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Portrait of Salome Scherer

Honor Society® member

Salome Scherer

Patient Services Specialist II at University of Washington Medical (ER)

  • University of Washington
  • Community Psychology
  • Class of 2015
  • Bothell, WA

Member since January 2015

About

I believe in integrating social, cultural, economic, political, environmental, and international influences to promote positive change, health, and empowerment at individual and systemic levels.

•Bachelor of Arts in Community Psychology (CP), which draws on interdisciplinary perspective and approaches to examine social problems and promote the well-being of people in their communities.
•Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), with professional hands-on experience of over 12 years in the healthcare field.
•Dedicated, compassionate, and developed strong patient care attitude and empathy for others.
•Reliable, competent and a believer in ethical healthcare practice with the ability to empathize, and staying calm in high stress crises. Flexible to variety of settings such as, cardiology, intensive care, emergency department, and organ transplant ICU.
•Proven to have the ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals. And always striving to learn and grow professionally in a dynamic healthcare field and serve the people’s needs in the community.

Education

  • University of Washington

    Community Psychology

    2013 – 2014

Honors and awards

  • Recipient of Dean’s List Academic Excellence Award, Northwest University

    Award for students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or better, while carrying at least 12 credit hours of courses that affect GPA (i.e. non-pass/no credit courses), are placed on the Dean’s List.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Current applicant to the University of Washington School of Nursing in pursuit for a bachelors degree in nursing.

Outside the classroom

Reading, Video games, Travel, Hiking, Volunteering, Theater, Indoor/Outdoor Cycling, Running, Weight training, Cooking, Dinning out,

Experience

  • Patient Services Specialist II

    University of Washington Medical (ER)

    Sep 2006 – Jan 2009

  • Hospital Assistant II

    University of Washington Medical (Resource Department)

    Jun 2004 – Sep 2006

  • Hospital Assistant II

    University of Washington Medical (Gastroenterology Department)

    Jan 2002 – Sep 2006

  • Hospital Assistant I

    Harborview Medical Center

    Aug 1999 – Jan 2002

Volunteering

  • Nursing Inpatient Unit Assistant

    VA Pugent Sound Health Care System

    Jun 2014 – Jan 2015

  • Volunteer

    Lifelong AIDS Alliance

    Sep 2013 – Jan 2015

  • Volunteer

    UWMC Dermatology/Pain Clinic

    Sep 2010 – Dec 2010

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Kiswahili Advanced
  • Spanish Beginner