Knowledgeable Anesthesia Technician bringing demonstrated skills in organizing supplies, setting up equipment, diagnosing and repair faulty equipment. Hardworking, reliable and detail-oriented in completing high-quality work in full compliance with facility and regulatory standards. Proficient in aseptic techniques and patient monitoring.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Anesthesia Technician
Froedtert Holy Family Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
07.2023 - Current
Purchasing anesthesia equipment and supplies
Performs updates on medical equipment and troubleshooting, carry out diagnostics and repairs faulty equipment.
Prepared operating rooms by setting up necessary equipment such as monitors, ventilators, IV pumps.
Performed routine maintenance on anesthesia machines according to manufacturer's guidelines.
Conducted regular safety checks on anesthesia machines and other medical equipment used in the OR suite.
Participated in staff meetings discussing new techniques or updates regarding patient care policies.
Maintained clean and sterile fields in operating rooms when assisting anesthesiologists.
Cleaned and restocked carts in operating rooms for general surgery and labor and delivery.
Changed breathing tubing and suction canisters between cases.
Set up pressure transducers by properly calibrating transducers and pressure nodules.
Anesthesia Technician
AdvocateAurora Healthcare
Green Bay, WI
10.2021 - 06.2023
Sets up monitoring equipment in the operating room
Assists in various tasks during surgical procedures
Calibrates all pressures and recording systems within the patient monitoring system
Cleans and maintains equipment.
Wound care Technician
AdvocateAurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
08.2019 - 10.2021
Set up, adjust, maintain and clean medical equipment
Assist with wound care procedures
Collect and record patient data
Apply dressings and wound vacs.
CNA-Float Pool
AdvocateAurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
12.2018 - 08.2019
Worked in different hospitals and units
Assisted with patient care and monitoring
Maintained equipment and reported any issues
Reported changes in patient health.
Dialysis Technician
AdvocateAurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
08.2018 - 12.2018
Set up and monitor hemodialysis machines
Welcome and assess patients
Monitor patients' response to treatment
Take vital signs
Ensure proper termination of treatment and clean equipment.
Nursing Assistant - Telemetry/ Cardiac
Aurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI
02.2017 - 08.2018
Assisted patients with various tasks
Monitored patients for changes
Assisted with daily cares
Monitored telemetry cardiac arrhythmias
Assisted with patient discharge.
Nursing Assistant - Ortho/Neuro
Prohealth Care
Waukesha, WI
10.2014 - 05.2015
Participated in meetings to improve patient care
Assisted patients with daily cares
Obtained patient data
Followed isolation and infection control protocols
Provided healing therapies.
Nursing Assistant/CHPNA
Gentiva Hospice
Burlington, WI
09.2013 - 07.2014
Observed and documented patient status
Planned and prepared meals
Assisted with transferring equipment
Provided emotional support and compassionate care
Recorded vital signs.
Nursing Assistant/CHPNA
Seasons Hospice
West Allis, WI
06.2009 - 07.2013
Maintained accurate records of patient care
Assisted with personal hygiene
Followed safe lifting techniques
Educated patients and families
Assisted with wound care
Prepared meals.
Nursing Assistant
Hospice Advantage
Racine, WI
10.2008 - 06.2009
Maintained accurate records of patient care
Responded to physical and emotional needs of patients
Assisted with hygiene and feeding
Cooked meals
Assisted with mobility tasks
Maintained a clean environment.
Nursing Assistant
State of WI Veterans Affairs
Union Grove, WI
04.2008 - 10.2008
Documented accurate patient care
Assisted with ADLs
Positioned patients for comfort
Observed for fall risk factors
Followed isolation and infection protocols.
Education
Student -
Darlaston Science School
09.1981
Skills
Trauma unit experience
Purchasing anesthesia equipment and supplies
Medical equipment troubleshooting and diagnostics
Repairs faulty medical equipment
Sets up monitoring equipment in the operating room
Calibrates pressure and recording systems
Transfers patients to and from the operating room
Cleans and maintains non-disposable equipment
Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions
Set up, adjust, maintain, and clean medical equipment
Assists with debridement and wound care
Collects and records tissue samples from infected wound
Maintains equipment and reports any defects
Sets up hemodialysis machines and monitors patients' response to treatment