Andrea Washington
Durham,NC
Summary
Results-focused and motivated healthcare employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking mid-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Care Assistant- Infusion Clinic
Duke Health
Durham, NC
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for the patient by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, collecting specimens, and performing basic nursing procedures.
- Answered call lights promptly to respond to requests from patients or family members.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as changing linens, tidying rooms, cleaning equipment.
- Collected specimens such as blood samples or urine samples for lab testing purposes.
Behavioral Health Technician
Central Regional Hospital
Butner, NC
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Performs activities of daily living for or with residents/patients.
- Provides transport for residents/patients to designated areas within the facility.
- Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
- Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
- Provides for resident/patient safety, comfort and privacy when performing responsibilities.
Anesthesia Technician
University Of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
09.2019 - 11.2021
- Changed breathing tubing and suction canisters between cases.
- Assessed operating room for sterility before beginning procedures by evaluating overall room cleanliness, instruments and equipment.
- Calibrated anesthesia delivery systems and monitors to conduct pretests.
- Assembled procedure kits for blocks, central lines, arterial lines, blood product infusions and fiber optic scopes.
- Set up pressure transducers by properly calibrating transducers and pressure nodules.
Clinical Support Technician I- Cardiothoracic Stepdown Unit
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
04.2016 - 06.2019
- Performs vital signs and intake and output and records information. Takes and records blood glucose results.
- Assists RN in providing patient care according to individual needs by observing IV site appearance, assisting with range of motion, ambulation, patient transfers, diet, elimination, hygiene, performing pre-and -post-operative procedural care, and assisting with respiratory functions.
- Prepares room to receive patient by setting up necessary equipment and ensuring neatness and cleanliness of room.
- Record and monitor telemetry findings. Report significant observations of the patient, monitor, and environment to the Registered Nurse according to defined procedures.
- Collected, transferred and entered clinical, administrative and discharge information for accurate charting.
Education
High School Diploma -
Thomas Wingate Andrews Senior High School
High Point, NC05.2003
Some College (No Degree) -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NCSkills
- Strong medical ethic
- Interdisciplinary teamwork
- Hospital, LTAC, LTC, Acute Care, Assisted Care
- Strong clinical judgment
- EMR/ EHR charting specialist (EPIC)
- Quick problem solver
- Surgical supplies and equipment
- Enthusiastic caregiver
Timeline
Nursing Care Assistant- Infusion Clinic
Duke Health
01.2023 - 02.2024
Behavioral Health Technician
Central Regional Hospital
07.2022 - 10.2022
Anesthesia Technician
University Of North Carolina Hospitals
09.2019 - 11.2021
Clinical Support Technician I- Cardiothoracic Stepdown Unit
University of North Carolina Hospitals
04.2016 - 06.2019
High School Diploma -
Thomas Wingate Andrews Senior High School
Some College (No Degree) -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte