Taquanna Wilks
Ogden
Summary
The drive of an employee goes beyond the set goals for the day. Integrity allows the vision that is demonstrated by the company to prevail in caring for a patient. As, an employee I am willing to go the extra mile to provide the care needed and expect to make a positive step in ensuring that the patients are cared for in the best way.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Docs Healthcare
Salt Lake City
11.2024 - Current
- Conducted EKGs, spirometry testing, audiograms, and other diagnostic tests as requested by the physician. Phlebotomy skills, vitals, Immunizations,
Nursing Assistant
Crestwood Care Center
Ogden
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Performing Daily Living applications for residents assisting with meals and showers.
- Customer Service based outlook.
- Stocking Supples, hoyer lyft with safety measures, Reporting skin complications to Nurse.
- Charting in POCC EMR system.
Nursing Assistant
The Terrace at Mt. Ogden
Ogden
12.2022 - 03.2024
- Lifting patients, repositing patients, placing briefs on patients, Showering assisting with meals, assisting with daily activities.
- Putting patients down for bedtime.
- Experience in the use of sit-to-stand, Hoyer Lift.
- Making beds, gathering food carts, catheter care, peri care, and transporting patients in and out of the building.
- Wound assessment to nurse.
- Documentation in the POCC for residents.
- Vital Signs.
- Patient Care.
Phlebotomy
HCA HealthTrust Work Force Solutions
Sawgrass
01.2020 - 08.2022
- Travel Position ( during COVID Pandemic) Salem Virginia, Lake City Florida, Corpus Christy Texas, Ashville North Carolina, Ogden, Utah.
- Performed venipuncture on COVID patients in ICU, CCU, CAT LAB, RECOVERY, NEW BORN PKU COLLECTION BLOOD CULTURES BLOOD BANK BADING OUT PATIENTLAB DRAWS.
- KNOWLEDGEABLE IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAB ORDERS.
- Emergency rooms, and Isolated areas in the hospitals listed above.
- Excellent in donning and masking to stop the spread of disease prevention. (PPE)
Phlebotomy
HCA Florida Fort Walton
Fort Walton Beach
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Fort Walton Medical Center level 1 trauma Center
- Performed Venipuncture on 80 patients daily, used centrifuge Blood cultures and responded to Level 1 trauma.
- Participated in Emergency Room care for patients ( Blood Draws ).
- Outpatient care lab draws, Surgical draws, Blood Bank Banding.
- Fort Walton Medical Center level 1 trauma Center
Phlebotomy
North Okaloosa Medical Center
Crestview
11.2014 - 06.2018
- Perform venipuncture on over 80 patients daily, document lab draws, use a centrifuge, and Blood bank special draws.
- Outpatient labs.
- Drug test employees and DOT and other entities.
- Input orders and validating.
- Blood cultures.
Certified Medical Assistant
Escambia County BOCC/Armor Corecctional Services
Pensacola
08.2006 - 10.2014
- Infection Control Leiasion, CQand CQI committee, Assistant to Medical Director, Assistant to Phyciatrist.
- Implementation of HIV Testing in Escambia county jail system with statistical reporting of STD's detected with in jail.
- Applied Skills: EKG, Venipuncture, Wound Care, UA collections, Diebetic Clinic, Hypertension Clinics, Endo Clinics , Hep C clinics and Misc. Clinics.
- Vitals Signs Distribute Medications KnowledgeBase in medications Pharmakunetics applied with contra indications considered.
- Ordering of medical supplies rounding with Physicians giving injections Sub Q, IM, Transdermal.
- Educating patients, Medical Emergency Response Knowledge.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Healthcare Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH06-2028
Certification Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
Fortis Institute
Pensacola, FL10.2000
High School -
Booker T. Washington High School
Pensacola, FL05.1990
High school diploma or GED -
DODDs Schools for Military Dependents
Bitburg01.1990
Skills
- Basic math
- Microsoft Word
- Ob/Gyn
- Vital Signs
- Management
- EMR Systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Triage
- Computer skills
- Medical terminology
- Customer service
- Typing
- EHR systems
- Caregiving
- English
- Long term care
- Laboratory Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Medication administration
- Microsoft Office
- Anatomy knowledge
- Care plans
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Epic
- Patient monitoring
- Data entry
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Venipuncture
- HIPAA
- Phone triage
- Communication skills
- Hoyer Lift
- Catheter Care
- Time management
- Phone etiquette
- Specimen collection / processing
- Organizational skills
- Experience administering injections
Certification
- Diploma Medical Assistant, 10/01/00, Present
- CPR Certification, 01/01/25, 01/31/27
- Basic Life Support American Heart Association
Languages
English, Fluent
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Docs Healthcare
11.2024 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Crestwood Care Center
03.2024 - 09.2024
Nursing Assistant
The Terrace at Mt. Ogden
12.2022 - 03.2024
Phlebotomy
HCA HealthTrust Work Force Solutions
01.2020 - 08.2022
Phlebotomy
HCA Florida Fort Walton
06.2018 - 01.2020
Phlebotomy
North Okaloosa Medical Center
11.2014 - 06.2018
Certified Medical Assistant
Escambia County BOCC/Armor Corecctional Services
08.2006 - 10.2014
Bachelor's degree - Healthcare Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Certification Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
Fortis Institute
High School -
Booker T. Washington High School
High school diploma or GED -
DODDs Schools for Military Dependents
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