Laura Soto
Central Florida Kidney Centers
Orlando,FL
4
years of professional experience
Compassionate Patient Care Technician with expertise in dialysis processes and infection control. Delivers patient-centered care while promoting education and emotional well-being. Bilingual communicator skilled in clarifying treatment options and ensuring adherence to care plans, contributing to high standards of patient safety.
Work History
Patient Care Technician
3 Years 7 Months- Communicate with patients and their families, prioritizing comfort and respect during all care interactions.
- Trained to adequately close the unit, which includes shut down of the water system, dialysis machine shut down and disinfection, remaining on duty until the last patient has left the property, and securing the building.
- Monitor vital signs and record fluctuations in patient conditions to facilitate timely clinical interventions.
- Monitored and delivered prescribed treatments under supervision, ensuring alignment with established patient care plans.
- Delivered comprehensive information on kidney health and treatment alternatives to enhance patient understanding and choices.
- Supported patients'' emotional well-being through active listening, empathy, and encouragement throughout their treatment journey.
- Contributed to high-quality patient care by consistently adhering to facility policies and procedures, as well as regulatory guidelines.
- Increased efficiency in the dialysis process by effectively setting up, operating, and troubleshooting hemodialysis machines.
- Minimized complications during hemodialysis sessions by carefully cannulating vascular access sites according to established protocols.
- Safely transported, transferred and positioned patients on chairs for treatment.
- Answer phone and take messages.
- Obtain blood samples and other specimens as ordered.
Education
High School Diploma
- Relevant Coursework: Medical Laboratory Assistant.
- Specimen Collection: Perform Phlebotomy and gather other bodily fluid samples from patients.
- Basic Testing: Prepared slides or run low complexity, waived point of care tests under supervision.
- Sample Processing: Received, sort, label, centrifuge, and store blood, urine, or tissue samples.
Associate of Science - Nursing
Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician - Health Sciences
- Member of The National Technical Honor Society, for demonstration of excellence in career and technical education.
- 4.0 GPA.
- The Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology completed examination for Certified Hemodialysis Technologist.
Skills
Dialysis medical equipment operation
Trained in Infection control and prevention
Patient access management
Vital signs monitoring
Specimen collection
Dialysis equipment troubleshooting
Dialysis water management
Medical terminology
Patient mobility techniques
Patient communication
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Central Florida Kidney Centers
01.2023 - CurrentRead More
William R. Boone High School
High School Diploma
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Valencia College
Associate of Science from Nursing
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Orange Technical College
Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician from Health Sciences
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