Gloria Catalan
Long Beach
Summary
To obtain a Monitor Technician position with a healthcare organization that values excellence, teamwork, and compassionate patient care, where I can contribute to accurate cardiac monitoring and timely communication to support patient outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Obstetrical Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
03.2024 - Current
- Assist obstetricians and nurses during labor and delivery procedures
- Accountable for maintaining all sterile instruments and other equipment necessary to perform obstetrical care
- Perform clerical tasks such as answering phones, patient call lights, and scheduling patients for appointments or procedures.
- Facilitated patient scheduling for appointments, including caesareans, inductions, and follow-up visits, utilizing the Epic EHR system.
- Maintained optimal supply levels to support operational efficiency and readiness.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to troubleshoot technical issues in medical devices.
Pediatric Medical Assistant
Grotenhuis Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Goleta, CA
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Obtain vital signs, glucose test, A1C, collect specimens.
- Prepared exam rooms between patients. Clean and stock rooms, sanitize equipment and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Obtain patient information and update health records with current medication, allergies, and surgeries.
- Request or submit authorizations for imaging and referrals
- Scheduling patients using snapboard in Epic for procedures such as echocardiograms, holter monitors, and 15-lead EKGs. Performing 15-lead EKGs and placing holter monitors.
- Answer the provider lines and provide direct them to the appropriate provider or team.
- Send referrals, progress notes, physician orders to corresponding office
- Respond to CRMs, inbox messages, send refill requests.
- Upload and download diabetic records using different websites such as Dexcom, Glooko, Tconnect.
Telemetry Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Oversaw monitoring and identification of patient arrhythmias, abnormalities, and significant cardiac baseline changes.
- Notified nursing staff of any changes in patient rhythm or baseline to ensure timely intervention.
- Facilitated provision of critical monitoring equipment to hospital departments, ensuring accurate assessment of patient heart and oxygen saturation.
- Validated patient telemetry orders within Epic system to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations
Telemetry Unit Care Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
08.2019 - 07.2020
- Perform all necessary and requested patient care procedures, including keeping rooms clean and neat, monitoring, documenting vital signs, and other fundamental care actions.
- Provide emotional support, physical assistance, and encouragement throughout the patient's hospital stay.
- Observe patients and report any changes in the patient to the nursing staff.
- Greet and direct family members, or medical staff to the patient's room.
- Answering phones, patients call lights and processing paperwork, including discharge transfer and admittance forms.
- Monitored patient vitals to ensure compliance with care protocols and safety standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
San Marcos Senior High School
Santa Barbara, CA06.2015
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Ventura Training Institute
Oxnard, CA01.2022
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Bilingual; speak and write fluently in Spanish
- CPR/BLS Certified
- Team player and able to adapt quickly into different environments
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Obstetrical Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
03.2024 - Current
Pediatric Medical Assistant
Grotenhuis Pediatric Specialty Clinic
04.2023 - 03.2024
Telemetry Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
08.2020 - 04.2023
Telemetry Unit Care Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
08.2019 - 07.2020
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Ventura Training Institute
High School Diploma -
San Marcos Senior High School