Finau Agafili
Tacoma, WA *****
*************@*****.***
Work Experience
Dialysis Patient Care Technician
LBJ Tropical Medical Center - Pago Pago, AS
August 2022 to Present
• 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.
• collecting and maintaining patient labs and cultures, returning the patient's blood and fluid at the end of the treatment, and removing needles appropriately from each cannulation site. Newborn Hearing Screener
Department of Health - PagoPago American Samoa
July 2022 to September 2022
• Documenting the results of the test in a medical record
• Providing support for families who have a child with a hearing loss
• Collecting data on children’s hearing loss as part of a study
• Performing hearing tests on newborns using an audiological test device such as an audiometer or otoacoustic emissions test device
• Explaining the test procedures to parents and infants prior to testing
• Educating parents about the importance of early identification of hearing loss
• Performing auditory brain stem response (ABR) tests to determine if there is any nerve damage in the inner ear of an infant
Material Handler
Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions Inc. - Sumner, WA October 2021 to January 2022
• Handle materials in a safe and orderly manner
• Assist with the timely fulfillment and delivery of products
• Work with team members to meet set goals
• Contribute to a company culture that champions diversity, appreciates creativity, and facilitates innovation
• Load and unload pallets and individual cases to and from trucks, as well as collecting empty pallet boards and carrying them to storage
• Pick appropriate cases according to order, using required technology
• Safely operate a forklift (following appropriate training)
• Assist in weekly product inventory
• Perform general housekeeping and sanitation tasks Caregiver
Direct Support Professional, Aacres LLC - Tacoma, WA August 2020 to October 2021
Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring and getting to and from activities and meals according to the individual service plan. Allows and encourages residents to do as much of their own care as possible. Education
High school diploma
Waipahu High School - Waipahu, HI
May 2019 to May 2020
Skills
• Data Entry
• Patient Care
• Nursing
• Meal Preparation
• Dialysis Experience
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Office Experience
• Hospital Experience
• Home Care
• Laundry
• Caregiving
• Materials Handling
• Vital Signs
Languages
• English - Fluent
• samoan - Fluent
Awards
Dialysis Technician
August 2022
Certificate for completion from the University of Tennessee at Martin in Dialysis Technician. Certifications and Licenses
Nurse Delegation Certification
CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Newborn Hearing Screening
July 2022 to Present
Certificate of completion presented by National Center for Hearing Assessment and management Utah state University and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners.