Kayda Whipple
Erie,Colorado
Summary
Efficient Telemetry Technician with advanced knowledge of EKG/ECG. Organized and attentive to detail with enthusiasm for fostering exceptional patient care. Highly skilled in operating and monitoring telemetry equipment to realize accurate results.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Telemetry Tech/Unit Secretary
Kindred Hospital Denver North
06.2021 - Current
- Long Term facility for acute patients.
- Accountable for maintaining telemetry boxes and notifying bio med for telemetry malfunctions.
- Involving staff with strategies to improve telemetry unit. Including daily census log of all tele boxes.
- Admitting/Discharging/transferring all new patient into protouch.
- Responsible for calling 911 to send patients out emergent
- Responsible for calling on all abnormal finding with in telemetry scope of practice.
- Incharge of sending nightly lab work out emergent to UCH. Calling courier to set up pick up time for lab work. Obtaining tracking number to verify tracking of lab work.
- Page Rapid Responses over head on paging system.
- Maintained patient confidentiality in line with HIPAA regulations.
- Managed incoming calls and directed to appropriate department.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Maintained rapport with physicians, nurse,s and other healthcare personnel.
- Organized paperwork such as charts and reports for office and patient needs.
- Executed administrative duties to facilitate unit tasks and meet team goals.
- Processed lab paperwork and requests according to physicians' orders.
- Performed various administrative tasks by filing, copying and faxing documents.
Telemetry Technician
Saint Joseph and Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2011 - 12.2021
- Monitor heart rhythms and notify appropriate staff members with critical changes
- Diagnosis EKG's and report findings to appropriate individuals
- Including QT segment changes
- Notify crisis alarms to Registered Nurse
- Ensure alarms are within JACO standards
- Preceptor of new employees
- Navigate calls to appropriate healthcare associates
- Knowledge of medical documentation and medical records
- Intense knowledge of critical care and general nursing care practice
- Ability to do multi-tasking and function independently
- Effective organizational skills and managerial skills
- Setting alarm parameter for each individual patient prior to shift
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Observed and evaluated cardiac activity and reported changes to medical staff.
- Followed all protocols to respond to irregular cardiac activity.
- Monitored and documented heart rhythms according to physicians' orders.
- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of telemetry equipment functions.
- Tracked findings of procedures such as EKGs using manual and automated recording devices.
Critical Care technician/ Certified Nurse Aide/ Telemetry Technician
Saint Anthony’s Central/Saint Anthony’s
01.2001 - 01.2011
- Direct Patient Care Technician
- 2 years knowledge of telemetry
- HIPPA compliance
- Medical terminology
- Team building with in department
- Knowledge with all medical equipment involving patients
- Conducted equipment checks and if not working appropriately is red tagged and sent to bio med promptly.
- Provide emotional support to patient and involved family
- Knowledge reporting vital signs that are not in normal range.
- Provide clerical support to team leaders
- Clerical support for new admission/discharges/transfers
- Help facilitate process to locate telemetry boxes when lost
- Floating secretary for entire hospital
- CNA to all units, activities daily living, transferring patients
- Blood sugar, collection of body fluids
- Sent fluids for analysis.
- Collaborated with hospital and facility staff to provide correct patient treatments.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines.
- Delivered outstanding patient care in cardiac critical care units.
Education
High School Diploma -
Northglenn High School
Northglenn, CO05.1992
Skills
- Monitor heart rhythms and notify appropriate staff members with critical changes
- Diagnosis EKG'S and report findings to appropriate individuals Including QT segment changes
- Notify crisis alarms to Charge/RN and Primary RN
- Ensure alarms are within JACO standards
- Preceptor of new employees
- Navigate calls to appropriate healthcare associates
- Knowledge of medical documentation and medical records
- Intense knowledge of critical care and general nursing care practice
- Ability to do multi-tasking and function independently
- Effective organizational skills and managerial skills
- Setting alarm parameter for each individual patient prior to shift
- Strong interpersonal skills Critical Care Tech Patient Care Associate
- Committee based hospital Involving staff with strategies to improve unit
- Magnet status since 2007
- CNA to all units, activities daily living, transferring patients Blood sugar, collection of body fluids Sent fluids for analysis
- Able to adapt and flourish in new healthcare settings
- Worked in departments such as ICU (Intensive Care Unit), Orthopedics, Cardiology, NICU, MICU
- Transferred to telemetry at Saint A’s north campus 2019
- Primary preceptor for SANHC for telemetry room
- Direct Patient Care Tech
- HIPPA compliance
- Medical terminology
- Team building with in department
- Knowledge with all medical equipment involving patients
- Provide emotional support to patient and involved family
- Knowledge reporting abnormal vital sign to medical staff promptly
- Clerical support for new admission/discharges/transfers
- Help facilitate process to locate telemetry boxes when lost
- Floating secretary for entire hospital
Accomplishments
- Achieved Good as Gold award by fellow associates for accomplishments including accuracy and efficiency with in patient care and telemetry.
Certification
telemetry/BLS
Timeline
Telemetry Tech/Unit Secretary
Kindred Hospital Denver North
06.2021 - Current
Telemetry Technician
Saint Joseph and Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2011 - 12.2021
Critical Care technician/ Certified Nurse Aide/ Telemetry Technician
Saint Anthony’s Central/Saint Anthony’s
01.2001 - 01.2011
High School Diploma -
Northglenn High School
telemetry/BLS
References
- Yong Tizon, (720)323-1596
- Tammie Mcgough, (303)517-1012
- Renee Morgan, (720)220-1076
Section name
Nominated by staff for great accomplishments for patient care and telemetry.
References
- Yong Tizon, (720)323-1596
- Tammie Mcgough, (303)517-1012
- Renee Morgan, (720)220-1076
Section name
Nominated by staff for great accomplishments for patient care and telemetry.
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