Matthew Sanchez
Visalia,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IHSS Care Provider
In-Home Supportive Services
Visalia, California
02.2024 - Current
- Provided personal care assistance to clients in daily activities.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for clients in their homes.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as laundry and meal preparation.
- Transported clients to medical appointments and social events.
- Assisted clients with grocery shopping and errands.
- Adhered strictly to all regulations concerning confidentiality of patient information.
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices and on other trips outside home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
Dialysis Technician
Davita
Visalia, CA
08.2014 - 02.2023
- Communicate with patients and answer any questions regarding dialysis for that day or any logistic transportation questions.
- Educate patients on the areas of access safety and practices in the effort to help avoid common complications dialysis patients may have.
- Maintain a 3rd shift schedule for multiple patients.
- Receive patients into treatment area.
- Obtain initial vital signs, including weight, temperature and blood pressures and report any areas of concern to the RN.
- Document all patient data into the CWOW software system.
- Adjust patient treatment sessions based on initial data and primary doctors documented prescription.
- Program and calibrate the dialysis machine according to the patient's vitals and doctor's prescription.
- Sterilize patients' access area prep patients for cannulation.
- Cannulate patients with prescribed needle types.
- Obtain requested labs and blood cultures from patients.
- Monitor and document patient's vital signs and make sure it is safe for them to continue the dialysis process.
- Document and report concerns to RN.
- In the event of a patient emergency, EMS system protocols are activated, utilizing AED, CPR, etc as necessary.
- Also perform duties relating to the dialysis water systems in the areas of preparation for dialysis at the start of the work day as well as closing.
- These areas included checking conductivity of solutions prepared, which enables the dialysis process.
- Preparing solutions, maintaining water systems and documenting data.
Patrol Officer
City of Farmersville
Farmersville, CA
12.2002 - 11.2011
- Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances.
- Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
- Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
Education
Class A CDL -
Advanced Career Institute
Visalia03-2025
Police Academy -
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA11.2011
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Personal care assistance
- Vital signs assessment
- Confidentiality compliance
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Patient education on dialysis
- Dialysis machine maintenance
- Laboratory test collection
- Information charting
- Crime scene investigation
- Evidence collection and documentation
- Report writing and courtroom testimony
- Supervising patrol operations
- Relationship building
Certification
Class A CDL
References
Samantha Wagner, 1004 E. Myrtle Ave., Visalia, CA, 93292, 559-786-8909
Timeline
IHSS Care Provider
In-Home Supportive Services
02.2024 - Current
Dialysis Technician
Davita
08.2014 - 02.2023
Patrol Officer
City of Farmersville
12.2002 - 11.2011
Class A CDL -
Advanced Career Institute
Police Academy -
Fresno City College