Registered nurse in the Level IV Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Responsible for providing care to critically-ill neonates and infants.

• Prepares patient feeds in accordance with orders• Assists nurse with position changes of critically ill patients• Provides therapeutic patient comfort measures, such as soothing and holding• Assists nurse with patient hygiene• Takes specimens to lab and picks up blood from blood bank

• Performs blood draws and removes IV catheters per nurse orders• Measures and documents patient inputs and outputs• Performs 12-lead EKGs and bladder scans• Places and removes external catheters• Suctions secretions as instructed

Scheduled patients for outpatient surgeries and testsObtained and verified patient demographicsAdded ICD and CPT codes to patient accounts for billingCollected co-payments

Acted as a liaison between patients, their families, their student providers, and attending faculty. Maintained an accurate version of the clinic’s daily schedule by scheduling and canceling appointments and accommodating emergency walk-in patients. Managed patient’s electronic health record by ensuring consents were up to date, importing records releases, and verifying demographics. Confirmed insurance eligibility and coverage.