Alyssa Hockenberry

UPMC

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

07.2023 - Current

Assisted nursing staff with patient care tasks and daily living activities.
Monitored vital signs and reported changes to the healthcare team.
Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and equipment.
Answered call lights promptly and responded appropriately to requests from patients, families, staff members.
Provided direct patient care and assistance to healthcare team members.
Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
Helped create a safe environment by following infection control policies.
Performed EKGs, phlebotomy, and other laboratory tests as directed by physician or RN.
Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, and exercising.
Collected specimens such as urine samples for testing purposes according to established protocols.
Restocked unit frequently with necessary medical supplies.
Instructed new employees on proper techniques of performing daily tasks.
Supported healthy patient skin with bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks.
Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
I am currently a PCT Senior at UPMC West Shore who can do all of the items listed above, plus assisting with toileting, ambulation, reporting important information to RNs, removal of Foley catheters and peripheral IVs, specimen collection, EKGs, bladder scans, NG tube clamping, and complex wound care.