ER-Tech/Secretary
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
Kernersville, NC
02.2011 - 02.2013
- Patient care in the hospital setting at the CNA I skill level
- Answer phones
- Secretary work using the computer, phones, copier, fax machine, etc
- Check patient vital signs
- Assist patients with any task that may need to be done
- Keep the work place neat and clean
- Facilitated communication patients, visitors, nurses, physicians and other hospital personnel.
- Applied and educated patients on orthopedic devices like crutch walking.
- Maintained appropriate inventory levels and replenished treatment areas.
- Filled in for unit secretaries, preparing paperwork and obtaining payments when needed.
- Helped nursing staff provide quality, competent patient care for diverse emergencies.
- Monitored patients for signs of distress or decompensation and alerted staff of emergency situations.
- Worked alongside doctors and nurses to provide supplies, instruments and equipment for procedures.
- Restocked supplies kept in patient rooms to maintain optimal levels.
- Developed exemplary care abilities from comforting and assisting families and patients in emergency room.
- Assisted with CPR and airway clearing procedures during emergencies.
- Took patients' vital signs, collected medical specimens and updated information in patient charts.
- Responded to cardiac monitor alarms and other codes requiring immediate response.
- Stocked and replenished patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
- Monitored patients' condition and reported changes in status or acuity to nurses.
- Safely transferred patients to wheelchair or stretchers for transportation to other departments.