Derek Thomas Alfred
Richmond,VIRGINIA
Summary
A Nurse Aide with 14 years of experience providing comprehensive support and care to patients. Skillful in solving complex problems and staying calm in emergency situations. A more recent shift into military entrance processing utilized the organizational skills from the years of working at the bedside to track hundreds of applicants processing at the same time.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs
Richmond, VA
07.2023 - Current
- Maintained supplies in the Emergency Room including stocking shelves and disposing of outdated or expired items.
- Monitored patient conditions and communicated changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as intubations, chest tube insertions and central line placements.
- Transported patients from the ER to other departments or units throughout the hospital as needed.
- Completed documentation for each patient encounter accurately and within established timeframes.
- Performed quality assurance activities related to emergency room processes, protocols and equipment maintenance.
- Assisted with resuscitation efforts in life-threatening situations such as cardiac arrest or trauma cases.
- Provided emotional support to family members during a crisis situation or at end-of-life stages of care.
- Responded quickly and efficiently to code blue calls in order to provide effective lifesaving measures.
- GS-5, Special Pay Rate (non-template)
Medical Technician
US Military Entrance Processing Command
Fort Lee, VA
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Oversaw department updates such as changing methodologies and improving workflow.
- Monitored inventory levels of supplies and equipment and placed orders for replacements.
- Reviews and submits applicant paperwork to physicians for review as appropriate.
- Completes data entry from Electronic Health Record into Military entrance software.
- Measures applicants vital signs and vision acuity and inputs data into applicants health record.
- Maintains close working relations with assigned service liaisons to ensure appropriate throughput of applicant processing.
- Performs phlebotomy.
- Answered and redirected incoming phone calls for office.
- GS-6, Step 3. One full year in grade.
Nursing Assistant
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
09.2020 - 07.2022
- Providing top notch care to our nation's heroes is the cornerstone of this position
- This position has included writing extensive reports, handling and dispersing the multitude of phone calls and reporting to general officers and other VIPs just to name a few taskings. That experience led to a role briefing the hospital Nursing Practice Council quarterly on updates from our Unit Practice Council
- Chairing the morale committee has helped to strengthen the bonds between the managers and staff and afforded a small leadership role on the unit
- Assisting with the certification of payroll through the ATAAPS system was a task that became a regular duty
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming and other hygiene needs.
- Collaborated with peers and attended meetings to brainstorm new activities for patients and discuss ways to resolve issues.
- Documented care actions by completing records and logs in medical software system.
- GS-5, Step 4
Patient Care Technician
Childrens National Hospital
Washington, DC
04.2019 - 09.2020
- Task management and detail orientation were the hallmarks of success in this fast paced environment
- This unit cares for surgical, trauma, burn and most recently COVID-19 patients so patience and understanding for the children and their parents was the only way to achieve a good rapport with the families
- I was also afforded many training opportunities in the care of burn and palliative pediatric patients
- A secondary position in the orthopedic clinic created an ability to work in the fast paced, outpatient side of nursing
- The last, and most important duty I was afforded was the ability to work and teach the nurse residents in the art of collaborative care and delegation
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
Patient Care Technician
St. Mary's Hospital
Richmond, Virginia
03.2018 - 04.2019
- This position was all about time management as it was a nursing assistant and unit secretary combination
- Answering phones and call lights interspersed with patient care and then back to calling a physician and transcribing their orders into the patient's chart were duties performed just in a single hour
- This position was a wonderful learning experience in how to converse with patients and physicians and take detailed dictations over the phone to transcribe
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
Operating Room Support Assistant
VCU Health
Richmond, Virginia
07.2016 - 09.2018
- Resourcefulness and being a wealth of knowledge were always expected in this position
- I had to be an expert on all Urologic, Gynecologic and Robotic surgery instruments and supplies
- When the manager was on leave I was expected to make sure that the preference cards for the next days surgeries were correct so that every instrument was available for our surgeons to use
- During my tenure VCU contracted the Deloitte group with an efficiency survey and a task force was setup with 8 representatives and out of 250 staff I was chosen for one of those representative spots due to my knowledge of policy and procedure
- Adhered to universal precautions, applying aseptic techniques to operating room equipment and personnel
- Participated in OR suite turnaround procedures such as cleaning and case cart management.
- Gowned and gloved staff to help team prepare for surgeries.
Clinical Associate
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia
12.2011 - 07.2016
- Quick thinking and quicker actions were what was necessary to care for the sickest children in this unit
- The ability to act and think clearly in an emergency were skills that I garnered while holding this position
- I streamlined the process for ordering baby formula and created a system of organization that made the floor self reliant and always with correct supplies.
- Coordinated with appropriate administrative staff to address clinical, operational and financial questions.
- Comforted anxious patients before procedures and listened to concerns, offering support and compassion.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
Education
General Studies And Nursing Assistant Course -
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Clifton Forge, VAComptia A+ Course
University of The District of Columbia
Washington, DCSkills
- Patient-focused care
- Computer literate
- Recording Vital Signs
- Patient Relations
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Medical Records Management
- Wound care specialist
- EMR / EHR
- Office administration
- Microsoft Office
- HIPAA guideline compliance
- Report writing
- Inter-office communications
- Healthcare data tracking
- Verbal and written communication
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs
07.2023 - Current
Medical Technician
US Military Entrance Processing Command
07.2022 - 07.2023
Nursing Assistant
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
09.2020 - 07.2022
Patient Care Technician
Childrens National Hospital
04.2019 - 09.2020
Patient Care Technician
St. Mary's Hospital
03.2018 - 04.2019
Operating Room Support Assistant
VCU Health
07.2016 - 09.2018
Clinical Associate
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
12.2011 - 07.2016
General Studies And Nursing Assistant Course -
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Comptia A+ Course
University of The District of Columbia
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