Jackie Smith

• Administered medications and monitored patients' vital signs to ensure optimal health outcomes.
• Assisted in developing care plans in collaboration with healthcare teams to enhance patient recovery.
• Educated patients and families on treatment protocols, promoting understanding and compliance.
• Worked on all of the units (adolescent, adult, veterans) as medicine nurse
• Facilitated client onboarding and information gathering using Salesforce, insurance verification, client admission interviews, intake assessments using WellSky.

Float pool nurse for the first 10 years, sent all over the hospital according to where I was needed,each shift. Became very capable of excellent patient care in any situation/setting. My home floor was 4 South, which is the renal/telemetry floor.

I was in the telemetry room for the last 8 years, transferring there when the department first began. I created the log/data entry sheets, helped develop the protocol, and assisted in creating the tests used in the hiring process. I trained the new employees.

I was Dr. Parrish's nurse. I was responisble for obtaining insurance preauthorizations for patients who needed surgery. I obtained all vital signs, history/physical info for the doctor. I assisted with in-office procedures - including wound debridement, cyst removal and other procedures that didn't require total anaesthesia. I removed surgical staples and sutures, and cleaned the room afterward - including proper sterilazation/autoclaving when needed.

I was the general office secretary for a time. I was responsible for answering phones, dispatching calls to the technicians and keeping the work flow running smoothly. About a year after hire, I was promoted to Accounts Payable and helped with the job takeoffs - mostly doing the electrical and HVAC runs. The biggest job I took off was the Cajun Dome renovation. I worked here until I finished getting my LPN license.