ANDREA AULT

• The role involves documenting patient charts accurately and ensuring they are updated, as well as managing patient appointments, including check-in/check-out and creating new patient charts. Responsibilities also include scheduling surgeries, taking and recording vitals, and assisting with rooming patients. Additionally, the position entails faxing orders to imagining and surgery centers, obtaining surgical clearance, and helping secure pre-authorizations for surgeries or imaging. The role requires clear communication with patients to answer questions, provide surgery instructions, and clarify pre-operative requirements. Other tasks include obtaining patient records from various providers, submitting referral requests to other physicians, assisting with in-office procedures, and coordinating laboratory requisitions with external facilities.

• The responsibilities of this role include managing patient appointments by checking them in and out, creating new patient charts, scheduling appointments, and coordinating surgery schedules. Additionally, you will be responsible for taking patient vitals, rooming patients, and ensuring accurate documentation of patient charts. The position also involves faxing orders to imaging and surgery centers, obtaining surgical clearance, and assisting with the pre-authorization process for surgeries or imaging. Effective communication with patients to address inquiries and provide surgery instructions is key, as well as obtaining medical records from various providers. Additional tasks include submitting referral requests to other physicians, assisting with in-office procedures, and coordinating laboratory requisitions with external facilities.

As a Patient Care Technician, my responsibilities included charting for each assigned patient, taking vitals, performing ACCU check tests, and managing tasks such as placing and removing Foley catheters and hep-locks. I also assisted with patient mobility, helping them transfer from bed to chair and ambulating them as per physician orders. Additionally, I supported bedside procedures and provided assistance with daily living activities, such as passing food trays, showering, bathing, and changing bedding. In my role as a patient companion, I ensured patient safety and comfort at all times. I meticulously documented patient charts and supported patient transport. I also played an active role in emergency code calls (CPR) and helped ensure the safety of other patients during such events. During the transition from paper to electronic records, I served as an EPIC super user. As a member of the Hazmat team, I was involved in ensuring proper handling of hazardous materials.

As a Unit Clerk, my duties included transcribing physician orders into patient charts, answering incoming calls at the nurse’s station, and appropriately directing calls to the necessary personnel. I was responsible for paging nurses or physicians when needed and assisted in processing admission and discharge paperwork.

• I worked across both the Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care wings, providing comprehensive care to residents. My duties included assisting with personal grooming tasks such as brushing hair and teeth, shaving, toileting, bed baths, and showering. I supported residents with ambulation, monitored vital signs, and assisted with turning patients, feeding, and documenting their food and liquid intake. Additionally, I changed bedding, tidied rooms, and ensured a comfortable environment for the residents. I was responsible for emptying Foley catheters, changing ostomy bags, documenting output, and assisting with bedside wound care procedures. I promptly responded to patient calls, gathered and restocked supplies and linens, and provided transportation for residents between their living areas and the dining room when needed. In emergency situations, I assisted during patient code calls to ensure immediate care.