Emily Pechota
League City,TX
Summary
Results-driven professional with a background in patient care and educational support. Known for strong communication and mentoring skills, fostering student motivation while ensuring adherence to infection control standards, and improving patient care outcomes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX
06.2021 - 01.2025
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the nursing staff.
- Assisted in daily living activities, enhancing patient comfort and dignity.
- Maintained clean and organized patient care areas to ensure safety compliance.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Trained new staff on operational procedures and best practices for patient care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to improve overall patient outcomes.
- Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
Embedded Tutor
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Tutored students weekly in foundational and advanced biochemistry concepts, including enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics, and metabolic pathways.
- Facilitated weekly review sessions and exam preperation.
- Encouraged self-directed learning in students by guiding them toward appropriate resources rather than simply providing answers.
- Served as a mentor to struggling students, providing guidance on time management strategies and study habits that led to marked improvements in their overall academic performance.
- Enhanced student retention of material by implementing effective teaching strategies tailored to individual learning styles.
- Collaborated with faculty to align tutoring objectives with current lecture syllabi and learning outcomes.
Education
High School Diploma -
Clear Creek High School
League City, TX06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX05.2025
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Blood glucose testing
- Basic life support (BLS)
- Crisis prevention intervention (CPI)
- Infection control standards
- ADL support
- Phlebotomy techniques
- Patient advocacy
- Peer tutoring
- Student motivation
- Study skills
- Group and individual instruction
Certification
- CPCT/A - Patient Care Technician/Assistant
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
Accomplishments
- Presented poster "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis efficacy of Probiotics for Treating Acne" at the UHCL Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts on April 29th, 2023.
- Presented poster "Characterization of Laminin Subunit Composition in HEK293 and JAR Cell Lines by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Analysis" at the UHCL Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts on April 19th, 2025.
- Presented poster "Characterization of Laminin Trimers in Mus Musculus Organ Tissues by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Analysis" at the UHCL Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts on April 19th, 2025.
- Presented poster "Development of a Two-Dimensional Non-Reducing/Reducing SDS-PAGE Method for Disulfide-Linked Protein Complex Analysis" at the UHCL Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts on April 25th, 2026.
Timeline
Embedded Tutor
University of Houston-Clear Lake
01.2025 - 05.2025
Patient Care Technician
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
06.2021 - 01.2025
High School Diploma -
Clear Creek High School
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of Houston-Clear Lake