Monica Gallegos

Patient Care Technician

HCA Healthcare Hospital

11.2021 - Current

Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
Educated patients and families on proper care and treatment to facilitate successful home care.
Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
Used principles of growth and development to provide age-specific treatment and care.
Applied oxygen via nasal cannula, simple masks and nebulizer masks under direction of nurse in charge.
Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Delivered high-quality care to [Type] patients in hospital facility.
Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments.
Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.