Jessica Pagnotti

My daily duties include, but are not limited to, taking vitals, checking blood glucose, assisting nursing staff during labor and delivery, completing 24-hour screenings for newborn hearing, blood draws, and assisting patients with post-delivery care.

The Secretary to the unit included answering multiple phones, scheduling patients for inductions and surgeries, scheduling newborn appointments, creating and updating the unit calendar, entering birth certificates into vital statistics databases, assisting patients with newborn paperwork, creating patient charts, and assisting with hospital admissions.

As the General Surgery OR Scheduler, my duties include, but are not limited to, meeting with patients and scheduling surgeries with general surgeons. Organize four busy surgeons' schedules while using Epic Workspace and Outlook Calendar. Work closely with physician offices to obtain clearances, and with patients to meet all pre-surgical requirements. Communicate through Microsoft Teams and Tiger Text with the OR staff and surgeons in order to maximize utilization time in the OR.

Cheerleading coach at West Scranton High School. Conducted informational pre-tryout meetings and post-tryout meetings to discuss the expectations of team members. Established a team code of conduct with the approval of the administration. Organized cheerleading tryouts with independent judges, using an anonymous number system. Arranged captain tryouts with a fair selection process. Oversee fundraising activities for seasonal items. Ordered, disbursed, collected, and maintained uniforms. Reserve Pine Forest Cheerleading Camp, set up payment plans, and order camp clothing for cheerleaders. I participated in the 2020 NEPA Showdown Cheer Competition, earning 2nd and 3rd place, and I was nominated Coach of the Year by my current cheerleaders.

Daily duties include rooming patients, collecting medical history, updating medications, assisting providers during surgery and exams, setting up surgical trays, sending specimens to the lab, prescribing medications, setting up, stocking, cleaning exam rooms, and sterilizing using an autoclave.

Surgical Scheduler in a busy ophthalmologist's office. My duties include, but are not limited to, scheduling patients for cataract surgery. Follow HIPAA regulations. Educating patients on pre-op instructions, ordering drops prescribed by the doctor, updating charts, and sending surgical orders and schedules to surgical centers. Communicating with family doctors to obtain clearances for surgeries. Answering calls on a multi-phone line to schedule patients daily, screening emergency calls for doctors, and making appointments for patients being referred to specialists. Create spreadsheets to record doctors' surgical results.

Long-term substitutes for aides, clerks, and secretaries at Frances Willard Elementary School, Scranton School District. This position required the knowledge of basic office skills, such as faxing, copying, laminating, multi-phone lines, and strong communication skills. As an aide, I assisted children in class from pre-K through 5th grade. I assisted students with classwork, grading, and helping in life skills class.