James R Stewart
Delray Beach,FL
Summary
Patient-oriented with 30 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with orderly and orthopedic tech specialty.
Enthusiastic O.R. assistant knowledgeable in health screenings and treating patients in the operating room conditions. Well-trained professional with talents in and Highly experienced.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Orthopedic Technician
Delray Medical Center
09.1992 - Current
- Assessed patient comfort related to cast and splints and assisted with comfort measures.
- Set up orthopedic fracture tables for casting procedures and applied variety of plaster and fiberglass casting, splints, braces, soft goods and skin and skeletal traction.
- Prepared and passed instruments, sutures, and supplies needed in operative procedure and maintained correct count.
- Measured and fit crutches and canes and instructed patients on proper crutch and cane walking.
- Constructed or received casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
- Handled tools and machinery with caution and precision to avoid costly mistakes and safety accidents.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Decontaminated all equipment, instruments, and supplies and cleaned and stocked carts, rooms, and changed linen, as required.
- Maintained organized, neat workspace and removed all waste and debris to promote efficiency and optimal productivity.
O.R. Assistant.
Delray Medical Center
09.1992 - Current
- Warmly greeted patients and visitors and made each feel welcome.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient data and condition to safeguard health information.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Transported patients via stretcher from patient room to operating room.
- Do all daily activities.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Collected laboratory specimens, dropped off at laboratories and picked up test results.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Provided transportation services for all patients in hospital environment using appropriate equipment.
Anesthesia Technician
West Boca Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
- Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
- Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
- Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
- Increased customer satisfaction with prompt and knowledgeable support for various technical issues.
- Optimized system performance thorough testing and analysis.
- Actively participated in continuous learning initiatives to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in technology.
- Conducted root cause analyses for recurring technical issues, minimizing future disruptions.
- Streamlined processes by implementing efficient workflows and improving technician training programs.
- Reduced response times to technical issues, implementing prioritized troubleshooting protocol.
- Streamlined inventory management, ensuring optimal levels of spare parts and materials at all times.
- Enhanced safety protocols, conducting regular inspections and safety drills for technical team.
- Enhanced team productivity with thorough training on new technologies and procedures.
- Improved system efficiency by implementing regular maintenance schedules for all technical equipment.
- Improved customer satisfaction, swiftly addressing and resolving technical inquiries and issues.
- Increased equipment lifespan, performing preventive maintenance and timely repairs.
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags.
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
- Demonstrated professionalism and attentiveness while responding to urgent situations involving anesthesiology requirements or emergencies swiftly.
- Maintained a high standard of care by adhering to strict infection control guidelines when handling anesthesia equipment.
- Provided exceptional patient care, ensuring proper positioning during surgery to minimize discomfort or injury risk.
- Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
- Enhanced patient safety by conducting routine inspections and troubleshooting issues with anesthesia machines and devices.
- Assisted in successful surgeries through effective communication and collaboration with fellow healthcare professionals.
- Increased efficiency in the operating room by promptly preparing and customizing anesthesia delivery systems as required.
- Assisted in maintaining a safe operating environment by consistently adhering to regulatory guidelines and hospital policies related to anesthesia support services.
Education
Highschool Diploma -
Boca Raton Community High School
Boca Raton, FL05.1979
Skills
- Treatment Options
- Orthopedic Traction
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Anesthetic equipment maintenance
- Anesthetic machine operation
- Supplies management
- Equipment setup
- Staff support and assistance
- Heartsaver CPR AED (CPR AED)
Timeline
Anesthesia Technician
West Boca Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
Orthopedic Technician
Delray Medical Center
09.1992 - Current
O.R. Assistant.
Delray Medical Center
09.1992 - Current
Highschool Diploma -
Boca Raton Community High School