Charmaine D. Swingle

Experience

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  California Healing Arts

  Sept 2007 - Jul 2010

  Certified Massage Therapist
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  Principal Senior Living Group/ Benton House

  Apr 2011 - Jul 2014

  Certified Nursing Assistant

  • Assist residents with activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing, and dressing.• Cook and serve meals according to each resident’s nutritional needs.• Observe residents’ conditions and report any significant changes to healthcare professionals.• Take and record vitals.• Ensure that food intake information is maintained.• Supervise exercise programs.• Change dressings if required.• Assist residents with walking and moving in and out of bed.• Assist with mobility and range of motion• Clean rooms and other common areas around the facility.• Change linen and ensure that any soiled linen is transported to the laundry room immediately.• Administer medication as per the health chart provided by the healthcare professional.• Assist residents with routine recreational activities.• Collect and do laundry and ensure that each resident’s laundry is delivered back to the room.• Ensure that each resident is comfortable in their room.• Attempt to resolve residents’ issues by employing tact and compassion.• Act as a “shoulder” in times of residents’ distress.• Drive or accompany residents to recreational activities or health care appointments.• Transport residents through wheelchairs.• Greet visitors and direct them to the right room.• Develop positive and relational bonds with residents by engaging them in conversation.• Respond to emergencies by employing training in charting out emergency management Show less

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  Fresenius Medical Care North America

  Jul 2014 - Oct 2016

  Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician l/ ll
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  DaVita Kidney Care

  Oct 2016 - now

  Patient Care:1. Receive patient into treatment area. Weigh patient, take temperature and blood pressure pre and post dialysis. Document on all dialysis flow sheets.2. Perform and record patient observation: vital signs and all other parameters of ESRD patients, obtain blood samples and culture and prepares for shipment.3. Review dialysis orders, notes general physical and mental condition of patient through observations and interview, provide data to determine compliance to dietary or medical regimen. Document observations appropriately.4. Provide chronic hemodialysis therapy: recommends a dialysis plan for ultrafiltration to RN, initiate dialysis via approved accesses, observe all safety measures, monitor patient vital signs applicable to critically ill patients.5. Collect patient data: monitor and document status of vascular accesses, review lab work, patient observations, and seek guidance when levels are out of "normal" range for ESRD patients.Equipment Care:1. Set up and monitor dialysis machines and systems: Observe dialysis machines and RO water system for correct functioning, respond to visual and audible alarms and makes appropriate adjustments pre, during and after the dialysis treatment.2. Understand all duties related to dialyzer reuse: dialyzer cleaning and sterilization and equipment using chemicals, rinses, priming the dialyzers, attachment and installation of all required tubing, positioning of dialyzer, preparation of dialysate delivery system for dialysis, dialyzer connection and all pumps, alarm checks, monitor settings, dialyzer tests.Quality Assurance:1. Complete flow sheets and charge vouchers in order to verify appropriate patient billing.2. Report inventories and supply shortage to Facility Administrator.3. Compliance with policy and procedure in accordance with state and federal regulations for patient care and services.4. Compliance with state or federal regulations of the Injury Prevention and Safety Training Program. Show less

  • Patient Care Coordinator

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Administrative Assistant II

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Certified Hemodialysis Technician ll

    Oct 2016 - Jan 2019