Kali Harris
Butler,PA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
UPMC Mercy
10.2024 - Current
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained clean and safe environments to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds, and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to safety precautions.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional goals.
- Supported patient's activities of daily living, and improved hospital stay experience.
- Assist patients on a 26 bed floor.
Student Nurse Intern
UPMC Mercy
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Helped with patient care by assisting nurses with daily tasks, procedures, and assessments.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored patient's conditions.
- Administered close patient care, checked vital signs, and monitored telemetry.
- Developed strong communication skills through frequent interaction with patients, families, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Administered medications under supervision, ensuring accurate doses and timely delivery.
- Performed basic nursing skills such as drawing blood samples, monitoring vital signs accurately and efficiently, removing foley catheters, and performing straight catheterizations.
- Completed thorough patient assessments, contributing valuable information for treatment decisions.
- Cared for up to 7 patients an assignment
Patient Care Technician
UPMC Passavant McCandless
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Provide routine patient care including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating
- Complete routine blood glucose monitoring, blood draws, vitals, I&O’s, catheter care
- Trained to complete12 lead EKG’s, bladder scans
- Ensure patient safety at all times
- Document patient information in the medical record
- Effectively communicate patient needs to the nursing staff
- Follow all policies and procedures set forth by the hospital
Hospitality Aide
St. John Specialty Care Center
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Answered call lights and helped patients feel comfortable and secure by adjusting beds, lights, pillows, patient clothing, and bedside tables
- Provided routine patient care including bathing, dressing, feeding, transporting, toileting and ambulating
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to keep the team ready for expected demands
- Supported and helped a whole floor of patient's.
Education
Some college (No degree) - Nursing
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA05-2025
High School -
Mars Area High School
Mars, PA06-2021
Skills
- Patient-focused care
- Clinical experience
- BLS certification
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Organization and planning
- Flexible
- Vital signs
- Responds to emergencies
- Transport patients
- Professional bedside manner
- Transport patients
- Professional bedside manner
Certification
- First Aid
- BLS Certification
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
UPMC Mercy
10.2024 - Current
Student Nurse Intern
UPMC Mercy
05.2024 - 07.2024
Patient Care Technician
UPMC Passavant McCandless
05.2023 - 05.2024
Hospitality Aide
St. John Specialty Care Center
01.2020 - 05.2021
- First Aid
- BLS Certification
Some college (No degree) - Nursing
Saint Vincent College
High School -
Mars Area High School
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