LAURA HARRIS
Whiteland,IN
Summary
Dependable, detail oriented and organized candidate who works very well independently or as a team player. Am a strong patient advocate, care deeply about giving excellent care, and can be trusted to work with little to no supervision.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Lab Specialist
BioTek Labs/Premier Family Medicine
03.2020 - Current
- Implemented immunotherapy treatments for eligible patients, resulting in long-term symptom relief.
- Educated patients and their families on allergen avoidance techniques, leading to decreased exposure and symptom flareups.
- Performed allergy scratch tests on patients utilizing aseptic technique, measured and recorded reactions, discussed allergy test results with the patient.
- Created allergy therapy using Greer Labs allergens.
- Achieved high levels of patient compliance with treatment plans through clear communication of expectations and goals related to allergy management.
- Consistently maintained detailed and accurate patient records, enabling efficient tracking of progress.
- Streamlined clinic operations by developing efficient processes for scheduling appointments, managing records, and coordinating care among team members.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing personalized care and addressing individual concerns.
- Gave allergy injections and educated patients how to self administer allergy injections at home, proper documentation of injections and storage/travel of serum.
- Educated patients on self administration of the epi pen in rare cases of anaphylaxis.
Immunization Program Clinician
Franciscan Health
09.2017 - 10.2021
- Give flu, pneumonia, shingles, and other vaccines to infants, children and adults at on-site clinics to corporate, retail and medical facilities, complete and accurate documentation drive to different locations all over Indiana
LPN- Injection Nurse and Triage Nurse
Allergy Partners
02.2013 - 03.2020
- Telephone Triage Nurse: answer live phone calls at an extremely busy 6 physician practice, assess and evaluate patients, reinforce teaching, make appts, address voicemails from patients, pharmacies and other facilities, detailed and complete charting in EMR, address phone notes in triage on EMR, send in RX refills electronically and via phone, do Prior Authorizations
- Injection Nurse: administer Allergy and Venom injections conventional and cluster builds, Flu vaccine, Pneumovax and many biologics Sub Q and IM
- Order and keep track of serum.
- Give Epi and other meds for anaphylactic reactions, monitor patients post injections and document in EMR
- Check-in patients, perform skin testing, read skin test results, Vital Signs, Spirometry tests
- Answer phones, take phone notes in EMR, utilize fax machine and scan documents into scanning client
- Run shot clinic independently giving 40-80 people injections daily
OB Tech
Community Hospital North
09.2000 - 04.2012
- OB Tech on busy two floor Maternity unit with 60 LDRP rooms and 4 Operating Rooms.
- Twelve years experience utilizing sterile technique opening and circulating in O.R.
- Sterile set up of vaginal delivery tables
- Provide direct patient care performing fundal checks, Vital Signs, Venipuncture, Accuchecks, d/c foleys, d/c IV's, peri-care, teaching pt and family on how to care for mom and baby
- Work in newborn nursery performing heel sticks including serum bilirubins, metabolic screens, CBC, serum glucose and Accuchecks, performing hearing screens using ALGO
- Circumcision assistance to physicians during the procedure and set-up and clean-up and teaching parents post circ care
- Giving baby baths, feeding and all general care of newborn
LPN
Community Hospital North
12.2011 - 02.2012
- Medical, Renal, Oncology unit
- Work under RN, pass all medications including oral, injections, IV push, IV fluids, IV drugs, Blood product transfusions, suppositories, dressing changes
- Vital signs, baths/oral care, all general patient care
- Computer charting
- Excellent communication with RN and all hospital staff
Education
Practical Nursing diploma -
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN03.2010
Diploma in Medical Assisting -
International Business College
Indianapolis, IN05.1995
Skills
Allergy Scratch Testing
Creating Allergy Therapy in lab
Administering Injections
Patient Education
EMR Documentation
Sterile Technique
Certification
CPR, 02/2024
Timeline
Clinical Lab Specialist
BioTek Labs/Premier Family Medicine
03.2020 - Current
Immunization Program Clinician
Franciscan Health
09.2017 - 10.2021
LPN- Injection Nurse and Triage Nurse
Allergy Partners
02.2013 - 03.2020
LPN
Community Hospital North
12.2011 - 02.2012
OB Tech
Community Hospital North
09.2000 - 04.2012
Practical Nursing diploma -
Ivy Tech Community College
Diploma in Medical Assisting -
International Business College
CPR, 02/2024
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