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Tanya Pitoscia
DULUTH,MN
Summary
Accomplished LPN Office Nurse with a proven track record at Aspirus-St Luke's, excelling in clinical judgment and compassionate patient care. Expert in HIPAA compliance, immunization administration, and enhancing health outcomes. Demonstrated success in improving patient education and streamlining diagnostic processes, ensuring high-quality care and efficiency.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Aspirus-St Luke's
LPN Office Nurse
2006.09 - Current (18 years)
Job overview
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
- Reinforced health education, counseling and advice to patients and families and assessed patient educational needs, prioritized patient learning needs, identified barriers to learning and used educational tools to encourage non-adherent patients.
- Prepared and administered vaccines and medications, collected specimens and performed other patient care tasks to assist physician with examinations and procedures.
- Tracked, reviewed and monitored diagnostic test results and assisted in management of patient care between visits.
- Assessed patient health status based upon presented symptoms and directed patient to appropriate level of care or acceptable alternative venue.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment and stocked unexpired supplies and medications to prepare patient care areas.
Education
Lake Superior College , Duluth, MN
Practical Nursing from Nursing
Skills
- Health Promotion
- Continuing education
- Quality Improvement
- HIPAA Compliance
- Clinical judgment
- Immunization Administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Supply Management
- Compassion and Empathy
- Medication Administration
- Chronic Disease Management
- Insurance processing
- EMR Updating
- Direct Patient Care
- Diagnostic Testing
- Appointment Scheduling
Timeline
LPN Office Nurse
Aspirus-St Luke's
2006.09 - Current (18 years)
Lake Superior College
Practical Nursing from Nursing
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