Ashley Caton
Nottingham,Md
Summary
Currently a well known Passionate, adaptable, patient-focused Patient Care Technician working to graduate as a Registered Nurse equipped with extensive background in emergency services. Dedicated and always a loyal team player providing high levels of care to diverse populations. To be patient-oriented, adaptable Critical Care Technician with years of success in making critical decisions ensuring attainment of medical goals and quality outcomes. Extensive experience within an Intensive Care Unit and Intermediate Care unit setting specializing in adult medical, surgical, and trauma care. Over 5 years of gaining in-depth knowledge of modalities, patient monitoring, pain management, and follow-up protocols for the adult patient population.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
PCT II
UM Capital Region Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
- Largo md, -assist with offloading level 2 to level 3 trauma patients from helicopter and bring them to TRU
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
- Responded quickly and calmly to emergency situations, providing life-saving measures when necessary.
- -Maintain and apply new dressings to wounds under nursing staff discretion
- Perform and demonstrate knowledge of placing Twelve Lead ECG
- -Perform phlebotomy skills by utilizing venipuncture access via straight stick or assisting with peripheral IV access and providing up to date documentation in patients chart of established access or if pt is discharged documenting removal and dressing of IV
- Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms.
- Provided triage, first-aid and referral to outside medical providers during workplace injury or medical emergency.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Applied oxygen via nasal cannula, simple masks and nebulizer masks under direction of nurse in charge.
- Educated patients and families on proper care and treatment to facilitate successful home care.
- -Show the ability to practice and demonstrate knowledge of obtaining Bladder Scans on patients and reporting them accordingly
- - Demonstrate sterile technique while obtaining blood cultures, blood specimens, and maintain with up to date placement with documentation in patients chart.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Delivered high-quality care to patients in hospital facility.
- Restocked ambulance with proper equipment such as vents, ET tubes, medication, and IV pump tubing to maintain optimum inventory.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
Care Technician
Johns Hopkins BayviewMed.Center
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Provide assistance to patients performing ADL'S such as getting out of bed, dressing, toileting, standing and walking,
- - assist with turning or repositioning bedridden patients
- - Provide care and demonstrate understanding placement of internal and external catheters while keeping sterilization techniques to keep free of infections
- -Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate and monitor vital signs and any changes and report to medical and nursing staff
- -Identify and report new and or impaired skin changes in patients to nursing staff
- -Act as liaison between hospital staff and family members
- Perform and demonstrate knowledge of completing Twelve Lead ECG
- -demonstrate ability to practice and demonstrate knowledge of obtaining Bladder Scans on patients and reporting them accordingly
- -Maintain and apply new dressings to wounds under nursing staff discretion
- -Perform phlebotomy skills by utilizing venipuncture access via straight stick or assisting with peripheral IV access and providing up to date documentation in patients chart of established access or if pt is discharged documenting removal and dressing of IV
- - Demonstrate sterile technique while obtaining blood cultures, blood specimens, and maintain with up-to-date placement with documentation in patient's chart.
- -Prepare lab requisitions for prescribed or stat Lab specimens according to laboratory destination
- Provide understanding of glucose meter test readings, and QC them accordingly
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients ‘conditions
- When needed and as directed by nursing, help record and assist with time out as directed by nursing staff -assisting with trach tie exchange, deep suctioning as needed and assisting with NT suction while under nursing direction.
