Maria Reyes
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Certified Patient Care Technician with over 10 years of experience in fast-paced hospital environments, including specialized labor and delivery support. Proficient in a broad range of patient care tasks, including phlebotomy, EKG, vital signs monitoring, and providing emotional support. Bilingual in English and Spanish, offering compassionate bedside care and effective patient communication. A team player dedicated to enhancing patient well-being and supporting healthcare teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Tech (Float)/ Labor & Delivery
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
12.2017 - Current
- Keep patient rooms tidy and sanitized
- Assist patients with everyday needs (personal hygiene, using the restroom, grooming etc.)
- Monitor vital signs or EKG signals and patient condition
- (temperature, pulse etc.)
- Take fluid samples or other specimens for testing
- Assist nursing staff in administering basic treatments
- Perform basic nursing procedures (e.g Changing bandages)
- Ensure rooms have adequate patient care supplies
- Assist patients with particular issues or needs
- Provide appropriate emotional support.
- Provided postpartum care for new mothers, including assessments, education and counseling.
- Took vital signs of patients including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation levels.
- Provided patient care by assisting with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and ambulating.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients in labor and delivery.
- Monitored vital signs of laboring patients including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respirations.
- Observed patients for any changes in condition or behavior and reported them to medical staff promptly.
- Assisted in preparation for C-section deliveries when necessary.
- Educated new mothers about infant care such as diapering, feeding techniques, swaddling.
- Assisted with postpartum care including helping mothers shower after delivery, changing bed linens, checking maternal vital signs.
- Transported laboring women between units as needed while providing continuous monitoring of maternal status.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving pregnant women or newborn infants according to protocol.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Documented patient progress notes according to hospital policy and procedures.
- Maintained a safe environment for both mother, baby before, during and after labor, delivery.
- Coordinated with other departments within the hospital for additional resources needed for patient care.
- Performed regular checkups on expectant mothers in order to monitor their health status.
- Demonstrated compassion and empathy towards all patients while maintaining professional boundaries at all times.
- Maintained accurate records of all patient care activities using electronic health record systems.
RESIDENTIAL AIDE, SAFE HAVEN
Breaking Ground
Brooklyn, NY
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Maintain daily census and become familiar with consumer population.
- Monitor consumer behavior to ensure compliance with House Rules, Program Policies, and Procedures.
- Monitor facility to ensure consumer safety
- Responsible for laundering bed linens, bathroom towels, kitchens towels, and all other items used in the facility by consumers and staff.
- Provide guidance to consumers in proper upkeep of living quarters, personal hygiene and grooming, appropriate attire, attendance at meals, in-house vocational training, and participation in other support service activities.
- Prepare and distribute hygiene supplies and other living supplies to consumers.
- Drive program vehicle to drop off/pick up shelter residents at appointments, housing interviews, job interviews, training sites, partnering organizations.
- Accompany shelter residents to appointments as assigned.
DIRECT SUPPORT PERSON
Heart Share Services
Brooklyn, NY
09.2013 - 03.2016
- Assisted in providing self-care training and therapeutic treatments to residents of mental retardation center
- Demonstrated activities such as bathing and dressing to train residents in daily self-care practices
- Conversed with residents to reinforce positive behaviors and to promote social interaction
- Restrained disruptive residents to prevent injury to themselves and others
- Observed and documented residents' behaviors, speech production, feeding patterns and toilet training, to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals
- Gave medications as prescribed by physician
- Assisting developmentally disabled adults with daily living skills
- Provide assistance with medical appointments, including scheduling and transportation
- Planning recreational activities and accompanying clients on vacations
Education
ASA Brooklyn College
BrooklynSkills
- Bilingual Spanish
- EKG
- Phlebotomy
- Creative problem solving
Certification
- CNA Certification
- Phlebotomy & EKG Certification, 03/01/17
- Patient Care Technician National Certification, 04/01/17
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Patient Care Tech (Float)/ Labor & Delivery
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
12.2017 - Current
RESIDENTIAL AIDE, SAFE HAVEN
Breaking Ground
03.2017 - 12.2017
DIRECT SUPPORT PERSON
Heart Share Services
09.2013 - 03.2016
ASA Brooklyn College
- CNA Certification
- Phlebotomy & EKG Certification, 03/01/17
- Patient Care Technician National Certification, 04/01/17
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