Rickie Lagana
Fredericksburg
Summary
Caring, driven, and compassionate student nurse graduating in May of 2025, seeking a nursing position in a labor and delivery, mother/baby, or NICU unit. Possesses a strong drive to help others, excellent communication skills, and a strong focus on delivering exceptional patient-centered care. Responds to emergencies with grace and a calm mentality. Demonstrates success in providing safe and superior care to multiple patients, balanced with a high-volume task load.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor
Self-employed
07.2019 - Current
- Develop safe and effective yoga and meditation programs for students.
- Explaine different yoga styles and poses to students.
- Customize guided meditation and mindfulness practices for each client.
- Demonstrate proper form and technique to prevent injury.
- Offer one-on-one or small-group instruction for students needing additional attention and support.
- Adapt classes to meet physical and emotional needs of individual participants.
- Assisted individuals in setting achievable health and wellness goals, monitoring progress for success.
Certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor
Yoga and Fitness Factory
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Kept studio area safe, organized, and comfortable for students.
- Developed safe and effective yoga programs for class members.
- Provided guidance and instruction on breathing techniques, meditation and other elements of yoga practice.
- Demonstrated yoga poses and provided verbal cues and adjustments to help students improve alignment and technique.
- Collaborated with other fitness professionals to develop and implement new programs.
- Adapted classes to meet needs of participants with varying fitness levels.
Newborn and Family Photographer
Self-employed (Rickie Lee Ann Photography)
09.2010 - 10.2015
- Safely cared for, posed and photographed newborns in a variety of locations including, hospitals, studios, and on-site locations.
- Worked with families, children and pets in a variety of locations.
- Created vision boards for clients to help personalize each sessions and manifest their creative goals.
- Assisted clients in selecting poses, wardrobe and backgrounds to photograph different looks, and concepts.
- Utilized natural and artificial lighting to capture desired images and maintain quality.
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
- Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.
- Scheduled and booked locations for photo shoots, working collaboratively with clients and contacts.
- Captured stunning images for variety of projects.
Licensed Massage Therapist
Self-employed
02.2003 - 06.2015
- Provided safe, effective, and appropriate massage therapy techniques during customer appointments.
- Maintained client treatment records and designed long-term care programs for return customers.
- Booked appointments, answered phones, greeted clients, handled payments and managed financial books.
- Assessed client's needs and identified muscular issues, medical conditions, and contraindications before beginning session.
- Provided treatment for medical conditions and injuries through therapeutic massage.
- Analyzed postural assessments and range of motion.
- Utilized hot stones, aromatherapy and other therapeutic treatments.
- Performed sanitization tasks to keep massage environment clean and safe.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA05-2025
RYT-200 Certified Yoga Instructor
Yoga On High
Columbus, OH06-2019
NY State License in Massage Therapy
Academy of Massage Therapy
Hackensack, NJ01-2003
Skills
- Implementing infection control standards
- Maintaining patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality
- Maintaining quality of care standards
- Clinical judgment
- IV setup and removal
- Patient assessments and monitoring
- Medication administration (With Clinical Instructor)
- Medical documentation in EPIC EMR system
Certification
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) Through Yoga Alliance - (2019-Current)
Basic Life Support (BLS) - (Expires 2025)
Timeline
Certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor
Yoga and Fitness Factory
08.2019 - 09.2020
Certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor
Self-employed
07.2019 - Current
Newborn and Family Photographer
Self-employed (Rickie Lee Ann Photography)
09.2010 - 10.2015
Licensed Massage Therapist
Self-employed
02.2003 - 06.2015
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) Through Yoga Alliance - (2019-Current)
Basic Life Support (BLS) - (Expires 2025)
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Germanna Community College
RYT-200 Certified Yoga Instructor
Yoga On High
NY State License in Massage Therapy
Academy of Massage Therapy
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