Melissa Rusnak

Room patients to prepare them for visit with physician

Assist physician with skin biopsies and preparing specimens for lab

Assist physician with minor procedures

Obtain prior authorizations for various medications, including biologics

Patient teaching of proper administration of biologic injections

Restocked exam rooms daily

Maintained and ordered supplies for office monthly

Ensured removal of various expired medications in a timely fashion

• Obtain complete health assessment on incoming patients for initial colonoscopy screenings. Assist patients with the intake of pill cams per protocol. COVID screenings as needed. Administered breath tests per protocol. Triaged patients. Obtain accurate vitals and prepared patients for office visits. Relayed results of various procedures

• Assist with the daily set up of procedure rooms using sterile technique. Triage patients. Assist the physician with correct documentation and diagnosis for each office visit. Ordered supplies. Roomed patients in a timely fashion. Maintained records.

• Obtain complete health assessment on incoming patients for initial colonoscopy screenings. Assist patients with the intake of pill cams per protocol.

• Responsibilities
• Dispensed medications as prescribed by physician and monitored for any ill effects.
• Provided care to various wounds from skin tears to pressure ulcers as per facility protocol.
• Received lab results and called in critical labs to the physicians for orders.
• Medicare charting performed as per facility protocol.
• Assisted with admissions
• Provided comfort care to terminally ill patients
• Provided education to residents regarding diabetic teaching

• Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
• Maintained patient charts and confidential files
• Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height.
• Organized, updated and maintained over 200 patient charts.
• Scheduled patients for various procedures at Ambulatory Surgicenter and Riverview Medical Center
• Was recognized as lead employee of Recall department
• Given "superuser" status during EMR training
• Organized the entire recall department to properly notify patients when repeat procedures are due
• Trained new employees.

• Administer medications to a 25 patient floor.
• Responsible for keeping medication cart fully stocked with up-to-date medications
• Performed treatments to various wounds from pressure ulcers to incisions post knee surgery.
• Called in blood work to various physicians
• Was responsible for various admissions on 3-11 shift
• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 20 patients per shift.