06/2011 to CurrentCCHT/PCT 2/Preceptor... PCT 3Fresenius Kidney Care (formally known as Fresenius Medical Care) － Hobart, INAnything that involves with running a Fresenius K machine and patient's treatments. Opening a clinic, doing am water checks, making bicarb,making acid, setting up machines, assessing patients and their accesses, hooking up and monitoring while on machines. Giving normal saline and heparin when needed. Taking off patients post treatment, obtaining lab samples, blood cultures, etc.. what is needed to be done per RN. Closing clinic, post disinfection of machines, bicarb tanks, R.O. system, collection of bio garbage and disposal in red bins properly.
07/1998 to CurrentPatient Care Technician/CCHTFresenius Medical Care/Fresenius Kidney Care － IN, KS & MOEverything and anything that has to do with working in the dialysis field as a PCT. Opening and closing clinic, Making bicarb, acid, doing water tests & readings to make sure all was safe to run patients. Setting up, tearing down and monitor Fresenius H,K & T machines. Assessing patients pre & post treatments. Accessing fistulas, grafts and catheters. Giving heparin and normal saline as allowed. Monitoring patients during their entire treatments. Obtaining blood samples when needed, collecting blood cultures as ordered. Educating patients on all aspects of dialysis. Train new staff as the unit preceptor, continue education and training through company. Every year take company competency DPC exam.
07/1996 to 07/1998Patient Care TechnicianEverest Healthcare － ILWorking in the dialysis clinic and doing everything that is needed to run a unit. Opening & closing unit. Setting up, running, maintaining during patient treatments and tearing down Fresenius H dialysis machines. Assessing and accessing patients with catheters, fistula and grafts prior to and after their treatment. Maintaining patients throughout their entire treatment. Drawing blood samples when needed and or ordered. Cleaning and disinfecting machines, acid tanks, and bicarb tanks. Gathering and setting out supplies for the next shifts and day.
07/1999 to 06/2011PCT/CCHTFresenius Medical Care － Crown Point, INAnything that involves dialysis and running of the Fresenius K machines. Opening the clinic, am water checks, making bicarb, acid, setting up machines. Assessing and accessing patients for dialysis treatments. Monitoring patients throughout their treatments. Giving normal saline and heparin when needed. Obtaining blood samples and cultures if ordered. Taking off patients, cleaning machines, chairs, and surrounding items. Closing off clinic, disinfecting bicarb tanks, R.O system and machines. Collection and disposal of bio wastes.
07/1996 to 07/1999PCTEverest Healthcare － Crown Point, INAnything that involved dialysis from opening the clinic, setting up and running Fresenius K machines and Cobe machines. Doing am water checks, making bicarb, acid, setting up machines, assessing patients, accessing their accesses. Monitoring throughout treatment, blood samples, blood cultures, giving normal saline and heparin when needed and taking off patients. Disinfection of dialyzers. Closing of clinic including disinfection of machines, bicarb tanks and R.O system. Collection and disposal of bio wastes.
05/1995 to 07/1996Patient Care TechnicianST. Anthony Hospital － INAnything that involved Dialysis including setting up, tearing down and running Cobe machines. Reused dialyzers including running a Renatron machine. Opening and closing of the clinic, disinfection of machines, dialyzers and R.O system. Assessing and accessing patients for treatment. Giving heparin, xylocaine and normal saline. Obtaining blood samples when needed. Monitoring patients during treatments, taking off post treatment, cleaning area and items used for dialysis. Collection of bio wastes.
DialysisFresenius Medical Care － Merrillville, IN, USAPreceptor classes, Home Therapy Ambassador class, CPR, Water room class, any other class that was required per educators and or FMC.
1999Certificate of completion and passing: Practical NurseSaint Anthony Practical Nurse Program － Crown Point, IN, USAAttended and completed a Practical Nursing program. However, never took the state NCLEX-PN exam.
1996Certificate of completion : CNALutheran Nursing Home － Crown Point, IN, USATook classes and clinicals at nursing home that offered the CNA course.
Licensed Practical NurseSaint Anthony LPN Program － Crown Point, IN, USAI attended 1 full year of St. Anthony's LPN program.
1994Certification: CNALuthern Nursing Home － Crown Point, IN, USAI attended and completed a CNA course through Luthern Nursing home.
1990High School Diploma: GeneralCrown Point High School － Crown Point, IN, USAAttended all 4 years of high school with general studies and 2 of those years in the HERO program.
1990High School Diploma: GeneralCrown Point High School － Crown Point, IN, USA
1990High School Diploma: GeneralCrown Point High School － Crown Point, IN, USA
