Marlena Castillo

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Compassionate LPN with 7 years of experience delivering direct patient care across long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation settings. Specializes in wound management, medication administration, and care coordination for complex geriatric populations. Maintained a 96% patient satisfaction score over three consecutive quarters while reducing medication error rates by 22% through protocol improvements.

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Licensed Practical NurseMar 2020 - Present

Ridgeview Post-Acute & Rehabilitation Center, Columbus, OH

Administered medications and treatments for a 28-patient caseload, reducing adverse drug events by 22% over 18 months by co-developing a double-verification protocol adopted unit-wide.
Coordinated discharge planning with interdisciplinary teams for 40+ patients per quarter, cutting average length of stay by 1.4 days and improving bed-turnover efficiency by 17%.
Mentored 6 newly hired CNAs on wound-care documentation and infection-control procedures, contributing to a 31% decrease in wound-related complications across the subacute unit.

Licensed Practical NurseJun 2017 - Feb 2020

Sunridge Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility, Dayton, OH

Provided around-the-clock care for 22 long-term residents with chronic conditions including COPD, CHF, and Type 2 diabetes, achieving a 96% patient satisfaction score in facility-wide surveys.
Performed 150+ wound assessments monthly using evidence-based staging protocols, reducing wound-related hospital readmissions by 19% over two years.
Streamlined shift-handoff documentation in PointClickCare EHR, decreasing charting errors by 28% and saving each nurse approximately 25 minutes per shift.

Graduate Practical Nurse (Intern)Jan 2017 - May 2017

OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH

Supported RN staff on a 36-bed medical-surgical floor, completing 480+ supervised clinical hours across IV therapy, catheter care, and patient education.
Assisted in implementing a fall-prevention checklist that contributed to a 14% reduction in patient falls during the 5-month rotation period.
Documented vital signs and intake/output for 10–14 patients per shift with zero critical documentation omissions flagged during preceptor evaluations.

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