Alesca Cooper
Duncansville,PA
Summary
I am a motivated student who demonstrates a strong work ethic and creative ability. I am passionate about learning and strive to succeed in the health science and nursing field. I am experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preceptorship (Women and Children's Unit)
Mount Nittany Medical Center
01.2025 - Current
- Provides compassionate care for patients, maintaining a supportive and comfortable environment during recovery.
- Demonstrates commitment to excellence in nursing care by consistently striving for improvement and seeking feedback from colleagues, mentors, and supervisors.
- Promotes patient safety by adhering to strict infection control measures throughout daily tasks.
- Administeres medications and treatments accurately, ensuring patient safety and adherence to protocols.
Patient Access Representative
Mount Nittany Medical Center
05.2024 - Current
- Fulfills all patient access functionalities including, but not limited to patient registration (in both outpatient and emergency settings), inpatient, outpatient, and physician practice appointment scheduling
- Accurate patient identification and recording of patient demographic and insurance information, admissions, and verification and monitoring of insurance authorizations
- Provides excellent customer service skills and attention to detail
- Interviews patients or their representatives in order to obtain information necessary for high-quality fulfillment of duties listed above
- Collaborates and works as a team with inpatient, outpatient, and physician practice staff
- Demonstrates the ability to learn and operate within multiple different IT systems and programs
- Exhibits effective communication skills providing for effective delivery of important information and shows competence in telecommunications
- Displays professionalism and a friendly demeanor to create an environment of customer service and hospitality
- Demonstrates compassion and a composed demeanor when working with patients experiencing varying degrees of clinical acuity
- Ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information during all interactions.
Student Nurse Extern (Women and Children's Unit)
Mount Nittany Medical Center
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Proactively sought out opportunities to learn from experienced nurses and other healthcare professionals, growing in clinical knowledge and aptitude.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Shadowed experienced nurses as they provided direct patient care, learning essential techniques for effective bedside manner and communication.
Before and After School Program Teacher/ Part time
Creative Kids Education Center
12.2023 - 05.2024
- Created and implemented lesson plans that are educational and keep students engaged
- Fostered a positive and inclusive classroom environment that promotes learning and growth
- Collaborated with other teachers and staff to develop and implement educational programs
- Communicated regularly with parents or guardians to provide updates on student performance and address any concerns
- Provided ongoing feedback to students, parents, and administrators on student progress through regular assessments, conferences, and written reports.
Patient Care Technician/ Casual
UPMC Altoona
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Maintained an environment conducive to patient safety and recovery including, but not limited to, completing safety checks, keeping the department and patient rooms clean and organized, cleaning department specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear of equipment and returning equipment
- Requested assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed
- Contributed to the universal unit activities including, but not limited to, responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients
- Provided direct patient care as directed by the RN including all activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting and ambulating patients
- Performed routine tests such as blood glucose monitoring, patient weights, vital signs and I&Os
- Provided companionship/supervision one in one with patients
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary
Student Nurse Intern
UPMC Altoona
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Worked under the supervision of an RN taking vitals, observing med pass, providing bedside care, treatment and clinical documentation for patients on the Pediatric unit
Health Unit Coordinator
UPMC Lock Haven
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided clerical coverage to other nursing units as directed by the Manager of Clinical Support Services
- Answered the telephone, delivered messages, sort unopened mail, and placed them in designated boxes
- Maintained a database for admission and discharge information
- Requested and logged (with verification by RN) patient appointments, evaluations, consultations, and escorts
- Maintained unit supplies and equipment
- Obtained various patient reports as requested from the computer (e.g., dietary list, laboratory orders, etc.)
- Managed patients' written medical records/charts as per policy and procedure
- Completed photocopying and faxing as requested
Direct Support Professional
Skills of Central PA
01.2021 - 07.2021
- At skills, I took care of individuals with disabilities
- I assisted in every aspect of daily living, not limited to the following: Medicine Administration, Bathing, Personal Hygiene, Cooking, Cleaning, Monitoring mental health, Transportation, Community outings
- Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
Retail Salesperson
Bickel's Surplus Too
08.2017 - 01.2021
- Starting out at this job, I worked as a cashier
- I would also answer phone calls from customers that have questions about our inventory
- Along with that, I would clean and maintain the sales floor, stock inventory, and unload new items that arrived weekly
- After working as a cashier for two years, a manager position opened at our store
- I was pleased to get the call that I got the keyholder position as I was only 17 years old at the time
- I then moved up to supervising employees, making store decisions, counting the registers at the end of the night, and keeping track of inventory sales
- I worked as manager from September 2019-August 2020, from here I had to step down as manager due to being accepted at Lock Haven University for nursing and starting my journey to fulfill my true desire of working in healthcare
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA05.2025
High School Diploma -
Central PA Digital Learning Foundation
Duncansville, PA06.2020
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Decision making
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Organization
- Patient care
Certification
- TNA - Temporary Nurse Aide
- BLS CPR
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Timeline
Preceptorship (Women and Children's Unit)
Mount Nittany Medical Center
01.2025 - Current
Student Nurse Extern (Women and Children's Unit)
Mount Nittany Medical Center
05.2024 - 07.2024
Patient Access Representative
Mount Nittany Medical Center
05.2024 - Current
Before and After School Program Teacher/ Part time
Creative Kids Education Center
12.2023 - 05.2024
Student Nurse Intern
UPMC Altoona
05.2022 - 07.2022
Patient Care Technician/ Casual
UPMC Altoona
01.2022 - 05.2024
Health Unit Coordinator
UPMC Lock Haven
09.2021 - 01.2022
Direct Support Professional
Skills of Central PA
01.2021 - 07.2021
Retail Salesperson
Bickel's Surplus Too
08.2017 - 01.2021
- TNA - Temporary Nurse Aide
- BLS CPR
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Lock Haven University
High School Diploma -
Central PA Digital Learning Foundation
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