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Tanya Pitoscia
DULUTH,MN
Summary
Accomplished LPN 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. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Knowledgeable medical office professional talented at correcting and resubmitting claims, preparing patient charts and reviewing health records to identify proper diagnosis codes for billing. Offers background in reviewing, analyzing and managing medical record information to obtain prior authorizations from insurance companies and ensure payment.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Aspirus-St Luke'sDuluth, MN
LPN
09.2006 - Current
Job overview
- Managed various general office duties.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- 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
Aspirus-St Luke's
09.2006 - Current
Lake Superior College
Practical Nursing from Nursing
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