Jennifer Gorman Ritter

• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients,maintaining HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Ensured compliance with regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Volunteer on the Wound Assessment and Management Team.

• Checked vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and blood pressure.
• Assisted physicians during examinations and minor surgery procedures by providing instruments and supplies as needed, performed dressing changes, suture and staple removal.
• Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments and consultations. Scheduled surgeries, arranged assistants and equipment with area hospitals.
• Volunteered to serve on Medication Errors Committee and the Breast Cancer Prevention Task Force.
• Adhered to HIPAA requirements to safeguard patient confidentiality.

• Educated patients on preventive care topics such as diet and exercise habits or medication compliance.
• Assisted physicians and nurses with patient exams/ endoscopies as well as administering medication, taking vital signs, preparing exam rooms, and updating medical records.
• Monitored lab results for accuracy and alerted physicians immediately if any abnormalities were detected.

Began At Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, Ca. as an Admit Clerk in 1978.

• Welcomed patients to facility and assisted with registration sign-in process.
• Coordinated with physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff to ensure proper admission of patients.
• Processed admissions paperwork including consent forms, medical records requests, financial documents, and other related materials.
• Scheduled diagnostic tests such as X-rays or MRI scans for patients being admitted.

Moved to Bakersfield, Ca and began as Emergency Department Clerk at Mercy Truxtun Hospital in 1986.

• Performed clerical duties such as filing, typing, data entry, answering phones, and copying documents.
• Collaborated with other departments to ensure smooth flow of work processes throughout the hospital facility.
• Responded to emergency code calls promptly according to protocol.