Nadonna Naves
Powder Springs
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Telemetry Tech
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Austell
03.2017 - 05.2024
- Reading EKG strips and monitoring patients' heart rhythm.
Lead Telemetry Technician
EKG Telemetry
Ewing
01.2002 - 01.2016
- Assumed responsibility for continuously monitoring and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms.
- Verified correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifact; completed EKG interpretations including: rate, PRI, QRS, QTI, QTC, ST segment, waveform alterations and rhythm interpretation.
- Continuously observed and documented EKG patterns for all patients on telemetry monitors according to established guidelines.
- Maintained a proper dysthymia documentation and flow sheets.
- Recognized rhythms with the potential to alter the patient's physiology report to licensed staff immediately.
- Reported changes in pulse oximetry data to appropriate licensed personnel.
- Maintained patient confidentiality.
- Played a key role in developing and implementing new programs, department specific policies and procedures and long range plans to meet department objectives.
- Identified potential crises and responded appropriately in emergent situations using standard ACLS guidelines.
- Demonstrated full knowledge of all parameter value limits (critical high and low) and ECG changes that warrant notification of RN.
- Supported nursing personnel by continuous observation of ECG, ETCo2 and spO2.
- Engaged in clinical, departmental and shared decision-making initiatives that resulted in a culture of safety and a superior patient experience.
- Sustained inventory of supplies for telemetry equipment.
- Assumed delegated responsibility in the absence of the Manager and executed responsibilities in an effective and professional manner, adhered to all established policies and procedures.
- Directed and coordinated patient monitoring, established priorities and delegated activities according to patient needs.
- Aware of staff's competency levels.
- Adjusted staffing according to patient census and acuity and level of education and capabilities of staff.
- Possesses proficient medical terminology knowledge utilized to ensure patient welfare.
- Ensured strip interpretations were validated by a RN.
Press Operator
Ferdinand and Guttmann
Ewing
01.1982 - 01.2002
- Hands-on position that required the directing of work orders, ensured the required die and materials were obtained, set up of the press, checked the press, inspected the parts and obtained inspection for first piece approval.
- Played a vital role in production planning, quality control and safety training within the department.
- Served as an Union Representative.
- Inspected and verified that bends met specification as noted in drawings, blueprints, set-up sheets.
- Ensured that only quality parts were produced by conducting all quality checks on the first and last parts while maintaining visual inspection through entire run of coil that included the five in every 1-tote check.
- Highly skilled in punch presses, press brakes and other fabrication equipment.
- Inspected and verified that bends met specification as noted in drawings, blueprints and set-up sheets.
- Verified flat pattern developments.
- Knowledgeable of TS16949 quality standards and ISO 14001.
- Performed quality checks that included weight, density, size; utilized different mathematical equations and tools in short timeframes.
- Utilized micrometers, calipers, scales and fixed gauges to check work in process and ensured adherence to specifications.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wingate High School
Brooklyn, NY06-1975
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Leadership skills
- Safety training
- Patient confidentiality
- Time management
- Effective communication
- EKG analysis
- ECG monitoring
- Data collection
- Patient documentation
- Patient records management
- Telemetry monitoring
- Emergency response
- Rhythm monitoring
- Vitals monitoring
Timeline
Lead Telemetry Tech
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
03.2017 - 05.2024
Lead Telemetry Technician
EKG Telemetry
01.2002 - 01.2016
Press Operator
Ferdinand and Guttmann
01.1982 - 01.2002
High School Diploma -
Wingate High School
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