Heather Zielinski

• Gowanda Nursing Home- Monitor Point Care Click for admissions, readmissions, discharges of patients for Dr. Barnes and Dr. Roth. Create charts in CMS Medent for new patients, monitor medications, PFSH's, Orders for doctors. Upon patient discharge from facility prepare medications for doctors to send to patients selected pharmacy.
• Specialty Nurse- Assisting listed providers using Jama Medent. Only LPN in CMS practice that has Jama Access. Prep charts prior to patients being seen.
• Podiatry - Twice month
• General Surgery- Once month
• Neurology- Twice month
• Neurosurgeon- Once month
• When needed have also filled in for Cardiology and Nephrology.
• Rooming of Patients- Weight, Height, Blood Pressure, Pulse, Pulse Ox, Update PFSH, refill medications needed, address any issues with patient.
• Assists Providers with in office procedures or injections.
• Preform EKG's, Spirometery, HBA1C, Strep Testing, Pregnancy Tests, Urinalysis, Drug Screens, Administering Vaccinations ordered by physician.
• Prolia- I maintain patients that on Prolia. I obtain prior auth, order medication, contact patient when received and schedule appointment for patient to receive injection.
• Triages and Documents- I back up to all nurses in office.
• Healthy Link, NYIIS, IStop
• Medication Prior Auths

Assisting front office staff with scheduling appointments

• Vaccine Coordinator-responsible for inventory, ordering and reporting vaccines to NYIIS.
• Rooming of patients
• AssistAUTH'sroviders with in office procedures, vasectomy, colposcopy
• Phlebotomy
• Prior auths for medications and testing
• Maintained INR's
• Preformed Strep Testing, In office Protimes, Hemoglobin, HGBA1C, UA, In office drug screens, In office lead testing, In office HIV testing, Rapid Flu testing
• Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
• Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
• Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
• Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care process.
• Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Triage nurse

• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in paper charts,
• Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
• Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Helped patients complete day-to-day tasks, including bathing, dressing and eating.
• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections to patients.
• Collaborated with DON and nursing staff on evaluation of care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.
• Managed various general office duties.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• In charge of all LPN's,CNA's and HHA's for all 3 shifts.