Erika Maldonado

El Paso, TX *****

aduf8w@r.postjobfree.com

575-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Dialysis Technician CCHT

DAVITA DIALYSIS KIDNEY CARE - Las Cruces, NM

May 2019 to April 2022

• Assembling the dialysis machine and ensuring its proper performance.

• Monitoring patients undergoing dialysis treatment.

• Ensuring the usage of the dialysis machine is safe and secure.

• Administering local anesthesia.

• Talking patients through the dialysis process.

• Monitoring and adjusting patient fluid removal rates as required.

• Working in tandem with nurses and doctors.

• Ensuring the sterilization of operating equipment before use.

• Responding to emergency scenarios.

• Attending to patient needs.

• Understanding patient physical and emotional concerns.

• Educating patients on health maintenance and care.

• Developing operational training material for staff.

• Inventory facilities supplies

• mix master

• infection control

• expert cannula ter

• monitor and report any abnormal vitals

CCHT (Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician)

Fresenius Medical Care - Las Cruces, NM

September 2014 to March 2022

• Assembling the dialysis machine and ensuring its proper performance.

• Monitoring patients undergoing dialysis treatment.

• Ensuring the usage of the dialysis machine is safe and secure.

• Administering local anesthesia.

• Talking patients through the dialysis process.

• Monitoring and adjusting patient fluid removal rates as required.

• Working in tandem with nurses and doctors.

• Ensuring the sterilization of operating equipment before use.

• Responding to emergency scenarios.

• Attending to patient needs.

• Understanding patient physical and emotional concerns.

• Educating patients on health maintenance and care.

• Developing operational training material for staff.

• Inventory facilities supplies

• mix master

• infection control

• expert cannulater

• monitor and report any abnormal vitals

PCT/Phlebotomist/ cardiac monitor technician/ CNA PRN MountainView Regional Medical Center - Las Cruces, NM September 2016 to December 2021

• Assembling the dialysis machine and ensuring its proper performance.

• Monitoring patients undergoing dialysis treatment.

• Ensuring the usage of the dialysis machine is safe and secure.

• Administering local anesthesia.

• Talking patients through the dialysis process.

• Monitoring and adjusting patient fluid removal rates as required.

• Working in tandem with nurses and doctors.

• Ensuring the sterilization of operating equipment before use.

• Responding to emergency scenarios.

• Attending to patient needs.

• Understanding patient physical and emotional concerns.

• Educating patients on health maintenance and care.

• Developing operational training material for staff.

• Identifying patients via ID, medical record or other means

• Drawing blood using needles and other equipment

• Labeling samples correctly and send them for testing

• Turning or moving patients.

• Gathering medical supplies.

• Bathing patients.

• Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.

• Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake.

• Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate.

• Answering patient calls.

• Observing and interpreting patients' heart monitors and checking for abnormalities, including irregular heartbeats, arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest.

• Attaching electrodes to patients' bodies and recording electrical impulses from the heart to perform EKGs.

• Using hospital equipment and medical technology to perform various tests on patients' hearts, such as stress tests.

• Recognizing and responding to any abnormal conditions in patients' heartbeats.

• Interpreting test results and reporting any changes in heart readings or EKGs to the Doctor or Nurse in charge of the affected patient.

• Updating patients' records with all readings taken from the heart monitors or EKGs.

• Cleaning and maintaining heart monitors and EKG machines.

• Reporting any necessary equipment repairs in a timely manner.

• Assisting with the training of new staff in medical monitoring systems.

• Delivering quality patient care services.

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Las Cruces, NM January 2009 to September 2014

• Providing great patient care.

• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.

• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.

• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.

• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.

• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.

• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.

• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.

• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.

• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure. Plasma Center Technician

LAS CRUCES BIOLOGICAL - Las Cruces, NM

January 2007 to January 2009

• Conducts pre-donation medical screening in accordance with established guidelines.

• You determine Hematocrit (HCT) and Protein via finger stick and use of the hematastat and refractometer.

• Promotes customer satisfaction through appropriate interaction and responsiveness to customer needs.

• Assesses donor suitability and engages in set-up, monitor, and disconnect procedures of the plasmapheresis machine and donors.

• Provides appropriate feedback to ineligible donor candidates.

• Ensures all donor screening information is complete and accurate prior to donation.

• Ensures donor confidentiality.

• Effectively communicates donor medical information to Medical Staff.

• Establishes and maintains donor files in an organized and competent manner.

• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of necessary records.

• Assists in maintaining a clean, organized and efficient work area, including maintaining supplies necessary to perform job duties.

• Disposes of all contaminated disposable equipment.

• Builds rapport with donors to ensure overall customer satisfaction with the center to support long- term donation.

• Performs general administrative duties, including greeting donors in a friendly manner, answering phones, and assisting center management as needed.

• Learns and maintains through familiarity and compliance with all state and federal regulations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Standard Operating Procedure Manual, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and internal company procedures.

• Maintains and ensures proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between donors.

• May assist, plan and participate in marketing programs, community service activities, mentoring, training, facility care and continuous improvement activities. Education

DIPLOMA in CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSSITANCE

COMPUTER CAREER CENTER of VISTA COLLEGE - Las Cruces, NM May 2015 to August 2016

High school diploma

Gadsden High School - Anthony, NM

May 2003 to May 2007

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANCE in NURSING ASSISTANTS EMERALD NURSING SCHOOL - El Paso, TX

May 2005 to May 2006

Skills

• Venipuncture

• Laboratory Experience

• EMR Systems

• Critical Care Experience

• Dialysis Experience

• Infection Control Training

• Patient Care

• Vital Signs

Certifications and Licenses

CCHT NATIONAL

January 2021 to January 2024

Hemodialysis nationally certified in the USA. renew every 2 years CCHT New Mexico Board Certified

January 2020 to January 2023

Certified hemodialysis technician certified by the state of New Mexico Board. CPR

February 2021 to February 2023

CPR verified by the American heart Association.

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