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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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E. Elaine Salmons

DeFuniak Springs,FL

Summary

Experienced Unit Secretary and Patient Service Specialist with 6+ years experience, able to use Microsoft Office, Paragan, Paragan Clinical, HMS, emar charting, verified insurances. Responsible unit secretary with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 20 years of experience in healthcare, with strong clinical and customer service skills. Certified Nursing Assisant with 18+ years experience in fast-paced environment handling confidential paperwork, providing quality patient care in nursing home and hospital. Proven record of reliability and strong ability to establish rapport with patients, family, and staff.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead PSS/Senior PSS/PSS/Unit Secretary

Select Employment Services
DeFuniak Springs/Tampa/Panama City , FL
02.2015 - Current

Collected Co-pays.

Verified insurances.

Registered patients

Scheduled patients

Responded to information request

Greet patients

Register new and existing patients

Schedule patients

Respond to requests for information from patients, providers and coworkers in a timely fashion.

  • Executed clerical tasks and assisted with all unit duties as directed.
  • Managed unit call reception and routed calls to correct department.
  • Provided patient information to facilitate timely admissions and discharges.
  • Maintained strong and trusting rapport with patients and all healthcare staff to build relationships.
  • Retrieved physicians' paperwork, including lab test requests.
  • Compiled physical and digital documents, charts and reports.
  • Transcribed doctors' orders, including medication and lab test requests.
  • Conducted patient intake interviews to collect medical information and insurance details.

Certified Nursing Assistant/ Unit Secretary

Bay Medical Center
Panama City, FL
10.2006 - 09.2015
  • Similar Unit Secretary duties as listed in current employment.
  • C.N.A. Duties to include:
  • Taking vital signs to include frequent vital signs after procedures.
  • Drawing blood.
  • Performed EKGs.
  • Performed Activities of Daily Living to include hygeine, feeding, turning every 2 hrs.
  • Charting in patient's medical records complaintly.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Unit Secretary/ CNA

Select Speciality Hospital
Panama City, Fl
10.2005 - 09.2015
  • Same Unit Secretary Duties as listed in current employment
  • C.N.A. duties as follows
  • Taking accurate Vital Signs
  • Taking Accurate Weights
  • Performed Activities of Daily Living to include hygiene, feeding, turning every 2 hrs, etc
  • Charting in patientl's medical records competently
  • Other duties as assigned

Telephone Operator

Cardiology Associates
Panama City , FL
09.2014 - 02.2015
  • Operated a multiline phone.
  • Scheduled appointments.
  • Collected patients co-payments for their insurance.
  • Accountable for all monies collected.
  • Confirmed appointments for the next day.
  • Cancelled appointments at patients request.
  • Changed appointments when conflicting with doctor's schedule.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education

U.S. Army

High School Diploma - General

Walton High School
1988

Skills

  • Strong medical ethic
  • Problem resolution ability
  • Enthusiastic caregiver
  • Extensive medical terminology knowledge
  • CPR/BLS certified
  • Lab Draw
  • Patient/family focused
  • Abides by infection control standards
  • Body mechanics competency
  • EKG

Accomplishments

Clinical Skills Living Assistance

  • Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
  • Helped patients by serving meals, feeding as necessary, ambulating, turning, and positioning in bed, hygiene and bathing.
  • Ensured safety and security of enviroment.

Certification

BLS - Basic Life SupportCNA- Certified Nursing Assistant

Timeline

Lead PSS/Senior PSS/PSS/Unit Secretary

Select Employment Services
02.2015 - Current

Telephone Operator

Cardiology Associates
09.2014 - 02.2015

Certified Nursing Assistant/ Unit Secretary

Bay Medical Center
10.2006 - 09.2015

Unit Secretary/ CNA

Select Speciality Hospital
10.2005 - 09.2015

U.S. Army

High School Diploma - General

Walton High School
E. Elaine Salmons