Subject area of experience:
• Full range of Hemodialysis which includes:
o Opening and closing of unit
o Set-up of equipment
o Water testing and monitoring of dialysis treatment
o Full range of charting patients progress
o Work closely with other technicians as a team to provide professional dialysis care for patients.
•Employment History:
• CCHT, Ft. Vancouver Kidney Center
Vancouver, WA – August 2005 to present.
• CCHT, Willamette Valley Kidney Center:
Oregon City, Oregon - October 2003 to August 2005.
• PCT, Gresham Dialysis Center:
Gresham, Oregon – June 2003 to October 2003.
• Dialysis Technician, Intermountain Health Care:
Salt Lake City, Utah - December 1988 to End of May 2003.
• Caregiver support staff, Alzheimer’s Support Network:
Salt Lake City, Utah - May 2001 thru the end of May 2003.
Basic understanding of all state and federal requirements for dialysis treatment
• Patient Education
Specific area of expertise:
• Training of new staff and teaching techniques of needle placement
• Monitoring patient and staff modules,1/2 pt. vitals
• Vascular Access Monitoring and Testing Manager
• Proton Database System
o Medical record entries
• Working with patients with special needs
• Management of isolation room
o phlebotimy
• Oversee staff management of emergency preparedness
o Fire and earthquake
o Patient evacuation
Certifications:
• Wa. State Healthcare Asst.
• CCHT National Certification
• CPR Certified
I has always had a love for taking care of people. I started my health care career doing CNA work in a number of areas. Over the years I has worked with children with disabilities, the ageing and persons with chronic illnesses.
In 1988 she began her professional kidney dialysis career. She was one of the first to be trained as a dialysis technician and over the years has developed extensive knowledge and experience working with acute and chronic kidney patients.
Today however, is looking for a new challenge in her working career. It’s important that she is still involved with people in one way or another. In whatever Jenni new challenge will be she will do it with respect, dignity and a high degree of professionalisms that the job requires.