Hardworking job seeker with excellent people skills is motivated and eager to learn. Good at following directions and customer service, I bring a professional attitude and ability. I’m on time, responsible. and ready to make your customers satisfied.”
Hi, I’m
Catherine Florez
Waycross,GA
Summary
Overview
20
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Cal-Maine Foods
Production Worker
05.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Used to document information relating to receipt, storage and distribution of materials
- Used Highjump and
- S.O.P marking tools to mark and label containers, container tags and products
- Affixed proper postage to each package to prepare for shipping
- Packed and shipped items securely and effectively to minimize breakage
- Kept warehouse clean and organized to maximize team efficiency and productivity
- Shipped material and performed boxing, packing, labeling and preparation of any related documents
- Used protective equipment such as moving pads and plastic wrap to prevent product damage
- Reviewed orders to
- Verify products met
- Examined incoming materials and compared to documentation for accuracy and quality.
- Supported machine operators in setup and operation of production equipment resulting in efficient runs.
- Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
- Supported current production needs by moving items between equipment, conveyors and staging areas.
- Took on additional shifts during peak work periods to keep projects on schedule.
- Conducted quality inspections of finished products and made minor repairs to meet project expectations.
- Unloaded incoming products and moved boxes to staging areas, sorted items and transported to final storage locations.
- Maintained maximum organization and productivity by properly sorting project components on work tables.
- Demonstrated proper use of equipment to newly hired employees to avoid workplace injuries.
- Used hand trucks, forklifts and scissor lifts to complete tasks and transport items.
- Reviewed production specifications to verify accurate weights and measurements prior to mixing ingredients.
Memorial Hospital SatillaWaycross, GA
Patient Safety/Sitter
01.2021 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Monitored individuals needing psychiatric care (1013 status when applicable) on a 1-1 care level
- Performed safety checks every 15 minutes, making sure that the patient was not a danger to themselves or others
- Also maintained the safety of individuals with Alzheimer’s, Providing the individual with any assistance and care that arose during my shift to them, including assistance with feeding, bathing, bathroom care, foley care, changes, communication assistance with both staff or family, etc
- Individuals ranged in ages from adolescents to senior care
- Worked in the ER, ICU/PCU, Senior Behavioral Unit, and regular Medical/
- Surgical floors
- I also worked as a Unit Secretary when needed
- Answered phones, monitored telemetry, put together charts, admissions/discharges, answered call lights, etc.
Memorial Satilla HospitalWaycross, GA
Patient Transporter
03.2021 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Providing safe,timely,caring and empathetic transportation to guest’s and patient’s of the hospital
- Our patient’s travel via bed or wheelchair to in-house procedures, while our guest’s travel via wheelchair to out-patient procedure’s all over the hospital
- It is my job to monitor the person I am transporting, making sure they arrive to the final destination safely
- I am also BLS certified, so it is required of all transporter’s to attend any Code Alerts that may arise on our shifts
- We help with chest compressions, and also are trained in behavioral de-escalation skills
- We respond to the calls in a timely manner, adhering to stat protocols.
- Transported patients to testing and treatment units, operating rooms and other areas using moveable beds, wheelchairs and stretchers.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient data and condition to safeguard health information.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Warmly greeted patients and visitors and made each feel welcome.
- Assisted with lifting and handling patients using appropriate patient safety equipment such as lift swings, stand-up lifts and overhead lifts.
- Collaborated with CNAs, nurses and physicians to maintain stability during transport and facilitate event-free transport.
- Analyzed patients' medical conditions to identify proper mode of transport.
- Assisted patients in moving out of beds, wheelchairs, stretchers or medical transport vans.
- Provided physical support to patients through diverse types of mobility assistance.
- Comforted patients and families by offering support and encouragement.
- Provided transportation services for Type patients in hospital environment using appropriate equipment.
- Located and picked up hospital's requisitioned supplies from designated areas to transport supplies to assigned treatment areas.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Cleaned and maintained vehicle and assessed vehicle for damage after each shift.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Collected laboratory specimens, dropped off at laboratories and picked up test results.
- Coached recently hired employees on company guidelines, conduct and practices and offered to assist with Task and Task.
- Identified malfunctioning ambulatory equipment to report to appropriate department for repair or replacement.
- Maintained accurate logs of equipment deliveries and patient trips and submitted documentation at end of shift.
- Helped patients complete activities of daily living.
- Used wheelchairs, stretchers and movable beds to move patients between hospital locations.
- Cleaned, sanitized and moved hospital equipment.
- Lifted or assisted others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, surgical tables or stretchers.
- Responded to emergency situations to help with lifting and transporting patients.
Park Medical/Memorial Satilla HospitalWaycross, GA
Pre-screener/Greeter
11.2020 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Pre-screening each person upon arrival to the hospital for signs/symptoms of Covid
- Greeting each person who enters the hospital with a smiling face, addressing where they are going, and providing the proper help(if needed) to get to their destination
- When a problem arises, I handle it with calm, understanding and empathetic verbal de-escalation skills
- I adhere to the hospital policies on visitation upon checking visitors in, while being courteous to the family members.
Private Caregiving ServicesBlackshear, GA
Certified Nursing Assistant
12.2021 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals
- Provided adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information
- Provided patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor
- Documented actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records
- Maintained work operations by following policies and procedures
- Protected patient value by keeping patient information confidential
- Served and protected the medical community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and jcaho standards
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure
- Enhanced nursing by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Wekiva SpringsJacksonville , FL
Mental Health Technician
01.2019 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Patient rounding, personal care, monitoring and observations, vitals, and providing top notch care to both mentally ill and patients detoxing from substance abuse in the clinical setting.
Daysprings Village IncHilliard, FL
Forensic Case Coordinator/Client Management
Specialist
05.2018 - 01.2019
Job overview
- I worked with adults who were diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenics and Schizo-affective disorder in an assisted living facility
- I floated to the Other facility which specializes in Alzheimer's care
- I administered medications, assisted with bathing, life skills, etc
- I am certified in mental health and the Baker Act process
- I initiated Baker Acts and work in conjunction with other health care facilities to ensure the safety and well being of our residents
- I was responsible for Phoenix Program responsibilities
- This program focuses on adults who have committed crimes and deemed mentally ill as a result of their charges
- They are on released into the care of the facility
- I maintained groups, and focused on setting a therapeutic environment for them to enter into recovery from substance abuse.
Dollar GeneralFolkston, GA
Sales Associate and Cashier
04.2018 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Stocking floors, recovery, unloading trucks, cashier
Clinic Jacksonville, Support ServiceJacksonville , FL
Technician
08.2010 - 05.2013
Job overview
Shand's Hospital
Phlebotomist Technician
12.2007 - 10.2009
Job overview
- 386) 352-0860.Duties included venipuncture using universal precautions, knowledgeable patient care, proper handling and transport of lab specimens, morning rounds, order entry via Mysis, Oas Gold, and
- Sunquest.
Clinic Health System
Medical Assistant
07.2006 - 01.2008
Job overview
- Received and labeled and safely storing samples to be tested
- Determined and performed tests needed for the analysis and report
- Recorded tests and analysed and then reported the results
- Discussed and answered any questions regarding the results
- Organized and stored samples in accordance with all safety and other requirements to ensure the safety of personnel and integrity of the sample
- Cleaned and maintained lab equipment, including recalibration of equipment
- Maintained equipment records and daily work logs
- Stayed current on technical and scientific advances in their field
- Served patients by identifying the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens, preparing specimens for laboratory testing, and performing screening procedures
- Verified test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log and bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel
- Verified patient identification and explains sampling procedures to patients
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks
- Maintained specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures, and observing isolation procedures
- Collected therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection and maintaining daily tallies of collections performed
- Monitored glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests, recording results, and reporting results to unit nurse-manager
- Performed bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer and notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges
- Maintained quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule, recording results in the quality-control log, and identifying and reporting needed changes
- Maintained safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Resolved unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory, referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification, and notifying supervisor of unresolved orders
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations
- Served and protects the hospital or healthcare facility community by adhering to professional standards, institutional policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint
- Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- Reassured patients who were nervous about sampling procedures and applies dressings to wounds created by blood draws
- Updated patient records
- Maintained an organized and clean workspace., Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary
- Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about surgery
- Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
- Qualifications/Skills:
- Supply management
- Verbal communication
- Infection control
- Creating a safe, effective environment
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Professionalism
- Customer focus
- Confidentiality
- Bedside manner
- Medical teamwork
- Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
Phlebotomist Flagler, Hospital
Laboratory Support Technician
10.2004 - 07.2006
Job overview
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
- Contacted physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories for resolution assistance with unusual test orders.
PCT, Flagler Hospital
Patient Care Technician);Phlebotomist
10.2004 - 07.2006
Job overview
- Ensured patient rooms are clean and sanitized
- Changed patient bed linens and provide new bedding, blankets, and pillows
- Collected urine and blood samples for testing
- Monitored and recorded patient daily activities; reported any drastic changes to a nurse or physician
- Performed nursing procedures such as changing bandage dressing, or checking temperatures
- Ensured patients are comfortable in bed; adjusted bed settings and/or repositioned /turned patient as needed
- Helped patients with all grooming habits including bathing, dressing, brushing hair, etc
- Assisted patient with any daily exercises, physical therapy, or mobilization efforts patient had been prescribed
- Transported patients via wheelchair or rolling bed
- Monitored patient vital signs and recorded weight, blood pressure, and pulse
- Ensured patients are getting enough food and fluids
- Counseled, listened and educated patients and patients' families on health concerns, questions, or suggestions
- Ensured patients' safety and removed any safety hazards (clear walkways, cleaning chemicals, etc.)
