Richard Lee

Registered Nurse, BSN, RN

New York, New York, United States

About

Registered Nurse BLS Certification: April 2023 - April 2025 ACLS Certification: April 2023 - April 2025

Experience

  • Operating Room Circulating Nurse at Manhattan Surgery Center
    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Perioperative patient assessment. • Prepared operating room and equipment for Orthopedic, ENT (Adult and Pediatric), Plastic, Cataract Surgeries. • Responsible for chart audits in Cyramed and Advantix EMR systems.

  • Registered Nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
    May 2021 - Jan 2022 · 9 mos

    Provided excellent care and support for both patients and their families during the hospital stay; worked with respiratory therapists to manage both mechanically ventilated and non-mechanically ventilated patients. • Minimized COVID-19 transmission between patients and staff by utilizing appropriate PPE protocols. • Handled and administered medications appropriately and document the administration of services in Cerner.

  • Registered Nurse at Rhino Medical Services
    Feb 2021 - May 2021 · 4 mos

    Played a pivotal role in providing excellent support and making people feel at ease during the testing process; took COVID-19 specimens by providing nasal swabbing for Morgan Stanley employees. • Minimized COVID-19 transmission between patients and staff by utilizing appropriate PPE protocols. • Handled and transferred specimens appropriately and document the administration of services in EMR as needed using both the Sofia Quidel Antigen Testing and Binax NOW testing to provide accurate results.

  • Medical Scribe at CITYMD
    Jan 2018 - May 2018 · 5 mos

    Effectively communicated with patients, pharmaceutical staff, and physicians to ensure compliance, efficiency and patient satisfaction; assisted the physician with basic patient care and medical procedure set-ups while managing sensitive and confidential materials such as patient health records. • Maintained prompt and organized responses in a high-stress work environment, as well as inventory and restock as needed. • Maintained patient privacy and safeguard the confidentiality of all patient information and records. • Facilitated necessary diagnostic tests and referrals to medical specialists for follow-up care. • Promptly and accurately record provider-dictated diagnoses, prescriptions and instructions for patient discharge and/or follow up.

  • CVS Health (Full-time · 1 yr 6 mos)
    • Customer Service Representative
      Sep 2015 - Feb 2016 · 6 mos

      Leveraged interpersonal communication strengths to meet customer needs efficiently and exemplary while organizing customer information and account data for planning and customer service purposes; provided excellent customer service by making sure all customer inquiries are answered. • Maintained quality control seeking new ways to improve customer service. • Maintained inventory and restock as needed. • Provided support to team members in multiple zones of the store as needed.

    • Certified Pharmacy Technician
      Sep 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr

      Responsible for data entry (entering all pertinent information including patient information, prescription information, insurance information and prescriber information), calculating dosage and quantity, interpreting prescriptions, preparing prescription labels, and assisting the pharmacist in dispensing medications. • Coordinated workflow among coworkers and manage high volumes of clientele; performed patient profile maintenance by entering necessary medical history to avoid drug allergies or contraindications. • Leveraged basic knowledge of various drugs available in the pharmacy (i.e. uses and side effects) to ensure accuracy and patient safety. • Performed administrative tasks using medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication; translated prescriptions from different sources into the RXnet system to generate medications. • Researched and resolved health insurance claims and contacted insurance companies on behalf of patients. • Established and maintained patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients; updated medication inventory and generated order queue.