Latrice Snype
Ladson,SC
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Dedicated and meticulous dialysis technician professional bringing more than 20 years of experience readying patients for invasive and non-invasive tests and procedures. Well-versed in managing supplies, fields and aseptic techniques. Proficient in HIPAA, facility and operational standards and competent in operating in high-volume, high-stress settings.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hemodialysis-Technician
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
10.2010 - Current
- Performed dialysis access site cannulation and initiated dialysis treatment.
- Obtained patient's blood samples via access site or dialysis lines.
- Responded to dialysis-related emergency situations under nurse supervision.
- Completed dialysis machine and equipment setup prior to patient treatment and performed safety tests to verify readiness.
- Assisted with dialysis technician orientation and training to promote high standard of patient care.
- Disinfected dialysis station, equipment and chairs after completion of each patient treatment.
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts and catheters to prevent infection.
- Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics.
- Started and ended reverse osmosis water systems and completed water quality monitoring tests.
- Explained dialysis procedures and hemodialysis machine operation to patients prior to treatment to ease anxieties.
- Followed directions when mixing dialysate and priming dialyzer with saline or heparinized solutions.
- Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns prior to starting dialysis.
- Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
- Safely transported, transferred and positioned patients on chairs for treatment.
- Inventoried, ordered and restocked equipment and supplies needed for hemodialysis treatment.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments, equipment and surfaces.
- Gathered, charted, and analyzed patient history data and discussed key points with clinicians.
- Advised patients and families on health topics pertinent to care and treatment.
- Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure.
- Monitored patient's vital signs and adjusted dialysis treatment parameters.
- Provided in-patient care for 34 dialysis patients simultaneously focusing on providing clean, safe, and comfortable treatment environment.
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
09.2002 - 10.2010
- Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure.
- Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
- Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts and catheters to prevent infection.
- Followed directions when mixing dialysate and priming dialyzer with saline or heparinized solutions.
- Started and ended reverse osmosis water systems and completed water quality monitoring tests.
- Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns prior to starting dialysis.
- Inventoried, ordered and restocked equipment and supplies needed for hemodialysis treatment.
- Safely transported, transferred and positioned patients on chairs for treatment.
- Monitored patient vital signs, lab results and other indicators of health.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments, equipment and surfaces.
- Instructed patients in at-home care and continued treatments.
- Monitored 34 patients dialysis treatment per week.
Education
High School Diploma -
Middleton High School
Charleston, SC06.1997
Skills
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Records Management
- Operational Standards
- Patient Education
- Laboratory Equipment Handling
- Equipment Maintenance
- Regulatory Requirements
- Hemodialysis Treatment
- Blood Sample Collection
- Safety Protocols
- Maintaining Dialysis Equipment
- Phlebotomy Procedures
- Water Quality Testing
- OSHA Regulations
Certification
- CCHT - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT)
An advanced credential that involves monitoring patients to ensure they deliver safe and high quality care to patients as they undergo dialysis treatment for kidney disease or other kidney illnesses.
Timeline
Hemodialysis-Technician
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
10.2010 - Current
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
09.2002 - 10.2010
High School Diploma -
Middleton High School
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