LUIS A. TORRES

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Buenaventura Lakes

Florida, 34743

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in the medical field where my technical skills and experience can be fully utilized.

EDUCATION

Franklin Roosevelt High School Brooklyn, New York

9/89 General Equivalency Diploma

WORK EXPERIENCE

12/10-present American Renal Associates Inc. Celebration, FL

Certified Hemodialysis Technician

● Presently working nocturnal program

● Prepare and test Fresenius T machine

● Intimate treatment for patients with ESRD as per protocol

● Expert cannulator.

5/07-12/10 Davita Inc. Kissimmee Dialysis Kissimmee, FL

Hemodialysis Technician

●Was given opportunity to start up nocturnal dialysis program

●Prepared and tested machine (GAMBRO PHOENIX) for patient treatment

●Engaged in troubleshooting activities (ex. Place needles on new access)

6/03-04/07 Richmond Kidney Center Staten Island, New York

Hemodialysis Technician

●Initiates patient dialysis and monitor vital signs

●Responsible for opening unit

●Auto-test machines (Fresenius2008k) for patient treatments

●Was called upon for needle placement on new access

1/00-6/03 HIS of N.Y. Inc., Coney Island Dialysis Brooklyn, NY

Hemodialysis Technician

●Initiate patient dialysis and monitor vital signs

●Collect water cultures and send samples to the laboratory

●Auto-test machines (COBE Centry3) for patient treatments

●Order medical supplies

4/99-1/00 Total Renal Care, Inc. Dyker Heights, NY

Dialyzer Reprocessor Technician

●Opened unit and set machines (Fresnius2008H) for patient treatment

●Rinsed and disinfected central delivery (bicarbonate and R.O.loop)

●Documented statistical data in various log books

●Accepted deliveries, stocked and rotated inventory

6/91-3/96 Lower Manhattan Dialysis Center New York, NY

Dialyzer Reprocessor Technician

●Prepared and mixed bicarbonate and acetate concentrations

●Was responsible for shutting down Seratroncis DRS4 system

●Maintained records of patient's dialyzer usage

●Mixed acetate/K2 with a state-of-the-art automated system

●Cleaned and serviced tanks on a daily basis to prevent bacteria growth

●Engaged in trouble-shooting activities

●Was responsible for opening and closing unit

REFERENCES

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