Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
Generic
CHRISTY RATLIFF

CHRISTY RATLIFF

Tampa,FL

Summary

Certified Hemodialysis Technician with 20 years of experience in hemodialysis and nephrology care. Skilled in patient monitoring, treatment documentation, and maintaining compliance with clinical standards while promoting patient safety and comfort. Collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams to ensure quality patient care.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Ryze Renal Care
Tampa, FL
04.2024 - 09.2026
  • Monitored patients throughout the dialysis process, ensuring adherence to physician orders and treatment protocols to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Monitored vital signs and patient responses throughout dialysis treatments.
  • Provided direct care to patients receiving hemodialysis treatments.
  • Assessed patient conditions and responded appropriately to treatment-related complications.
  • Maintained a safe, therapeutic, and patient-centered treatment environment.
  • Collaborated with nephrologists and healthcare team to coordinate comprehensive patient care and enhance treatment effectiveness.
  • Documented patient assessments and interventions, providing accurate records to support continuity of care and treatment evaluation.
  • Promoted patient safety, comfort, dignity, and quality of care.

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

HSM
Winston-Salem, NC
11.2022 - 01.2024
  • Provided direct patient support throughout the dialysis treatment process under RN supervision.
  • Safely transported, transferred, and positioned patients for dialysis treatments.
  • Conducted routine quality-control and equipment safety checks to ensure optimal functioning of dialysis machines.
  • Obtained and documented patient blood pressure approximately every 30 minutes.
  • Set up, prepared, and tore down dialysis machines according to established procedures.
  • Assisted with comprehensive dialysis treatment processes, enhancing patient safety and care quality.
  • Collaborated with RNs and dialysis team to tailor care plans to meet specific patient needs.
  • Worked as a traveling nurse across various healthcare facilities to provide patient care.
  • Served as a permanent staff member, ensuring consistent patient care and support.

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Fresenius Kidney Care Del Rio
Del Rio, TX
11.2020 - 10.2022
  • Transported, transferred, and positioned patients for dialysis treatments, ensuring safety and comfort.
  • Monitored and recorded patient blood pressure every 30 minutes to support timely interventions.
  • Prepared and connected vascular access sites, including fistulas, grafts, and catheters, adhering to infection-control procedures to minimize complications.
  • Obtained and documented pre- and post-treatment weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respirations.
  • Set up and tore down dialysis machines for patient treatments.
  • Performed routine quality-control and safety checks.
  • Assisted registered nurses during patient care procedures.
  • Supported the dialysis team in providing safe, effective, and patient-centered care.

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Fresenius Kidney Care Midwest
Sioux City, IA
07.2020 - 10.2020
  • Delivered dialysis care and patient support in high-volume clinic, ensuring comfort and safety for 20+ patients.
  • Assisted with dialysis treatment under RN supervision, facilitating efficient patient care.
  • Performed patient monitoring, vital signs, machine preparation, and treatment-related duties.
  • Ensured cleanliness and safety of treatment environment, contributing to positive patient experiences.
  • Followed established infection-control and patient-safety procedures.

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
Austin, TX
12.2016 - 09.2020
  • Executed clinical and technical tasks from RN to support patient care in a busy outpatient setting.
  • Monitored patient conditions and promptly reported changes to RN to ensure timely interventions.
  • Maintained patient safety and enforced infection-control standards to foster a safe treatment environment.
  • Assisted with dialysis machine preparation and treatment procedures.
  • Completed required treatment documentation and supported efficient clinic operations.
  • Recognized for attention to detail and accurate clinical documentation.
  • Worked in a busy outpatient dialysis clinic providing support for patients receiving hemodialysis.

CHT

Sumter Dialysis
Sumter, South Carolina
08.2015 - 11.2016
  • Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Supported certified hemodialytic care for over 20 patients at dialysis clinic under direct supervision of registered nurse.

Monitored patient blood pressure every 30 minutes, set up dialysis machines, and tore down machines after treatments.

pressure every 30 minutes. Did whatever was need to give patients

the best dialysis treatments setup machines and also tore down

machines.

CHT

DCI
Charleston, South Carolina
06.2009 - 07.2015

● Safely transported, transferred, and positioned patients on chairs for

treatment. Performed routine quality control and safety checks.

● Worked under direct supervision of the RN. Took patients' blood

pressure every 30 minutes. Did whatever was need to give patients

the best dialysis treatments setup machines and also tore down

machines.

● Cleaned and connected to access sites, including fistulas, grafts, and

catheters, by following infection control protocols.

● Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital

statistics, including weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse r

Education

High School Diploma -

Penn Foster
Scranton, PA
01-1996

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) - Hemodialysis Technician

BONENT
Scranton, PA
01-1994

Skills

  • Hemodialysis setup
  • Dialysis treatment
  • Dialysis equipment operation
  • Vascular Access management
  • Patient assessment
  • Pre/post-treatment assessments
  • Vital signs assessment
  • Blood pressure monitoring
  • Patient observation
  • Direct patient care
  • Venipuncture techniques
  • Blood sample collection
  • Phlebotomy
  • Clinical documentation
  • Treatment documentation
  • Infection control
  • Infection control procedures
  • Infection control standards
  • Aseptic techniques
  • Biohazardous waste disposal
  • Disposing of biohazardous waste
  • Fluid management
  • Anemia management
  • Water treatment systems
  • Emergency response
  • Emergency response preparedness
  • Critical thinking
  • Team collaboration
  • Records management
  • Clinical metrics
  • Advanced nephrology knowledge
  • HIPAA
  • EMR
  • Adaptable to change
  • Patient care
  • Patient observation
  • Blood sample collection
  • Treatment documentation
  • Regulatory compliance

References

Upon request

Timeline

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Ryze Renal Care
04.2024 - 09.2026

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

HSM
11.2022 - 01.2024

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Fresenius Kidney Care Del Rio
11.2020 - 10.2022

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Fresenius Kidney Care Midwest
07.2020 - 10.2020

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT)

Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
12.2016 - 09.2020

CHT

Sumter Dialysis
08.2015 - 11.2016

CHT

DCI
06.2009 - 07.2015

High School Diploma -

Penn Foster

Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) - Hemodialysis Technician

BONENT
CHRISTY RATLIFF