Gian Fernandez

Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA, United States

September 2019 - Current

Endoscopy Technician

• Assisted physician under the direction of an endoscopy RN
• Cleaned and disinfected endoscopy equipment per SGNA guidelines and community standards, ensuring compliance and patient safety
• Attaching cardiac leads, blood pressure and oxygen monitor to patient pre and post-procedure
• Documented pre-procedure vital signs in nursing record under supervision of Endoscopy RN, contributing to patient care continuity
• Obtain biopsy specimens from patients and properly label for collection sent to cytology
• Transported patients to and from procedure rooms, ensuring comfort and safety during transitions
• Able to use computer efficiently and correctly for processing Endo charges, labs, pathology,x-ray, and orders
• Proficient in Colonic. Endoscopy EGD, ERCP, EUS, Banding, Peg tubes, Erbe cautery,EMR, Hemorrhoid banding
• Pulmonary: Bronchoscopy, Ebus, Radial Ebus.
• Ion Equipment Prep & Setup: Calibrate the Ion robotic system, set up catheters, and ensure shape-sensing technology and biopsy tools are functioning.
• Procedure Assistance: Assist the physician in navigating the robotic catheter into the periphery of the lungs to biopsy suspicious nodules.
• Patient Care & Education: Prepare patients for the procedure, explain the GPS-like mapping process, and monitor vital signs before, during, and after.
• Specimen Handling: Safely collect, label, and transfer tissue samples to the pathology lab for rapid on-site evaluation.
• Decontamination: Perform high-level disinfection (HLD) and reprocessing of flexible scopes and robotic instruments according to hospital standards.

JFK Medical Center

March 2018 - August 2019

endoscopy technician

• Assist physician as necessary under the direction of an endoscopy RN
• Cleans & disinfects endoscopy equipment according to guidelines established by the SGNAin conjunction with community standards
• Attaching cardiac leads, blood pressure and oxygen monitor to patient pre and postprocedure
• Documents pre procedure vital signs on nursing record as supervised by Endoscopy RN
• Obtain biopsy specimens from patients and properly label for collection sent to cytology
• Transports patient to and from room after each procedure
• Able to use computer efficiently and correctly for processing Endo charges, labs, pathology,x-ray, and orders
• Proficient in Colonic, Endoscopy, EUS, Banding, Peg tubes, Axios, erbe cautery.
• PACU orderly, JFK Medical Center

April 2016 - August 2019.

• Transports patients back to room after operations
• Cleaning and stocking of area
• Assisted nursing and administrative staff in designated areas to facilitate patient care.

JFK Medical Center

June 2011 - April 2016

interventional radiology technical assistant

• Obtain vital signs for each patient pre procedure
• Look up labs under the direction of nurse pre procedure
• Orders supplies accordingly to daily procedures
• Labels specimen after each patient, and takes to pathology for proper processing

JFK Medical Center

March 2009 - June 2011

transport crew lead

• Coordinates transporters to properly bring patients to and from exams
• Communicates with nurses on recommended medication to travel with patients bed
• Uses proper techniques to help transfer patients from exam table and or to patient'
• Use of medical equipment i.eSpecialty beds, wheelchairs, stretchers.

JFK Medical Center

January 2004 - April 2009

RECORDS CLERK

• Scan and send medical records to doctors through the electronic medical record system(EMR)
• Answer phones as needed
• Call patients to remind them of their appointments
• Schedule patients for appointments
• File and maintain records
• Transmission of information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine
• Office Clerks transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine
• Quality checks on all work to assure accuracy of the release, confidentiality, and proper invoicing
• Clean and orderly work area, ensures that records and files are properly stored before leaving area, and ensures adequate supplies to meet customer requests