Maegen Houseman

Assisted with cesarean sections

• Maintained sterile technique
• Functioned as surgical scrub tech; passed surgical instruments
• Maintained integrity of sterile field during emergency/unforeseen situations

Cared for newly postpartum mothers and their newborn infants

• Obtained regular vital signs on both mothers and infants; reported abnormal findings to charge nurse, and followed hospital procedures for follow up
• Performed newborn testing, including hearing screening, PKU testing, and bilirubin blood draws
• Administered standard medications and immunizations to both mothers and infants
• Assessed fundal height and tone, as well as postpartum bleeding, and reported abnormal findings to charge nurse
• Assisted with/educated new mothers on breastfeeding, including proper latch, positions, how to tell if infant was suckling effectively, etc
• Maintained all charting within Epic

• Safely transport 50-65 students ranging in age from four years old to 18 years old to and from school daily
• Maintain a Class B CDL with required endorsements
• Completed pre- and post-trip bus inspections for safe passenger transportation.
• Kept bus interiors clean and tidy to provide comfortable passenger environments.

• Prepare patients for office visits
• Perform non-stress tests on high risk obstetric patients
• Assist physicians with in-office procedures, such as Colposcopy and insertion of long-term contraception
• Perform phone triage duties, including assessing patient concerns and determining appropriate course of action
• Obtaining records, test results, ER reports, etc from outside entities

• Triage incoming phone calls from patients.
• Determine urgency of patients' concerns, and direct calls and/or messages to the appropriate physician
• Determine the necessity of adding a patient to the schedule for a same-day appointment, or making the decision to direct them to an urgent care facility or emergency department, if necessary
• Prepare patients for office visits.
• Obtain vital signs, medication lists, and special concerns
• Set up for and assist with in-office procedures.
• Procedures included Kenalog injections, mole removal, cyst removal, freezing of warts, and other minor skin biopsies
• Access and review MCIR; give appropriate immunizations.
• Carefully review MCIR at every well child and well adult exam; cross check with patient chart to look for discrepancies
• Obtain consent for appropriate immunizations; administer according to manufacturer instructions
• Obtain Refusal to Consent to Immunization from parent/legal guardian when appropriate

• Prepare patients for endoscopic procedures.
• Provide education regarding procedures
• Insert peripheral intravenous lines
• Report any special circumstances and/or concerns to RN or attending physician
• Assist physicians with endoscopic procedures.
• Use working knowledge of endoscopy tools and equipment to provide safe, effective patient care
• Care for patients as they recover from endoscopic procedures.
• Monitor vital signs of patients who have received sedation
• Utilize nursing assessments to determine patient response to sedation
• Initiate interventions as necessary to safely care for patients
• Report any special circumstances and/or concerns to RN or attending physician
• Perform endoscope reprocessing duties.
• Reprocess endoscopes according to manufacturer directions
• Evaluate for contamination issues regarding scope reprocessing
• Effectively and efficiently utilize electronic medical records.
• Became a "Super User," or resource, for co-workers throughout an EMR system upgrade
• Was often the "go-to" individual in my department for computer questions, including outside of the system upgrade

• Prepare patients for office visits.
• Obtain vital signs, medication lists, and special concerns
• Prepare patients for and assist with in-office procedures.
• Set up procedure room for outpatient procedures
• Prep patient, including administering necessary medication
• Assist physician with tools and equipment required for procedure
• Perform phone triage for office.
• Provided effective triage for patients of a large, very busy office
• Manage physician's surgery schedule.
• Provided surgery scheduling for a physician within the practice