lisa lopez

Monitored medications, dosage and effect. Counseled patients and family members of expected outcome. Observation and assessment of patients’ general condition. Recorded accurately patients’ symptoms and progress. Assessing wounds and/or surgery sites and administering wound care and dressing changes. Monitored diet and vital signs. Obtained PT/INR on patients on Coumadin therapy and communicated results to physician. Took new phone orders from on call physician. Obtained sterile urine specimens by catheterization. Recorded daily blood glucose readings on diabetics. Obtained blood draws on stat lab order. Responsible for weekend triage call.

Accurately and completely rooms patients, takes and documents vital signs, and prepares patients for provider exam. Assisted physician with surgical procedures including punch biopsy, shave excisions, excisions of epidermal inclusion cyst and nevi. Prepared surgical tray and consents for surgery. Assisted with suturing, collagen injections, Cryo surgery and sclerotherapy injections. Removed sutures. Applied allergy patch test. Administered cortisone injections, or with acute allergic reactions, epinephrine injections. Monitored vital signs, obtained medical history and assessment. Educated patients on total acne care. Scheduled appointments, ordered medical supplies, wrote prescriptions for physician as ordered. Sterilized equipment and supplies with germicides.