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Secretary, Patient Care Tech(Telemetry unit)

Location:
Granby, MA, 01033
Posted:
July 01, 2016

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Sarah Parsons ** Amherst St. Granby, MA ***** 413-***-**** (C)

CAREER FOCUS

Providing compassionate, patient focused medical care at a practice where people are accepted and valued.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Team player, always willing to help to better assist with care plans pertaining to patients and their families.

Customer service involving patience friendliness, listening skills, and dignity.

Factual reporting and documentation.

Scheduling, filing, and data entry with experience in Word, Excel, ECW (Citrix and Eclypsis)

Embraces change and learning new skills for growth in medical education.

Leadership-To follow through with support, compassion, and care while developing trustworthy relationships with patients and their families. Positive response for

Results oriented pertaining to the individual needs and requests of each patient

Written and oral communication skills

Interpersonal diversity skills involving acceptance and support for people's own particular needs

EXPERIENCE

*Secretary/Patient Care Technician, Telemetry Unit, Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Northampton, MA. November 2015 to Current

Ability to learn and practice new skills while providing exceptional patient care and customer services. Updating critically important patient information on the unit's census located in Excel.

Willingness to help staff members with patient care needs, transfers of patients to procedures and other units. Documentation is factual and entered into the correct patient's chart. Reports of any significant status changes to appropriate Nurses. Locating necessary equipment which is often on other units in the hospital.

Assisting with vitals, weights, specimen cultures, barrier creams stocked to take preventative measures for reducing ulcers and potential wounds.

Providing care with dignity, respect, safety, and privacy. To offer fluids/food to keep patients comfortable. Safely assist patients with ambulatory needs. Pay attention to details, such as, oxygen saturations, specialized equipment needs (walker, cane, commode), non-skid socks to prevent slips. Understanding and learning as much about the patient as possible to provide better care and better communication. Glucose testing and cleaning of equipment between patients. Proper precautionary measures taken with the needs of each patient.

Updating pertinent information, such as, patient's name, age, sex, code status, diet, ambulation needs, fall risk, who their Nurse and Doctor are, and any other information that will help to assist the patient.

Careful documentation in diet orders and I&O (very important since some patients have special tests done that require them to be without any food or fluids prior to).

*Lead Nurse’s Aide, Lathrop Retirement Communities

Easthampton, MA February 2009 to Current

Responsible in leading a supportive team of Nurse’s Aides to help residents achieve their optimum goals for a fulfilling retirement

Producing spreadsheets in Excel for daily tasks

Assisting residents with activities of daily living and providing enriching programs to promote independence and quality assurance

Accepting and supporting cultural diversity by building interpersonal relationships amongst the staff, residents and their families

*Interim Office Manager, Lathrop Retirement Communities

Northampton, MA January 2014 to March 2014

Reserving transportation for local outings

Scheduling events and programs for resident activities

Answering phones diligently and respectfully in a timely manner

Customer service and data entry

*Caregiver, Frank Robbins Sr. Home Care

Amherst, MA May 2005 to December 2008

Money management

Reservations for appointments and other local events

Promoting independence and companionship

Documentation of activities of daily living

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pathfinder Regional High School, Graduation June 2003

Certified Nurse’s Aide, Certificate expiration date: 7/30/2016

CPR Certified, Certificate expiration date: 6/18/2017

Home Health Aide

References are available upon request



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