Your Name
Summary
Surgical Services Supervisor with 2 years Operating Room experience, including 1 year supervisor experience. Certified Nurse Assistant with over 18 years experience in both hospital and clinical settings. Experience working as an Anesthesia Tech, CNA, Patient Sitter and Audiology Tech. Highly knowledgeable in all aspects of patient care. 13 years of experience working with newborns in Newborn Nursery and NICU. 7 years experience completing Newborn Hearing Screenings. HIPPA Compliant, BLS Certified, and previously Neonatal Resuscitation Certified.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
SSA/Anesthesia Tech Supervisor
Cox South Hospital
06.2021 - Current
- Lead team of 25-30 SSA/Anesthesia Tech personnel focused on performing a variety of technical and supportive duties to assist the surgical team throughout patients' procedures
- Reviews applications and completes interviews of all new SSA/Anesthesia Tech personnel
- Responsible for daily schedules and staffing assignments
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining Anesthesia supplies
- Work directly with Anesthesia providers to assist with a variety of needs for patient care
- Troubleshoots problems with Anesthesia equipment
- Assist in preparing patients for surgical procedures and ensuring their safety
- Assist in emergency/ trauma cases and codes
- Knowledge of various IV fluid set ups for multiple complex cases
- iSTAT and Glucose Certified
- BLS Certified
NICU Patient Care Tech
St. Louis Children's Hospital
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Work directly with NICU nurses to provide exceptional care to our most critical patients
- Responsible for setting up rooms and assisting with admissions of NICU babies
- Set up for and assist with procedures and bedside surgeries
- Assist physicians with weekly eye exams for NICU babies
- Assist nurses with travels off the unit to take babies to radiology and the OR
- Daily checks of crash cart, yellow airway bag, and green transport airway bag to ensure all supplies are present and instruments are in good working order
- Responsible for attending and assisting in all codes, manning the airway bag and handing supplies to physicians and nurses as requested
- Assist nurses with feedings, including starting tube feedings, hanging bag feedings, and feeding feeder-grower babies
- Provide compassionate bereavement care for babies, including bathing, photos, and making memory keepsakes for families
- Assist with care and comfort of NAS babies
- Complete car seat testing on babies prior to discharge
- Assist with isolette change outs, bathing, vital signs, diaper changes, etc.
- Collect dirty instruments and take to CPD to be cleaned
- Assist physicians with circumcisions
- Partner with lactation nurses to provide additional assistance to breastfeeding moms
- Stocking and knowledge of all supplies
- Training of new PCT staff
Audiology Tech/Newborn Hearing Screener
Cox South Hospital
09.2013 - 08.2020
Responsibilities
- Creates daily screening log for Newborn Nursery and NICU
- Keeps NICU Log up to date with new admissions and reviews each infant's progress daily, in collaboration with NICU staff, to determine appropriate timing for screening
- Performs hearing screenings on all newborns prior to hospital discharge
- Documents screening results in newborn's electronic medical chart
- Interacts daily with Physicians and obtains orders needed for Outpatient Rescreen Appointments or Diagnostic ABR appointments
- Schedules Outpatient Rescreen Appointments and provides parents and physicians with appointment information
- Collects initial screening data and enters into statewide database in a timely manner
- Monitors inventory of supplies weekly and orders appropriately to ensure adequate amounts of supplies are stocked and readily available for testing needs
- Responsible for training all new Audiology Techs and Audiologists
- Reviews screenings completed by other staff for accuracy and makes recommendations, if needed
- Stays up to date on all Joint Committee for Infant Hearing recommendations
- Works in collaboration with the Primary Audiologist to develop new screening protocols, as needed
- Involved in the interview and decision process for the hiring of new Audiology Techs and Audiologists
Insurance Follow-Up Representative
Cox South/ Ferrell-Duncan Clinic
07.2010 - 09.2013
Responsibilities:
- Medical Insurance and Billing Claims Processing
- Processed Payments for Medical Billing
- Responsible for Attorney Billing and Records Release
- Answered Patient Phone Calls to Review Billing
- Assisted Patients in Office with Billing Questions
Certified Nurse Assistant
Cox South Hospital
10.2004 - 06.2009
Responsibilities:
- Direct Patient Care on the Women and Newborn Care Unit
- Roomed Mothers after delivery
- Obtained vital signs as ordered by physician
- Assisted Mothers with all aspects of personal care after delivery
- Charted all care provided to Mothers and Infants in electronic medical chart
- Educated Parents and assisted in teaching proper newborn care including handling of infant, breastfeeding/bottle feeding, diaper changing, bathing, bulb syringe use in the event of choking, vital signs, swaddling, "back to sleep" protocol, use of bili lights, etc
- Reported any concerns to nurse or physician caring for patient
- Neonatal Resuscitation Certification
- Provided coverage to Labor and Delivery and NICU
- Assisted with care to NICU babies including stocking of supplies, baby weights, vital signs, baths, diaper changes, feedings for feeder-grower babies, cuddling for NAS babies, etc
Education
Certified Nurse Assistant/ CNA - Nursing
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO2004
High School Diploma -
Logan-Rogersville High School
Rogersville, MO2002
Skills
- Excellent Newborn Care Skills
- Very Proficient in OAE and AABR Newborn Hearing Screening
- Proficient with Cerner Medical Charting
- Ability to work independently and without supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent Training Skills
- Supervisor Experience
- Great Team Player
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Very Detail Oriented
- Great Problem Solver
- Very organized and take pride in all that I do
- Experience with a variety of Computer Applications
- HIPPA Compliant
- BLS Certification
- iSTAT Certification
- Glucose Certification
Timeline
SSA/Anesthesia Tech Supervisor
Cox South Hospital
06.2021 - Current
NICU Patient Care Tech
St. Louis Children's Hospital
09.2020 - 06.2021
Audiology Tech/Newborn Hearing Screener
Cox South Hospital
09.2013 - 08.2020
Insurance Follow-Up Representative
Cox South/ Ferrell-Duncan Clinic
07.2010 - 09.2013
Certified Nurse Assistant
Cox South Hospital
10.2004 - 06.2009
Certified Nurse Assistant/ CNA - Nursing
Ozarks Technical Community College
High School Diploma -
Logan-Rogersville High School