AMY JO BAKER

**** ** ***** ***, *********, WA ***82

630-***-****

ada1ai@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-jo-baker/

SUMMARY

●Coordinated and presented engaging onboard training for all new Healthcare Technology Management team members throughout Advocate Aurora Health. Scheduled rooms and other training presenters.

●In the merger of Aurora Health in Wisconsin, trained 60 new technicians. Coordinated with PartsSource providing short training session of their parts ordering system.

●Successful implementation of BD CareFusion Alaris IV Pumps bi-directional project for 12 Advocate Health Care hospitals.

●Part of the project group to replace the Alaris IV Programmable Control Unit and remediation of the IV Pumps, which includes the bi-directional communication between the pump and the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System throughout 27 hospital and several clinics.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Advocate Health Care (currently Advocate Aurora Health) 2006 – Present

Chicago area and Eastern WI healthcare organization with 27 hospitals and hundreds of clinics.

Clinical Engineer

●Developed workflows for restructuring the Safety Alert Process, as well as the Disposal of Equipment Process.

●Created a variety of forms as needed, which at times included approval workflow.

●Project Coordinator for IV Pumps Upgrade, QR Label implementation, and inventory verification.

●Managed Computer Management System (CMMS), which involves validating the inventory model and Nomenclatures, entering new accounts, and maintaining the database.

●Managed the medical equipment safety alerts throughout the organization.

●Revised the safety alert policies and assisted with SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) communications.

●Part of the team composing the CMMS manual and supplemental training materials for approximately 80+ associates.

●Trained new team members on the current CMMS and other training needs.

●Managed departmental SharePoint website.

●Collaboratively wrote policies and procedures for Clinical Engineering Department.

●Assisted in the ISO standard readiness.

Loretto Hospital 2004 – 2006

Biomedical Technician

●Maintained and repaired medical equipment throughout the hospital

●Updated policies and procedures and re-inventoried the equipment with new asset labels.

●Prepared and participated in JCAHO survey for accreditation.

●Ensured the proper disposal of any mercury sphygmometer still in the hospital as well as other equipment awaiting disposal. (Also properly disposed of antiquated needles in the sharps container).

●Managed the biomedical shop, as a one person shop.

Resurrection Health Care (currently Presence Health) 2000 – 2004

Biomedical Technician & Supervisor

●Analyzed and determined the issue with Baxter Colleague IV Pump concerning the gear mechanism: lubrication was of poor quality and the gears size slightly off. These findings and solutions were published. As a result, saved the organization about $40K in repairs.

●Maintained and repaired variety of medical equipment, such as Hemodialysis Machine, Physiological Monitors, and IV Pumps

Advanced Technology Laboratories (now Philips Healthcare & FujiFilm SonoSite)

Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging manufacturing company.

Test Technician

●Tested the ultrasonic transducers throughout production.

●Quality assurance the transducers were to manufacturer’s specifications.

School Districts of Whatcom and Skagit Counties

Para-Educator

●Taught K-12 Special Education classes and other variety of subjects.

●Assisted pre-school for the Deaf, kindergarten, and special education teachers in the classroom as well as one-on-one.

Montana School for the Deaf and Blind

Teacher

●Taught independent living skills, physical education, health, and vocational training courses to 8th-12th grade special needs students.

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate, Sports Mgmt.: Outdoor Adventure

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

MEd, Special Education: Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

AA, Electronics: Biomedical Equipment Servicing

Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, WA

BA, Physical Education: Sports Science

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

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