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Eric Cruz

Phoenixville,PA

Summary

Professional Cardiac Monitor Technician with 17 years of experience working in busy hospital settings Committed to providing accurate interpretation of cardiac abnormalities and communicating findings thoroughly with nursing staff.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dialysis Technician

DaVita
West Chester, PA
01.2024 - Current
  • Performed routine sterilization, cleaning, and maintenance of hemodialysis machines and equipment.
  • Took and documented patient temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates before and after dialysis treatment.
  • Primed dialyzer with saline or heparinized solutions and followed formula directions when preparing dialysate.
  • Eased patients' anxiety by explaining dialysis procedures and dialysis machine operations.
  • Attached dialyzer and tubing to dialysis machines for use in hemodialysis treatment.

Cardiac Monitor Technician

University Of Miami Hospital And Clinics
Miami, FL
05.2022 - 11.2023

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  • Monitored patients on telemetry by computer
  • Compared posted strips to previous strips to notify nursing staff of drastic changes.
  • Identified potential issues with the patient's ECG tracing before they become critical situations.
  • Documented any changes made to the settings on the monitors throughout a procedure or test period.

Cardiac Monitor Technician

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
07.2021 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for cardiac monitor observation and reporting of cardiac arrhythmias to nursing staff

Cardiac Monitor Technician

Pottstown Hospital
09.2020 - 07.2021
  • Responsible for cardiac monitor observation and reporting of cardiac arrhythmias to nursing staff
  • Collaborated with healthcare team to maintain quality patient care.

Cardiac Monitor Technician

BrynMawr Hospital
06.2016 - 09.2019
  • Responsible for cardiac monitor observation and reporting of cardiac arrhythmias to nursing staff

Cardiac Monitor Technician/Patient Care Technician

Phoenixville Hospital
08.2007 - 06.2016
  • Responsible for cardiac monitor observation and reporting of cardiac arrhythmias to nursing staff
  • Perform Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
  • Read and interpret ECG strips
  • Phlebotomy and lab specimen collection
  • Patient Care, duties
  • Cross-trained to work in ER, ICU and Intermediate/Step-down Unit

Education

Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S - Cardiovascular Technology

National School of Technology, Everest Institute of Tech
Hialeah, FL
1995

Diploma -

Hialeah High School
Hialeah, FL
1992

Skills

  • Excellent ECG, stress testing, pacemaker monitoring and telemetry skills
  • Excellent patient care skills and experience; including collecting vital signs, glucose monitoring, blood draws and cultures, other collections for labs, patient transport and hygiene
  • Transcribe medical orders, schedule physician and diagnostic consultations, process admissions, create and organize patient charts, manage unit communications with other units/departments, process medication orders
  • Use and care of general medical equipment to determine blood pressure, body temperature, electrocardiograms, blood glucose, pulse and oxygenation
  • A very professional demeanor
  • Able to use medical databases
  • MS Word, Excel, web browsers, Lotus 123, Quicken and QuickBooks, WordPerfect and HTML
  • Phlebotomy
  • Hospital Experience
  • ICU Experience
  • Certifications
  • CCT

Certification

CCT

BLS

Timeline

Dialysis Technician

DaVita
01.2024 - Current

Cardiac Monitor Technician

University Of Miami Hospital And Clinics
05.2022 - 11.2023

Cardiac Monitor Technician

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
07.2021 - 04.2022

Cardiac Monitor Technician

Pottstown Hospital
09.2020 - 07.2021

Cardiac Monitor Technician

BrynMawr Hospital
06.2016 - 09.2019

Cardiac Monitor Technician/Patient Care Technician

Phoenixville Hospital
08.2007 - 06.2016

Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S - Cardiovascular Technology

National School of Technology, Everest Institute of Tech

Diploma -

Hialeah High School
Eric Cruz