Elizabeth DeJesus
Summary
Energetic and self-motivated registered nurse with clinic, bedside, and operating room experience. Proficient in nursing skills such as medication administration and reconciliation, sterility, scheduling, venipuncture, injections, medical coding, prior authorizations, patient education, EMR and medical records management. Bubbly office personality that has experience with data entry, paper and electronic filing, medical record review, bookkeeping, office management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, phone etiquette, calendar management, multitasking, and organization. Driven and organized with a successful remote work history.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Operating Room, Pre-Operative and PACU
Hedgewood Surgical Center
09.2021 - Current
- Conducted preoperative assessments to identify patient needs and ensure readiness for surgery.
- Evaluated patients before surgery, providing medication education, administering IVs, and reviewing medical histories.
- Medication administration including injections.
- Sterile field and prep of patient for surgery.
- Provided education on surgical tools and equipment to enhance team knowledge and patient safety.
- Maintained and updated medical records, ensuring accuracy of patient information for improved care coordination.
- Excelled in high-pressure healthcare settings while maintaining patient care standards.
PRN OR Circulator and Prior Authorization/Appeals Nurse
New Rivers Surgical Center
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Managed prior authorization for breast cancer multistage surgical procedures, ensuring timely approvals.
- Reviewed claim status reports and submitted appeals to resolve discrepancies and support patient care.
- Audited charts for accuracy and completion to uphold compliance and improve documentation standards.
- Preoperative assessment of patients prior to their procedure, including medical records review, IV placement, and surgical preparation.
- Maintain a sterility while assisting anesthesia with patient safety and medication administration.
Operating Room Nurse Circulator
Ochsner Sports Medicine and Orthopedic
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Preoperative assessment of surgical patient.
- Sterile field and prep of patient for surgery.
- Educated team on proper handling and maintenance of surgical tools and equipment to ensure patient safety.
- Administered medications, including injections, to prepare patients for surgery.
- Charting in electronic medical record.
- Performed effectively in fast-paced, sensitive environment, ensuring high-quality patient care.
File Clerk
Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC
01.2018 - 11.2021
- Filing, Office organizational skills, Spreadsheets, Court filings, Review of incoming records and legal documents, including but not limited to medical records.
- Conducted Zoom meetings and trainings from a work from home environment.
- Successfully transitions to a work from home schedule from March 2020-November 2021.
Sports Medicine Assistant
Ochsner Sports Medicine
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Intaking patient vitals and patient information into electronic medical record database.
- Scheduling and preparing patients for orthopedic surgical procedures to include preoperative and postoperative education, medication reconciliation, medical coding, blood draws, assisting with in-office procedures and injections, placing orders for lab work/radiological imaging, assisting with professional and collegiate athletic physicals and appointments.
- Processing and assisting patients with insurance, authorizations, and FLMA claims.
- Assisting with bracing, casting, and splinting.
- Patient education on physical therapy protocols and pre and post-operative care plans.
Front Desk Representative
West Jefferson Oncology Clinic
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Answering multiline phones.
- Scheduling patient appointments for office and chemotherapy.
- Verifying patient insurance, medical billing and coding.
- Assisting with comfort care during chemotherapy treatments.
Patient Access Representative
Lady of the Sea Medical Clinic Larose
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Answering multiline phones.
- Documenting patient encounters into medical charts.
- Faxes and office mail.
- Stocking and organizing medication supply closets.
- Scheduling patient appointments.
Education
Bachelors - Science of Nursing
Chamberlain University
12-2021
High School Diploma -
South Lafourche High School
05-2007
Skills
- Medication administration
- Medication reconciliation
- Sterility
- Scheduling
- Venipuncture
- Injections
- Medical coding
- Prior authorizations
- Patient education
- EMR
- Medical records management
- Data entry
- Paper filing
- Electronic filing
- Medical record review
- Bookkeeping
- Office management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Phone etiquette
- Calendar management
- Multitasking
- Organization
Certification
- RN license, compact multistate
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Timeline
PRN OR Circulator and Prior Authorization/Appeals Nurse
New Rivers Surgical Center
01.2024 - 01.2025
Operating Room Nurse Circulator
Ochsner Sports Medicine and Orthopedic
02.2022 - 06.2022
RN Operating Room, Pre-Operative and PACU
Hedgewood Surgical Center
09.2021 - Current
File Clerk
Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC
01.2018 - 11.2021
Sports Medicine Assistant
Ochsner Sports Medicine
01.2014 - 01.2018
Front Desk Representative
West Jefferson Oncology Clinic
01.2013 - 01.2014
Patient Access Representative
Lady of the Sea Medical Clinic Larose
01.2010 - 01.2013
Bachelors - Science of Nursing
Chamberlain University
High School Diploma -
South Lafourche High School