Compassionate and ambitious Registered Nurse with 9 years of medical experience in hospital and outpatient settings with a passion for learning and growing professionally within a dynamic health care environment. Team-player with strong interpersonal skills eager to secure an entry-level medical sales position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mease Countryside Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
Educated patients and families on diagnosis, conditions and processes, treatments and expected outcomes
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
Met with and patients to discuss and distribute information on health maintenance and disease prevention
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters, IVs and PICC lines
Document and update all patient charting in Cerner EMR
Patient Care Technician/Nurse Apprentice II, Med/Surg
01.2020 - 07.2021
BayCare, Mease Countryside Hospital
Provide quality nursing care assistance in accordance with the hospitals policies and procedures
Gathering specimens for lab analysis
Assisting patients with their activities of daily living
Measuring vital signs and monitoring health of the patients
Preforming skills such as foley catheter insertion and removal, IV catheter insertion and removal, bladder scanning, EKG monitoring, etc
Documenting all provided patient care in patient's electronic medical record (Cerner)
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Recovery Support Specialist
04.2019 - 01.2020
BayCare, Behavioral Health
Conduct random Urinalysis exams and document in Cerner
Transport residents to appointments and recreational outings
Providing exemplary support to residents with co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders
Coordinating medicine calls and assuring residents are taking their appropriate medications
Running peer groups and other substance abuse classes in the facility
Assuring all appropriate activities were properly documented
Monitoring and observing residents to assure safety while encouraging a positive and uplifting atmosphere
Providing one-on-one support to residents who struggle with adjusting to their new inpatient environment and dealing with outside substance abuse related issues.
Emergency Room Registrar
Largo Medical Center
04.2018 - 01.2020
HCA
Interview patients at workstation or at bedside to obtain all necessary account information
Interview patients under BA-52 status to obtain appropriate demographics
Follow up with inpatient psychiatric patients to obtain necessary signatures and demographics
Bed-side registration performed utilizing carts/computers on wheels
Provide exemplary Customer Service
Verify insurance benefits and determines pre-certification/authorization status
Secure all signatures necessary for treatments, release of medical information, assignment of insurance benefits, and payment of services from legally responsible parties
Utilized audits and controls to accurately manage cash
Exceeded department-specific productivity standards, collection targets, quality audit scores for accuracy productivity and collection standards for registrations and insurance verifications.
Patient Services Specialist
10.2014 - 04.2018
Select Medical
Medical Front Office u Responsible for greeting patients and obtaining required documentation before being seen by the therapist
Providing excellent customer service and keeping a patient-first focus
Scheduled patients for daily visits and physical reconditioning programs
Answer phones, file patient charts, fax progress notes and evaluations to referring doctors and other normal medical office duties
Work with insurance payers such as BCBS, United Healthcare, Cigna, Medicare, Tricare and others to obtain benefits, eligibility and authorizations when needed
Handle motor vehicle claims and letters of protection
Verifying workman's comp benefits and authorizations
Perform daily closeouts which include but are not limited to; handling accepted and rejected reports, enter trigger codes when needed, add modifiers to CPT codes, link copays to corresponding accounts, present Billing Reconciliation and KPI reports displaying charges and visits posted
Enter patient demographics and create accounts for incoming evaluations.
Education
graduate -
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Florida
08.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
St. Petersburg College
05.2021
Associate of Arts - General Studies
St. Petersburg College
08.2020
Skills
Patient Care and Monitoring
Patient and Caregiver Education
Pharmacologic Intervention
Admissions and Discharge Processes
Physical Assessment
Strong Clinical Judgment
Medical Terminology
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mease Countryside Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Patient Care Technician/Nurse Apprentice II, Med/Surg
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