Wanda Washington-Nimer
Houston
Summary
Highly skilled career professional with 20 years of practical experience in hospital, home health, and primary care environments.
Quality and Continuity of Care, JCAHO Standards Compliance
Highly motivated ethical healthcare provider: along with specialty experience proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals.
Reliable worker with the ability to learn new concepts and skills.
Backed by a solid work history, reputation as a team player, and a passion for helping others.
Background include experience caring for Alzheimer's, Stroke, and Hospice, Cardiac, Oncology, Orthopedic and Trauma patients.
Commended for multitasking abilities, strong customer relations/excellent organizational skills, computer proficiency.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Anesthesia Technician
Houston Methodist
Houston
09.2023 - Current
- Assist the Anesthesiologist with intubation/extubating, foresight monitor, BIZ monitor, Arterial lines, Central lines.
- Swan gauze catheter, liver transplant cases, perform ABG's, ACTs, and hemochron upon request
- Sterile processing of blades, scopes, after each use, restocks and cleans anesthesia machines and carts daily after each procedure.
- Respond to code blue pages and assist with patient monitoring, defibrillations, and transport.
- Familiar with anesthesia machines (Aisys, Datex-Ohmeda, Aestiva)
- Assist in MRI's, CT's, Angio cases
- Familiar with Belmont, level one, cheetah, vigilao, rotem, and ecom
- Shift to shift hand out reports, stock pre-op of anesthesia supplies, clean blood pressure cuffs and ekg tables.
- Maintains current CPR certification, follows Operating room procedures and departmental infection control procedures.
- inventories anesthesia and monitoring supplies and orders as needed.
- Collect patient charges from PACU
Anesthesia Technician II
Texas Children Hospital
Houston
11.2018 - 08.2023
- General surgeries-prepare art lines, IV's, sign off each chart
- Radiology- set up opti flow, prepare IV's and art lines
- Outpatient surgeries(ENT-Ortho-Eyes)
- Endoscopy- assists provider with intubation of each case.
- Cath Lab Mri- assists provider with intubation of each case.
- Prepare IV fluids for each case
- Reset and restock after each use
Senior Anesthesia Technician
Houston Methodist
Houston
10.2014 - 08.2023
- Assist the Anesthesiologist with intubation/extubating, foresight monitor, BIZ monitor, Arterial lines, Central lines.
- Swan gauze catheter, liver transplant cases, perform ABG's, ACTs, and hemochron upon request
- Sterile processing of blades, scopes, after each use, restocks and cleans anesthesia machines and carts daily after each procedure.
- Respond to code blue pages and assist with patient monitoring, defibrillations, and transport.
- Familiar with anesthesia machines (Aisys, Datex-Ohmeda, Aestiva)
- Assist in MRI's, CT's, Angio cases
- Familiar with Belmont, level one, cheetah, vigilao, rotem, and ecom
- Shift to shift hand out reports, stock pre-op of anesthesia supplies, clean blood pressure cuffs and ekg tables.
- Maintains current CPR certification, follows Operating room procedures and departmental infection control procedures.
- inventories anesthesia and monitoring supplies and orders as needed.
- Collect patient charges from PACU
Anesthesia Technician/PCA3/Unit Assistant
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Houston
09.2012 - 08.2018
- Assist the Anesthesiologist with intubation/extubating, apply EKG leads, pulse oximeter, blood pressure cuffs, Arterial lines, Central lines and apply gases in Anesthesia machine.
- clean and restock machine daily following each procedure.
- assist with patient monitoring, defibrillations, and transport to and from the operating room
- Daily scheduling, patient charges, doctors orders, faxing, filing, ordering supplies,open the operating rooms, check operating room temperature logs daily, check hyperthermia cart, crash carts daily and refrigeration logs
- Contact housekeeping for floor needs
- Maintain patients log book, answer incoming calls, and accompany patients family members
- Assist the RN, in Pre-Op, PACU, set patient up on the monitor, take vitals, blood draws, EKG's, assistant with foley catheter care male/female patients, clean and dress stretcher, transport patients to be discharged
Patient Care Assistant 3/Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston
04.1998 - 05.2012
- worked under supervision of an RN providing bedside care treatment and clinical documentation for patients on Cardiac, Oncology and Med/Surg floors
- dressing changes, IV's, hemovacs, JP drains, EKG's and all other aspects of nursing care.
- facilitated admissions, discharges and transfers
- prepared chart notes and other documentations
- receives exemplary and exceeds expectations ratings on all performance reviews
- cited for excellence and interpersonal communications, team work, customer service flexibility, reliability
- demonstrated ability to interact with patients and family members from diverse cultures and backgrounds
- faxing, filing, ordering supplies, charting, doctors orders, telephone triage
- Patient referral, paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality
- maintaining medical records
Certified Nursing Assistant
Vosswood Nursing Center
Houston
09.1996 - 04.1998
- worked under the supervision of an RN providing bedside care treatment and clinical documentation for patients
- Activities of Daily Living, quality patient care
- keep licensed nurse informed of patients activities/ changes in condition
- responds in a customer friendly atmosphere
- answer call lights and other duties assigned
- added personal caring touch that immediately put patients at ease
Education
Some College (No Degree) - CNA Certification
Galaxy Manor Nursing Facility
Cleveland, Tx01-1991
Some College (No Degree) - Paralegal Studies
Singleton Institute of Technology
Houston, TX01-1990
High School Diploma -
Cleveland High School
Cleveland, Tx 05-1982
Skills
- Anesthesia machine operation
- Intubation assistance
- Patient monitoring
- Sterilization techniques
- Vital signs management
- Clinical documentation
Timeline
Senior Anesthesia Technician
Houston Methodist
09.2023 - Current
Anesthesia Technician II
Texas Children Hospital
11.2018 - 08.2023
Senior Anesthesia Technician
Houston Methodist
10.2014 - 08.2023
Anesthesia Technician/PCA3/Unit Assistant
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
09.2012 - 08.2018
Patient Care Assistant 3/Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Memorial Hermann Hospital
04.1998 - 05.2012
Certified Nursing Assistant
Vosswood Nursing Center
09.1996 - 04.1998
Some College (No Degree) - CNA Certification
Galaxy Manor Nursing Facility
Some College (No Degree) - Paralegal Studies
Singleton Institute of Technology
High School Diploma -
Cleveland High School