ELIZABETH BOWEN

• Assessed and evaluated the health and developmental status of students.
• Provided case management, referral and follow up with health conditions and or medical problems.
• Administered first aid and emergency care.
• Supervised and administered medication.
• Provided care for students with seizures and severe allergies.
• Performed gastrointestinal feedings, insulin care and injections, urinary catheterization and asthma monitoring and treatment.
• Served as a district liaison to interpret the health and developmental assessments to parents, teachers, administrators and other professionals directly involved.

• Responsible for following a physician established plan of care under the direction of director of clinical services working in various homes and school settings.
• Provided medication administration and feedings per nasogastric tube.
• Provided diabetic care and insulin injections.
• Treatment to pediatric patients for epileptic seizures.

• Conducted health screenings and pre-employment physicals exams to include health history, physical assessment and immunizations.
• Conducted surveillance and follow up of employee exposures to communicable diseases.
• Provided initial assessment of employee injuries and referrals as appropriate.

• Accepted and deferred donors upon eligibility.
• Performed whole blood phlebotomy for community, autologous and therapeutic donors using Compoguard and Hemolight Plus.
• Charge nurse for centers and mobiles with rotations in Apheresis.

• Facilitated completion of health examinations which included audiograms, vision screening, tonometry, electrocardiograms, spirometry, immunizations and phlebotomy.
• Provided clinical care for on-the-job injuries and illnesses.

• Obtained health histories, vital signs, EKG's, travel injections, spirometry screening, venipuncture, and immunizations.
• Ordered medical supplies and maintained medication samples.

• Obtained health histories, vital signs, EKG's injections, gastrostomy tube replacement, Rebetron education, Sigmoidoscope maintenance, assisting MD's with screening exams, ordering medical supplies and maintaining medication samples.

Obtained health histories, vital signs, EKG, lab work, respiratory treatments, injections wound care, phone triage, spanish interpreting and assisting medical doctors with minor surgical interventions.

• Collected platelets on Fenwal CS 3000 and Cobe Spectra Blood Component Separator using either single or dual needle operation.
• Basic knowledge of granulocyte collection on Fenwal CS 3000 and Plasmapheresis on Autopheresis-C.
• Accepted and deferred donors upon eligibility.
• Performed venipuncture preparatory procedures, whole blood collection and treatment of reactions.
• Assisted with duties including registrar, historian and canteen.

• Assisted with patient care with average load of eight patients per shift.
• Assisted patients with activities of daily living, maintained patient safety, performed patient teaching and recorded their condition and findings.