Professional Certified Hemodialysis Technician 6 years working in high volume dialysis center in Georgia. Caring and supportive clinician committed to providing quality service to patients and maintaining high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in dialysis environment.
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Santaus Judd
Sumner,GA
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
Patient Care Technician - CCHT
07.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Assist in examination and treatment of patients, document vital signs and monitoring health, collecting labs, document information on patients' flow sheet, and preparing chair and setup machine prior to patient treatment
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Calculate patient goal for fluid removal or replacement from estimated dry weight
- Report unusual findings to charge nurse concerning patients health/treatment.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Cleaned and connected fistulas and grafts to prevent infection.
- Started and ended reverse osmosis water systems and completed water quality monitoring tests.
- Followed directions when mixing dialysate and priming dialyzer with saline.
- Safely transported, transferred, and positioned patients on chairs for treatment.
- Explained dialysis procedures and hemodialysis machine operation to patients prior to treatment to ease anxieties.
- Conducted equipment and safety checks on hemodialysis equipment and supplies.
Fresenius, Foundation Medical Staffing/RN Network
Patient Care Technician
09.2020 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Assist in examination and treatment of patients, document vital signs and monitoring health, collecting labs, document information on patients' flow sheet, and preparing chair and setup machine prior to patient treatment
- Calculate patient goal for fluid removal or replacement from estimated dry weight
- Report unusual findings to charge nurse concerning patients health/treatment.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Cleaned, sanitized and moved clinic equipment.
DOLLAR TREE/ FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
Asssistant Manager
09.2014 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Open\close store, responsible for night deposit, greet\assist customers, train new hires, operate register, receive truck, check-in vendors, stock and zone shelves, supervise sale associate, attend meetings, advertise sale, prep for inventory, order.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
- Reduced corporate costs by developing and implementing improved merchandising, receiving and maintenance procedures.
Curtis Foods
Cashier/Customer Service
12.2013 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Greet\assist customers, operate register, receive truck, stock and zone
- Resolved customer complaints and maintained clean and tidy checkout area.
- Enabled customers to feel welcomed, important and appreciated by answering questions about products sold throughout store.
- Handled approximately daily credit and cash transactions for customers with accuracy and speed.
- Counted money in drawers at beginning and end of each shift.
- Maintained reports of transactions and greeted customers when entering and leaving establishment.
- Operated cash register to record transactions accurately and efficiently.
Dollar General
Assistant Manager
12.2005 - 09.2013
Job overview
- Open\close store, responsible for night deposit, greet\assist customers, train new hires, operate register, receive truck, check-in vendors, stock and zone, supervise sale associate, attend meetings, advertise sale
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
- Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
- Reduced corporate costs by developing and implementing improved merchandising, receiving and maintenance procedures.
Education
Heritage HealthCare CenterAlbany, GA
No Degree from Dialysis Technician
01.2016
University Overview
Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, GA
No Degree from Medical Coding Specialist
04.2009
University Overview
Worth County High SchoolSylvester, GA
High School Diploma
05.2004
University Overview
Skills
- Patient Health Education
- Patient Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Team Collaboration
- Maintaining Dialysis Equipment
- Safety Protocols
- Adverse Reaction Reporting
- Vital Statistics
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Patient Education
- Records Management
- Dialysis Treatment
- Blood Sample Collection
- Equipment Maintenance
- Infection Control Measures
- Patient Observation
- Safety Monitoring
- Pulse Oximetry
- Specimen Handling
- Measuring Vital Signs
- Water Quality Testing
- Treatment Documentation
- Dialyzer Priming
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Positioning Patients
- Decontamination and Sanitation
- HIPAA
Certification
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician June 2020 to June 2023
- First Aid/CPR Certified October 2021- October 2023
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Fresenius, Foundation Medical Staffing/RN Network
09.2020 - 07.2022
Patient Care Technician - CCHT
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
07.2016 - Current
Asssistant Manager
DOLLAR TREE/ FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
09.2014 - 07.2016
Cashier/Customer Service
Curtis Foods
12.2013 - 08.2014
Assistant Manager
Dollar General
12.2005 - 09.2013
Heritage HealthCare Center
No Degree from Dialysis Technician
Albany Technical College
No Degree from Medical Coding Specialist
Worth County High School
High School Diploma
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