Mercy Abrafi
The Bronx,NY
Summary
Committed Patient Care Associate offers 7 years in healthcare. Dedicated to delivering consistent and focused attention to client safety, comfort and dignity. Well-versed in direct patient care and recordkeeping.
Overview
1826
1826
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Associate
NYCHHC/Lincoln Hospital
New York, NY
07.201 - Current
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff. Screened over 25 patients per day for vital signs
- Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Performed patient mobility services by turning, lifting, moving and repositioning patients.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Updated documentation and reports detailing patient activities, care actions and hospital determinations.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted with patient transfers and ambulation. Transfer about 7 patient per day
Patient Care Associate
Ultracare Of Manhattan
New York, NY
06.2013 - 07.2015
- Maximized preventive care utilization to reduce hospital burden and help eliminate readmissions.
- Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment. Made sure all 20 patient exam rooms are well ventilated
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Updated documentation and reports detailing patient activities, care actions and hospital determinations.
Medical Assistant
Harlem Medical Group
New York, NY
02.2013 - 07.2014
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Ordered and prepared reagents and supplies.
- Obtained pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weight.
- Obtained all prescribed laboratory testing. Performed over 16 labs test on patients per day
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx NY06.2024
High School Diploma -
Anglican Secondary School
Kumasi, Ghana06.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Design
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ghana06.2010
Skills
- Nutrition and Diet
- Output Monitoring and Reporting
- Fluid Measurement
- Medical Equipment Transport
- Observation Documentation
- Emotional and Social Support
- Vital Signs Measurement
- Electronic Recordkeeping
- Computer Literacy
- Patient Care and Confidentiality
- Patient Rapport
- Patient Information Collection
Certification
- Medical Assistant Training -December 2012
- Electrocardiography Training- March 2012
- Patient Care Assistant Training- October 2017
- Phlebotomy Technician Training-October 2017
Languages
Ghana
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Patient Care Associate
Ultracare Of Manhattan
06.2013 - 07.2015
Medical Assistant
Harlem Medical Group
02.2013 - 07.2014
No Degree - Nursing
CUNY Lehman College
High School Diploma -
Anglican Secondary School
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Design
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Patient Care Associate
NYCHHC/Lincoln Hospital
07.201 - Current
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