Crystal ZaGara is a licensed practical nurse seeking new opportunities. She has over 5 years of experience as a charge nurse in various senior living facilities, where her responsibilities included direct patient care, medication administration, record keeping, and supervising other nurses. She is CPR certified and has excellent communication and computer skills. ZaGara holds an LPN certificate from Platt College in Tulsa, Oklahoma and received honor roll recognition during her general education courses at Tulsa Community College.

1. Crystal ZaGara
4396 Eastwood Dr, Apt 4102, Batavia, OH 45103
(918) 948-0962
Caz414@gmail.com
Summary  CPR Certified
 Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and
communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
 Excellent communication and customer service skills.
 Extensive computer training, including proficiency in Microsoft products as well
as online proficiency.
 Enthusiastic ability and eagerness to learn.
Education Associates of Occupational Studies and Practical Nursing (ONA
Accredited)
Platt College, Tulsa, OK
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certified – OK License #:
63713, OH License #:
2014
General Pre-Nursing Education Courses
Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
Received Honor Roll Recognition all 5 semesters of attendance
2011-2012

2. Career History & Accomplishments
Nurse, Otterbein Senior LifestyleChoices, Loveland Small Houses
 Direct Care of, at the current time, 20 long term, skilled, and
dementia patients
 Back Up MDS Coordinator
 In charge of all of facilities medical records
 Site Optimus System super user with abilities to modify and/or
create templates, create and modify system users and passwords,
create and modify EMAR time codes
 Responsibilities include: Medication administration, direct patient
care, audit, sort, and maintain proper and accurate medical records,
create and maintain proper forms for staff members, order, sort,
and properly store medications upon arrival, liason between family,
consulting physicians, and house physician, proper record keeping
of individual patients, auditing and updating assessments due,
completing individual assessments (physical, skin, fall risk, braden,
pain, and dietary), order audit and input, admission audits, wound
care, appointment coordination, diabetic care and insulin
administration, vaccination administration, ancillary injections,
surgical site care
Charge Nurse, Pine Ridge Nursing and Rehab
 Direct supervisor of two – four employees
 Responsibilities Include: Direct Care nursing for 15 bed secure
memory unit, skin/behavior/pain/medication/skilled charting,
direct family and physician communication, administer medication,
direct nursing care
Charge Nurse, Green Country Care Center, Tulsa, OK
 Direct supervisor of two – eight employees, direct care of 30-58
Alzheimer’s, dementia, geriatric, and hospice patients.
 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: medication
administration, IV and PICC care and medication administration,
order input, family and doctor communication, catheter and ostomy
care, PEG tube care, medication, and food administration, wound
care, coordination of dialysis patients, out of facility care
appointment coordination, daily patient charting, patient admission
and discharge, diabetic care and insulin administration.
April
2016-
Present
FT &
PRN
March
2016-
October
2016
June 2015-
February
2016
Charge Nurse, Montereau, Tulsa, OK
 Direct supervisor of one – five employees, and direct care of 20-34
skilled, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and geriatric patients.
 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: medication
administration, IV and PICC care and medication administration,
order input, family and doctor communication, catheter care,
wound care, out of facility care appointment coordination, daily
patient charting, patient admission and discharge, diabetic care and
insulin administration.
October
2014-June
2015

3. Charge Nurse, The Highlands of Owasso, Owasso, OK
 Direct supervisor of one to five employees and direct care of 24-45
skilled, geriatric, and hospice patients.
 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: medication
administration, order input, family and doctor communication,
catheter care, PEG tube care, medication administration, and food
administration, wound care, out of facility care appointment
coordination, daily patient charting, patient admission and
discharge, diabetic care and insulin administration.
July 2014-
October
2014
Charge Nurse, Tulsa Nursing Center, Tulsa, OK
 Direct supervisor of two – five employees and direct care of 32
geriatric and hospice patients.
 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: medication
administration, order input, family and doctor communication,
catheter care, wound care, daily patient charting, diabeticcare and
insulin administration.
April
2014-July
2014
References
Professional
Andrea Boshkaykin (513) 462-4431
Nurse, Otterbein of Lovelan – Loveland, OH
Brittany Class (5133145101)
Charge Nurse, Pine Ridge Nursing and Rehab – Morrow, OH
Joanna Birkenholtz, (918) 960-4380
Administrator, Green Country Care Center – Tulsa, OK
Jenny Ator (918) 805-0077
Scheduling Coordinator, Green Country Care Center – Tulsa, OK
Crystal Keith (918) 724-3449
ADON, Green Country Care Center – Tulsa, OK
Personal
Laura Griffin (405) 207-7292
Charge Nurse, Tulsa Nursing Center – Tulsa, OK
Russ Heareth (513) 312-3712
Care Specialist Manager, Atlas Roofing – Franklin, OH