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
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University of Washington
Community Psychology
2013 – 2014
Honors and awards
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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
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Patient Services Specialist II
University of Washington Medical (ER)
Sep 2006 – Jan 2009
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Hospital Assistant II
University of Washington Medical (Resource Department)
Jun 2004 – Sep 2006
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Hospital Assistant II
University of Washington Medical (Gastroenterology Department)
Jan 2002 – Sep 2006
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Hospital Assistant I
Harborview Medical Center
Aug 1999 – Jan 2002
Volunteering
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Nursing Inpatient Unit Assistant
VA Pugent Sound Health Care System
Jun 2014 – Jan 2015
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Volunteer
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Sep 2013 – Jan 2015
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Volunteer
UWMC Dermatology/Pain Clinic
Sep 2010 – Dec 2010
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Kiswahili Advanced
- Spanish Beginner
