Patient Care Data Entry
Resume:
Karen Nowell Eastman
Powder Springs, GA 30127
**********@******.***
Education
Atlantic Community College, Mays Landing, NJ
Completed coursework towards Secretary of Science, May 1988 Savannah Technical College, Savannah, GA
Billing/Coding Certification, CNA, PCT
Epic, Word, Excel, Microsoft Office
Work Experience
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital (CDU)/Emergency Dept. Care Partner Advance/ED Tech
Oct 2023 - Present
● Provide patient care, remove IVs, insert/remove Foley catheters
● Apply leg braces, arm slings
● Transport specimens, take vital signs, measure blood sugars
● Handle patient transport and additional listed duties Wellstar Kennestone Hospital (CDU Observation Unit) Care Partner/Secretary
April 2018 - Present
● Admit and collect patient information
● Provide patient care and quality customer service
● Document daily activities and services through data entry/Epic
● Monitor and answer phone calls and call bells
Emory University Hospital (Liver/Kidney Transplant Dept.) Patient Care Assistant/Secretary
Dec 2016 – May 2019
● Communicated with pre/post transplant patients, offering social and emotional support
● Collected and recorded vital signs, transported specimens
● Assisted with and documented I/Os, bathed, fed, and met patients’ needs
● Maintained front desk duties, including admitting and accurately capturing customer information, creating service report files, data entry, ordering supplies, discharging, and transferring patients
Savannah Rehabilitation Center (Health South)
Patient Care Tech./Health Unit Coordinator (Secretary) April 2015 – Dec 2016
● Communicated with patients for social and emotional support
● Collected and recorded vital signs, transported specimens, changed wound dressings
● Maintained front desk by handling incoming calls, completing supportive paperwork, data entry, ordering supplies, and facilitating patient flow Memorial University Medical Center
Neonatal Tech/Health Unit Coordinator/Secretary
April 2015 – Dec 2016
● Assisted nurses in caring for newborns, feeding newborns, and assisting parents with their needs
● Cleaned equipment, stocked supplies, and maintained the front desk by admitting new babies, setting appointments, and answering phones Memorial University Medical Center
Patient Care Tech
Nov 2008 – Dec 2016
● Cared for patients upon admission, took vital signs and weights, bathed and fed patients
● Collected specimens, documented I/Os, inserted catheters, and changed dressings
● Communicated with patients regarding their personal needs Memorial University Medical Center
Health Unit Coordinator/Secretary
Nov 2006 – 2016
● Facilitated patient flow and nursing unit data processing, multitasking in a complex environment
● Admitted patients, ordered transcripts of medical records, communicated effectively with customers, translated doctors’ orders, and ordered and maintained medical and office equipment
Karen Eastman
Georgia Legal Services
Secretary
Sept 2005 – April 2006
● Performed clerical duties, counseled Georgia Cares Medicare recipients, assisted customers with Medicare Part D plan enrollments and fraud prevention
● Traveled to nearby counties for elderly customer care, worked the front desk, answered phones, set appointments, and performed data entry Southern Home Health Care
Home Health Care Provider
May 2002 – 2015
● Cared for the elderly in their homes, assisted with baths, partial cleaning, laundry, dressing, food preparation, and transportation to appointments Choice Village Residential & Day Program
Office Manager
May 2001 – Oct 2005
● Managed and performed administrative functions, including customer service, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, overseeing staff, group homes, shopping, transportation, and other duties as needed
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