.2015 - 09.2018
  • Efficiently handled scheduling for OhioHealth and nationwide childrens through two different software systems.
  • Telephone and front desk tasks such as greet and welcome parents, staff and visitors.
  • Ordering labs, assisting with patient care of nicu babies.
  • Stocking of patient care areas and nurse servers. Ordering of supplies when needed.

Supply Technician/Receiving Coordinator

OhioHealth Doctors Hospital and Dublin Methodist Hospital
04.2004 - 09.2015
  • As supply technician I was responsible for the replenishing of hospital floors with needed supplies on a daily basis.
  • Moved from supply technician to receiving coordinator where I was overseeing outgoing shipping and daily deliveries to the hospital.
  • Transferred to Dublin Methodist Hospital where I helped with the opening of this brand-new hospital by intaking of all equipment and supplies that would be needed for opening.
  • Utilized People soft and Epic to input all information pertaining to delivery of product and equipment.
  • Deliver and/or delegate to other employees said items.
  • Handled all incoming and outgoing packages, used People soft and Vuetura software to track all packages in the system.
  • For the last 6 years while I worked in receiving, I also did billing for the Surgery Department.
  • Billed for all products used for procedures and surgeries to ensure companies were compensated in a timely manner and stock was replenished for hospital.
  • Confirmed that all financial expectations were met per OhioHealth policy and procedure.

Education

LPN Certification -

Columbus State Community
06.2014

No Degree - Culinary Arts

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
01-2026

Skills

  • Commitment to quality patient care
  • Effective in solo and group settings
  • Community engagement for health maintenance and restoration
  • Medication management
  • Hands-on patient support
  • Vital signs evaluation and documentation
  • Patient-centered care
  • Medical record documentation
  • Immunization administration
  • Delivering inhalation therapies

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of eight in the development of more effective rooming process .
  • Received Clinical Staff Person of the year award from the Medical University of South Carolina Family Medicine Residency Program for year 2023 and 2025.

Certification

  • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Columbus State Deans List Fall 2013

Timeline

Licensed Practical Nurse

James Island Family Medicine
12.2020 - Current

Licensed Practical Nurse

MUSC Neurology at Rutledge Tower
07.2019 - 12.2020

Licensed Practical Nurse

OhioHealth Primary Care Physicians
09.2018 - 05.2019

Wellness Nurse

Hilliard Assisted Living and Memory Care
01.2018 - 05.2019

OhioHealth Dublin Methodist/Nationwide Children's Hospital
09.2015 - 09.2018

Supply Technician/Receiving Coordinator

OhioHealth Doctors Hospital and Dublin Methodist Hospital
04.2004 - 09.2015

LPN Certification -

Columbus State Community

No Degree - Culinary Arts

Trident Technical College
Constance Edwards