Precious Sims
Cincinnati,Ohio
Summary
Recently graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Accelerated Masters Program with a Cumulative GPA of 3.64.
Hardworking and dedicated medical professional seeking a rewarding position as a Nurse within a Physician’s office and/or Hospital setting.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Therapeutic Program Worker
UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
01.2019 - Current
- Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff
- Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans
- Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas
- Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers
- Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary
- Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain safe and orderly environment
- Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury
- Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under direction of nursing or medical staff
- Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion
- Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities
- Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine
- Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events
- Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing
- Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.
- Counseled individuals, groups and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
- Worked with clinical psychiatrist and primary care physician to review patient progress and update treatment plans.
- Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes and test results, and identified and diagnosed nature of clients' problems.
- Recommended therapeutic action plans and treatments based on results from behavioral assessments.
- Assisted clients to better understand roles as parents, focusing on developing skills to nurture and guide children.
- Delivered mental health support for female patients suffering from post-partum depression and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Provided crisis support and emergency care for patients.
- Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans, and treatment reports.
- Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
- Managed caseload of individual clients, couples and family therapy sessions.
- Encouraged clients and family members to practice and use skills and strategies for confronting problems constructively.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans and patient responses.
- Gathered information about clients using observational techniques and interviews, case histories and other assessment methodologies.
Patient Care Assistant
UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Perform and annotate over 50 blood pressures, respirations, temperatures and pulses per shift
- Conduct 5-7 EKG per shift
- Proficient in Epic, gathered and recorded intake and outputs for doctors and nurses while maintaining safe environment for clients
- Closely watch for changes in behaviors and report them to nurses, doctors or respiratory therapist
- Experienced in dealing with adolescent, adults and geriatric patients
- Gather Specimens as needed
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Updated documentation and reports detailing patient activities, care actions and hospital determinations.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Helped enhance unit operations by continuously delivering accurate, efficient care and maintaining performance objectives.
- Supported patient mobility needs with correct assistive devices and proper body mechanics to prevent injuries.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Assisted nursing staff with respiratory, cardiopulmonary and physical therapies.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Gathered medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Transported food trays and aided with feeding.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
Readiness Skills Verification Program Manager
United States Air Force Reserve
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
12.2006 - 06.2013
- Readiness Administrator Operation Risk Monitor
- Ensured that all optometry technicians skills were up to date and ready for inspections
- Anticipated prevention and control of infections, which provides safe secure and therapeutic environment for patients
- Organized and facilitated training on monthly basis
- Provided excellent optometric support during Reserve Periodic Health Assessment process ensuring over 95% rate in medical readiness for Airlift Wing
- Operation Risk Monitor for Aerospace medical squadron and ensured policies and procedures were met
- Supported various duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical Equipment and apparatus
- Performed over 1600 visual tests including visual acuity, cover tests, pupillary testing, color vision, depth perception, visual field charting, corneal topography, and tonometry
- Conducted 100+ ancillary tests including ocular ultrasonography, retinal imaging, slit lamp photography and fluorescein angiography
- Proficient in ASIMS (Electronic Health Records) and SRTS(software utilized to order glasses and gas mask inserts)
- EY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
- Received Letter of Appreciation from Wing Commander for supporting Operational Inspection from January 26, 2002- February 2013 which led to successful inspection.
- Pitched and built new programming strategies and one-off feature shows to boost audience interests and diversify offerings.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Assessed performance and scheduled cost control while maintaining contractual and internal performance requirements.
- Analyzed and interpreted impact of federal, state and local legislation on company's internal structure.
- Tracked and reported program results to customers and stakeholders to facilitate change management activities.
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
- Created and presented data using MS Excel spreadsheets and other MS Office tools.
- Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material.
- Resolved problems and provided solutions to customers by communicating requirements to subordinates.
- Identified system needs and designed processes to support business requirements.
- Developed and organized routine and special programming by factoring in slot timing, demographics and other important parameters.
- Strategically balanced technology and business needs of organization.
- Devised tools and benchmarks to improve team performance and monitor production.
Ophthalmic Technician
United States Air Force
Wright Patterson AirForce Base, Ohio
12.2006 - 02.2013
- Operated ophthalmic equipment for patient eye examinations and prepared patients for examinations and surgeries.
- Explained pre- and post-operative procedures to patients and carefully reviewed surgical plans.
- Adjusted fit and conducted minor repairs to eyeglasses as part of patient fit process.
- Measured corneal curvature using keratometer to determine axis and extent of astigmatism.
- Used Lensometer to measure and record lens power of existing prescriptive spectacles.
- Instilled anesthetic drops and assisted in laser treatments and minor procedures.
- Applied eye medications and drops to dilate pupils in preparation for examinations.
- Measured 700+ intraocular pressure using Goldman and Tonopen tonometry process.
- Conducted corneal pachymetry as screening for Keratoconus, LRI surgery and glaucoma.
- Instructed patient in care of use of various types of contact lenses, demonstrating insertion, removal and cleaning.
- Performed 200+ lensometry and sit-lamp examinations.
- Measured and recorded visual acuity and color vision testing.
- Conducted Goldman and Humphrey Visual Field Testing as part of overall vision evaluation.
- Cleaned or sterilized ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
- Directed patients to exam rooms for initial evaluations and intake to aide physicians with carrying out efficient appointments.
- Identified issues during preliminary exam and addressed concerns with physician.
- Promoted positive and smooth patient flow throughout facility, encouraging more efficient operations and boosting patient satisfaction.
- Conducted 500+ binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
- Assessed patients for eye issues and checked visual acuity, color plates and papillary function.
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
05.2020 - 12.2021
Certification for Medical Assisting -
Cincinnati State Technical And Community College
01.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology Concentration on Holistic Studies and Addiction
UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY
01.2016 - 08.2018
Skills
Electronic and communication systems
Data Collection & Research
Intravenous therapy
Preventive health
Healthcare ethics
Clinical Documentation
IV setup
Diabetes and nutrition education
Medical laboratory procedures
Infection control measures
Foley catheters
Vaccine administration
Chronic disease management
Emergency Procedures
Vision screenings
Strong clinical judgment
Lab result interpretation
Data Collection
Hospice and palliative care
Chest pain management
Administering immunizations
Patient evaluation
Palliative care awareness
EMR / EHR
Medication Administration
Patient Management
Patient Assessments
Direct Patient Care
Medical recordkeeping
HIPAA education
Medical Records Management
Tracheostomy Care
Performing EKGs
Feeding assistance
Physical assessments
Feeding pumps understanding
Disease specialization
Medication distribution
Emotional intelligence
Accomplishments
- Recognized by Peers for providing excellent patient care in February, April, July and September in 2016
- Nominated for the Prestigious Daisy Award March 2017 (though ineligible)
Certification
Certified Medical Assistant: Test date December 2018
Timeline
Masters of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
05.2020 - 12.2021
Therapeutic Program Worker
UC Medical Center
01.2019 - Current
Certification for Medical Assisting -
Cincinnati State Technical And Community College
01.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology Concentration on Holistic Studies and Addiction
UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY
01.2016 - 08.2018
Patient Care Assistant
UC Medical Center
01.2016 - 07.2018
Readiness Skills Verification Program Manager
United States Air Force Reserve
12.2006 - 06.2013
Ophthalmic Technician
United States Air Force
12.2006 - 02.2013