Celia Gregory
Allen,TX
Summary
Focused patient care professional accustomed to prioritizing and delivering basic patient care. Offers 10 years of comprehensive experience in recording vital signs, collecting specimens and preparing accurate documentation. Recognized by patients for delivering five-star patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
- Ensured a safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control procedures and proper equipment handling techniques.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments, gathering vital signs, medical histories, and presenting symptoms for accurate diagnosis.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
Patient Care Technician
Medical City Plano
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Assists the licensed staff with basic patient care functions, which includes but is not limited to bathing, ambulating, toileting and feeding patients
- In addition, picking up meal trays, and taking vital signs
- Transfer and transport patients in accordance with policies and procedures with specific consideration to age-specific and safety needs
- Prepare rooms for admission
- Perform patient rounding being sure to report any changes in a patient's condition or behavior immediately to the nurse
- Catheter care
- Cleans equipment properly and distributes based on patient needs
- Maintains unit equipment in good working order and notifies the appropriate parties promptly when equipment requires service or repairs
- Epic Charting/Meditech
Patient Care Technician
South Suburban Hospital
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Cleans patient bedside units and nursing areas not included in general housekeeping, and cleans equipment properly and distributes based on patient needs
- Collect, monitor, and document pertinent data relating to patient functioning and care to include but not limited to: intake and output, weight, temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
- Recognizes and immediately reports values outside normal parameters to the nurse
- Provide sitter care as needed
- Charting and passing on reports for all assigned patients
- Resolve patient concerns by initiating service recovery and immediately escalating patient, family, visitors and staff concerns through the chain of command.
Patient Care Technician
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
04.2014 - 04.2017
- Assists patients with activities of daily living
- Cleans patient bedside units and nursing areas not included in general housekeeping, and cleans equipment properly and distributes based on patient needs
- Collects and records patient data, reporting information and observations to nursing personnel in a timely fashion
- Obtains and records patient vital signs, height, weight, nutritional intake and output and performs blood glucose monitoring via finger-stick blood samples, test strips and portable meters
- Performs routine urinary catheter care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
Louisville, KY05-2028
High School Diploma -
Thornton Fractional South
05.2010
Skills
- Electronic Charting
- Patient Care Quality
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- CNA Certified
- CPI TRAINED
- CPR/AED
- Recording vital signs
- Epic Trained
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Specimen handling
- Butterfly needle technique
- Patient confidentiality
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Medical City Plano
04.2021 - 01.2022
Patient Care Technician
South Suburban Hospital
07.2018 - 03.2020
Patient Care Technician
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
04.2014 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Thornton Fractional South
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
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