Telemetry Technician - Hicuity Health - Bethesda, MD
(2022-07)
- Observed cardiac monitors and identified EKG rhythms, interpreting changes in EKG rhythms, identifying EKG dysrhythmias, and reporting the information completely and accurately to nursing staff.
Time Off
(2022-01 - 2022-06)
Taking care of family member then looking for better opportunities.
Telemetry Technician (Contract) - Temple University Hospital - Philadelphia, PA
(2021-11 - 2021-12)
- Answered phones and addressed concerns.
- Coordinated patients with physicians.
- Checked heart rhythms and reported abnormalities to nurses and doctors.
- Observed cardiac monitors and identified EKG rhythms, interpreting changes in EKG rhythms, identifying EKG dysrhythmias, and reporting the information completely and accurately to nursing staff.
Unit Secretary | Monitor Tech (Contract) - Laurel Medical Center - Laurel, MD
(2020-10 - 2021-05)
- Performed front desk duties such as answering calls, filing medical records, collecting co-pays, assisting patients, etc.
- Assessed and interpreted data about patient's status, identified each patient's population specific or behavioral needs and provided care as needed.
- Worked with patients directly and practiced appropriate communication skills and sensitivity to patient's needs
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of cardiac monitor interpretation, skills, and abilities. Provided care appropriate to the age, principles of growth and development over the life span and accommodated cultural diversity among the patients being served.
- Recognized technical inferior EKG and take corrective action as appropriate.
- Effectively teach others on cardiac rhythms.
- Utilized MUSE system.
Monitor Tech (Contract) - Bryn Mawr Hospital - Bryn Mawr, PA
(2019-08 - 2020-10)
- Observed cardiac monitors and identified EKG rhythms, interpreting changes in EKG rhythms, identifying EKG dysrhythmias, and reporting the information completely and accurately to nursing staff.
Release of Information Coordinator - Starmed - Wilmington, DE
(2019-02 - 2020-08)
- Evaluated the adequacy of each completed authorization form.
- Screened each request for information to determine urgency.
- Assured that the most urgent requests are completed first using established priority systems.
- Evaluated the validity of each request and ensured the proper authorization exists before release is made.
- Input all requests in the ROI computer package for logging and tracking of these requests.
- Received and/or gave out forms and assisted with their completion.
- Searched records or files to compose responses, including electronic searches to retrieve and summarize hard-to-locate data.
- Communicated with patients and/or third parties to resolve discrepancies, sorted out errors and reconstructed past transactions.
- Processed social security requests for health information using ROI software.
- Completed and processed routine releases of information to other facilities when requested within established time standards.
Cardiac Diagnostic Technician - Christiana Care Hospital - Wilmington, DE
(2015-03 - 2019-02)
- Answered telephone, took messages and routed calls
- Assisted clerical staff and performs other related duties as required
- Performed EKG tracings for Christiana and Wilmington Hospitals
- Transferred EKG to computer
- Made charge for a patient as needed
- Cleaned and stocked EKG machine for critical care units
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including knowledge of growth and development, the ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient needs, and to provide care needed.
- Experienced working in the emergency room at triage and helping with patient care flow.
- Interrogated and programmed implantable devices (Ex. Pacemakers)
Safety Companion - Christiana Care Hospital - Wilmington, DE
(2011-09 - 2015-03)
- Responsible for helping patients with ADLs
- Communicated to patients, employees, and physicians utilizing courteous verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated proper use of telephone, paging, and nurse call system
- Used proper documentation, wrote legibly, signed transcribed orders and records appropriate data, etc.
- Took vital signs and blood specimens as needed
- Experience in responding to patient crisis situations
- Initiated interventions within scope of responsibility
- Performed finger sticks on patients while following all standard laboratory safety policies
- Performed defined procedures on point of care instrumentation
- Completed mandatory in-service education and performed essential unit specific tasks under the direction of the RN
- Performed assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reported to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
- Performed other related duties as well.
Medical Receptionist - Ingelside Nursing Home - Wilmington, DE
(2009-05 - 2012-11)
- Responsible for answering all incoming calls
- Greeted visitors
- Handled and filed all medical records for all patients
- Performed inventory audits and organized all incoming supplies
- Handled and processed all medical claims and insurance
