REBECCA REED

• Developed clinical procedure guidelines for medical assistants.
• Ongoing review and monitoring of work performance of medical assistants.
• Patient evaluation and telephone triage - timely, accurate and concise communication and documentation of outcome of triage and/or follow up per physician/nurse as needed.
• Relaying critical results to Providers and/or patients.
• Open and strong lines of communication with all 5 providers as well as all clinical staff and office staff. Maintain strong knowledge of medications.
• Be team player fill in as needed.
• Certification in Basic Life Support.

• Primary staff nurse for Dr. Peter Ashline in 7 Provider Cardiology Practice. Responsibilities included triage on phone and in office and rapid assessment of conditions that required immediate attention. Knowledge of disease processes not just related to coronary system. Also to include accurate performance of EKG's, vital signs, medication refills, prior authorizations, all other tasks assigned.

Staff nurse for Dr. Stephen Ferguson for 14 years.

• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
• Patient evaluation, triage
• Ekg, vital signs, assist with treadmill testing, bone density testing, assist with flexible sigmoidoscopy testing.
• Scheduling tests
• Obtaining prior authorizations
• Assisting in successful transition of charts from paper to electronic

Hospital liaison/triage nurse between hospitalized

and/or ER patients and providers. On-call monitor for Providers to answer calls/pages while were in cath lab. Updated providers on incoming patients and/or changing status of current hospitalized patients.

General office nurse duties in addition to stress testing, phlebotomy, cardiac monitoring and all other duties as assigned.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings

Allergy testing, pt assessment, triage, mixing extracts, monitoring pt for adverse reactions to testing and injections. Rapid response to changing conditions.

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered pulmonary function testing, all other duties as assigned.
• Supervision of LPN

• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in charts to accurately document medical care.
• Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from stroke to status epilepticus.