Ja'Toyia Workman
Temple Hills,MD
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CERTIFIED PERIOPERATIVE BLOOD MANAGEMENT TECH.
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
Washington, DC
08.2014 - Current
- Maintain aseptic technique while setting up and operating equipment used in open- heart, vascular and surgeries.
- Provide technical advice regarding the selection, maintenance and troubleshooting of the perfusion and autotransfusion equipment.
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia and nursing to ensure optimum care for patients with risk of bleeding.
- Attend regular meetings with healthcare teams to discuss new techniques and technologies.
- Assist surgeons with insertion of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps(IABP), monitor IABP's during transport, troubleshoot errors and malfunctions, discontinue and remove from patient when IABP support is no longer needed.
- Assist perfusionist with the insertion, discontinuation and transport of ECMO circuits.
- Assist in training on boarding staff and students.
- Removal femoral Arterial and Venous sheaths we needed and before patients are ready leave ICU.
- Run quality assurance on all autotransfusion equipment( I.E., cell savage and platelet gel machines)
- Perform laboratory test (I.E., blood gases, thromboelastograph( TEG's), Active Clotting Time(ACT) and Heparin Management Systems.
- Provide direct patient care and assistance to healthcare team and members.
- Managed inventory and supplies to ensure materials were available when needed.
- Assists/scrubs in with physician during routine to complex invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures. Prepares catheters, guiding wires, sheaths, etc. for physicians, as needed.
- Prepares, cleans, and drapes appropriate site prior to invasive procedure, ensuring a sterile field according to Association of Operating Room Nurse (AORN) standards.
- Enters required patient data into the computer, connects electrocardiograph (EKG) and pulse oximeter monitors. Provides physical and psychological comfort to patients prior to, during, and post-procedure.
- Monitors electrocardiograph (ECG), blood pressure and other hemodynamic parameters during procedures.
- Assists with insertion of implantable devices, ablations, and sets-up/removes arterial and venous lines. Performs activated coagulation time tests to determine appropriate arterial/venous sheaths removal.
- Prepares/cleans, arranges and stocks room/equipment for next procedure. Maintains and stocks inventory, such as catheters, defibrillators, monitors and temporary pacemakers.
Education
Phlebotomy
Professional Training Serivices
Sumter, SC08-2006
Skills
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Decision making
- Excellent Communication
- Inventory Management
- Equipment Maintenance
- Adaptability and Flexibility
Certification
- Certified Perioperative Blood Management Technologist
- Certified to run: Teg 5000; GEM 5000; Hemochrom 100 and Heparin Management System
- CPR
Timeline
CERTIFIED PERIOPERATIVE BLOOD MANAGEMENT TECH.
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
08.2014 - Current
Phlebotomy
Professional Training Serivices