Alexis B. Powell
SA,TX
Summary
Passionate and dedicated new-grad RN with progressive experience delivering compassionate care to patients. Seeking to combine education with field experience to pursue career opportunities as a registered nurse with a focus to deliver high-quality patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department RN
Connally Memorial Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Interviewed patients, assessed priorities and documented case activity.
Medical Assistant
InGenesis, Inc
05.2021 - 06.2021
Medical Assistant
TriCity Pain Associates
11.2017 - 05.2021
Clinical Research Recruiter, Receptionist, Research Assistant
Endeavor Clinical Trials, P.A
02.2015 - 03.2017
Emergency Room / Medical Assistant Externship
Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
03.2016 - 05.2016
- Change dressing on wounds, clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets or physicians instructions to patients
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests
- Perform routine laboratory tests, collecting urinalysis and other specimens
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
- Record patient’s medical history, vital signs, or information such as test results
- Schedule patient appointments
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Hallmark University
San Antonio, TX10.2022
Medical Assistant Diploma -
Brightwood College
San Antonio, TX05.2016
High School Diploma -
Tom C. Clark
San Antonio, TX06.2013
Skills
- Assisting physician minor and major procedures
- Administration of anesthesia under physician supervision
- Injections, venipuncture, and IV insertion
- Explaining treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician’s instructions to patients
- Vital signs
- Wound care
- Urine specimen collection
- Operating fluoroscope
- Interpreting EKGs
- 12-Lead EKG Monitoring
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Patient Management and Stabilization
- Emergency Patient Triage
- Discharge Planning
- Medication Administration
- Nasogastric Tube Insertion
- Calling in prescription refills
- Sterile tray prep
- EMR charting
- Answering multi-line phones
- Visual acuity screening
Certification
- Texas Board of Nursing RN License - Compact/Multistate
- BCLS/ACLS/PALS Certified - American Heart Association
- NRP - American Academy of Pediatrics
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Emergency Department RN
Connally Memorial Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
Medical Assistant
InGenesis, Inc
05.2021 - 06.2021
Medical Assistant
TriCity Pain Associates
11.2017 - 05.2021
Emergency Room / Medical Assistant Externship
Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
03.2016 - 05.2016
Clinical Research Recruiter, Receptionist, Research Assistant
Endeavor Clinical Trials, P.A
02.2015 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Hallmark University
Medical Assistant Diploma -
Brightwood College
High School Diploma -
Tom C. Clark
- Texas Board of Nursing RN License - Compact/Multistate
- BCLS/ACLS/PALS Certified - American Heart Association
- NRP - American Academy of Pediatrics
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