KARA MARINELLO
PEARL RIVER,LA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Reliable Medical Support professional with 15 years of experience in hospital and clinical environment. Expertly assist with office operations and physician support by gathering patient information. Cheerful during each patient interaction to improve satisfaction ratings and patient retention.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bone and Joint Clinic
St Tammany Parish Hospital
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Triage patients prior to seeing provider
- Placing orders in Epic as needed
- Scheduling surgery for patients, ordering labs and diagnostic testing
- Stocking the rooms daily.
Correct Health
03.2021 - 03.2024
- St Tammany Parish Jail in the pharmacy distributing medications to inmates
- Triage sick calls prior to clinic visits and wound care.
Trinity Trace
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Long Term and Rehabilitation Community Center Floor Nurse
- Responsibilities include medication administration, assessing residence to determine needs and progress during stay
- Computer documentation through point click
- Providing treatments per doctor orders, including IV fluid and antibiotics.
Louisiana State Penitentiary
08.2017 - 08.2020
- Acute care floor nurse in a correctional hospital setting for three years
- Covid 19 experience since March 2020
- Responsibilities includes admitting offenders in hospital facility when they return from a hospital trip
- Offenders are getting continuous care until discharge or sent to another unit for long term care
- 24- hour chart checks done, keys counted per shift with narcotics, chart audits done monthly with MARS, medications documented on computer.
Post Acute Specialty Hospital
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Long term Care Facility Floor Night nurse responsible for 7 patients, initial assessments, wound care including wound vacs, peg feeding (pump), PICC, Central line dressing changes, IVPB, Draw blood on all patients in am
- If ordered., changed foleys, supra-pubic catheters, monitored patients on vents
- Checked all medications that should be held on patients with dialysis.
Elayn Hunt Correctional Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Acute care/Hospice Night nurse for a correctional Hospital for 4 years
- Responsibilities were to be very organized while administering medications to 20 inmates as ordered by provider
- Accessing IV’s for IV infusions when indicated on orders
- Experience with wound care including wound vacs
- The Nurse to Patient ratio 1: 20 most nights
- On Wednesdays was the assessments on all patients, and acute/chronic patient assessments was every day
- 24- hour chart checks, monthly chart audits, medication documentation on computer MAR.
Ochsner Main Campus
04.2010 - 12.2011
- Medical Surgical unit night nurse first year
- The nurse/patient ratio was 1: 6
- Responsibilities included obtaining report from day shift nurse about the patient day and events
- Then charts are reviewed to get any information that may be helpful in the care planning
- Patients are checked on and vital signs obtained while assessment is done
- Treatments are given if ordered or comfort measures are put in place that may help
- Telemetry Floor and Oncology experience during this time.
Education
Associate of Applied Science Degree -
Nunez Community College
12.2009
CNA -
Delgado Community College
01.2007
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Billing -
Hampton Community College
01.1993
Business -
Chalmette High School
05.1990
Skills
- Professionalism and Work Ethic
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA Compliance Understanding
- Infection control measures
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Patient Care Coordination
- Healthcare Customer Service
- Patient Confidentiality Maintenance
References
- Kenneth Pitcher NP, Correct Health, Kjpitcher32@yahoo.com, 303-656-5325
- Wanda Dupuy, Hunt Correction Hospital, 225-802-2042
- Jayna Babin, Hunt Correctional, 337-356-4306, Babinjayna@gmail.com
- Heather Williamson, Fresenius Medical billing, heatj1974@gmail.com, 504-417-5218
- Jolee Boudreaux, Angola, 225-603-6864
Certification
Current Licensed Practice Nurse since 2010
Basic Life Support including first aide
Timeline
Bone and Joint Clinic
St Tammany Parish Hospital
03.2024 - 05.2024
Correct Health
03.2021 - 03.2024
Trinity Trace
08.2020 - 03.2021
Louisiana State Penitentiary
08.2017 - 08.2020
Post Acute Specialty Hospital
01.2016 - 08.2017
Elayn Hunt Correctional Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2016
Ochsner Main Campus
04.2010 - 12.2011
Associate of Applied Science Degree -
Nunez Community College
CNA -
Delgado Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Billing -
Hampton Community College
Business -
Chalmette High School
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