Brigette Ramey
Woodridge,IL
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Float Pool Patient Care Technician
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
09.2025 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, assisting with daily living activities and ensuring comfort.
- Monitored vital signs, documenting changes and reporting concerns to medical staff promptly.
- Assisted nursing staff in implementing care plans, collaborating to enhance patient outcomes.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient areas, adhering to infection control protocols.
- Performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.
- Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Contributed to a positive patient experience by keeping rooms clean, organized, and well-stocked with supplies.
Patient Care Technician
Rush Copley Medical Center
Aurora, IL
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Answers and triages patient call lights and meets patient care needs with an appropriate sense of urgency.
- Assists patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living promoting maximal independence.
- Assists patient with application of assistive devices and prosthetics/orthoses according to individual patient program.
- Performs preventive skin care program as directed by RN and report any changes in skin integrity immediately to the nurse.
- Accurately calculates and documents calorie count, intake and output and patients' weights.
- Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities utilizing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices.
- Assists patients with bladder and bowel elimination programs including collection of laboratory specimens. Straight catheterization for select patient populations under direction of RN.
- Accurately obtains and documents patients' vital signs and communicates any concerns to the registered nurse.
- Measures and documents blood glucose measurements.
- 12-lead EKG as ordered
- Patient rounding: Circulate on the nursing units to monitor patients.
- Provide de-escalation techniques for agitated and aggressive patient behaviors
- Engage patient in activities as appropriate.
- Patient mobility champion on the unit.
- Maintains and organizes unit equipment inventories.
- Preceptor to new employees.
- Inclusive of all other duties as assigned by nurse manager, nurse supervisor, staff nurse and charge nurse.
Patient Care Technician (Float Pool)
Northwestern Medicine
Geneva, IL
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Performs basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN
- Including monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
- Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming and eating.
- Answers telephone, intercom and call lights in a polite manner using appropriate telephone etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff/family/patient.
- Vitals EKG, blood glucose, intakes and outputs, epic charting, stool and urine culture.
Patient Care Technician Travel Contract
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers, FL
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Responsibilities: Rehabilitation unit
- Provides patient care duties under guidance and direction of the nurse.
- Help mentally and/or physically impaired patients to participate in tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance their performance.
- Take fluid samples or other specimens for testing
- Monitor vital signs (temperature, pulse etc.) or EKG signals and patient condition
- Straight cath patients and removal of foley catheters
- Epic system charting
Patient Care Technician
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Hudson, FL
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Responsibilities Float Pool
- Keep patient rooms tidy and sanitized
- Assist patient with everyday needs (personal hygiene, using the restroom, grooming etc.)
- Monitor vital signs (temperature, pulse etc.) or EKG signals and patient condition
- Take fluid samples or other specimens for testing
- Assist nursing staff in administering basic treatments
- Perform basic nursing procedures (e.g. changing bandages)
- Ensure rooms have adequate patient care supplies
- Assist patients with particular issues or needs
- Provide appropriate emotional support
Patient Care Technician, Float Pool
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Winfield, IL
12.2008 - 07.2021
- Responsibilities: Float Pool
- GENERAL PATIENT CARE- Observe and report on the emotions and spiritual needs the patient and assist in providing supportive care.
- Assists with admission, discharging, transferring, ambulatory and transportation of patients.
- Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient by providing care services such as bathing, oral hygiene procedures, hair care, bed pan/urinal use, skin care and garment, linen and bedding changes.
- TECHNICAL CARE - Assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures, sets up and primes IV tubing, 12-lead ECG, simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changes dressings, obtains blood specimens utilizing appropriate skin puncture and venipuncture techniques, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures.
- EQUIPMENT - Assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up.
Patient Care Technician/Phlebotomist
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
03.2004 - 11.2008
- Responsibilities: Heart Unit
Patient Care Technician/Phlebotomist/Unit Clerk
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
01.2003 - 02.2004
- Responsibilities: Heart and Liver Transplant Unit
- GENERAL PATIENT CARE-Meets the comfort and hygiene needs of the patient by providing care services such as bathing, oral hygiene procedures, hair care, bed pan/urinal use, skin care and garment, linen and bedding changes.
- TECHNICAL CARE - Assists with completion of patient testing and treatment procedures, sets up and primes IV tubing, 12-lead ECG, simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changes dressings, obtains blood specimens utilizing appropriate skin puncture and venipuncture techniques, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obtains wound and throat cultures.
- EQUIPMENT - Assists physician and professional staff in equipment supply and set up.
Education
Certificate - Certified Nuse Assistant
SamLand Healthcare
Bolingbrook, IL11.2002
Diploma - Medical Office Assistant
College Office Of Technology
Chicago, IL08.2002
High school diploma - Required
Cosmopolitan Preparatory High School
Chicago, IL01.1990
Skills
CNA (10 years)
Vital Signs (10 years)
EKG (10 years)
Medical Terminology/Billing/Coding/Records (6 years)
CPR (10 years)
Hospital Experience (10 years)
Meditech (10 years)
Epic (10 years)
Patient Care (10 years)
Medical Records (4 years)
Critical Care Experience (10 years)
ICU Experience (10 years)
Front Desk (10 years)
Medical Office Experience (5 years)
Certification
CNA
Timeline
Float Pool Patient Care Technician
Northwestern Medicine
09.2025 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Rush Copley Medical Center
08.2024 - 05.2025
Patient Care Technician (Float Pool)
Northwestern Medicine
01.2024 - 08.2024
Patient Care Technician Travel Contract
Lee Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 04.2023
Patient Care Technician
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
01.2022 - 10.2022
Patient Care Technician, Float Pool
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
12.2008 - 07.2021
Patient Care Technician/Phlebotomist
Edward Hospital
03.2004 - 11.2008
Patient Care Technician/Phlebotomist/Unit Clerk
Loyola University Medical Center
01.2003 - 02.2004
Certificate - Certified Nuse Assistant
SamLand Healthcare
Diploma - Medical Office Assistant
College Office Of Technology
High school diploma - Required
Cosmopolitan Preparatory High School