Ashlyn Valeria Thomas
Mount Pleasant,South Carolina
Summary
Ambitious Clemson University Alumna seeking to acquire essential skills for a successful career in the healthcare industry. Strong focus on multitasking and solid foundation of knowledge. Dedicated to providing efficient and positive service to patients and customers in a medical-related environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
07.2024 - Current
- Assisting patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Helping patients with mobility, including transferring from bed to wheelchair, walking, and positioning in bed
- Monitoring and recording vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate
- Collecting specimens for lab tests, such as blood, urine, or other bodily fluids
- Performing EKGs (electrocardiograms) to monitor heart activity
- Ensuring patient safety by checking for fall risks and providing necessary precautions
- Assisting with meal preparation and feeding patients who are unable to eat independently
- Providing emotional support and companionship to patients
- Helping to keep patient rooms clean and organized
- Documenting patient care activities and observations accurately in medical records
Medical Scribe
Scribe America
05.2023 - Current
- Documents laboratory test results into patient charts
- Records diagnoses dictated by a physician and pending orders
- Ensures correctness of patient medical history charts and makes necessary chart amendments
- Due to excellent organizational skills, decreases patient waiting time to a minimum
- Reports medical data discrepancies to physicians and nursing assistants
Home Health Aide
Interim HealthCare
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Provided professional health care for clients with limited abilities
- Assisted with daily living activities such as hygiene and ambulation between beds and movement assistance
- Operated and maintained ambulation equipment according to standards
- Maintained safety precautions at all times
- Prepared food and fed patients, performed light housekeeping, did laundry, went grocery shopping, and ran errands
- Demonstrated proper cleaning and drainage of a stoma from ileostomy
Patient Transporter
Crothall Healthcare
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Ensured patients were transported on time and safely to the proper destination
- Properly identified patients on a daily basis
- Provided social skills and displayed excellent bedside manners
- Continuously displayed professional teamwork to ensure everything was done in a timely manner
- Entered patient data to ensure a steady workflow and excellent patient care
- Utilized multitasking skills to safely and accurately check in the patients
- Kept work area clean on a daily basis according to CDC Protocols
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences And Human Nutrition, Biological Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2024
No Degree -
College of Charleston
Charleston, SCSkills
- Venipuncture
- Capillaries
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Nosocomial Infection Precautions
- Detailed-Oriented
- Excellent Organization and Efficacy Skills
- Computer Skills
- Multitasking Skills
- Personal Training
- Client Education and Communication
- Efficient and Hardworking
- Dependable
- Positive Demeanor and Reactions
- Basic Medical Assistance
- Reliable and Punctual
- Client Assessment
- Exercise Science
- Basic life support
- Infection control standards
- Catheter care
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Feeding assistance
- Professional bedside manner
- Infection control
Leadership Experience
- Scribe Ambassador, 06/01/23 - Present, Deliver high-quality training to new scribe trainees, Conduct Classroom Training, Preclinical Bridge Training, and Floor Training, Assist in recruiting and hiring as needed to support the market, Ensure that each trainee's chart is free of major errors and complete while providing feedback, Assist with departmental flow assessments, implementing site-specific best practices, and determining physician documentation preferences
- MUSC Shared Governance PCT Representative, 01/01/25 - Present, Attend quarterly meetings to enhance the role of patient care techs, bring awareness to concerns and new information, and discuss improvements to provide the best quality care. Listen to requests and suggestions from other technicians and inform other shared governance representatives in meetings.
Shadow Experience
- Pain Management Physician Assistant at MUSC - 2025
- Pathology Department at Piedmont Medical Center- Autopsies, Summer 2022 and 2023
- Functional Medicine MD, Summer 2023
- Orthopedic Physician Assistant at Atrium Health, Summer 2023
Research
Stem Cell Research Associated with Obesity, Thomas A, Gallicchio V., J Stem Cell Res., 5(1):1-11., 05/01/24
Certifications Awards
- NHCO Phlebotomy Certified (2022-2026)
- American Heart Association BLS
- Completion of OSHA General Industry Safety and Health Course
- Dean's List (2022, 2023)
- President's List (2023, 2024)
- Personal Trainer Certificate (2024-2026)
- Transporter Onboarding Certificate
- World Health Organization certification - Standard Precautions
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Course
- Telehealth Zoom Training
- Clemson Undergraduate Certificate of Public Health
- American Cancer Society Road To Recovery: Driver Course (2024)
- American Academy of Physician Associates Pre-PA Membership (AAPA)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Volunteering at community outreach organizations associated with blood donations, hunger prevention, chronic dementia and Alzheimer's, and medical assistance
- Gym Workouts
- Running
- Pilates
- Exploring famous landmarks, historical sites, and cultural attractions in a new destination
- Cooking
- Podcasts
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
07.2024 - Current
Home Health Aide
Interim HealthCare
05.2023 - 08.2023
Medical Scribe
Scribe America
05.2023 - Current
Patient Transporter
Crothall Healthcare
05.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences And Human Nutrition, Biological Sciences
Clemson University
No Degree -
College of Charleston
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