Angela Pinkard
Holiday,Florida
Summary
Experienced Dialysis Technician with 10 years of experience providing outstanding care to patients in various stages of renal failure. Accomplished in building rapport with patients and explaining procedures to ease anxiety. Offering expert knowledge of hemodialysis treatment, unit operations and regulatory guidelines.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
DaVita
12.2012 - 07.2023
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts and catheters to prevent infection.
- Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
- Started and ended reverse osmosis water systems and completed water quality monitoring tests.
- Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns prior to starting dialysis.
- Cleaned and disinfected hemodialysis machines, chairs, trays, room and equipment.
- Monitored each patient closely during treatment to check for any adverse reactions or change in condition and reported emergencies to attending nurses.
- Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure.
- Recorded patient's pre-dialysis weight, vitals, and any new medical conditions.
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics.
- Conducted equipment and safety checks on hemodialysis equipment and supplies.
- Followed directions when mixing dialysate and priming dialyzer with saline or heparinized solutions.
- Safely transported, transferred and positioned patients on chairs for treatment.
Loss Prevention Associate
Andrews Air Force Base
04.2012 - 02.2013
- Consulted with store managers on bases to perform loss investigations.
- Identified company resources, determined client risk factors and promoted solutions to establish solid client base.
- Completed loss control surveys for underwriting information and evaluation.
- Prepared reports for clients and underwriters regarding property loss features and recommendations for improvement and future needs.
- Contacted military police to transport shoplifters
- Conducted investigations on employees who were reported on shoplifting
Cashier Team Lead
Papa John's Pizza
02.2011 - 04.2012
- Communicated with customers and team members to solve problems.
- Worked extra shifts during busy periods and covered for call-in employees to maintain service levels.
- Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
- Processed both cash and card purchases and returns.
- Received and processed customer payments.
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
- Quickly and accurately counted drawers at start and end of each shift.
- Trained, mentored, and developed new cashiers with positive and encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team contributions.
- Performed store opening, closing, and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Surrattsville High School
Clinton, Md05.2002
Skills
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Medical Equipment Operations
- Sterilization Monitoring
- Patient Consultations
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Employee Training
- Blood Sample Collection
- Dialyzer Priming
- Emergency Situations
- Floor Assignments
- OSHA Regulations
- Water Quality Testing
- Safety Protocols
- Infection Control Standards
- Measuring Vital Signs
- AED Operation
- Room Resetting
- Patient Care Technician (PCT)
- Direct Patient Care
Timeline
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
DaVita
12.2012 - 07.2023
Loss Prevention Associate
Andrews Air Force Base
04.2012 - 02.2013
Cashier Team Lead
Papa John's Pizza
02.2011 - 04.2012
High School Diploma -
Surrattsville High School