- Transported and use medical equipment according to patient requirements
- Followed all organization, state, and federally mandated medical standards and procedures
- Ensured patient confidentiality by following all HIPAA rules and regulations
- Completed a medical certification program; certificated and licensed to work in Florida
- Able to perform CPR; trained to perform nursing duties such as measuring vital signs, drawing, blood, etc
- Strong desire to help people and improve their daily lives
- Compassionate and sensitive to patients' needs and concerns
- Strong knowledge of basic medicine and operating medical equipment
- Able to stand, kneel, and move during the length of shift; ability to lift up to 30 pounds; able to assist patients in and out of beds, chairs, and other seated positions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Basic computer and record-keeping skills
- Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays
Hinson Stephens Family Practice
Certified Medical Assistant
09.2003 - 10.2004
Job overview
- Helped patients by providing information, services, and assistance
- Maintained medical supplies inventory and performed preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating
- Verified patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit
- Prepared patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary
- Saved doctors’ time by helping with office procedures
- Secured patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential
- Counseled patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about surgery
- Scheduled surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms
- Maintained a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt
- Kept equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
- Enhanced practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
- Supply management
- Verbal communication
- Infection control
- Creating a safe, effective environment
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Professionalism
- Customer focus
- Confidentiality
- Bedside manner
- Medical teamwork
The Pavilion at Bayfront
Resident Aide
08.2002 - 08.2003
Job overview
- 3780
- Duties included Checking resident vitals, feeding and bathing of the residents, medicine administration and supervision, and functioning of a multi-lined phone system with answering service
- Basic Server
Murray Brothers Caddyshack
Clinical Medical Assistant
03.2001 - 02.2002
Job overview
- 1+ years in a medical office
- Experience with EMR (electronic medical records), medical terminology., 904)940-3673
- Basic server duties including opening and closing restaurant.
Bayfront Westcott House
Hostess/housekeeper
03.1999 - 02.2001
Job overview
- 4602
- Duties included thorough top to bottom cleaning of each room daily
- Linen changes, dusting, sanitation of all areas, cleaning of outside and inside windows, and laundering all linens
- The linens were ironed daily
- Breakfast was served by the housekeeping staff at the location chosen by the customer's choice
- We also provided wedding services
- Setup for the formal affair were provided by the housekeeping staff as well
- We also doubled as servers during the reception
- Turn down service was also provided to the guest
- Apricot brandy was set up in the guest rooms, complete with a mint on the pillows!
- As a hostess I worked the phones, taking reservations both by telephone and online
- I manned the phone lines, oversaw the housekeeping staff, and worked onsite overseeing the Inn.
Education
Therapy Keiser University
Associate from Science
University Overview
Occupational Therapy Assistant
AS from Medical Assisting
University Overview
Advanced
G.E.D from General Education
University Overview
Coast Technical Institute
Diploma
University Overview
Skills
- Citrix
- ICD-9
- ICD-10
- Venipuncture
- Caregiving
- Teaching
- Laundry
- HIPAA
- Cerner
- Customer service
- Epic
- Transcription
- Phlebotomy
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Office
- Supervising experience
- Clinical laboratory experience
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Documentation review
- Time management
- Hospital experience
- Quality assurance
- CPT coding
- Medical terminology
- Order entry
- Experience administering injections
- ICU experience
- Computer operation
- Medical office experience
- Alzheimer's care
- Cleaning
- EMR systems
- ADLs
- Clerical experience
- Patient care
- Medical records
- Aseptic technique
- Medical scheduling
- Blood sampling
- Dementia care
- Insurance verification
- ICD coding
- Anatomy knowledge
- Medical coding
- Laboratory experience
- Medical billing
- Research laboratory experience
- Host/hostess experience
- Vital signs
Certification
CPR Certification
June 2023
Additional Information
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Production Worker
Cal-Maine Foods
05.2022 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Private Caregiving Services
12.2021 - 05.2022
Patient Transporter
Memorial Satilla Hospital
03.2021 - 12.2022
Patient Safety/Sitter
Memorial Hospital Satilla
01.2021 - 12.2021
Pre-screener/Greeter
Park Medical/Memorial Satilla Hospital
11.2020 - 12.2021
Mental Health Technician
Wekiva Springs
01.2019 - 03.2019
Forensic Case Coordinator/Client Management
Specialist
Daysprings Village Inc
05.2018 - 01.2019
Sales Associate and Cashier
Dollar General
04.2018 - 07.2018
Technician
Clinic Jacksonville, Support Service
08.2010 - 05.2013
Phlebotomist Technician
Shand's Hospital
12.2007 - 10.2009
Medical Assistant
Clinic Health System
07.2006 - 01.2008
Laboratory Support Technician
Phlebotomist Flagler, Hospital
10.2004 - 07.2006
Patient Care Technician);Phlebotomist
PCT, Flagler Hospital
10.2004 - 07.2006
Certified Medical Assistant
Hinson Stephens Family Practice
09.2003 - 10.2004
Resident Aide
The Pavilion at Bayfront
08.2002 - 08.2003
Clinical Medical Assistant
Murray Brothers Caddyshack
03.2001 - 02.2002
Hostess/housekeeper
Bayfront Westcott House
03.1999 - 02.2001
Therapy Keiser University
Associate from Science
AS from Medical Assisting
Advanced
G.E.D from General Education
Coast Technical Institute
Diploma
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