Leticia Rodriguez
Salt Lake City
Summary
With 15 years of experience as a Medical Assistant, I have worked at an urgent care facility, providing high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment, including critical care, patient assessment, and education. Now, I am pursuing a registered nurse position to apply my medical knowledge and skills by providing exceptional patient care, and utilizing critical thinking abilities to contribute to a dynamic health care team.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse
Salt Lake County Health Department
Sandy
03.2023 - Current
- Administer vaccines using safe and proper techniques, according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Administers and evaluates tuberculosis skin tests, and refers clients as needed per protocol.
- Assess and evaluate the immunization status and needs of patients.
- Administers and evaluates tuberculosis skin tests, and refers clients as needed per protocol.
- Work with diverse cultures, including non-English-speaking clients, to overcome barriers to obtaining health care.
- Recommended immunization schedules, possible side effects of immunizations, and aftercare.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
Medical Assistant II
Intermountain Health
Taylorsville
10.2009 - Current
- Triaged patients, creating records, taking vital signs, and gathering patient histories
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones
- Prepared blood, urine, stool and sputum lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation
- Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly
- Medication administration
- Scheduled appointments for new and current patients
- Educate patients about medications, procedures and care plan instructions
- Provide skilled, professional care for adults and children
- Managing trauma injuries such as lacerations
- Assisting physicians with examinations, procedures, and minor surgical procedures
- Performing EKG and other diagnostic tests
- Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, patient histories and preparing patients for examinations.
- Conducted EKGs, spirometry testing, audiograms and other diagnostic tests as requested by the physician.
- Responded to patient callbacks and phone-in prescription refill requests.
- Positioned patients properly during examination or treatment for comfort and safety.
- Maintained accurate medical records through filing, charting, transcription and data entry into electronic health record system.
- Organized charts, documents and supplies to maintain team productivity.
- Educated patients on healthcare topics such as nutrition and disease prevention methods.
- Changed dressings on wounds to prevent infection and check for healing.
- Collected, labeled and stored laboratory specimens properly prior to testing.
- Conducted patient interviews to gather health history, vital signs and information about current medical issues.
- Secured patient information and maintained patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Collected samples from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Communicated with pharmacies for prescription refills on behalf of supervising physician.
- Administered injections, medications and treatments as directed by the physician.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Performed basic laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood glucose levels under direct supervision of a physician or registered nurse.
Education
Bachelor - science of nursing
Eagle Gate College
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Cardiac arrest response
- Urgent Care skills
- Wound care
- EKG set up and monitoring
- Outpatient clinic
- Emergency response
- Lab equipment calibration
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Sterile procedures
- IM injections
- Medication administration
- Ortho glass splints applications
- Vaccination administration
- Patient education
- Sterile techniques
- Vital signs monitoring
- Team collaboration
- Time management
References
- Jan Brady, (801) 647-9542
- Patricia Fedrigotti, (801) 979-8947
- Sarah Hill, (385) 401-9758
Additional Education And Technical Skills
- Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Registered nurse – License
- Qualified Bilingual Staff English/Spanish
- Cardiac arrest response
- Urgent Care skills
- Wound care
- EKG set up and monitoring
- Outpatient clinic
- Emergency response
- Lab equipment calibration
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Sterile procedures
- IM injections
- Medication administration
- Ortho glass splints applications
Timeline
Nurse
Salt Lake County Health Department
03.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant II
Intermountain Health
10.2009 - Current
Bachelor - science of nursing
Eagle Gate College
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