Smita Patel
Bartlett, IL ***03
EDUCATION
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, IL
Graduated 05/2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Illinois Professional Registered Nurse (RN)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, IL
Graduated 12/2009
Bachelor of Science Degree Major: Chemistry, emphasis in biochemistry
Minor: Math
*Deans List 2006-2009
*CPR/BLS Certificate
*Active member of American Nurses Association
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
• Central DuPage Hospital, Pediatric Unit AUG 2013- APRIL 2014
o Clinical Skills: Suctioning, Placing NG tube, NG tube feeding, IV medications, IM/SQ Injection
• Edwards Hines, Jr. VA Hospital AUG 2013- APRIL 2014
o Clinical Skills: Tracheostomy Care, Foley Catheter Insertion, Blood draw&IV Insertion (few
attempts), Used various Mental Health Assessment Tools
o Emergency Room, Blind center, Women’s Health Clinic, Medical Surgery & Psychiatric Unit
• Loyola Hospital, Medical Surgery Unit & Community Health Care MAY 2013 - JULY 2013
o Clinical Skills: Sterile dressing/field, make patients’ beds, bath patients, Visit patients in home
care setting, Insulin Injection, Oral medications, Vital signs, Documentation
• Resurrection Chicago Hospital, OB Unit AUG 2013- DEC 2013
o Skills: Vitamin K injection, APGAR Score, Relaxation/breathing techniques
• Mock Code Clinical Simulation (Identifies Cardiopulmonary arrest) and Leadership Simulation at
Loyola
WORK EXPERIENCE
Elmwood Park, IL
ELMWOOD CARE NURSING HOME JAN 2015 - PRESENT
Registered Nurse (RN) Part time
• Responsible for giving morning and afternoon medications to assigned residents
• Additional duties includes monitoring vital signs, recording blood sugar, and giving Insulin and
heparin injection
• Advanced duties such as giving Intravenous and G tube medications, Narcotic medications, as well
as performing suctioning, changing foley and colostomy bag
• Use Matrix to record residents progress notes, doctors orders, lab order, admission, and
discharge notes
• SBARs communication with next shift nurse on assigned residents
• Provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to residents and family members
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by following safe procedures, rules and regulations
North Chicago, IL
ABBVIE PHARMACEUTICAL JAN 2015- PRESENT
Registered Nurse Oncology Safety
Reviews safety-related data from clinical trials for content, quality, adherence to regulatory
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guidance and protocols.
Triages SAE information in order to fulfill timely reporting according to the authority/regulatory
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requirements.
Participates in applicable safety surveillance activities for assigned products.
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Collects, analyzes, and triages AEs including reporting SAEs to INDsafety.
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Assessment of AE coding for consistency and accuracy of coding.
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Medical review of safety-related CRFs and labs, including communication with Study
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Physicians.
Interface with study manager, CROs, CRAs, Data Management, PV to assure query resolution.
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Creation of narratives of SAEs and other identified AEs of interest in accordance with accepted
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standards and with minimal revision required upon review.
AUG 2014- DEC 2014 HORSHAM, PA
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL (JUDGE GROUP)
Supply Chain QA Coordinator
• Proactively manage the flow of change control documentation into the SCQA department
• Responsible to work with various departments within the company as well as Third Party Contract
Manufacturing Organizations
• Manage a variety of administrative functions in a high volume office
• Receive, print, and log Change Control request, Maintain records, filing systems and computer files
2011-JAN 2013 ROUNDLAKE IL
BAXTER HEALTHCARE MAY
Product Surveillance Quality Associate
Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making skills while coding the MD Hardware complaints
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appropriately
Determine the reportability of a complaint and submit associated MedWatch reports within 30 days
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per regulations and reports adverse events
Managed workflow, identified and prioritized closure of complaints based on severity and age
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Review complaintsagainst the criteria listed in the Closure checklist (1203845) for adequacy to the
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procedural requirements
Readily accepted new roles/challenges within the group and new changes in processing of
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complaints
Strong written/verbal communication skills and effectively coordinated with cross-functional teams,
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peers, and management
Mentored new team members and prepared them to pursue good documentation practices
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Participate in process improvement activities and projects
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ALDEN VALLEY RIDGE REHABILITATION CENTER 2005- MAY 2006 BLOOMINGDALE, IL
DEC
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
• Doing Vital Signs and finger sticks, answering call lights, collecting urine/stool samples
• Provide daily needs and comforts to residents
• Assisting residents in bathing, feeding, moving, and routine monitoring
• Taking residents to Center’s organization clubs including book club, gardening club, and Art club
• Store residents’ belongings in the proper place, restocking cabinets in patients’ rooms, making beds
• Aid other nurses, doctors and other health professionals in patient care when needed
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY ILLINOIS OF CHICAGO MAY 2009-OCT 2009 CHICAGO, IL
• Gained hands-on knowledge about doing research on cancer tissues using purification, homogenation
• Used mass spectroscopy, determined weight of GA3PH (Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate hydrogenase)
enzyme
• Determined kinetic energy of GA3PH enzyme using thermal denaturation
• Figured out Km and Vmax of enzyme
• Used gel filtration, pH test, titration
EXPERIENCE
VOLUNTEER
ADVENTIST GLENOAKS HOSPITAL JAN 2008 - MAR 2009 GLEN ELLYN, IL
• Stocking patients’ and clinic room cabinets
• Transferring patients, reports, and sample of specimen and urine
• Helping record office by organizing patients’ medical history in personal file
SKILLS
• Multi-lingual: able to speak Hindi, Gujarati, and Urdu fluently
• Strong knowledge about computer program including EPIC, PMDA, PQMS, Siebel OS, Excel,
Microsoft, and Java
• Detailed oriented, highly organized, ability to prioritize tasks, and quick learner.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills and effectively able to coordinate with cross-functional
teams, peers, and management