TABATHA MARIE GHEEN
Nursing in Morrisdale, PA

Use experience, knowledge, and critical thinking skills to assess medical phone inquiries from physicians, therapists, home health, hospitals, and laboratories. Answering patient inquiries regarding current treatment and conditions, upcoming surgeries, or postoperative instructions. Take directives from Physicians and Assistants to include drawing up injections, applying a variety of casts, splints and braces, removing sutures and staples, monitoring for signs and symptoms of infection, assessing vital signs and dressing changes. Participates in orthopedic clinical trials as the unblinded pharmacist receives and charts study drug, store in temperature-controlled environment, process patient visit through the IVRS, and prepare study drug for blinded pharmacist. General office skills including team nursing, electronic patient charting, answering patient phone calls, replenishing medical supplies in rooms and bringing patients to appropriate exam locations. Work clinics in State College, Altoona, Huntingdon and Tyrone.