Amia Perez
Columbia,PA
Summary
Dedicated Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) with hands-on experience in dialysis care since March 2021. Skilled in accessing arteriovenous fistulas and grafts, ensuring patient comfort and safety. Expertise in staff training, transplant laboratory coordination, scheduling, and workflow improvement, driving clinical efficiency and patient advocacy.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Dialysis Patient Care Technician (PCT)
DaVita
Lancaster, PA
03.2021 - Current
- Provided essential care to hemodialysis patients.
- Delivered compassionate, patient-centered care to hemodialysis patients, ensuring safety, dignity, and comfort while adhering to clinical standards.
- Demonstrate advanced cannulation proficiency with arteriovenous fistulas and grafts, including challenging vascular accesses, using appropriate techniques to support safe and effective treatment initiation.
- Perform vascular access cannulation and provide appropriate access care within established protocols and assigned responsibilities.
- Prepare dialysis stations and equipment, support treatment initiation, monitor patients throughout treatment, and complete post-treatment care according to facility procedures.
- Monitored patient status, identified changes or potential complications, and communicated concerns to licensed clinical staff to facilitate timely interventions.
- Follow infection prevention, quality assurance, and safety protocols to support positive patient outcomes.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and communicate effectively with nurses and interdisciplinary team members.
- Leadership and Additional Responsibilities
- Ensured timely completion of transplant lab requirements.
- Coordinate transplant-related laboratory requirements and help ensure timely completion and appropriate follow-up.
- Identify missing laboratory orders, outstanding tests, and delays, working with the appropriate team members to resolve issues.
- Managed staff and patient scheduling for clinic.
- Coordinate staff schedules, coverage, time-off requests, and schedule changes to support daily clinic operations.
- Arrange patient appointments, laboratory visits, procedures, and follow-ups according to clinical needs and provider availability.
- Communicate scheduling changes, follow up on missed or delayed appointments, and help resolve scheduling barriers.
- Identify staffing, workload, and operational concerns and communicate team needs to leadership.
- Support constructive problem-solving, effective communication, and a fair, collaborative workplace.
- Modality Choice Leadership Support
- Support patient education regarding available dialysis treatment modalities and help patients access appropriate educational resources.
- Collaborate with the care team to support modality discussions, follow-up, and informed patient decision-making.
- Help identify barriers to education and communicate patient questions and concerns to appropriate team members.
- Preceptor and Clinical Mentor
- Train and orient new employees in clinical procedures, patient care standards, facility workflows, and safety practices.
- Demonstrate appropriate cannulation techniques, including fistula and graft access, and share knowledge to support the development of other teammates.
- Provide hands-on instruction, constructive feedback, and ongoing coaching to strengthen clinical skills and confidence.
- Reinforce infection prevention, patient safety, professionalism, and effective communication.
- Communicated trainee progress and development needs to leadership.
- Oversaw various leadership responsibilities alongside patient care.
- Successfully manage multiple leadership responsibilities while continuing to provide direct patient care.
- Serve as a dependable clinical resource for teammates and new employees.
- Coordinate patient care needs, laboratory follow-up, scheduling, and communication across the clinical team.
- Demonstrate initiative, organization, sound prioritization, and problem-solving in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Advocate for patients and coworkers while supporting quality care, efficient workflows, and a positive team environment.
Education
High school Diploma -
McCaskey High School
Lancaster, PASkills
- Hemodialysis patient care
- AV fistula cannulation
- Vascular access cannulation
- Access care monitoring
- Dialysis machine setup
- Patient monitoring and safety
- Infection prevention and control
- Clinical documentation
- Modality education support
- Patient advocacy
- Employee training
- Patient care coordination
- Clinical scheduling
- Leadership collaboration
- Workflow coordination
Certification
- Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT)
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Dialysis Patient Care Technician (PCT)
DaVita
03.2021 - Current
High school Diploma -
McCaskey High School