Katie Sauce
Jeanerette,LA
Summary
Service-oriented and resourceful with in-depth clinical skills and assessment training. Support patient personal care and hygiene needs with diligent assistance. Organized in keeping supplies stocked and equipment sterilized for use.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
PCT
Thibodaux Regional Health Systems
Thibodaux, LA
12.2021 - Current
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs and offered qualified support.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted nursing staff with respiratory, cardiopulmonary and physical therapies.
- Used wheelchairs, stretchers and movable beds to move patients between hospital locations.
- Lifted or assisted others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, surgical tables or stretchers.
- Collected laboratory specimens, dropped off at laboratories and picked up test results.
- Provided physical support to patients through diverse types of mobility assistance.
Medical Assistant
Ochsner Medical Center
Metairie, LA
03.2018 - 09.2018
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
Medical Assistant
Chabert Medical Center
Houma, LA
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Arranged surgeries with surgical center, confirming times with patients and preparing admission and consent forms.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LATechnical Diploma - Medical Assisting
Blue Cliff - Houma
Houma, LA07.2012
High School Diploma -
Thibodaux High School
Thibodaux, LA05.2011
Skills
- Patient Lifting
- Social Perceptiveness
- Medical Equipment Transport
- Patient Transport
- Feeding Assistance
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- Assisting with Daily Living
- Height and Weight Measurement
- Simple Dressings
- Isolation Precautions
- Patient Information Collection
- Bathing and Dressing
- Crutch Fitting
- Patient Safety
- Taking Vital Signs
- Post-Mortem Care
- Prioritizing Patients
- Lab Specimens and Collections
- Medical Supply Stocking
- Sharps Disposal
- Performing EKGs
- Serving and Collecting Food Trays
Timeline
PCT
Thibodaux Regional Health Systems
12.2021 - Current
Medical Assistant
Ochsner Medical Center
03.2018 - 09.2018
Medical Assistant
Chabert Medical Center
12.2017 - 03.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College
Technical Diploma - Medical Assisting
Blue Cliff - Houma
High School Diploma -
Thibodaux High School
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