Razanea O'Connor

• Assisted individuals with daily living activities, promoting independence and enhancing quality of life.
• Implemented personalized care plans, ensuring adherence to individual needs and preferences.
• Monitored client behaviors, documenting observations to inform treatment strategies and support services.
• Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients, families, and caregivers to promote trust and communication.
• Participated in ongoing professional development to enhance skills in person-centered care approaches.
• Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
• Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
• Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
• Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.
• Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
• Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
• Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.

The hemodialysis technician assures effective and efficient service, and responds to the licensed caregiver's direction whenever treatment varies from normal parameters, or the patient's condition becomes unstable.

• Set up and operate a hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attach the dialyzer and tubing to the machine to assemble it for use.

• Mixes dialysate according to the formula.

• Prime the dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare the machine.

• Transports the patient to the dialysis room and positions the patient on the lounge chair at the hemodialysis machine.

• Takes and records the patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.

• Explains the dialysis procedure and the operation of the hemodialysis machine to the patient before treatment, to allay anxieties.

• Clean the area of access (fistula, graft, or catheter), using an antiseptic solution.

• Connect the hemodialysis machine to the access in the patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through the dialyzer.

• Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature, to ensure conformance to safety standards.

• Start the blood flow pump at the prescribed rate.

• Inspects venous and arterial pressures, as registered on equipment, to ensure pressures are within established limits.

• Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during the dialysis procedure.

• Monitors the patient for adverse reactions and the hemodialysis machine for malfunctions.

• Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature, to ensure conformance to safety standards.

• Start the blood flow pump at the prescribed rate.

Inspects venous and arterial pressures, as registered on equipment, to ensure pressures are within established limits.

• Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during the dialysis procedure.

• Monitors the patient for adverse reactions and the hemodialysis machine for malfunctions.

• Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance, or social and emotional support.

• Helped create a safe environment by following infection control policies.

• Maintained inventory levels of stock items, supplies, and equipment to foster smooth and cost-effective unit operations.

• Prepared patient charts for admission and compiled appropriate paperwork.

• Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.

• Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.

• Restocked the unit frequently with necessary medical supplies.

• Provided direct patient care and assistance to healthcare team members.

• Explained treatment procedures to patients and their families.

• Observed changes in patient's conditions and report any abnormalities to the RN on duty.

• Kept instruments and equipment clean and sanitized.

• Ensured patient logs and electronic health records remained accurate and up to date.

• Work with individuals with mental or developmental disabilities by following behavior plans, teaching self-care skills, cooking meals, and doing laundry.
• Additional duties may include assisting clients with daily personal tasks, such as bathing and dressing.
• Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication, self-expression, and achieve goals.
• Organized oral medications for clients, following dosage and schedule requirements.
• Monitored the health and well-being of clients, and reported significant health changes.
• Maintained a clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
• Contributed to case reviews of client status and progress.
• Collaborated with other staff members to develop individualized service plans for each participant.
• Obtained sources of entertainment for clients to provide full, enjoyable daily activities.
• Developed relationships with families of those receiving services to ensure continuity of care.
• Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
• Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
• Instructed individuals in self-advocacy skills to increase autonomy and decision-making abilities.
• Monitored the client's well-being, safety, and comfort under the physician's direction.
• Monitored individuals' behaviors, documented observations, and reported any changes or concerns to the supervisor.

• Ensuring the quality of life for all persons under my care while abiding by OSHA regulations.
• Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms according to established protocols.
• Supported non-ambulatory residents in a range of motion exercises.
• Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
• Responded quickly to emergencies involving sudden illness or injury.
• Kept the medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores, and surgical site wounds.
• Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
• Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
• Collected specimens for testing purposes upon request from physicians or nurses.
• Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
• Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
• Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for review by medical staff.
• Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to the charge nurse.
• Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
• Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
• Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
• Communicated with patients to determine their feelings, need for assistance, or social and emotional support.
• Assisted with admission procedures such as gathering personal data from the patient's chart.
• Answered signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine residents' needs.
• Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.