Sheri Higgins

SKILLED NURSING FACILTIES

ASTORIA, LIFE CARE, BRANDYWYNE, CONSULATE, HAINES CITY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CTR

• Provided care to Geriatric patients
• Vitals assessed and documented
• Assisted with patient transport, ADL's
• Administered medications observing the six rights
• Injections- PPD, insulin
• Followed and preformed wound care with MD
• Catheter insertion

HOSPITAL:

ADVENTHEALTH MEDSURG UNIT

• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients
• Accucheck preformed on patients
• Administered insulin and medications with the Nurse
• Assisted with feedings
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed

CLINICAL:

CFHC

• Roomed patients in a timely manner
• Vitals and weight assessed
• Assisted with procedures and exams

FLU SHOT CLINIC- POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPT

• Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Vital signs
• Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
• Assisted with routine checks
• Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
• Prepared patients for , electrocardiograms, suture removal and dressing changes.
• Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
• Assessed and triaged over 30 patients

• Assisted office manager with daily tasks, supervised staff , reports, monitoring Providers schedule for errors or charts left unlocked
• Insurance verification, filled in if was short handed with staff
• Bank deposits and office errands
• Prepared rooms and patients for examination by doctor
• Recorded vital signs on patients
• Scheduled appointments for office and out-patient procedures
• Referrals and prior authorizations
• Handled phone calls from patients and all abnormal results and charts
• Other duties included: filled out requisition forms, verified patient insurance eligibility &
• Authorizations, maintained patient charts and office equipment ordered office supplies and
• Monitored drug cabinets and crash cart for supply and expiration, tested O2 tanks

• Similar skills as previous
• Assisted MD with procedures, leeps, EM'S , colposcopy, and any other procedure MD decided to do inner office , injections, medications
• Prepared and sent biopsy and culture specimens for laboratory testing
• Wound care for patients
• Sterilized and Autoclaved all instruments used during procedures

• Dermatology, Mohs Surgery
• Assisted MD with procedures, Mohs surgery, injections
• Prepared and sent biopsy and culture specimens for laboratory testing
• Wound care for patients
• Sterilized and Autoclave all instruments used during surgery and procedures
• Assisted with laser treatments, blue light treatments
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
• Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.

• Schedule surgeries for all Surgeons in practice to include General, Vascular and Otolaryngology (ENT)
• Assists with in office procedures, i.e
• FNA's, punch biopsies, I & D's, debridement, removal of lipomas, vascular ultrasounds, vein ablations, flex-scoping
• Schedule for all needed tests, i.e CT, Hida Scans
• Allergy injections,Venipuncture,Sterilize equipment and instruments
• Daily test compliant with OSHA, i.e Spore test on equipment, cidex
• Assessed and triage patients (adults and pediatrics)
• Breast cancer patient recalls
• EMR

• Similar skills as previous
• Assisted during GYN procedures, performed pregnancy tests, prepared and sent out specimens for laboratory testing
• Assisted with inner office procedures I & D, suturing
• Prepared rooms and patients for exam
• Assessed and triaged over 40 patients a day

• Similar skills as previous
• Prepared rooms and patients for examination by doctor
• Recorded vital signs on patients, performing venipuncture & finger sticks
• Scheduled surgeries, appointments for office and out-patient procedures
• Supervision of back office

• Processed Insurance Enrollment
• Distributed information to Medical facilities
• Took phone calls from potential customers for enrollment
• Entered data into the computer

• similar skills as previous
• Assessed and triage patients (adults and pediatrics)
• Performed Venipuncture & Hematocrit, on adults & children

• Assessed and triage patients (adults and pediatrics)
• Performed Venipuncture & Hematocrit, on adults & children
• Conducted patient testing and procedures: EKG's, physicals, eye exams, hearing tests, vitals, and injections
• Coordinated and scheduled appointments for patients with Specialists and Hospitals
• Other duties included: Verification of patient insurance eligibility, & authorizations, processed health insurance claims, answering multi-phone lines