- -Assist nurses or physicians in operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
- Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
- Assisting with Nurse administering medications such as catheterizations, suppositories etc
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Critical Care Technician
University of md Shock trauma Medical Center
04.2017 - 07.2023
- Provide assistance to patients performing ADL'Ssuch as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising -turn or reposition bedridden patients
- - Provide care and understanding of proper internal and external catheters and sterilization techniques to keep free of infection -Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration and rate
- Assess vitals for any changes and report to medical and nursing staff -Identify and report new and or impaired skin changes in patients to nursing staff -Report all charting intake and output functions about patient to nursing staff -Act as liaison between hospital staff and family members
- Perform and demonstrate knowledge of getting a Twelve Lead EKG
- Show the ability to practice and demonstrate knowledge of obtaining Bladder Scans on patients and reporting them accordingly -Maintain and apply new dressing changes to wounds and such under nursing staff discretion -Perform phlebotomy utilizing venipuncture and gather blood cultures, blood specimens, and maintain blood band accuracy and up to date placement -Prepare lab requisitions for prescribed or stat Lab specimens according to laboratory destination
- Gather supplies and demonstrate knowledge of IV therapy and placement also have the ability demonstrate knowledge of changing IV dressings and with providing sterile and safe care accordingly
- Provide understanding of glucose meter test readings, and QC them accordingly lastly ability to report to nurse accordingly glucose readings or errors Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to pullout IV’s, apply dressing changes in an appropriate manner along with preparing patient for discharge -Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients ‘conditions
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize pt’s decline and or need to initiate rapid response and or code blue and apply lifesaving critical skills i.eCPR, IV insertion, preparing for intubation, bagging patient to sustain O2 states when needed and as directed by nursing, help record and assist with time out as directed by nursing staff and so on -assisting with trach ties, exchange polymemes, assist with deep suctioning as needed and NT suctions as needed
- -Demonstrate the ability to work within a healthcare team -Great communication and verbal skills -Great Time management
- -Prepare rooms for patients arrival, set up sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Monitored vital signs before, during and after transportation.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
- Documented work in hospital system and updated patients' charts with orders and observations.
- Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE, and using strong infection control procedures.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Critical Care Technician
University Of Md Upper Chesapeke
12.2020 - 11.2022
- Provide assistance to patients performing ADL'S such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- -turn or reposition bedridden patients
- - Provide care and understanding of proper internal and external catheters and sterilization techniques to keep free of infection
- -Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate and monitor vital signs and any changes and report to medical and nursing staff
- -Identify and report new and or impaired skin changes in patients to nursing staff -Report all charting intake and output functions about patient to nursing staff
- -Act as liaison between hospital staff and family members
- Perform and demonstrate knowledge of getting a Twelve Lead EKG
- Demonstrate knowledge of obtaining Bladder Scans on patients reporting them accordingly -Maintain and apply new dressing changes to wounds and such under nursing staff discretion -Perform phlebotomy skills utilizing venipuncture and gather blood cultures, blood specimens, and maintain blood band accuracy and up to date placement -Prepare lab requisitions for prescribed or stat Lab specimens according to laboratory destination
- Gather supplies and demonstrate knowledge of IV therapy and placement also have the ability demonstrate knowledge of changing IV dressings and with providing sterile and safe care accordingly
- Provide understanding of glucose meter test readings, and QC them accordingly lastly ability to report to nurse accordingly glucose readings or errors Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to pullout IV’s, apply dressing changes in an appropriate manner along with preparing patient for discharge -Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients ‘conditions
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize pt's decline and or need to initiate rapid response and or aide in a code blue by applying lifesaving critical skills i.e CPR, IV insertion, preparing for intubation, bagging patient to sustain O2 states when needed and as directed by nursing, help record and assist with time out as directed by nursing staff
