Shanna Song
Streamwood
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse, offering background in critical care, neonatals, and adults. Known for providing personalized patient care and skilled at coordinating with healthcare professionals to advance quality of life for diverse populations. Significant impact made by implementing proactive health management measures in prior roles.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield
11.2024 - 07.2025
- Developed patient-centered plans of care based on assessment findings and individualized needs of the mother-baby dyad.
- Assessed newborns for health issues such as jaundice, low blood sugar levels, and congenital abnormalities.
- Provided postpartum care to mothers and babies, including monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and educating patients on breastfeeding techniques.
- Administered vaccines according to immunization guidelines set forth by Centers for Disease Control.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills when interacting with patients, family members, colleagues and other healthcare personnel.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments, treatments, medications, progress notes.
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Best Dental Group
Bartlett
02.2020 - 10.2024
- Assisted periodontist in patient care by preparing and sterilizing instruments, setting up trays, and providing necessary items during procedures.
- Educated patients on post-operative instructions following periodontal surgeries.
- Performed charting duties such as updating medical records with new information obtained from patient visits or treatments rendered.
- Documented patient medical histories accurately and completely in electronic health records system.
- Attended continuing education courses related to dental assisting topics such as radiology safety protocols or HIPAA guidelines.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
Surgical Assistant
Northwest Oral And Maxillofacial
Arlington Heights
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Maintained sterile environment in the operating room during surgical procedures.
- Assisted in prepping operating room for surgery by sterilizing instruments and setting up equipment.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the medical team as necessary.
- Transported patients to recovery area after completion of surgery.
- Gathered and passed instruments to surgeon during operation.
- Assisted with post-operative wound care including packing, dressing changes, irrigation and debridement when needed.
- Provided assistance to surgeons, circulating nurses, and anesthesiologists with patient positioning, draping, and preparation of operative sites.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL12-2024
Bachelor of Science - Molecular And Cellular Biology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05-2020
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Patient education
- Care plan development
- Team collaboration
- Medication administration
- Post-operative care
- Documentation and charting
- Epic EHR management
- Professional bedside manner
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Korean
Professional
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Central DuPage Hospital
11.2024 - 07.2025
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Best Dental Group
02.2020 - 10.2024
Surgical Assistant
Northwest Oral And Maxillofacial
01.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Olivet Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science - Molecular And Cellular Biology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
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