Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
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Katherine Prawdiuk

Saint Paul,MN

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Anesthesia Attendant

Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
05.2019 - Current
  • Ensures readiness for anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and all other OR team members.
  • Has working knowledge of anesthesia machines and maintenance.
  • Troubleshooting anesthesia gas machine, software, and miscellaneous equipment used by OR staff.
  • Maintains department inventory daily as well as PYXIS, OB Epidural cart, block carts, and pediatrics cart offsite.
  • Performs medical pick-ups and drop-offs, including products administered from the Blood Bank and products requested for complex cases.
  • Performs patient transports to offsite departments with the assistance of CRNA.
  • Functions as a knowledgeable, productive, and effective team member.
  • Adheres to high ethical and professional standards, and maintains open and honest communication.
  • Performs cleaning maintenance of bronchoscopes, scopes, and blades, and stocking OR as needed.

Nanny

Self
MSP, MN
01.2010 - Current
  • Entrusted in providing excellent care for children: infancy and up.
  • Engage children in activities such as homework, games, puzzles, art projects, extracurricular activities (soccer, ice skating, gymnastics, swimming, etc).
  • Models and encourages good behaviors and concerns for others.
  • Ensures and secures a safe environment at all times.
  • Responsible for meal preparation, including nutritious meals and snacks.
  • Maintains accurate daily records of children's individual activities, meals, naps, and behavior patterns.
  • Transports children to school, appointments, and extracurricular activities.
  • Management and maintenance of household duties and daily tasks. i.e., laundry, dishes, sanitation, sweeping, and vacuuming
  • Maintains thorough and active communication with parents at all times, daily.
  • Twin Cities - Multiple Families,

Ophthalmic Technician

Whiting Clinic LASIK + Cataracts
Saint Louis Park, MN
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Document data throughout the visit via EMR/EHR, collecting patient history and assessment data.
  • Coordinate the daily office flow of all patients through ophthalmic visit and triage inbound calls.
  • Educate and evaluate learning of patients following providers' plan of care, instructions, and treatments.
  • Perform preliminary exams and assessments, collecting patient history, visual acuity, manual refraction, and screenings.
  • Operated diagnostic instruments such as optical coherence tomography and fundus cameras.
  • Worked closely with eye care providers and team members to facilitate patient treatment goals, providing detailed instructions pre- and post-operatively.
  • Manage and delegate tasks of caseloads of 30 or more patients daily.
  • Cleaned, sterilized, and maintained ophthalmic instruments according to established protocols.
  • Administered prescribed medications, adhering to provider's order and medication safety.
  • Coordinated follow-up care, including scheduling appointments and facilitating providers' orders with pharmacies, outpatient surgery scheduling, and patient referrals to other healthcare professionals as needed.
  • Cross-trained as a patient specialist, performing administrative tasks such as verifying insurance, obtaining prior authorizations, collecting patient information, and processing payments.

Retail Supervisor

Visionworks
Maplewood, MN
02.2014 - 05.2017
  • Ensure customer satisfaction through effective management and retention strategies.
  • Facilitated seamless doctor-patient interactions with efficient communication.
  • Supervising associates by coaching and developing skills, identifying opportunities, setting goals, celebrating achievements to obtain ultimate customer satisfaction.
  • Managed inventory, scheduling, store opening and closing procedures, and store operations (remakes, refunds, reconciliation).
  • Coordinated promotional activities, such as advertising campaigns, special offers, and discounts, to increase sales.
  • Trained new employees on product knowledge, customer service, and sales procedures.
  • Ensured compliance with all safety regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Developed and implemented effective schedules to ensure adequate staffing coverage.
  • Analyzed operational data, such as sales figures, in identifying areas needing improvement or optimization with regional and territory management.
  • Updated visual merchandising displays to promote sales.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Concordia University
Saint Paul, MN
05-2024

Pre Nursing -

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
01.2021

Skills

  • Task management and patient monitoring
  • Care planning, evaluation, and coordination of care
  • Health promotion, education, and documentation
  • Collaborative team member
  • Adaptable
  • Proficiency with Epic EHR and Microsoft Office

Affiliations

  • 320 hours throughout various facilities including Abbott NW Cardiac/Tele, HCMC, Methodist, and Ecumen.
  • Clinical Internship Experience: 180 hours - HCMC - Surgical Trauma Neuro Unit, STNU.
  • https://kprawdiuk.wixsite.com/create-a-online-prof

Certification

  • Basic Life Suppot (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Minnesota Board of Nursing, BSN.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Anesthesia Attendant

Regions Hospital
05.2019 - Current

Ophthalmic Technician

Whiting Clinic LASIK + Cataracts
05.2017 - 05.2019

Retail Supervisor

Visionworks
02.2014 - 05.2017

Nanny

Self
01.2010 - Current

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Concordia University

Pre Nursing -

Century College

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