Alfredo Melchor Diaz
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with over five years of experience in hospital and surgical settings, including Pre-Op, PACU, and ICU. Experienced in direct patient care, operating room support, patient positioning, room turnover, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams. Recently completed a Surgical Technology degree with hands-on clinical experience and a strong commitment to patient safety, teamwork, and providing high quality care.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Kaiser Permanente Ambulatory Surgical Center
10.2020 - 10.2026
- Provide patient care in the Pre-Op, PACU, and Operating Room.
- Prepare patients of all ages for surgery by obtaining vital signs and completing preoperative tasks.
- Perform point-of-care testing, including blood glucose and pregnancy testing.
- Prepare surgical patients using surgical wipes, hair clipping, and nasal iodine decolonization protocols.
- Perform bladder scans and assist with patient documentation.
- Answer phones and coordinate patient flow throughout the surgical center.
- Transport and safely transfer patients before and after procedures.
- Assist with cataract surgeries by monitoring patients and obtaining vital signs in the operating room.
- Turn over operating rooms between cases while maintaining infection prevention standards.
- Position patients safely on the operating table and gather supplies and equipment for upcoming procedures.
- Monitored vital signs and documented patient status in electronic health records
- Supported nurses with routine procedures, patient positioning, and bedside comfort measures
Patient Care Technician
University of Washington Medical Center Montlake
04.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisted nurses with comprehensive patient care in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Supported patient admissions, transfers, transport, and discharges.
- Obtained vital signs, blood glucose checks, bladder scans, and 12-lead EKGs.
- Assisted with patient mobility, repositioning, hygiene, bathing, and comfort measures.
- Prepared clean patient rooms and stripped rooms following patient discharge.
- Cleaned, organized, and restocked equipment and supply carts.
- Maintained a clean, safe, and organized patient care environment.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle, WA09-2026
Certified Nurse Assistant - Health Sciences
Brookline College
Phoenix, AZ09-2016
Skills
- Patient-Centered Care
- Infection control
- Professional bedside manner
- Mobility assistance
- Aseptic techniques
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Safe sharps disposal
- Patient confidentiality
- Transporting patients
- Surgical gowning
- Surgical instrumentation
- Passing surgical tools
- Surgical counts
- HIPAA proficiency
- Preparing for surgeries
- OR preparation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Sterile field preparation
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Surgical technologist (CST)
- Certified in CPR/AED
Certification
- Surgical Tech - National Board of Surgical Technology
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
University of Washington Medical Center Montlake
04.2023 - 07.2024
Patient Care Technician
Kaiser Permanente Ambulatory Surgical Center
10.2020 - 10.2026
Certified Nurse Assistant - Health Sciences
Brookline College
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Seattle Central Community College