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CYNTHIA RAMIREZ
Houston,TX
Summary
Skilled Patient Care Technician offering demonstrated expertise in patient support developed over 5 years of healthcare experience. Skilled at supporting transports, ambulating patients and charting updates. Flexible team player with positive and upbeat nature.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
PCA/UAA
02.2020 - 02.2023
Job overview
- MED-SURG -2020/2022
- Woman Services -2022/23
- Antepartum/Postpartum
- CPI Certified
- Organizes unit workflow, paperwork as needed, pro-actively problem-solves, anticipating needs, and managing multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision
- Pull/print daily reports per unit standard, which may include daily shift report, charge nurse reports, handoff reports and/or Daily Care Plan
- Coordinates requests to Facilities Management/Maintenance and Biomed regarding department needs or broken equipment
- Rounds through unit, per unit expectations, to check for environmental or equipment needs, and other assistance that may be needed
- Serves as in-house courier which may include retrieving blood, hand delivering labs, tele boxes
- (EF)
- Assists with calls to physicians and their office, bed management, transfer services or other floors, coordinating with Operations Administrator as needed
- Assists with process for transfers or transport for procedures
- Follows up calls for tests and procedures as directed by nurse as appropriate
- Removes patient from system upon discharge or transfer
- (EF)
- PCA/
- Provide high quality care and demand nursing assistance with surgical acute care rehabilitation and med-surg patients
- Carrie patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bathing grooming feeding dressing assisting ambulatory
- Take and record vitals signs
- Transferring patients from unit to unit
- Providing high-quality CPR
- Assistance with EKG/Electro Ultrasounds
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
Evergreen Private Care, Caregiver
08.2018 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Provide high-quality patient care as in-demand per-diem nursing assistant within surgical, acute-care, rehabilitation, home healthcare and nursing-home settings
- Preserved patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, and assistance ambulating,
- Take and record vital signs
- Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships
- Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces, and purchasing supplies
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members
- Cooked tasty, nourishing meals for patients to promote better nutrition
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated
- Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support
Doctor's Clinic, Patient Care Tech
05.2019 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Vital /room patients
- Physicals: conducted blood draws /Urine specimen
- Assisted with EKG's/Electro Ultrasounds
- DOT Physicals /processed drug screening
- Administer injections /IV's
- Responsible for admin duties
- Performed Physical therapy exercises :lumbar cervical ,thoracic spine
California Pizza Kitchen
Waitress
01.2016 - 06.2018
Job overview
- Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals Collect payments from customers
- Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff
- Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took drink orders
- Resolved guest and employee complaints to maintain complete customer satisfaction and workforce effectiveness
- Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times
La Madeleine French Bakery & Café Champions
Hostess
02.2016 - 10.2017
Job overview
- Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas
- Answer telephone calls and respond to inquiries or transfer calls
- Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages
- Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure dining experience
Education
Jersey Village High School
High School Diploma
02.2011
PIMA Medical Institute, TX PIMA Medical Institute
Patient Care Technician Certificate
01.2019
Skills
- Highly motivated and educated patient care technician utilizing professional skills and empathy to
- Provide quality health care to patients and residents (Bi-Lingual)
- Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring
- Mouth Care
- Privacy/HIPAA Regulations
- Patient Advocacy and Support
- Electronic Medical Records
- Nursing Skills
- Assistance with Daily Living Activities
- Intake-Output Measurements
- Individual Service Plans and Care Plans
- CPR , BLS, AED certified
- Patient Care and Safety
- Catheter Care
- Drawing Blood
- Performing Catheterizations
- Removing Sutures and staples
- Operating Dialysis Equipment and
- Performing Treatment Procedures
- (Hemodialysis)
- Assistance with transporting patients
- Managing Wound Care
- Administering ECG's
- Inserting Intravenous Saline Locks
- Performing Emergency Room Skills
- (Splints, Immobilization's, Nasogastric Tube Removal)
- Ambulation with Gait Belt
- Patient Positioning Understanding
- Patient Care Activities
- Quality Patient Care
- Feeding Assistance
- Isolate cleaning
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Patient Service
- Behavior Redirection
- Monitoring Patient Conditions
- Heel Sticks
- Patient Rounds
- Bed Making and Linen Changes
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
- NCPCT - Patient Care Technician
- CPI -Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
PCA/UAA
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
02.2020 - 02.2023
Doctor's Clinic, Patient Care Tech
05.2019 - 07.2019
Evergreen Private Care, Caregiver
08.2018 - 01.2020
Hostess
La Madeleine French Bakery & Café Champions
02.2016 - 10.2017
Waitress
California Pizza Kitchen
01.2016 - 06.2018
Jersey Village High School
High School Diploma
PIMA Medical Institute, TX PIMA Medical Institute
Patient Care Technician Certificate
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