Grace A. Mitchell
Wright City,MO
Summary
Compassionate Health Service Aide, known for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Skilled in patient care, time management, and effective communication. Excel in empathy, active listening, and conflict resolution to provide exceptional service and support.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Service Aide
Wentzville R-IV School District
Wentzville, MO
08.2024 - Current
- Assists daily with responding to students' medical needs, such as vitals, basic first aid, screening for illness, etc. Under the supervision of a nurse.
- Assists with the dispensing and recording of daily medications, as required under the direction of the school nurse.
- Performs a variety of clerical functions for the clinic/special education classroom, and maintains accuracy in student health records, inputting procedures and results of physical, vision, and hearing exams.
- Communicates with parents and teachers as required.
- Completes periodic training, as necessary, in the operation of the health clinic and special education classroom.
- Assists in screening students for proper immunizations.
- Performs certain health care procedures under the direction of the school nurse, while following District protocols (including CPR).
REHAB TECH
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2020 - Current
- Preparing patient area for therapy sessions
- Organizing and maintaining IV lines, EKG cords, feeding tubes, etc during therapy
- Cleaning, organizing, and keeping inventory of therapy equipment
- Assisting with transfers
ANESTHESIA TECH/ORTHO TECH
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2011 - Current
- Prepared supplies and equipment for Anesthesia providers to administer anesthesia to patients
- Helped anesthesia provider with intubation
- Assisted with minor procedures example: spinals, nerve blocks, blood patches, etc
- Assisted with position of patients
- Connects Patient to monitors
- Transport of patients
- Obtained blood for cases, and running of specimens to lab
- Assists with turnovers after each case
- Opened sterile supplies
- Pull orthopedic cases to ensure quicker turnover
- Prepped Patients for surgery
MEDICAL SECRETARY
ST. LUKES URGENT CARE CENTER
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Welcoming and greeting patients as they enter the center
- Answering and directing phone calls
- Registering, updating insurance changes, and demographic changes for each patient
- Helping triage patients as needed
- Collecting co-pays/discharging patient
MEDICAL SCRIBE
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Documentation of patient's history, physical exam, family, and past medical history including medication history and radiographic evidence
- Documentation of Physicians treatment plan
- Help with front desk duties such as answering phone and checking in patients
- Documentation of office visit charges
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
ASSISTED LIVING AT THE MEADOWLANDS
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Turning and positioning the patients
- Doing range of motion exercises
- Operating Hoyer and Sara lifts
- Changing bed linens
- Changing colostomy bags, emptying Foley bags and calculating intake/output
- Taking patients to the bathroom and changing them if needed
- Providing total daily care for some patients
- Charting vitals, activities, and changes in behavior in patients
PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATE
ST. JOHNS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Duties are same as nursing assistant, except for the knowledge, skills, and experience of phlebotomy
- Inserting Foley catheters
- Cleaning and processing instruments
- Turning over procedure rooms
- Charting Physician's orders
Education
High School Diploma -
URSULINE ACADEMY
St Louis, MO05-2001
General Studies
ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Saint Charles, MOSome College (No Degree) - 3 Years Course Work Towards Bachelors in Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
St Louis, MOSkills
- Self-starter
- Team collaboration
- Project management
- Resilience under pressure
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication administration
- Patient documentation
- Health record management
- First aid procedures
- Patient triage
- Patient care
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Inventory management
- Clerical support
- Medical equipment operation
- Pain management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Health Service Aide
Wentzville R-IV School District
08.2024 - Current
REHAB TECH
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2020 - Current
MEDICAL SECRETARY
ST. LUKES URGENT CARE CENTER
01.2019 - 01.2020
MEDICAL SCRIBE
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2017 - 01.2019
ANESTHESIA TECH/ORTHO TECH
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL
01.2011 - Current
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
ASSISTED LIVING AT THE MEADOWLANDS
01.2010 - 01.2011
PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATE
ST. JOHNS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
01.2007 - 01.2010
High School Diploma -
URSULINE ACADEMY
General Studies
ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Some College (No Degree) - 3 Years Course Work Towards Bachelors in Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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