Experience

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  Neurlolgical institute of savannah

  Jul 1983 - Aug 1987

  Scrub nurse for dr. roy baker

  Responsible for scheduling of office patients, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, admitting patients to hospital and any other scheduling necessary. Responsible for coding of all procedures and visits done at the hospital for billing purposes. On call for emergency surgery. Prepare all insturments, supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedures. Assist and pass instruments to the surgeon. Secure all personal equipment and transport it to the next hospital for use. Assist Dr. Baker in seeing patients in the office, and any procedures done in the office. Conduct patient screening, acquire insurance approval for procedures, phone in prescriptions, phone in lab results, xray results, orders for physical therapy, diagnostic studies and admisions. Show less

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  Southeast alabama medical center

  Aug 1987 - Dec 1989

  Certified surgical technologist

  On staff as a Certified Surgical Technologist. Responsible for preparing surgical procedures using sterile technique. Duties included preparing instruments and supplies for sterilization, gathering the proper supplies and equipment for each case, insuring that the equipment was in good working order, maintain stock and supplies needed for my specialty, being on call for emergency surgical cases. Trained in all areas of surgery. My specialty was neurosurgery and plastic surgery.

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  Medical center enterprise

  Jan 1994 - Sept 1994

  Certified surgical technologist

  Prepare surgical instruments, equipment and supplies used in all types of surgical cases. Assist the surgeon during surgery, Prepare instrument and supplies for sterilization. Help prep the patient for surgery. Transport patients when needed. On call for emergencies. Trained in all surgical specialties.

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  Little ones pre-school

  Jan 1998 - May 1998

  Music teacher

  Introduction to music and dance. Music appreciation, instruments, rhythms and movement.

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  57th medevac company, 56th medical battalion, ft. bragg, nc

  May 1999 - Jul 2001

  Family readiness group leader

  Planned and organized events for the families and soldiers in our company; planned, organized and executed fund raisers to fund the events planned; acted as liason between the command and the families; disseminated information from the command; insured that the families' needs were taken care of while the soldier was deployed.

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  Board of education, fort bragg, nc

  May 2000 - Jun 2002

  Board of education district representative

  Served as a Representative for my district on the Board of Education for Fort Bragg Schools, which made decisions on the managent of 9 schools (over 5000 Students) in operation on Fort Bragg, NC.

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  2-1 aviation battalion, katterbach, germany

  Feb 2004 - May 2005

  Board of directors member, b company representative

  Board of Directors member, serving the families of the soldiers deployed to Iraq. Planned and organized events for the families, made decisions on how funds were spent, Prepared and sent numerous care packages to the troops in Iraq. Helped families with needs such as getting the proper paperwork done so they were able to utilize the military facilities in Europe, assist with getting childcare, assist the families in adjusting to a deployment and to military life.

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  Enterprise school system, enterprise, al

  Jan 2006 - May 2007

  Substitute teacher

  In charge of instruction to students in all areas of study, focusing on elementary education. Class size of 20-27 students. Maintained the schedule, collection of monies, and most duties of the regular teacher.

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  South alabama outpatient svc

  Jun 2006 - May 2011

  Surgical technologist

  Prepare the surgical cases using sterile technique. This includes all instruments, supplies and equipment needed to do the surgical procedure. Prep and drape the patient, assist the surgeon in the procedure. Clean and prepare the instruments for sterilization. Pull the supplies needed for surgical cases to be done the next day. Assure that the surgical suite is clean and stocked, and that equipment is operating correctly. Check the expirations dates on drugs and supplies. Trained to work in all surgical specialities. Show less

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  Republican women of coffee county

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Created a membership database using Microsoft Excel; Updated membership database monthly; Recruited new members and renewals at each luncheon; Attended all Board meetings; Wrote articles for our monthly newsletter; Attended special programs to promote our club and the Republican Party; Assisted in fundraising events. Wrote articles promoting Americanism and patriotism for our monthly newsletter; Responsible for special Americanism presentations and projects at our monthly luncheons; Attended all Board meetings.

  • 2nd Vice President, Membership

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Americanism Chairperson

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Dav (disabled american veterans)

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Responsible for the fundraising project of the State of Alabama DAV Auxiliary; Successfully raised approximately $9000.00 for our organization; Sought to establish new Auxiliary unit throughout the State of Alabama; Recruited new members; Represented the DAV Auxiliary in the National Veterans Day Parade; Worked to raise awareness on veterans' issues; Lobbied US Congress on veterans' issues; Successfully made significant changes to the State Standing Rules; Conducted classes and training on fundraising at the State Midwinter Conference; Guest speaker on behalf of the DAV Auxiliary. Show less

  • DAV Auxiliary Unit Commander

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • DAV Auxiliary State Junior Vice Commander

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
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  Retired officers wives'​ association

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Vice president

  Assumed the duties of the President in her absence; Attended the Board meetings; Recruited new members; Assisted in hosting monthly luncheons; Helped with the set up of the luncheons.

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  Dav (disabled american veterans)

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Successfully lobbied the Alabama State Legislature for a line item in the Alabama General Funds Budget to continue to support the Van Transportation Network; Lobbied the US Congress on veterans' issues; Organized and conducted numerous community service projects for veterans and their families; Represented the DAV Auxiliary in the National Veterans Day Parade; Represented the DAV Auxiliary at the National Veterans Awards Dinner; Successfully planned and conducted the State Midwinter Conference; Successfully planned and conducted the State Convention; Published a bi-monthly State Newsletter; Established new Auxiliary units in the state; Managed the business of the State Auxiliary; Guest speaker at numerous events; Successfully planned and conducted the Leadership Training Seminar for the State of Alabama. Show less Successfully lobbied our State Legislature to have a line item put in the Alabama General Funds Budget for DAV Department of Alabama to assist with our Van Transportation Network (approximately $124,000); Successfully arranged for out Lt. Governor to attend and speak at our State Convention; Lobbied the US Congress on veterans' issues; Responsible for promoting membership throughout the state; Conducted classes on Membership and Recruittment at our State Midwinter Conference; Represented the DAV Auxiliary in the National Veterans Day Parade; Organized and conducted numerous community projects and fundraising projects; Established new Auxiliary units in the state; Represented the DAV Auxiliary at State and National events. Show less

  • State Commander, DAV Auxiliary State of Alabama

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Senior Vice Commander, DAV Auxiliary State of Alabama

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
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  Fort rucker community spouses'​ club

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Membership chairperson

  Held numerous membership drives to increase our membership and to increase awareness and presence on Fort Rucker; Generated the membership roster using Microsoft Excel; Sorted the data collected on the membership forms; Created sub club rosters for each activity that was available to our members; Created volunteer database to be used throughout the year for our various projects; Created a membership directory that was printed and distributed to each member; Greeted members and guests at each luncheon; Created member name tags representing the theme for the year; Created a unique display for the name tags to correspond with the theme for each luncheon; Helped with the set up of each luncheon; Assisted with the set up and break down of our Hollyday Bazaar (largest fundraising event), also worked in several areas of the Bazaar during the event; Attended Board meetings; Represented the Fort Rucker Community Spouses Club at the Newcomers' Welcome Brief monthly; Updated our membership forms making sure that the information was in compliance with our Constitution and Bylaws; Updated and revised our Membership Brochure to effectively present our club to prospective members; Disseminated pertinent membership information to appropriate club leaders as laid out in our Constitution and Bylaws; Collected money for membership dues and logged pertinent information for the treasurer; Wrote articles for the monthly newsletter. Show less