- -provide skills while taking care of critically ill covid patients ie, Proning, monitoring O2 stats, assisting nurse with proper oxygen requirement device i.e BIPAP, High flow, Non Rebreather, and Intubation as needed
- Assisting with trach tie exchanges and polymem exchanges deep suctioning as needed and NT suctions as needed
- -Demonstrate the ability to work within a health care team
- - Offer great communication and verbal skills along with Time management
Mental Health Associate
University Of MD
09.2015 - 04.2018
- Provide assistance to patients performing ADL'S getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- -Record vital signs, su ch as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate and monitor vital signs and any changes and report to medical nursing staff
- -Maintain patient observation and set boundaries with inappropriate behavior, and aid with setting restraints them to prevent injury to patients when necessary
- -Assist with admissions and orientation of patients to unit
- maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and maintain the milieu area such tidying up and providing common area activities
- -Provide understanding of basic concepts on safe, supportive, nurturing, therapeutic interactions to support a better healing environment to patients -efficiently demonstrate basic clerical work such as Q15 minute documenting on each patient under care, incident reports, disciplinary notes, charting inventory, vital signs, and other various health care documents
- -Providing group therapy and other therapeutic activities
- -Assist therapists, and nurses in educating patients on various subjects including general studies or socialization skills
- -Monitoring patient progress toward their personal goals
- Properly answering phones and directing them where necessary
- -demonstrate knowledge of obtaining a Twelve Lead EKG
- Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to out IV’s, apply dressing changes in an appropriate manner along with preparing patient for discharge
- -Great with communication, being a team player and lastly maintaining Time management
CNA
Univer Of Md Saint Joesph Medical Center
08.2016 - 10.2019
- Provide assistance to patients performing ADL'S such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising turn or reposition bedridden patients
- - Provide care and understanding of external catheters and sterilization techniques to keep free of infection
- -Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate along with monitoring vital signs and any changes and report to medical staff
- demonstrate knowledge of obtaining a Twelve Lead EKG
- Assist with obtaining crucial vitals and skin assessments after wires pulled on post op open heart patient q 15 minute checks to one hour to every four post removal.
- provide assistance in cleansing of surgical incision patients post cardiac surgery
- -provide assistance by obtaining specimens and emptying drains and properly sterlizingng the area around drains and placing proper dressings around them
- demonstrate knowledge of obtaining Bladder Scans on patients and reporting them accordingly Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to out IV’s, apply dressing changes in an appropriate manner along with preparing patient for discharge -Great communication and verbal skills
- -Great Team Player, Time management
Education
Associate of Science - Science, Nursing
Community College Of Baltimore County
Essex, MD06.2025
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The Gandhi School Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MarylandHigh SchoolDiploma - Science
Baltimore Talent Development High School
Baltimore, Maryland06.2011
References
Tammy Aungst ER PA: Number 410-707-8433 Email: thager1@jh.edu or hager10@hotmail.com
Pantle Hardin ER Attending: Number 410-550-7852 Email: Hpantle1@jhmi.edu
Mollie Mcdonnell ER RN: Number 410-952-6676 Email: Mcdonnellm0819@gmail.com
Misty Kothan ER RN: Number 443-528-2673 Email: mjohn169@jh.edu or mistyblu84@gmail.com
mark straughn ER RN: Number 443-676-7077 Email: markstraugn0@gmail.com
Eliza Villanueva ER RN: Number: 248-8903268 Email: Elvillan@gmail.com
Aylssa Lash ER PA: Number: 443-472-6504 Email: alashy612@gmail.com
Kate Mulvenon ER RN: Number: 703-717-2425 Email kmulven1@jh.edu
Elizabeth Soeul ER RN: Number 240-561-1241 Email: elizsoeul@gmail.com
Rebecca Borowski ER RN: Number: 443-752-0317 Email: beccaborowski44@gmail.com
ELizabeth compenchsi Trauma RN: Number: 443-559-7636
Kate Runser Trauma RN: Number :443-655-2882
Michelle Bardkawe Trauma RN: Number: 410-241-1978
Cassandra Becker RN: Number: 410-842-7050
Joanne Alamo: Number 410-459-7223
Timeline
PCT II
UM Capital Region Medical Center
11.2022 - Current
Care Technician
Johns Hopkins BayviewMed.Center
01.2022 - 09.2023
Critical Care Technician
University Of Md Upper Chesapeke
12.2020 - 11.2022
Critical Care Technician
University of md Shock trauma Medical Center
04.2017 - 07.2023
CNA
Univer Of Md Saint Joesph Medical Center
08.2016 - 10.2019
Mental Health Associate
University Of MD
09.2015 - 04.2018
Associate of Science - Science, Nursing
Community College Of Baltimore County
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The Gandhi School Of Baltimore
High SchoolDiploma - Science
Baltimore Talent Development High School
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