Lavonda Bryant
Lithonia,GA
Summary
Compassionate Patient Care Tech diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital
Atlanta, GA
12.2009 - 04.2024
- Provided direct patient care and assistance to healthcare team members.
- Assisted in preparing patients for examinations and treatments, including vital signs monitoring.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded appropriately to requests from patients, families, staff members.
- Reported any observed changes in behavior or physical condition to the nursing staff immediately.
- Organized supplies in order to maintain adequate stock levels throughout shift.
- Responded quickly in emergency situations by providing appropriate first aid measures.
- Instructed new employees on proper techniques of performing daily tasks.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
- Performed variety of delegated basic patient care services to support nursing functions and activities of daily living.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Performed minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas clean and sanitized.
- Restocked unit frequently with necessary medical supplies.
- Supported healthy patient skin with bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Billing And Coding
DeVry University
Villa Park, IL07-2024
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient Observation
- ADL support
- Feeding Assistance
- Mobility Assistance
- Specimen Collection
- Restocking supplies
- Patient Education
- Emergency Response
- Information Protection
- Data Collection
Affiliations
- I am prompt, well mannered, friendly , eager to learn, I'm a team player.
Accomplishments
- I have received numerous catch me at my best letters over the past 15 years. These are feed back reports from patients , the patient's family members, and from my coworkers. I have been recommended to train the new hires. This speaks volume because management puts trust in me to teach the new hires how to do the job correctly.
Certification
I have my CPR certification.
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital
12.2009 - 04.2024
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Billing And Coding
DeVry University