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Constance Sott

Ravenna

Summary

In my current role, I’m privileged to coordinate the clinical placements of both graduate and undergraduate nursing students. I manage a range of administrative tasks to ensure a smooth process, from reviewing essential health care documentation to obtaining the necessary consents. I’m proud to serve as a vital link between our institution and various healthcare agencies, ensuring compliance with their policies and keeping meticulous records of our students’ clinical experiences. My work also involves data management, communication with stakeholders, and supporting accreditation efforts. It’s incredibly fulfilling to mentor new staff and help guide our students on their professional journeys!

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Experience Placement Specialist

Kent State University
08.2019 - Current
  • Performs a variety of clerical and non-routine administrative tasks to ensure the proper coordination and placement of graduate and undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice.
  • Review all health care documentation of students and obtain consent from students to share private information with clinical partners.
  • Assure that all students are compliant with clinical partners' policies and procedures.
  • Serve as a liaison between the College and the health care agencies where students are placed for clinical experience.
  • Meet regularly with clinical partners for updates on any new requirements.
  • Organized Career Fair with clinical partners for our Nursing Students.
  • Act on behalf of the Associate Dean with a variety of university and external stakeholders concerning securing and managing the placement experience.
  • Maintain records that document student clinical experiences, preceptors, evaluation of the program, personnel actions associated with placements, and records as required by law, the College, or the University.
  • Enter all data pertaining to clinical experience placement into the appropriate database.
  • Compose customized, non-routine correspondence; develop and edit onboarding site and manage the content on the graduate and undergraduate sites.
  • Assist the Director of Programs in problem resolution regarding student placements and clinical agencies.
  • Assist the College in accreditation preparation, validate the accuracy of information, conduct research, respond to questions from the Board and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and others regarding accreditation.
  • May train and direct student or temporary employees; may participate in the hiring and/or training of new employees.
  • Review background checks and ensured whether students are cleared for clinical.

Nursing Administrative Clerk

Kent State University
10.2015 - 08.2019
  • Plan new student orientation
  • Work in a team environment to make sure that all students’ needs are met for successful semesters.
  • Plan clinical rotations and assign students to clinical rotations.
  • Maintain student health requirements, verify background checks.
  • Submit all data to associated hospitals for students to be able to attend clinical rotations.
  • Attend meetings at associated hospitals regarding clinical placements.
  • Interact with Adjunct Clinical instructors, along with maintaining Clinical Instructor Orientation Requirements from each Hospital System.
  • Arrange and set up Practicum for each graduating Nursing Students.
  • Attend a variety of meetings pertaining to the Nursing Program and maintain all minutes.
  • Maintain good personal relations with students, faculty and other associated personnel within the nursing program.
  • Works independently as well as in a team environment.
  • CPR BLS for Healthcare Providers.

Temporary Clerical Specialist

Kent State University RAC
06.2015 - 10.2015
  • Planned clinical rotations with program director and clinical coordinator.
  • Requested clinical units through ACE-Mapp.
  • Prepared clinical request security forms for each clinical group according to each hospital system’s policy.
  • Sent out clinical class lists to each clinical instructor and prepared Master Class Lists for each clinical group.
  • Worked on preparing and submitting rollover for upcoming semester.
  • Attending meetings regarding clinical placements and attended faculty meeting and took notes to be prepared for following months faculty meeting.
  • Maintained student records, verified background checks, collected data for all students’ clinical requirements to be able to attend clinical rotations.
  • Submitted student names to each hospital for security clearance.
  • Maintained contact with Adjunct Clinical instructors, along with verifying clinical instructors’ clinical requirements for hospitals.
  • Provided clinical instructors with Clinical Instructor Orientation Requirements from each Hospital System.
  • Learned how to submit Practicum request to multiple hospital systems for both and the traditional and cohort practicums.
  • Assisted with Uniform Day.
  • Monitored background checks and drug screening for all incoming students.
  • Assisted with new student orientation.
  • Maintained student files.
  • Assisted with graduation.
  • Monitored NCLEX results and pulled Nursing licensure for teaching staff.

Unit Secretary/Behavioral Health Tech

Summa St. Thomas Hospital
03.2011 - 10.2015
  • Complies and maintains patient records, functions as communication link in patient care area, answers multi-line phone system, prepares documents for court, filing expertise, inter-office memos, correspondence and letter application, make daily assignment sheets and do weekly verticals for staffing.
  • Order inventory oversees all operations of unit to make sure it runs smoothly, deal with all disciplines to this effect including distribution, maintenance and environmental.
  • Works with word, PLATO system, Catertrak, Centrax system and other window-based software systems.
  • Cross trained and under the supervision of an RN, assists in attaining optimum and therapeutic patient care of patients by communicating with the RN to provide and implement care to assigned patients.
  • Supported the patient care team by performing direct patient care duties such a observing patient behavior, talking with patients, documenting observations and patient activity, reporting unusual observations/occurrences to the nurse, assisting in setting up areas for activities, and monitoring activities to ensure safety measures are taken.
  • Per Summa training certified to draw blood and to take blood sugars.
  • Job requires me to have good organizational skills, ability to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, ability to work well in a team environment, the ability to communicate effectively with physicians, case managers and other health care professionals.
  • This job has allowed me to be self-directed in executing responsibilities in a team environment.
  • I do possess the ability to take initiative to contribute beyond the scope of formal duties.
  • CPR certified and Member of Summa Decontamination team.

