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NFMC/NOI RN, PRNMaintain and oversee QA/QI of all records for possible inspection and legality purposes while adhering to HIPAA and Florida statues, train new employees within their scope of practice as medical assistants to ensure accuracy of vitals, and patient safety. Help the facilitator and physician of the office by utilizing critical thinking skills with assessments and patient care, to include: triage, wound care, safety within exercise programs on nautilus equipment, ultrasound, muscle stimulation, moist heat with hydroculator, phlebotomy, injections, minor surgery in office, and patient education.; With autonomy travel to facilities or familieshomes and meet clients, assess individualized care to each client for their specific illness toassess eligibility of clients while adhering to Medicare rules and regulations for guidelines ofadmission for each patients individualized disease process. To include Wound care, tracheotomycare, colostomy care, contracture care, ADL's with CNA's and AIDS care performed among afew terminal diagnosis's. Supervisory visits for CNA's . Create, amend, educate, adhere andreport to the physician an ever changing plan of care customized to fit individuals needs andmaintain accurate (computerized) records. Attend team meetings weekly while reporting withthe group about client status, correspondence with each; playing a vital role in theclient's needs to ensure their comfort and that of their families, while maintaining HIPAA aswell as patient confidentiality. Attend funerals at the request of team and family members. Oncall duties. And other duties as assigned

Assess individual clients with a start of care, initiate discharge planning, on OASIS, ensurepatient safety and physical assessments, implemented appropriate interventions and participate in discharge teaching and planning with each patient. Use assessment and critical thinking skills to determine priority nursing diagnose, implement, and evaluated individualized nursing interventions for clients' disease processes. Observing spiritual and/or cultural beliefs, emotional needs and support for the family/client while ensuring client confidentiality by following HIPAA guidelines and remaining a patient advocate. Administered medications orally, and by injection proficiently and safely to clients, provided teaching related to client's disease process, such as newly diagnosed CHF or COPD after assessing the learners needs. Interpret labs and determined whether the Dr. needed to be called for abnormal values and took steps to correct them. Continuously utilized evidence-based research/practice to plan and implement nursing care for clients. Performed wound care, phlebotomy and urinalysis as well as assisted clients needing total care including ADL's, while maintaining accurate documentation a professional attitude while remaining a positive team player.

Proficiently and adequately developed personal curriculum to include a self study, non- clinical program to adult learners that want to enhance their opportunity to develop a second career or inevitably enhance that of their current positions through evidence based leadership approach. Independently manage a single classroom of no less than fifteen adult learners while focusing on their specific learning needs and styles while transitioning between subjects of Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Insurance billing and coding, Pharmacology, Business management in the medical office, leadership, CPR as well as current Medical Law and Ethics.

I was promoted from adjunct instructor to Director by proving and implementing a strong work ethic and background in Clinical Medical Assisting while continuously maintaining my focus on the student. In this position I was responsible for retention of almost three hundred students, both linear (degree) and diploma (modular) students. Congruently ensure compliance of policy and procedures, rules and regulations, HIPAA, and both CLIA and OSHA standards for students and staff as well. Directly implemented and since maintained Bio-medical waste precautions and plans. Assume responsibility and accountability for inventory control, and supply ordering for more than eleven classes per day. Personally oversee and train a minimum of ten staff team members while focusing on curriculum, and managing professionalism standards for students to achieve a true work ethic. Hold biannual advisory board meeting, sponsored guest speakers, marketing, establish and maintain rapport with employers, counsel students with career paths and aid in problem solving. Implemented tutoring for all programs throughout the school and have strived to achieve nothing less than excellence for the program. I left only to begin working in my field of study.;

Performed and taught Medical Assistant clinical and administrative duties to include: vital signs, anthropometric measurements, triage and documentation, venipuncture, injections, audiometer, Spiro meter, minor office surgery & surgical sterilization/autoclave, routine lab procedures: UA, glucometer, microscopic preparations including gram stains, CBC including WBC with differentials & RBC, ESR, HCT, Hgb, HCT, GTT, culture inoculations, instrument identification, suture and staple removal, I&D, sterile dressings, CPR, First aid, crutch gaits, visual acuity, irrigation and instillation, EKG, pelvic and pap smear preparation, strep testing, Universal precautions, OSHA guidelines, infection control, Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, credit and collections, health insurance, telephone and reception, appointment control, written and oral communications, computers in the medical office to include: MS Word, MS Excel and Medical Manager, quality improvement and risk management, medical and record management, medical law and ethics. Also proctored and tutored for all certifications that were offered through NCCT, Inc. This school was “taught out” and no longer exists

Independently oversaw the development of a brand new home health care company,Developed policies and procedures, and created job descriptions, ensured the abilityto pass Medicare inspection and obtain Certification the first time, managed and trainednew employees, marketed, was involved with QA, QI for charting and responsible forinputting all accurate information from the OASIS into HAVEN for billing purposes, engaged in with business communications and correspondence, performed inventory control and initiated Bio-Medical Waste removal while adhering to OSHA standards, and continuously upheld to excellent Customer Service.

Personally and proficiently performed the following: Training of newly hired Physicians and other employees with policies and procedures regarding Medicare, Medicaid, CLIA, JCHAO, HIPAA and HIPPA. Accurately maintaining patient records inside and outside of the office doing constant QA/QI, ensured employee files were up to date, performed vital signs, charting, exam methods to include: patient positioning and ambulation, patient triage, home health needs, all lab work, injections, EKG, assisting in minor surgery, phlebotomy, as well as mono-spot, H-pyloric quick test, and urine testing, in the home setting. Administrative duties in the office: Capable of maintaining proficiency in computer usage with various programs to include HORIZION, MEDICAL MANAGER, MEDISOFT as well as several others, scheduling and coordinating appointments for physicians within Duval, Clay, Nassau, and Baker counties, referral coordinating, billing, collections, and insurance processing with ICD-10 and CPT-5 coding, management, marketing, business communications and correspondence.

Education record

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multiple studies) Fletcher Sr.