Office Nurse

Location:

Winston-Salem, NC

Salary:

40,000.00 year

Posted:

April 10, 2012

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Sandra F. Zimmerman

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Winston Salem, NC 27107

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Objective

My goal is providing the best quality care for obstetric and gynecologic patients with education and treatments. I have the experience and knowledge to help the physician run a smooth office.

Summary

Working in an office atmosphere, I have the knowledge of telephone triage to decrease a heavy patient load in clinic. Assessment of patients for their visit, assisting in the treatment, education and care of the patients in both the office and the surgical setting. I have the knowledge and training in assisting the physician in outpatient office surgical procedures, as well as the first surgical assist in the hospital setting. Experienced in the verification of insurance and the pre-certification for office procedure, hospital procedures and medications for patients.

Work History

2005-2011 Office Nurse, Lyndhurst Gynecologic Associates, P.A.

Kernersville Office Assisting the physicians in office procedures, IV infusions( with and without medications), venipuncture and laboratory testing, antenatal testing and fetal monitoring, telephone triage, injections and dispensing medication while patient is in the office, suture and staple removal as well as wound care for surgical patients, pre- certification of patients medication, ordering supplies and medications, and providing education for their patients.

1993-2005 Office Nurse and Surgical assist, Piedmont Women’s Healthcare Assisting the physicians in office procedures, IV infusions( with and without medications), venipuncture and laboratory testing, antenatal testing and fetal monitoring, telephone triage, injections and dispensing medication while patient is in the office, suture and staple removal as well as wound care for surgical patients, pre- certification of patients medication, ordering supplies and medications, and providing education for their patients, IC testing and bladder testing, scheduling surgeries for the physicians at Lexington Memorial Hospital and assisting in the surgeries and making rounds on our patients.

1991-2005 Allied health Professional Staff, Lexington Memorial Hospital First surgical assistant for the physicians of Piedmont Women’s Healthcare and the physicians coordinating other surgeries for the patient, writing and calling verbal orders to the hospital, patient rounds, suture and staple removal, irrigation and removal supra pubic drains, JP drains, and catheters, irrigation, insertion, and removal of Foley catheters, post-operative wound care packing cleaning irrigation for Piedmont Women’s Healthcare physicians.

1991-1993 Office Nurse, Lexington Clinic for Women Assisting the physicians in office procedures, IV infusions( with and without medications), venipuncture and laboratory testing, antenatal testing and fetal monitoring, telephone triage, injections and dispensing medication while patient is in the office, suture and staple removal as well as wound care for surgical patients, pre- certification of patients medication, ordering supplies and medications, and providing education for their patient, scheduling surgeries for the physicians at Lexington Memorial Hospital and assisting in the surgeries and making rounds on our patient, outpatient office procedures and recovery of the patients, and conducting breastfeeding classes( prenatal) and assisting in post-partum breastfeeding

1986-1991 Office Nurse, Lyndhurst Gynecologic Associates, P.A.

Kernersville and Winston Salem Offices Assisting the physicians in office procedures, IV infusions( with and without medications), venipuncture and laboratory testing, antenatal testing and fetal monitoring, telephone triage, injections and dispensing medication while patient is in the office, suture and staple removal as well as wound care for surgical patients, pre- certification of patients medication, ordering supplies and medications, and providing education for their patients.

1978-1986 Staff Nurse, Forsyth Medical Center Labor and Delivery Nurse, OB ICU, Ob-Gyn Surgery and Recovery, Floated in these areas: Newborn Nursery, Special Care Nursery, and Post- partum.

Education

1977 Ledford Senior High School, Thomasville, NC

1977-1978 Forsyth Technical Institute, Winston Salem, NC

Licenses and Certifications

LPN License, NC Board of Nursing

Advance Fetal Monitoring

CPR

CPT and IDC9 Coding

Optimizing Breastfeeding in the Healthcare Environment

Other Interest

Family, camping, fishing, painting, stain glass art, cooking, jewelry making and photography

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