STNA

The Briarwood
11.2010 - 03.2011
  • Direct patient care.
  • Feeding of patients, assisting in dressing, showering and all aspects of ADL’s with the population in the Nursing section of the nursing home.
  • CPR certified and State Tested Nursing Assistant credentialing.

STNA

Grande Village
08.2010 - 11.2010
  • Direct patient care.
  • Feeding of patients, assigning in dressing, showering and all aspects of ADL’s with the population in the Nursing section of the nursing home.
  • Also worked in the locked section of the nursing home dealing with more acute patients who had dementia and other times of memory issues.
  • CPR certified and State Tested Nursing Assistant credentialing.

Front Office Associate/Transcriptionist

Robinson Health Affiliates
11.2000 - 11.2009
  • Directed patients, posted payments, scheduled appointments and testing, referred to specialists, verified insurance information and benefits including Medicare and BWC.
  • Filing, record keeping, chart preparation, pull charts, proofread documents, inter-office memos, correspondence and letter application.
  • Answering multi-line phone system.
  • Transcribed transcription for 6 providers.

Education

Associate of Science -

Kent State University
Twinsburg, Ohio
05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Technical And Applied Studies - Healthcare

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
08.2021

Master of Science - Health Informatics

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
05.2025

Skills

  • Strong organizational skills
  • Experienced in medical terminology usage
  • Efficient at acquiring new skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word
  • Effective team collaboration
  • Data analysis in Excel
  • Effective email prioritization
  • Strong visual presentation skills
  • Proficient in online research
  • Skilled in managing electronic health records
  • Regulatory compliance monitoring
  • Clear and concise communication
  • Excel data management
  • Onboarding facilitation
  • Executing comprehensive background assessments
  • Administrative coordination

Interests

I have been doing photography part-time, which gives me an outlet to showcase my creative side I am also an avid car enthusiast and can be seen on weekends with my 1987 Buick Regal at Quaker City Motorsports Park Additionally, I love yarn art and am an avid crocheter, enjoying the process of creating things

Timeline

Clinical Experience Placement Specialist

Kent State University
08.2019 - Current

Nursing Administrative Clerk

Kent State University
10.2015 - 08.2019

Temporary Clerical Specialist

Kent State University RAC
06.2015 - 10.2015

Unit Secretary/Behavioral Health Tech

Summa St. Thomas Hospital
03.2011 - 10.2015

STNA

The Briarwood
11.2010 - 03.2011

STNA

Grande Village
08.2010 - 11.2010

Front Office Associate/Transcriptionist

Robinson Health Affiliates
11.2000 - 11.2009

Associate of Science -

Kent State University

Bachelor of Science - Technical And Applied Studies - Healthcare

Kent State University

Master of Science - Health Informatics

Kent State University

Programs

  • Epic
  • PLATO
  • Microsoft Word
  • Works
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Power Point
  • Internet
  • Elcomp
  • PHS
  • EMR
  • HBO
  • Microsoft TEAMS

Databases

  • KSU TAC ADN Nursing Data base
  • Compliance Tracker
  • ACE-Mapp
  • Silk Road/Red Carpet
  • Various onboarding data bases used by Clinical Partners

Continuing Education

FERPA and You, Accessibility Awareness, Addressing Microaggressions, Prevent Harassment and Discrimination, Ethics and Code of Conduct, Bullying in the Workplace, Bridges: Building a Supportive Community, Prevent Harassment and Discrimination, Everybody Disagrees: How to have a Difficult Conversation, Mandatory Organizational Education (MOE), Bariatric Center of Excellence Education, Early Heart Attack Care education, Influenza Vaccine education, MOE RR Clinical I Equivalent, MOE RR Clinical II Equivalent, Maternal Transfer Practice Pointer, Advance Directives, ALICE training, Back Safety, Centrak Safety Badge Training, Corporate Compliance: A Proactive Stance, Critical Incident Response Policy, Cultural Competence; Providing Culturally Competent Care, Developmentally Appropriate Care of the Adult Patient, Developmentally Appropriate Care of the Pediatric Patient, Emergency Preparedness, EMTALA, Fire Safety, General Safety, CPR for Healthcare Providers, Infection Control, Informed Consent, Latex Allergy, Lifting and Handling Patients, Medical Ethics, NVCI Advanced Refresher Course, Oxygen administration in Behavioral Health, Patient Accident Prevention, Patient Assault and Abuse by Healthcare Professionals, Patient Restraint and Seclusion in the Acute-Care Setting, Patient Rights, Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace, Radiation and MRI Safety, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Workplace Violence, Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile, Standard Precautions: Bloodborne Pathogens and Other Potentially Infectious Materials, Stroke: Act FAST

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