Susan DeArmond

• Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, and completing insurance forms.
• Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to deliver to the physician or nurse practitioner.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Obtained patient vital signs and recorded in EMR.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Maintained open lines of communication with patients and families, fostering trust and rapport while addressing concerns or questions about treatment plans.
• Reduced medication errors through meticulous administration and monitoring of prescribed medications.
• Educated patients on disease prevention and self-care strategies, empowering them to take control of their health.
• Participated in ongoing professional education opportunities, maintaining proficiency in clinical skills and knowledge while staying abreast of advancements within the nursing field.
• Assisted physicians in performing diagnostic tests and procedures, ensuring accurate results for informed decision-making regarding patient care.

• Promoted a safe environment by adhering strictly to infection control protocols and workplace safety guidelines.
• Assisted physicians in performing diagnostic tests and procedures, ensuring accurate results for informed decision-making regarding patient care.
• Enhanced patient care by providing comprehensive health assessments and identifying individual needs.
• Implemented evidence-based practices in daily nursing activities, staying current on industry trends for continuous improvement in patient care.
• Participated in ongoing professional education opportunities, maintaining proficiency in clinical skills and knowledge while staying abreast of advancements within the nursing field.
• Educated patients on disease prevention and self-care strategies, empowering them to take control of their health.
• Administered vaccinations according to established schedules, contributing to community health initiatives and disease prevention efforts.
• Reduced medication errors through meticulous administration and monitoring of prescribed medications.
• Streamlined documentation processes, ensuring accurate and up-to-date medical records for optimal patient care.
• Maintained open lines of communication with patients and families, fostering trust and rapport while addressing concerns or questions about treatment plans.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Obtained patient vital signs.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to inform and assist nurse practitioner.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Effectively prioritized tasks to maintain high standards of patient care in fast-paced clinical settings.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
• Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
• Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, faxed necessary documents and maintained records as required.
• Drove the mobile clinic bus to each location according to the weekly schedule. I assisted in maintaining mechanical records for the bus, as well stopping to have the bud fueled as necessary.
• Administered state-provided vaccines. Ordered, stocked and maintained all records required. Maintained, recorded and reported all cold-chain requirements, which included twice daily temperature checks, as well as packing and transporting vaccines to, on and from the bus daily.

My responsibilities were the same as listed above in my current position with GMA Health.

• Catalogued and organized books, materials and other documents for proper library management and performed annual inventory.
• Researched and acquired new library materials to maintain updated library collection.
• Kept records of overdue books, collected fines and tracked lost books.
• Oversaw and assisted students performing computerized lessons.