Leisha Robertson Aono
Hilo,USA
Summary
Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
Hilo, HI
06.2022 - Current
- Practice and adhere to policies and procedures as suggested by OSHA and FMC.
- Promotes and executes a safe work environment for patients and staff.
- Oversee patient care technicians and ensure safe practices and adherence to prescription.
- Assess and document any deviations from a patients baseline in a timely fashion.
- Evaluate Physician orders and make changes necessary per algorithm or by telephone/fax order from MD promptly.
- Administer medications in a timely manner.
- Recognize changes and implement interventions as necessary.
- Perform Central Venous Catheter dressing changes per policy and procedure.
- Educate staff and patients as necessary regarding policy, procedure, and safe practices.
- Oversee the floor as Charge Nurse – make changes to prescriptions per MD recommendations, address staffing to ensure coverage of the floor, reschedule patient treatments, and address any concern on the floor within my scope of practice.
- Facilitate onboarding and training for new employees to ensure successful integration and performance.
- Oversee patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop care plans for patients.
- Successfully able to setup NxStage VersiTM HD, such as programming, setting up the extracorporeal circuit, mixing the SAK, and initiate RFP’s.
Patient Care Technician
Fresenius Medical Care
Hilo, HI
04.2018 - Current
- Appropriately setup assigned hemodialysis machines with using aseptic technique and test the machine prior to starting treatment to ensure patient safety.
- Input prescriptions (treatment time, Potassium, Sodium, Bicarbonate, kT/V, machine temperature, and heparin) into the hemodialysis machine as ordered by nephrologist.
- Greet patients and inquire about their last treatment and overall health. Should any complaints or abnormal findings arise, they are reported to a nurse.
- Obtain patient's pre-weight, vital signs, and temperature.
- Assess the patient's access to ensure no signs of infection are present.
- Enter Ultrafiltration Goal that is suitable for the patient to remove fluid safely while meeting the 13 mL/kg/hr.
- Cannulate patients and set blood flow rate to prescription.
- Administer heparin bolus and infusion as prescribed.
- Monitor patient’s blood pressure and report any abnormal signs/complaints that occur throughout the treatment.
- Reinfuse patient’s blood from the external circuit and terminate treatment. Document patient's post-weight, blood pressure, temperature, dialysate flow rate, blood flow rate, kT/V, and blood volume processed.
- Remove needles and apply appropriate dressing.
- Disinfect patient area including all machinery and materials used after each treatment.
- Perform CPR should the patients’ heart stop.
- Prepare bicarbonate mixture throughout shift.
- Disinfect the bicarbonate loop supplying each station in the clinic at the end of the night.
- Train new hires – technicians and nurses.
Laboratory Assistant Specialist
Clinical Laboratories Of Hawaii, LLP
Hilo, HI
04.2013 - 04.2018
- Perform all duties required of a Lab Assistant and assist in training new hires.
- Assist with bone marrow procedures.
- Assist surgeons in monitoring patient’s clotting time.
- Assist in conducting correlation studies between the current activated clotting time machine and the iSTAT.
- Load samples onto the sysmex (hematology) machine and provide peripheral blood smears for desired samples to verify values.
- Set up urines by aliquoting a proper amount into a tube, determine the physical components (color and appearance), and confirming the specific gravity.
- Load samples onto the olympus and beckman coulter (chemistry) machines and aliquot samples accordingly.
- Perform all manual tests (RSV, Influenza, Rapid Strep, Pregnancy, Monospot, Clostridium difficile and Rotavirus).
- Perform confirmatory testing for Clostridium difficile by PCR method.
- Perform Osmolality tests - controls and patient samples, for both serum and urine.
- Plant bacteria by isolating species with the proper streaking techniques (two-part streak and four-part streak).
- Obtain isolate(s) of bacteria to meet the appropriate McFarland Equivalence Standards to identify organisms and their susceptibility to antibiotics.
- Perform Quality Control testing for all media types, new lots for all antibiotic discs, as well as Identification and Anti-Susceptibility Testing Cards.
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Assistant Soccer
Waiakea High School
Hilo, HI
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Provide and execute a plan for the goalkeepers in which would achieve tactical and technical skill.
- Demonstrate and help with drills for the field players.
- Provide suggestions to the head coach for line-ups.
Laboratory Assistant
Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii LLP
Hilo, HI
11.2012 - 04.2013
- Correctly identify patients prior to performing accurate venipunctures, heel sticks, finger sticks, and bleeding times.
- Tube blood into the proper test tube according to specimen blood volume obtained and desired test.
- Order tests and accession them accordingly.
- Receive samples and prompt the correct source in the SunQuest system.
- Send out specimens to their location of testing by first aliquoting the amount needed and placed in its optimal temperature for stability.
- Identify bodies in the morgue.
Education
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE - NURSING
Hawaii Community College
Hilo, HI06.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI05.2012
Skills
- Personable
- Patient
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Multi-tasking
- Accuracy
- Thorough documentation skills
- Change recognition
- Team-player
- Proficient in cannulation
- Proficient in trouble shooting Fresenius 2008T
- Knowledge of NxStage VersiTM HD
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
Accomplishments
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, 03/01/21
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
06.2022 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Fresenius Medical Care
04.2018 - Current
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Assistant Soccer
Waiakea High School
08.2014 - 06.2017
Laboratory Assistant Specialist
Clinical Laboratories Of Hawaii, LLP
04.2013 - 04.2018
Laboratory Assistant
Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii LLP
11.2012 - 04.2013
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE - NURSING
Hawaii Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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