Sovanny Lim-Sam BSN, RN
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Central Khmer Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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IV-Certificate
Boston CollegeFeb, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
American Heart AssociationDec, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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City of Lowell
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United States
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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School Nurse
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Aug 2023 - Present
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Substitute School Nurse
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Mar 2022 - Aug 2023
- Provide skilled nursing care and management of needs of students and staff as well as medication administration/documentation/reconciliation- Promote excellent health and in maintaining a healthy, safe environment for staff and students- Ensure compliance with immunizations
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Lowell General Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
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Mass General Brigham - Salem Hospital
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Hospitals and Health Care
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500 - 600 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Feb 2022 - Jun 2023
- Provide quality, compassionate medical care to 4-6 medical-surgical, telemetry patients daily - Provide care to patients with diagnoses including but not limited to acute respiratory failure, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, cerebrovascular accident, acute anemia - Perform continuous cardiac monitoring with assessment in regards to rhythm changes - Provide care for patients post cardiac procedures such as cardiac catheterization - Central IV line management with PICCs, Port-A-Caths - Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates care for assigned patients that is consistent with the medical plan and is responsive to the patient's changing needs. - Coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose and treat patients as well as develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs - Demonstrate leadership by precepting travel nurses on the hospital policies, practices and procedures Show less
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Lowell General Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Emergency Room Technician
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Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
- Vital member of a healthcare team collaboratively performing electrocardiograms and other diagnostic exams for fastest possible response to patients presenting with cardiovascular issues. - Maintain accurate logs of patient vitals to ensure other team members can deliver appropriate care; assist patients enthusiastically and patiently with ADLs. - Use therapeutic communication to safely and respectfully deescalate situations with psychiatric patients. - Vital member of a healthcare team collaboratively performing electrocardiograms and other diagnostic exams for fastest possible response to patients presenting with cardiovascular issues. - Maintain accurate logs of patient vitals to ensure other team members can deliver appropriate care; assist patients enthusiastically and patiently with ADLs. - Use therapeutic communication to safely and respectfully deescalate situations with psychiatric patients.
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Lowell Community Health Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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200 - 300 Employee
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Patient Access Representative
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Feb 2021 - Sep 2021
- Multitask a variety of administrative duties including operate high volume phone calls, schedule patients accordingly in a fast paced environment and project a professional company image through phone and electronic interaction. - Multitask a variety of administrative duties including operate high volume phone calls, schedule patients accordingly in a fast paced environment and project a professional company image through phone and electronic interaction.
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Lawrence General Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Emergency Trauma Technician
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Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
- Vital member of a healthcare team performing multitude of diagnostic exams to help diagnose cardiovascular problems with performing electrocardiograms promptly upon indicating symptoms. - Work directly with patients to assist with ADLs and monitor patients' stability routinely by performing vitals and recording them appropriately for other medical team members. - Vital member of a healthcare team performing multitude of diagnostic exams to help diagnose cardiovascular problems with performing electrocardiograms promptly upon indicating symptoms. - Work directly with patients to assist with ADLs and monitor patients' stability routinely by performing vitals and recording them appropriately for other medical team members.
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ScribeAmerica
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Scribe
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Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
- Managed schedules, organized team functions and oversaw daily operations with a 15-person team. - Hired, trained and onboarded over 10 new employees, providing initial support that expedited staffassimilation for an efficient work environment. Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training,development, mentoring and terminating employees.- Approved timecards and compiled payroll data from employees’ time sheets for the monthly reports.
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Certified Scribe Trainer
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May 2018 - Dec 2019
- Assist and train newly established medical scribes in becoming assimilated to a doctor’s preferences and how to best aid them in their documentation skill sets- Facilitate provider on-the-job training by scribing on designated shifts with new providers to introduce and learn the optimal workflow between provider and scribe- Provide constructive criticisms and communicate effectively to the scribe to help him/her better his/her ways in order to learn quickly and efficiently- Conduct training and quality audits by observing scribe performance and provider feedback for improvement Show less
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Medical Scribe
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
- Collaborate with physicians in real time in order to best increase the efficiency and efficacy of direct patient-physician contact; assist in increasing the physician’s capacity to provide care to more patients daily- Monitor medical test progression and results e.g. blood and urine tests, x-rays, CT scans, etc. in order to best document the patient’s visit and assist the physician in his/her future documenting- Record provider-dictated diagnoses, prescriptions, instructions for patient follow up- Specialize in medical data entry into the EHR database- EPIC Show less
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Lowell Public Schools
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Substitute Teacher
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May 2016 - May 2019
- Accomplish specific plans set out by teacher in lesson plans by supervising and instructing students - Create an environment that helps students to learn efficiently and effectively in order to guide their learning processes - Accomplish specific plans set out by teacher in lesson plans by supervising and instructing students - Create an environment that helps students to learn efficiently and effectively in order to guide their learning processes
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Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Emergency Medical Technician
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Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
- Provide quality patient care in accordance to state protocols, clinical policies, accepted standards of care - Communicate daily with physicians, physician assistants, nurses to relay specific patient reports - Stay updated with the required certifications required for BLS – CPR, defibrillator, epi pen, nasal naloxone, glucose monitor - Document and submit all paperwork in accordance to patient interactions including but not limited to a primary diagnosis, vital signs, reasons for transport, past medical history, medication list, allergies Show less
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UMass Amherst Emergency Medical Services
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Amherst, MA
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Emergency Medical Technician Basic
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Sep 2016 - May 2017
- Offer first aid care at on-campus events to participants and spectators as necessary - Perform building fire safety inspections prior to the events - Offer first aid care at on-campus events to participants and spectators as necessary - Perform building fire safety inspections prior to the events
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Education
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Master's degree, Public Health -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bachelor of Science - BS, Nutrition Sciences