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Walt Engelenburg

Vail,AZ

Summary

To dedicate my compassion, skills, and over 20 years of work experience to securing a position of Patient Care Technician at TMCH. I was fortunate to having a career in a service oriented position, as a firefighter and Patient Care Technician. I had the opportunity to work around my fire career, as a PCT. I am now a retired firefighter and will be available to work fulltime. I posses skills and experience to contribute to the health and welfare of patients. Teamwork and my ability to adapt to challenging demands was essential to patient care. I am dependable, flexible, and reliable to meet staffing needs. I am committed to professional growth and expectations of continuing education regarding mandatory policies, HIPPA rules, and in house training. I want to thank you for your consideration and looking forward to answering any further questions you have. Please feel free to contact me at 520-954-0098 and/or email at wwengelen@yahoo.com

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Firefighter

City Of Tucson, Arizona
07.1997 - 02.2023
  • Respond to prehospital emergencies, fires, and technical rescues
  • Maintain training and proficiencies
  • Promoted to Engineer, driving and operating fire apparatus
  • Perform EKGs
  • Treat patients in medical procedures within my scope of practice
  • Perform CPR and resuscitation
  • Take vital signs, including glucose monitoring
  • Promoted to Inspector, inspecting businesses
  • Maintain equipment in good working condition
  • Promoted to fire investigator, conducting fire investigations , seeking the cause of origins of fires.
  • Write clear and concise fire and medical reports
  • Comply to the Code and Conduct of the Tucson Fire Organization

Patient Care Technician, PACU, Per Diem

University Medical Center/ Banner UMC
12.2008 - 08.2015


  • Take vital signs, including glucose monitoring
  • Perform EKGs and monitor EKGs
  • Assist in transporting patients to procedures ( CT scans, Xrays, surgery) or rooms, connecting monitors and oxygen tanks.
  • Phlebotomy, including collecting specimens for lab
  • Document and report patient care activities, remaining in communication to the primary RN and caregiver
  • Assist in moving patients in position of comfort, including rotating to lying on sides and flat.
  • Discontinues IV lines
  • Prepare rooms for admission, including supplies
  • Clean and prepare stations, following surgeries
  • Perform equipment inventory and check supplies, ensuring equipment is in working order and/or send for repairs


  • Answer call lights and/or patient needs and concerns
  • Perform unit clerk duties for admissions or transfers, receiving orders, answering phones
  • Assist visitors, staff, and patients with respect and compassion to answer questions or concerns to the best of my ability.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and training , adhering to policies of the university
  • Cross train PCTs, orient new nurses and doctors to unit or hospital
  • Flexible to assist working in areas of PACU, due to staffing shortage


Patient Care Technician, Trauma Surgery, Per Diem

University Medical Center
08.2001 - 01.2005
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting. Communication is essential in the continuity of patient care
  • Take vital signs, including glucose monitoring
  • Perform EKGs and monitor EKGs
  • Assist with patient's activities of daily living, such as using bed pans and/feeding
  • Perform simple dressing changes or assist RN/Md in dressing changes, using aseptic practices
  • Clean, feed, bath patients
  • Ambulate patients, taking necessary fall precautions
  • Change bed sheets, making bedrolls, and weighing patients on bed scale
  • Assist in transporting patients to procedures ( CT scans, Xrays, surgery) or rooms, connecting monitors and oxygen tanks.
  • Phlebotomy, including collecting specimens for lab
  • Document and report patient care activities, remaining in communication to the primary RN and caregiver
  • Assist in moving patients in position of comfort, including rotating to lying on sides and flat.
  • Discontinues IV lines
  • Prepare rooms for admission, including supplies
  • Clean and prepare rooms, for admissions or transfers
  • Perform equipment inventory and check supplies, ensuring equipment is in working order and/or send for repairs
  • Change vacuum canisters, report output of fluids such as urine catheter bags, JP drains, and/or pleural vacuum containers
  • Answer call lights and/or patient needs and concerns
  • Perform unit clerk duties for admissions or transfers, receiving orders, answering phones
  • Assist visitors, staff, and patients with respect and compassion to answer questions or concerns to the best of my ability.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and training , adhering to policies of the university
  • Cross train PCTs, orient new nurses and doctors to unit or hospital

