Shieema Simpson

Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician with 2 years of experience providing high quality care with respect and compassion to all patients. Skilled in patient assessment to ensure effective dialysis treatments, monitoring, assessing, and assisting patients during treatment duration, educating patients on proper nutrition and fluid intake, and adhering to infection control and safety protocols. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Patient Care Technician/Dialysis Technician at DaVita Kidney Care (Dialysis Center) (2023-03 – Present)

• Obtain pre and post vitals, weights, vascular access assessment
• Cannulate and initiate dialysis treatment to 3 to 4 patients per dialysis shift.
• Set up, operate, and maintain dialysis machines. Thoroughly sterilize each machine after each patient treatment.
• Document patient vitals every 30 minutes or as needed.
• Knowledge in collecting, spinning, and packaging lab specimens.
• Follow infection control measures when cleaning vascular accesses and/ or catheters to minimize infection
• Perform water checks, pH, and water hardness daily and bleach machines as needed followed by bleach checks.
• Advocate for patients and ensure patient safety and comfort during treatments.

Patient Care Associate at Simpson at Jenner's Pond (2022-09 – 2023-03)

• Used communication skills to report changes and updates on residents' conditions.
• Supported residents with daily personal routines, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating and toileting.
• Provided companionship to residents and established a trusting relationship with them
• Reported any issues or concerns and all medical issues.
• Ensured that all residents' living areas were safe and well organized

Memory Care Resident Assistant at Daylesford Crossing (2020-07 – 2021-09)

• Implemented and lead daily activities for Connections residents and encourage residents to participate.
• Provided necessary personal assistance of daily living (ADLs) for residents according to resident's support plan.
• Answered resident call alarms
• Completed all documentation to maintain current health status of residents.

Unit Clerk/ Caregiver at Park Lane at Bellingham (2019-07 – 2020-06)

• Forwarded completed charts of discharged residents to medical records.
• Scheduled appointments and kept nursing personnel informed of residents' appointments
• Responded to requests from residents, providers, and residents families.
• Maintained up-to-date roster of residents for assigned unit.
• Updated office files daily and kept records organized.
• Answered multi-phone lines, filed, faxed and scanned documentation

High school diploma – Penn Wood Hs - Green Ave Campus (2015)