Brandi Burks
Chicago,IL
Summary
Patient-oriented healthcare professional with 10+ years of experience in direct patient care as a Dialysis Patient Care Tech. Skilled in safely initiating, monitoring vitals, and terminating hemodialysis while simultaneously managing patients receiving treatment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dialysis Patient Care Technician
DaVita
Chicago Heights, IL
08.2014 - Current
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Assisted in training technicians, medical students or other staff members.
- Responded to and managed emergency situations during dialysis treatments.
- Took and documented patient temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates before and after dialysis treatment.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment in compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Assisted in the development of quality improvement initiatives for dialysis services.
- Inspected equipment and conducted safety checks on equipment and instruments to maintain high-quality control standards.
- Initiated and terminated reverse osmosis water system and performed water quality monitoring tests prior to dialysis initiation.
- Trained new dialysis technicians on machine operation and patient care procedures.
- Followed infection control measures when cleaning and attaching hemodialysis machine to access sites like fistulas, catheters, and grafts.
- Documented all patient information accurately in their medical records.
Education
High School Diploma -
Homewood Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor, IL06-2012
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Hemodialysis treatment
- Direct Patient Care
- Infection control standards
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Treatment Documentation
- Safety Monitoring
- Emergency Response
- Compliance with regulatory guidelines
- Advanced nephrology knowledge
- HIPAA Compliance
- Medication Administration
- HIPAA
- Vital signs monitoring
- Equipment Setup
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
- Team Collaboration
Certification
- CCHT NNCC
- CPR BLS (American Heart Association)
Accomplishments
- Preceptor for incoming teammates
- Volunteered in assisting aid for disaster relief in multiple states
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Dialysis Patient Care Technician
DaVita
08.2014 - Current
High School Diploma -
Homewood Flossmoor High School
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Western Governors University