Patient Care Technician

University Medical Center/ Banner UMC
05.1994 - 07.1997


  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting. Communication is essential in the continuity of patient care
  • Take vital signs, including glucose monitoring
  • Perform EKGs and monitor EKGs
  • Assist with patient's activities of daily living, such as using bed pans and/feeding
  • Perform simple dressing changes or assist RN/Md in dressing changes, using aseptic practices
  • Clean, feed, bath patients
  • Ambulate patients, taking necessary fall precautions
  • Change bed sheets, making bedrolls, and weighing patients on bed scale
  • Assist in transporting patients to procedures ( CT scans, Xrays, surgery) or rooms, connecting monitors and oxygen tanks.
  • Phlebotomy, including collecting specimens for lab
  • Document and report patient care activities, remaining in communication to the primary RN and caregiver
  • Assist in moving patients in position of comfort, including rotating to lying on sides and flat.
  • Discontinues IV lines
  • Prepare rooms for admission, including supplies
  • Clean and prepare rooms, for admissions or transfers
  • Perform equipment inventory and check supplies, ensuring equipment is in working order and/or send for repairs
  • Change vacuum canisters, report output of fluids such as urine catheter bags, JP drains, and/or pleural vacuum containers
  • Answer call lights and/or patient needs and concerns
  • Perform unit clerk duties for admissions or transfers, receiving orders, answering phones
  • Assist visitors, staff, and patients with respect and compassion to answer questions or concerns to the best of my ability.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and training , adhering to policies of the university
  • Cross train PCTs, orient new nurses and doctors to unit or hospital

Research Assistant , Part Time

University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
08.1980 - 06.1997

- assist in animal surgeries

-administer hormonal injections , IM and or IV

- administer anesthesia

-collect specimens

-clean glassware

-animal post operative care




Phlebotomy, Pathology Department

University Medical Center
11.1984 - 05.1994


  • Performed venipunctures to inpatients, including ICU, ER, and floors
  • Perform capillary blood draws in Neonatal ICU.
  • Label specimens
  • read lab orders
  • Phlebotomy on Trauma team
  • Prepare documents for blood typing and cross matching
  • transport specimens
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and mandatory training.
  • Perform clerk duties

Education

No Degree - Molecular And Cellular Biology

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

No Degree - Lower Division Classes

Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA

High School Diploma -

Lakewood Senior High School
Lakewood, California
06.1973

Skills

  • Patient Care, over 25 years experience in serving patients in time of need, in various situations
  • Teamwork and Collaboration- communication and respect is essential
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude- supportive and empathy to patients, visitors, and staff
  • Customer Service oriented- receiving awards and recognition
  • Problem-Solving, challenging situations may be unpredictable and seeking positive outcomes
  • Time Management, prioritize duties to the needs of patient and staff
  • Computer Skills, adapting to new computer programs
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Excellent Communication, includes listening
  • Dependable and Responsible, earning the trust and ability to perform my job duties and adhering to assigned work schedule Absences creates a burden to staff and jeopardizes patient care
  • Flexible and Adaptable- to areas of assignment or duties
  • Calm Under Pressure-exposed to many years of working in emergency scenarios
  • Critical Thinking- solving problems and achieving constant improvement
  • Infection control standards- maintain standards and practices in compliance of organization

Timeline

Patient Care Technician, PACU, Per Diem

University Medical Center/ Banner UMC
12.2008 - 08.2015

Patient Care Technician, Trauma Surgery, Per Diem

University Medical Center
08.2001 - 01.2005

Firefighter

City Of Tucson, Arizona
07.1997 - 02.2023

Patient Care Technician

University Medical Center/ Banner UMC
05.1994 - 07.1997

Phlebotomy, Pathology Department

University Medical Center
11.1984 - 05.1994

Research Assistant , Part Time

University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
08.1980 - 06.1997

No Degree - Molecular And Cellular Biology

University of Arizona

No Degree - Lower Division Classes

Long Beach City College

High School Diploma -

Lakewood Senior High School
Walt Engelenburg