Dorcas Williams
Richmond,TX
Summary
Dedicated care professional, committed to supporting patients in feeling secure and comfortable in clinical and home settings. Responsible team player always willing to assume additional responsibility to ease family burden. Service-oriented and resourceful with in-depth clinical skills and assessment training. Support patient personal care and hygiene needs with diligent assistance. Organized in keeping supplies stocked and equipment sterilized for use.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
CHI St. Luke's Hospital
06.2016 - 01.2023
- 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.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Helped patients complete activities of daily living.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Lifted or assisted others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, surgical tables or stretchers.
- Used wheelchairs, stretchers and movable beds to move patients between hospital locations.
- Responded to emergency situations to help with lifting and transporting patients.
Education
High School Diploma -
Faith School
Houston, TX06.2010
Skills
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Mobility Assistance Aptitude
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Patient Service
- Cultural Awareness
- Culturally Competent Care
- Patient Positioning Understanding
- IV Discontinuation
- Oral Hygiene
- Room Cleaning and Restocking
- Family Communication
- Taking Vital Signs
- Patient Transporting
- Patient Feeding
- Simple Dressings
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support
- Observation Documentation
- Equipment Disinfection
- Biological Specimen Handling
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Output Monitoring and Reporting
- Patient Safety Management
- Computer Literacy
- Monitoring Patient Conditions
- Assisting with Daily Living
- Documenting Behaviors
- Disability Care
- Monitoring Fluids
- Symptom Documentation
- Calm Under Stress
- Feeding Tube Management
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
CHI St. Luke's Hospital
06.2016 - 01.2023
High School Diploma -
Faith School
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