Sarah Raker
Summary
Highly skilled Emergency Department Technician with significant experience in fast-paced hospital environments. Strengths include critical thinking, prioritization of care, and delivering high-quality care in emergency situations. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively with nurses and physicians to handle diverse patient populations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department Tech
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
02.2024 - Current
- Assist the doctors and nurses in the ED
- Take EKGs
- Take and document vital signs
- Answered call lights promptly to provide comfort measures or assistance with basic needs such as toileting needs.
- Take patients to their rooms and transport them if they need to be moved to a different floor.
- Helped nursing staff provide quality, competent patient care for diverse emergencies.
- Monitored patients' condition and reported changes in status or acuity to nurses.
- Safely transferred patients to wheelchair or stretchers for transportation to other departments.
- Assisted with fitting patients for casts, crutches and other medical devices.
- Collected blood samples for lab
- Responded quickly in emergency situations by initiating life-saving procedures such as CPR
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during times of distress in the Emergency Department
- Restocked supplies and cleaned equipment between patients.
Waitress/ Bartender
Moose's Lz
Jonestown, PA
10.2019 - 06.2024
- Give great service to customers of all ages
- Greet tables and bar, take drink and food orders
- Make all alcoholic drinks for all other staff
- Collect payments and clean up after guests
- Stock liquor and supplies needed for each shift
- Clean and mop floors at the end of night and lock up the building before leaving.
Waitress
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Hershey, PA
05.2014 - 10.2019
- Give service to customers of all ages and make sure their visit exceeds all their expectations
- Take beverage and food orders, deliver orders promptly
- Collect payments and clean up after guests leave
- Stock ice throughout the shift and roll silverware.
- Helped customers select menu items by suggesting courses, explaining specials and answering food preparation questions.
- Recorded patron's meal options, identifying dietary needs, or special requests to correctly transmit orders.
- Reviewed daily specials, menu changes and service specifications.
Hostess/ Waitress
Texas Roadhouse
Palmyra, PA
10.2010 - 05.2014
- Greet guests at the door and walk them to their table
- Answer the phones for takeout and for call ahead seating
- Take food and beverage orders, deliver orders promptly and correctly to tables
- Managed daily card and cash transactions, maintaining payment records and investigating discrepancies.
- Performed regular restroom checks to restock supplies and handle minor cleaning.
- Responded appropriately to customer complaints, bringing major issues to attention of manager on duty.
- Communicated with servers about new tables, changes in food availability and customer comments.
Education
Full Time LPN Program - Licensed Practical Nurse
Lebanon County Career And Technology Center
Lebanon, PA01-2024
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PAHigh School Diploma -
Cedar Crest High School
Lebanon05-2014
Skills
- On Time
- Willing to learn
- Time Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Works Well with Others
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Team Player
- Fast Learner
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Computer Skills
- Compassionate Care
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Cardiac monitoring
- Vital signs monitoring
- CPR
- Basic life support certified
- EKG administration
- Blood sample collection
- Emergency response
- Equipment cleaning
- Team collaboration
- Communication skills
- Patient care
- Supply restocking
- Customer service
- Emotional support
- Problem solving
- Basic patient care
- Multitasking capacity
Certification
- BLS and CPR
Affiliations
- Clinical hours at Cornwall Manor and Cedar Haven
- Observation hours at VA Medical Center
- Stop the Bleed Training
- School Librarian intern for senior year project
- Camp Counselor at an all girls horse camp
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Emergency Department Tech
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Waitress/ Bartender
Moose's Lz
10.2019 - 06.2024
Waitress
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
05.2014 - 10.2019
Hostess/ Waitress
Texas Roadhouse
10.2010 - 05.2014
Full Time LPN Program - Licensed Practical Nurse
Lebanon County Career And Technology Center
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Harrisburg Area Community College
High School Diploma -
Cedar Crest High School
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