Perdita Powell
Jenkintown,PA
Summary
Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
LIVING BRANCHES
12.2019 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Provided compassionate palliative care for terminally ill patients while supporting their emotional needs during end-of-life stages.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
Medication technician
Living branches
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Prepared medication doses accurately by following medication administration record (MAR) written by healthcare providers.
- Reordered medication to maintain adequate supply.
- Documented medication administration into electronic medical records (EMR) to avoid duplication of medication dosages.
- Counted and recorded medication inventory routinely to maintain medication security and control.
- Identified and reported medication errors to avoid distributing wrong medication to patients.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of medication protocols, resulting in efficient dispensing and accurate documentation.
- Reduced medication errors by implementing a double-check system before administering medications to patients.
Medical Assistant
The Foot Specialist
08.2016 - 03.2017
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.Obtained patient intake, trim and file toenails
- Maintained a safe and clean environment up to infection control standards
- Clerical duties, such as word processing, answering phones and filing charts/paper, scheduling
- Monitored expiration of medical supplies and medications
- Prepared and assisted with X-rays
- Changed sterile dressings and assisted with wound care for ulcers and surgical site wounds.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
Medical Assistant
Carolina Comprehensive Health Network
02.2015 - 11.2015
- Obtained vitals, patient history, chief complaints
- Worked with pain management and opioid dependence
- Glucose testing, PT/INR, Spirometry, Urinalysis, EKG
- Administered IV therapy, venipuncture, injections
- Administrative duties filing charts, answering phones, scheduling appointments
- Prepared and managed specimen sample handling, receiving, storage and inventory for analysis and lab testing
- Floater between offices
- Kept work areas clean, organized and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
Education
Practical Nursing -
NORTHWEST MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OXFORD, MS07.2019
Associate of Applied Science- Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
Ecpi University
Greensboro, NC07.2012
Skills
- Medication Administration
- EKG, X-ray, Mono/Strep/Flu Test, Urinalysis/Urine Drug Screens
- Efficient and reliable team player
- Wound Care
- Patient Intake
- Palliative Care
- Geriatric Care
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
Memberships Certificates
- MSLPN ASSOCIATION
- CPR CERTIFIED
- TB CERTIFIED
- Licensed Practical Nurse- Mississippi, Pennsylvania
Timeline
Medication technician
Living branches
04.2022 - 07.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
LIVING BRANCHES
12.2019 - Current
Medical Assistant
The Foot Specialist
08.2016 - 03.2017
Medical Assistant
Carolina Comprehensive Health Network
02.2015 - 11.2015
Practical Nursing -
NORTHWEST MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Associate of Applied Science- Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
Ecpi University
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