LPN, Staff Nurse

Posted on: 2008-02-28

Suzanne D. Pacini 1113 22nd Avenue SW., Great Falls, MT 59404 (407) 727-8270 or [email protected] Professional History: 1984 – current B. David Baldridge, M.D. 2300 12th Avenue So., Great Falls, MT Senior Staff Nurse (LPN), surgical assistant, educator, organizer, communicator, manager of various programs, receptionist, clerical and insurance duties. 1980 – 1983 Interregional Financial Group (IFG) Leasing Company 511 Central Avenue, Great Falls, MT Assistant Supervisor, Commercial Banking Loan Dept. Communications: Provide quality written and verbal skills necessary to convey information to physicians, medical facilities, patients and their families, and co-workers. Train new office personnel for the responsibilities, tasks, and procedures of their jobs. Educate and provide OSHA Training annually to all office staff for updates and proper methods to utilize to perform their jobs safely in order to reduce risk of injury to themselves or others. Organization and Attention to Detail: Coordinated annual local Skin Cancer Screening Clinics (1984 – 2002), in compliance with the American Cancer Society standards, by arranging staffing, advertising, and a facility for the event. This also required training of volunteers, documentation for each participant, compiling data, and providing reports to the Society. Consistently earn favorable ratings annually for recertification for laboratory privileges (CLIA) for the medical office practice, as mandated by the MT Dept. of Public Health & Human Services. This requires researching data; establishing procedural protocol for various tests; completing application forms, documents and reports; maintaining records, logs of information; and presenting all supporting data and documentation to the CLIA officials at frequent onsite inspections. Established an office plan for 911 calls (resuscitation and fire emergencies) Routinely complete, record, store, and transfer confidential patient information (by means of fax, phone, computer). Assembled, prepared lease documents to be used as collateral for commercial bank loans, finalized loan transactions with proper documentation, obtained and recorded daily interest lending rates through major financial institutions, relayed banking info, reports to management and maintained accurate inventory of leases available to be used as collateral. Trained, educated departmental staff for proper methods of collecting information, calculating rates and fees, compiling forms and legal documents, utilizing computer programs, and reporting outgoing loan packages. Technical Abilities: Adept at operating computer, 10-key calculator, multi-line telephone system, various medical and laboratory machines, equipment and instruments, resuscitation equipment; performing multiple medical procedures, CPR, and phlebotomies; calculating fees and recording codes (CPT, ICD-9) for medical procedures; filing insurance information and scheduling appointments. Education and Organizations: Dermatology Nurses Association, member, attended National Conventions, 2000, 2003. Montana State Board of Nursing, LPN, licensed 1971 – current. Montana Nursing Association, member 1971 – current. Great Falls Vocational Technical School, Great Falls, MT, Student, earned Diploma for Practical Nursing, 1970 – 1971.