Cynthia Hernandez

• Local contract with Cook County Health Systems, New Arrival (Refugee Clinic)
• Obtained medical information and measured vital signs, weight, and height
• Prepared and administered medications as directed by physician
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens, logged specimens, and prepared them for testing
• Set up medical laboratory equipment
• Assisted physicians and nursing personnel with injections, phlebotomy, and other patient care procedures
• Local contract with Cook County Health Systems, New Arrival (Refugee Clinic)

• Medical Intensive Care Unit-28 bed
• Take patients vital sign per request of nurse
• Assist with patient repositing every two hours
• Accurately obtain patient glucose levels nightly
• Assist with new patient admissions; place oxygen line, blood pressure cuff, and cardiac monitoring leads
• Assist with patient baths, application of needed skin medications, and wound changes/dressings
• Medical Intensive Care Unit-28 bed

• Ambulatory Float Pool
• As needed pick up shifts as EKG technician

Schedule EGD/Colonoscopy procedures per providers request

• Send preparatory instructions to parents for their scheduled procedure
• Set up procedure rooms with appropriate equipment, specimen collection kits, and post procedure clean up kits
• Assist providers in collection of biopsy specimens and transporting specimen to pathology for processing

• Accurately obtain patients vital signs
• Correctly administering injections to patient ranges from newborn to the elderly
• Initiate and receive approval for prior authorization for medications, referrals, and procedures