Clive Rhoden
Mount Vernon
Summary
To continue to grow in the medical field and provide quality services for both patients and clients within the healthcare organization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Certified Endoscopy Technician
Westchester Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
- Performs and serves as a technical expert in advanced endoscopic procedures.
- Recognizes emergent situations during endoscopic procedures and demonstrates the ability to set priorities to assist the endoscopy team.
- Demonstrates knowledge and purpose of contrast media used during ERCP.
- Perform procedures in an OR setting or at patient bedside including ICU, ED, or Radiology.
- Assists with therapeutic interventions such as balloon dilation's, polypectomy, sphincterotomy, stent placement, endostich, and gastrostomy tube placement.
- Remains current on advanced techniques and new equipment.
- Facilitates teamwork by willingly assisting other team members in such activities as room cleaning, turnovers, procedure set ups, patient transport, and instrument cleaning.
Patient Care Technician (Float Pool/Per Diem)
New York Presbyterian
10.2022 - Current
- Provide compassionate focused patient care and perform select care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Improve the patient's experience and maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment.
- Various duties and responsibilities throughout various departments within the hospital.
- Demonstrate teamwork and professionalism throughout all aspects of the Patient Care Technician position all the while raising the bar for patient care.
Senior Surgical Care Assistant
Westchester Medical Center
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Check operating rooms to ensure proper furniture/equipment for case, prepare the correct surgical bed with linens.
- Retrieve missing equipment prior to and during procedures if needed.
- Assist with placement and hook-up of OR equipment and connect electrical equipment to outlets with guidance from surgical team and assist with moving equipment to sterile field as needed.
- Check electrical OR beds prior to patient arrival in the room and troubleshoot any issues.
- Help transport patients to the OR from the nursing units and PAR areas as needed.
- Understands and follows universal protocols and parameters of the sterile field and traffic flow of the OR.
- Assists circulating nurse as needed, and transports blood and specimens to the lab and/or pathology as needed.
Sitter (On Call Nursing)
New York Presbyterian
02.2015 - 10.2022
- Observe and maintain the safety of patients.
- Minimize/Prevent patient fall risks, and removal of inserted IV tubes, foley catheter.
- Escort patients to and from bathrooms.
- Set bed alarms to prevent patients from falling.
Surgical Care Assistant
Westchester Medical Center
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Set up OR rooms with proper furniture and or equipment.
- Troubleshoot any issues with electrical patient care bed prior to their arrival.
- Replaces empty nitrogen tanks (for drills) CO2 tanks on video towers, argon tanks on ABC and making sure there are back up tanks available.
- Help transport patients to the OR from the nursing units and PAR areas as needed.
- Assists the surgical team with patient positioning and ensuring the safety strap is available and applied.
- Post procedure ensures stretcher or bed is available and assists with transfer of patient from OR bed.
- Understands and follows universal protocols and parameters of the sterile field and traffic flow of the OR.
- Keeps scrub sinks cleaned and stocked.
- Stocks/Re-stocks operating rooms as needed.
- Returns equipment and supplies to the appropriate area after procedure.
- Keeps corridors surrounding the operating room clean and free of clutter.
- Ensure exits and fire extinguishers are not blocked.
- Reports and tags any equipment that is out of order and notifies the supervisor with the knowledge of procedure to place the equipment out of order.
Logistics Coordinator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
New York
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Coordinated logistics for patient transportation and medical supply deliveries.
- Managed inventory levels for essential medical supplies and equipment.
- Developed schedules for shipping and receiving to ensure timely operations.
Education
Associates Program -
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
01.2022
High School Diploma -
Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon01.1993
Some College - Business and Marketing
Westchester Business Institute
White PlainsSkills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Lotus Notes
Certification
- CPR Certified, Basic Life Support Skills
- Advances in Pancreaticobiliary Technology
Timeline
Advanced Certified Endoscopy Technician
Westchester Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Patient Care Technician (Float Pool/Per Diem)
New York Presbyterian
10.2022 - Current
Senior Surgical Care Assistant
Westchester Medical Center
05.2022 - 10.2022
Surgical Care Assistant
Westchester Medical Center
06.2021 - 05.2022
Logistics Coordinator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
03.2019 - 06.2021
Sitter (On Call Nursing)
New York Presbyterian
02.2015 - 10.2022
Associates Program -
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
High School Diploma -
Mount Vernon High School
Some College - Business and Marketing
Westchester Business Institute