Daphney Overbeck
Jamestown,NY
Summary
Dedicated Patient Care Technician from Upmc Chautaqua, adept in vital signs monitoring and providing exceptional patient services. Excelled in patient education and mobility assistance, enhancing patient satisfaction and care efficiency. Skilled in sterilization techniques and adaptable to changing patient needs, significantly contributing to optimized healthcare delivery.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Upmc Chautaqua
10.2023 - Current
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dubois Area Senior High School
Dubois, PA06.2004
Skills
- Patient Education
- Healthy meal preparation
- Information Protection
- Mobility Assistance
- Specimen Collection
- Feeding Assistance
- ADL support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical Training
- Qualified in patient transport
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Adaptable
- Catheter Care
- Patient Services
- Patient Observation
- Sterilization techniques
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Upmc Chautaqua
10.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Dubois Area Senior High School