To further my career and knowledge in the medical field
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Davita Kidney Care
03.2021 - Current
Continued Duties as with Fresenius Kidney Care. However, I recently completed the Preceptor Class/Exam. I also am in charge of organizing and preparing Tissue Typing specimens every month for qualified patients.
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
Fresenius Kidney Care
03.2010 - 03.2021
As a Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician, I am responsible for the daily treatments of patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease. I perform the set of the machines including priming, testing and troubleshooting. Complete clean and sterile procedures. I assess the patient initially before the charge nurse. I am skilled with cannulation and catheter care. I perform checks to the machine and the patient while they are getting treatment. I report findings and issues to the charge nurse. I make appointments for the patients to go to access care facilities. I have experience working with KECN and Crit Line monitoring systems. I am qualified in bleach disinfection of the water loop as well as make Granuflo. I have experience with working with my nurses in catheter reduction by patient education and setting up appointments for their mapping. While working in Dorchester, Covid Pandemic had started and Carney Hospital was made ground zero for the positive patients. We opened up the Chelsea unit to accommodate inflow of positive patients of which I cared for using the new guidelines as we received them at that point in time.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Cedar Crest Subacute
11.2008 - 03.2010
As a Certified Nursing Assistant, I was responsible mainly for caring for patients that needed post-op care including but not limited to; back surgery, amputations, hip replacement, and strokes. Along with vitals and personal hygiene, I would assist the nurses with several procedures including but not limited to; catheter insertion/removal, documentation, transfers, assessments, CPR codes. In addition to the acute patients, I also worked in the Alzheimer’s Unit and the facilities residential unit. Duties included but not limited to; feeding, bathing, activities of daily living, physical therapy, vitals, documentation, monitoring in/out put. I have experience with Hoyer lifts, CPAP and BiPap machines as well as G-tubes.