Passionate Emergency Department Technician possessing expert knowledge of medical terminology and medical equipment operations. Offering 10-year background providing assistance in routine patient care and administrative support activities in emergency department. Trustworthy and responsible professional comfortable working in fast-paced environment and adapting quickly to changes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Associate
Mount Sinai Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Record temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Maintain clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.
Develop rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
Perform patient mobility services by turning, lifting, moving and repositioning patients.
Assist with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Obtain biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
Patient Care Technician
Montefiore Hospital Emergency Room
04.2012 - 03.2022
Obtain patient vital signs and report results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
Collect and transport specimens to prepare for lab testing.
Monitor, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Prepare and set ambulance notification
Perform medical Assistant duties when required including DOT drug screens, breath alcohol tests,
Audiograms, phlebotomy, urinalysis, vital signs, wound care and maintaining medical records.
Chaperone and set up for Gynecological Examination
Assist in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.
Assist with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures.
Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms.
Measure and fit crutches and canes, instructing patients on proper use of support devices.
Applied orthopedic devices like traction and OCL splints.
Work with nurses to assess patients and prepare for tests and procedures.
Safely transported patients by wheelchair, stretcher or bed to other units.
Receive direction and assignments from physicians and nurses, providing efficient technical support to optimize patient care.
Assist doctors with examinations of patients by taking vital signs and drawing blood.
Continuously monitored patients and reported changes to head nurses and physicians.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during examinations and tests to alert physicians of abnormalities and changes in patient
Assist patients with limited mobility in dressing and undressing, bathing and other day-to-day needs.
Use EPIC to maintain records of patient care, condition and progress and reported and discussed observations with Nursing and Physicians
Street call alert with crew member
Assist with Triage of patient in adult and pediatric emergency room
Report intake, outtake and bowel movement to RN
Give report to co-workers at end of shift
Education
Certificate -
Sanford Brown Institute
New York, NY
12.2011
High School Diploma -
De Witt Clinton High School
The Bronx, NY
06.2005
Skills
Phlebotomy & EKG Technician
Communicate easily with patients
Measure and record vital signs
Glucose testing and monitor abnormal blood glucose
Assist with patient foley insertion
Stocking of IV carts, Asthmatic area, trauma side cubical and triage area
Dedicate to following instructions of healthcare plan computer/Technology skills
Microsoft outlook, Word Epic, Care cast V6, Electronic Health Records, Employment History
Responding to emergencies
Direct Patient Care
Worked in very fast pace environment
Documenting behaviors
Lifeguard
10 Year experience
Teaching Infants - Adults how to swim
lifeguard for the City
Swimming and Competing Professionally since i was 9 Years old
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