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Giselle Ruelas

Laredo,TX

Summary

To secure a position within your clinic Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Patient Care Technician position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Care Technician

DaVita Kidney Care
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
  • Reduced infection risk by strictly adhering to all infection control protocols and properly disposing of biohazard materials.
  • Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
  • Ensured accurate documentation of all relevant patient information including vital signs and treatment specifics for each dialysis session.
  • Developed strong relationships with patients'' families through open communication channels and consistent updates on progress or setbacks in treatment plans.
  • Assisted nurses in monitoring patients during dialysis treatments, ensuring timely intervention for any complications.
  • Supported facility-wide initiatives aimed at improving quality of care for all patients receiving dialysis services within the organization.

Physical Therapy Technician

Texas Federal Wellness Health Rehab
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Assisting patients with exercises during physical therapy cleaning and prepping treatment area and equipment before and after each use
  • Changing and washing linen after every patient
  • Reporting patients' progress to Physical Therapist ordering and arranging supplies documenting patient information

Patient Care Tech.

Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2016 - 04.2021
  • Assist patient with feeding, dressing, bathing, wound care, changing and transferring
  • Assisted with patient intake and output
  • Accu Checks
  • Record Vitals
  • Charting

Health Information Management Technician

Laredo Medical Center
08.2018 - 07.2019
  • Organizing and evaluating patient medical records
  • Reviewing medical records for accuracy
  • Collecting necessary documents and information for birth certificates

Education

Certified Nurse Assistant -

Laredo Community College
05.2015

Skills

  • Assisting physician with minor office procedures
  • Taking chief complaints
  • Vital signs
  • Urine specimen collection
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests
  • Charting
  • Complying to patients needs
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Assisting Physical Therapists
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Answering multi-line phones
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Patient Observation
  • Blood Glucose Testing
  • Infection control standards
  • Specimen Collection
  • Phlebotomy Techniques
  • Patient Services
  • Patient Education
  • Information Protection
  • Infection prevention

Certification

  • CPR and First Aid Certified
  • CHT - Certified Hemodialysis Technologist

Personal Information

Title: Patient Care Technician

References

Available upon request

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Patient Care Technician

DaVita Kidney Care
08.2022 - 05.2024

Physical Therapy Technician

Texas Federal Wellness Health Rehab
09.2021 - 02.2022

Health Information Management Technician

Laredo Medical Center
08.2018 - 07.2019

Patient Care Tech.

Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2016 - 04.2021

Certified Nurse Assistant -

Laredo Community College
Giselle Ruelas