Kandace Ota

• Obtained information from patient interview and observation and documented vital signs, weights and heights to facilitate patient care activities.
• Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
• Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms.
• Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
• Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.

• Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.
• Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly, and transferred to laboratory for testing.
• Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
• Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms.
• Perform various upper and lower extremity splints
• Perform basic wound care on various wounds (cellulitis, diabetic ulcer, venous ulcer, cyst/abscesses)
• Experience with foley catheters, chest tubes, and suctioning
• Experience using EPIC EHR software

• Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
• Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
• Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
• Gowned and gloved staff to help team prepare for surgeries.
• Provided preoperative and postoperative education to patients and families to manage recovery.

• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
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• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
• Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.

Honors Graduate

Honors Graduate