GILBERT MARTINEZ

**-** ******* *********, ***. *C

Flushing, NY 11367

Mobile: 917-***-**** Email: ado49v@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

High caliber healthcare professional with 25 years of medical technician experience

Certified Hemodialysis Practitioner

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Self-motivated individual with strong work ethics

Team player, customer service driven, and trustworthy

Work Experience:

Dialysis Technician Sept 2020 – Present

Fresenius Medical Care, Maspeth, NY

Collect and record vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse) ahead of treatment; Obtain water and dialysate cultures;

Prepare and set up hemodialysis solutions/equipment, confirm dialysate is properly mixed as per formula, inspect equipment and settings, and carefully monitor pressures and conductivity;

Clean patient access area with antiseptic solution and connect hemodialysis machine to catheter site or access point in patient’s forearm;

Perform dialysis treatment according to established policies/procedures, start blood pump at the appropriate rate as confirmed by R.N. or licensed medical provider;

Monitor patient for potential adverse reaction and promptly report any changes in condition from prescribed treatment to the R.N. and/or members of the interdisciplinary team.

Calculate fluid removal replacement needs during the dialysis procedure, and provide patients with fluids during and after the dialysis procedure. Administer intravenous cannulation of patients with 14g, 15g, 16g and 17g needles, as indicated;

Provide education to patients and family members, explain procedure and answer questions;

Keep patient dialysis area clean and implement sanitary procedures, and disinfect reverse osmosis water system;

Track, inventory supplies and place orders;

Train new Dialysis Technicians;

Knowledgeable of the use, care and repair of equipment (Baxter 1550 and Fresenius 2008k);

Train Operator Engineer Aug 2016 – Mar 2020

New York City Mass Transit Authority, NYC

Safely operated subway rail cars by transporting passengers from station to station within the NYC metropolitan area;

Checked rail cars daily to ensure that mechanical, safety and emergency equipment were in good working order. Reported mechanical issues encountered with train vehicles;

Communicated via radio and public announcement system, announcing location and emergencies to the public or to the operator command center.

Executed rail car troubleshooting in rail yards and on mainline, including rescue and towing;

Dialysis Technician Aug 2006 – Aug 2016

New York Artificial Kidney Center, Brooklyn, NY

Collect and record vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse) ahead of treatment; Obtain water and dialysate cultures;

Prepare and set up hemodialysis solutions/equipment, confirm dialysate is properly mixed as per formula, inspect equipment and settings, and carefully monitor pressures and conductivity;

Clean patient access area with antiseptic solution and connect hemodialysis machine to catheter site or access point in patient’s forearm;

Perform dialysis treatment according to established policies/procedures, start blood pump at the appropriate rate as confirmed by R.N. or licensed medical provider;

Monitor patient for potential adverse reaction and promptly report any changes in condition from prescribed treatment to the R.N. and/or members of the interdisciplinary team.

Calculate fluid removal replacement needs during the dialysis procedure, and provide patients with fluids during and after the dialysis procedure. Administer intravenous cannulation of patients with 14g, 15g, 16g and 17g needles, as indicated;

Provide education to patients and family members, explain procedure and answer questions;

Keep patient dialysis area clean and implement sanitary procedures, and disinfect reverse osmosis water system;

Inventory supplies and place orders;

Train new Dialysis Technicians;

Knowledgeable of the use, care and repair of equipment (Baxter 1550 and Fresenius 2008k);

Dialysis Technician Feb 2000 – Aug 2006

Nephrology Foundation of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

Collect and record vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse) ahead of treatment; Obtain water and dialysate cultures;

Prepare and set up hemodialysis solutions/equipment, confirm dialysate is properly mixed as per formula, inspect equipment and settings, and carefully monitor pressures and conductivity;

Clean patient access area with antiseptic solution and connect hemodialysis machine to catheter site or access point in patient’s forearm;

Perform dialysis treatment according to established policies/procedures, start blood pump at the appropriate rate as confirmed by R.N. or licensed medical provider;

Monitor patient for potential adverse reaction and promptly report any changes in condition from prescribed treatment to the R.N. and/or members of the interdisciplinary team.

Calculate fluid removal replacement needs during the dialysis procedure, and provide patients with fluids during and after the dialysis procedure. Administer intravenous cannulation of patients with 14g, 15g, 16g and 17g needles, as indicated;

Provide education to patients and family members, explain procedure and answer questions;

Keep patient dialysis area clean and implement sanitary procedures, and disinfect reverse osmosis water system;

Inventory supplies and place orders;

Train new Dialysis Technicians;

Knowledgeable of the use, care and repair of equipment (Baxter 1550 and Fresenius 2008k);

Assistant Chief Dialysis Technician Jan 1995 – Jan 2000

North Shore Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Schedule, train and supervise technicians; Prepare performance plans and evaluate technicians;

Review, approve and process timekeeping for Dialysis Technicians

Attend quality assurance meetings and report any adverse incidents;

Evaluate and report incidents and implement corrective action as indicated;

Serve as back-up to Dialysis schedulers with appointment scheduling, answering calls, coordinating referrals, communicating messages with the team, and processing insurance forms, accepting co-pays, and reviewing/determining no-show rates;

Provide preventive maintenance of dialysis machines and equipment;

Education:

2000-2008 Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY (54 Credits: Nursing major)

Certification:

2020 Certified Hemodialysis Practitioner, Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and

Technology, Rockville, MD

2020 Certified Repair Technician, Baxter 1550 and Fresenius 2008k Equipment

2020 CPR certification, American Red Cross

References:

Available upon request

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