Erika Cerna
Henderson,NV
Summary
Dependable health care team member with expertise in infection control and patient care. Enhanced office operations at Complete Family and Urgent Care by implementing efficiency improvements. Proficient in clinical documentation and verbal communication, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in medication dispensing and sample collection, consistently maintaining high standards of safety and care.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lpn Student
Las Vegas College
10.2024 - 10.2025
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Collaborated on group projects to complete professional deliverables.
- Followed school and classroom policies, regulations, dress codes, and schedules.
Medical Assistant
Complete Family and Urgent Care
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.
- Implemented care and efficiency improvements to support and enhance office operations.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
Education
Certificate - Medical Assistant
Future Medical Training Center
2832 E Lake Mead Blvd 02-2023
Skills
- Samples collection
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient care
- Immunization administration
- Medication dispensing
- Caregiving skills
- Clinical documentation
- Tracking symptoms
- Vital signs
- Documenting intake
- Verbal and written communication
- Infection control
- Venipuncture and capillary puncture
- HIPAA
- On-site testing
- Patient preparation
- Sample and specimen collection
Certification
BLS certified (07/31/2025- 07/2027)
Timeline
Lpn Student
Las Vegas College
10.2024 - 10.2025
Medical Assistant
Complete Family and Urgent Care
03.2023 - 06.2024
Certificate - Medical Assistant
Future Medical Training Center