Objective: Suitable position as Dialysis Technician
I am basically a Dialysis Technician with 12 years of experience from the starting of my carrier. I have a wide range of experience in handling different types of dialysis units. My job description includes Patient Care, Medical Care, Process and Quality and Staff & Facility Management. Also capable of handling Speciality Cases as mentioned below.
Duties and Responsibilities
Patient Care:
• Maintain the record of each patient with pre-dialysis vital signs, weight and temperature.
• Inspect the patients Dialysis access, administer local anesthesia if required; insert needles, and initiate dialysis
• Monitor and record the patient condition and coordinate with superiors
• Administer anticoagulant according to unit protocol and prescription.
• Blood flow adjustment based on the instruction
•Adjust fluid removal.
• Discontinue dialysis and established homeostasis following unit protocol.
• Inspect, clean and dress access according to unit protocol.
• Follow post dialysis protocol (vital signs, temperature and weight)
• Responds to dialysis related emergencies ( such as hypotensive episodes, needle displacement or infiltration, clotting episodes, blood leaks, air emboli, etc.)
• CPR therapy in the event of cardiac arrest.
• Coordinating with superiors and meeting patient education goals.
• Managing the patient during emotional, medical, psychosocial and nutritional concerns and coordinating with superiors.
• Maintain professional conduct, good communication skills and confidentiality in the care of patients.
Medical Care:
• Prepare dialyzer
• Prepare the dialysis extracorporeal circuit
• Verify the absence of residual sterilants.
• Testing, monitoring and functions of the dialysis unit, including alarms, conductivity and temperature.
• Maintain the record document
• Discarding procedure of dialysis supplies and sanitize equipment.
• Monitoring and recording of RO water readings.
Process and Quality:
• Update patient vitals and dialysis data in Electronic Medical Reports and/ or specific files for current and future reference.
• Ensure adherence to hospital standards and other relevant quality standards in all processes.
Staff and Facility Management:
• Assist Teammates in preparing patient schedules.
• Training new team mates for preparing, monitoring and maintaining dialysis machines and system.
Monitor all the staff whether they are following the unit protocol if, not, report to the Unit -in- charge.
• Ensure that reprocessing / dilutions etc. are done according to unit procedures and protocol.
• Ensure the facilities are provided for emergency resuscitation.
• To maintain the minimum stock in the emergency trolley.
• Check the emergency trolley on a daily basis and ensure all the items are available.
• Ensure overall hygiene and waste management process, as per protocol.
Field Specializations
• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• CVVHD, CAVHD, CAPD, SCUF
• Plasmapheresis
• Maintenance of Reverse Osmosis Plant which includes
Sand Filter Backwash; R.O. Backwash; R.O. Hardness/ pH /Calcium level ; R.O.Output; Pre & Post filter pressure maintenance; R.O.Rejection; R.O. Regeneration
• Pipeline Formalinisation
• Disinfections of H.D & R.O Machine
• Setting / Priming of the blood tubings & dialyzer
Other Speciality Cases Attended
• Cannulation of AV FISTULA and A V GRAFT
• Assistance of SC, FC, IJC Catheterization
• Handling & Care and Starting & Closing of SC, FC, IJC & Permcath
• Operation & Maintenance and Sampling of Water Treatment Plant
Handled Dialysis units
• COBE CENTRY-2
• B-BRAUN- Dialogue
• B-BRAUN- Dialogue+
• FRESENIUS 4008 B
• FRESENIUS 4008 S
• NIKKISO- DBB26
• ULTRA TOUCH
• SYSTEM 1000
• HD SECURA
•BAXTER – TINA
• B-BRAUN-Diapact –CRRT.
Handled the following RO units:
• Portapure-II OSMONICS -R.O
• E4 - 4400 DLX
• GAMBRO WRO-300 RO PORTABLE
Experience:
Period 16 Jan 2009- 13 Dec 2017
Hospital International Hospital of Bahrain, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Position Dialysis Technician (Bahrain MOH License no 13600021)
Period 9 March 2008 to 13 Jan 2009.
Hospital Cosmopolitan Hospitals Pvt. Ltd . Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Position Dialysis Technician
Period 23 Aug 2005 to 04 March 2008
Hospital Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences& Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
Position Dialysis Technician
Period 2004 to 2005
Hospital Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
Position Dialysis Technician INTERN
Educational and Technical Qualification
Year 2003-2005 ( 2 Years Full Time )
Degree Post Graduate Diploma in Dialysis Therapy
College Christian Medical College & Hospital, Tamil nadu, Vellore, India
Year 2000-2003 (3 Years Full time)
Degree B Sc ( Bachelor Degree in Chemistry ) after Schooling
College University. College, Trivandrum, Kerala, Kerala university. India
Rank First Class
Additional Qualification:
Certification BLS Certification for Health Care Providers (CPR and AED )
Certifying Body Program from American Heart Association
Place International Hospital of Bahrain, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Personal Details:
Name RATHEESH RAVINDRAN
Sex Male
Date of birth 19 April 1982 (35 yrs)
Marital Status Married
Languages Known Read /Write / Speak – English, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil
Permanent Address RATHEESH BHAWAN T TC 17/1487.
POOJAPURA P.O TRIVANDRUM KERALA, INDIA PIN 695012
Phone Number +91-984*******
Passport Details
Passport number M 08O5470
Place of Issue Bahrain
Date of Issue 11 - 09 - 2014
Date of Expiry 10 – 09 - 2024
References
Dr. Nader Albert Ghobrial, HOD & Consultant Nephrologist
International Hospital of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
Email : *************@*******.*** phone : +973-********
Dr. Hatem Abdel Aziz Senior Specialist Nephrologist
International Hospital Of Bahrain
Email : *****@***.*** Phone : 009**-********
Dr. Beena Unnikrishnan,HOD & Consultant Nephrologist
Cosmopolitan Hospitals, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
PH: +91-994*******
Declaration:
I declare that the above mentioned information are correct to my knowledge.
Ratheesh Ravindran
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