Licensed Practical Nurse with 3 years' experience in a hospital setting and 6 years' experience in a pediatric clinical setting. Also a Certified Professional Coder with 6 months experience coding outpatient encounters for Department of Defense and experience with EMR Charting software, 3M encoder, AHLTA, CCE and Essentris as well as federal NACI clearance.
Experience
Confidential
Remote Outpatient Medical Records Coder/CPC
Assigned appropriate ICD-9-CM and CPT codes to outpatient encounters
Researching and obtaining necessary information from provider/office
Perform clinical reviews with knowledge of body systems, anatomy and physiology
Confidential
Clinic Nurse/Triage Nurse
Evaluated patient needs, obtained and recorded weight, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature, performed triage, and administered prescribed medications and immunizations.
Provided treatment and other patient services within my scope of practice.
Entered all pertinent information concerning patient into the electronic medical record.
Confidential
EPSDT Screening Nurse/Clinic Nurse
Showed patients to examination rooms and prepared them for the physician exam.
Obtained and recorded their chief complaint, temperature, weight, pulse, blood pressure and respiratory rate in their electronic medical record and on their growth chart.
Collected blood and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing and administered prescribed medications and immunizations. I also reported immunizations to the MS Immunization Registry website.
Confidential
Medical/Surgical Nurse
Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.