Na'Dre Powell
Detroit,MI
Summary
Compassionate Program Coordinator with desire to take on new challenges. Showing broad-ranging expertise in document management and resource coordination skills for day-to-day needs. Skilled in overseeing descendant services, data management, and providing fiscal management services. Committed to driving teams toward success, sustaining organizational missions, and implementing descendant services. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Support Assistant
Department of Veteran Affairs
02.2021 - Current
- Create and review daily death notifications for Veterans who died at the John D Dingell VA Medical Center and within Community Hospitals or nursing home settings
- Verifies information as to the date and time of death with the medical providers
- Inquires with the previous unit where the Veteran was held and assists in overseeing the death certificate by getting it completed by the medical provider
- Checks with AOD for death certificates that may have been sent to the Emergency Room overnight and retrieves those death certificates
- Greets veteran next of kin, decision maker and/or significant others who present to the office for decedent affairs information and assistance
- Maintains a log of VBA, NCA, and local funeral home points of contacts
- Maintains close working relationships with Veteran Benefits Administration representatives and National Cemetery Administration representatives and serves as the primary point of contact for coordination of services between the NCA, VHA and VBA
- Keeps up to date on VBA and NCA policy and procedures and ensures JDDVAMC Decedent Affairs program follows applicable VA rules and regulations
- Prepares and maintains resources, paperwork, and forms for decedent affairs information packets to provide NOKs at times of death
- Provides education and information to all customers concerning end-of-life planning, including death, burial, and funeral benefits and options
- Electronic Death Certificate Coordinator
- Create service letters for funeral homes to obtain military honors
- Coordinate the cancellation of remaining schedules for each patient that has died
- Utilize VISTA, CPRS, VBMS, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
Emergency Department Technician
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Duties included greeting, registering and escorting patients to exam room: Triaging patients: EMR First Net: Taking medical histories: the measurement and recording of vital signs, IV insertion, venipuncture, wound care, 12-lead EKG, Covid-19 testing
- POC testing, patient transport, catheterization, assist in trauma codes, patient monitoring, stocking department supplies.
Registered Medical Assistant
IHA
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Duties included greeting and escorting of patients to the exam room; EMR Aria: taking medical histories; the measurement and recording of vital signs, obtaining outside records, arrange patients for Transfusions and hydrations, Triage telephone calls, refill prescriptions, give patient instructions: mail letter.
Medical Assistant
Henry Ford Hospital
12.2013 - 06.2017
- Duties included greeting and escorting of patients to the exam room; EMR Epic: taking medical histories; the measurement and recording of vital signs, obtaining outside records, verifying insurance and obtaining prior auths
- Triage telephone calls, refill prescriptions, set up endoscopy equipment: assist in Colonoscopies and EGD, Assist is Paracentesis, Clean and process EGD & Colonoscopy scopes.
Education
Diploma, AAMA Accredited Medical Assistant Program -
Everest Institute
11.2013
Prerequisites -
Concordia University
Skills
- Death Certificates
- Data Management
- Records Management
- Program Administrator
- Descendant Services
- Injections
- Vital Signs
- Blood Pressure
- First Aide & Bandaging
- Gynecological Set-Up
- CPR Certified
- Hematocrit
- ICD 10-CM
- Charting
- Venipuncture
- Phlebotomy
- EKGs
- Autoclave
- Scheduling Appointments
- CPT Codes
- Microsoft Suite
- Type 80 WPM
- Wound Care
- Respiration
- Sterile Technique
- Epic super user
- Hemoglobin
- OSHA Certificate
- HIPAA Certificate
- PDR’s
- Urinalysis
- Customer Service
- Bookkeeping
- Medication Administration
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Positioning & Draping
- IV’s
- Covid-19 testing
- X-Ray
- BCLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
- Scheduling Management
Timeline
Program Support Assistant
Department of Veteran Affairs
02.2021 - Current
Emergency Department Technician
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
06.2019 - 09.2021
Registered Medical Assistant
IHA
06.2017 - 06.2019
Medical Assistant
Henry Ford Hospital
12.2013 - 06.2017
Diploma, AAMA Accredited Medical Assistant Program -
Everest Institute
Prerequisites -
Concordia University
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