BRANDY NICOLE MCCASLAND
Lincolnton
Summary
Patient-focused Registered Polysomnographic Technologist committed to delivering high-quality care. Adept at performing procedures to help obtain patient diagnoses and assist in coordinating enrollment for open research studies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Research Carolina Elite
Denver
03.2025 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive polysomnographic assessments, ensuring accurate data collection for diagnosing sleep disorders.
- Utilized advanced polysomnography equipment to monitor patient sleep patterns, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop individualized diagnoses and screenings for enrollment for various studies.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Medbridge Healthcare, LLC
Greensboro
08.2023 - 02.2025
- Monitors care of patients during daytime sleep studies
- Running MSLT & day PSG sleep studies.
- Data collection and carrying out physician orders
- Preparing patients for sleep studies by applying electrodes and sensors on body parts
- Conducted comprehensive polysomnographic assessments, ensuring accurate data collection for diagnosing sleep disorders.
- Educating patients on a sleep study's procedure
- Maintaining and calibrating sleep-monitoring equipment
Registered Behavior Technician
Step Ahead
Charlotte
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Met clients' goals for acquiring new behavioral skills and reducing negative behaviors according to established protocols.
- Implemented individualized behavior intervention plans, enhancing client engagement and promoting skill acquisition for diverse populations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess client progress, ensuring data-driven decisions and fostering consistent treatment adherence.
Home Health Aide
Interim Healthcare
Mooresville
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Provided comfort care, assisted daily living care, meal prep, incontinence care, bathing, light housekeeping, ambulation monitoring and assistance, and exercise instructed and shown by physical and occupation therapy
- Documented provided care, submitting notes and information to supervisor.
- Minimized safety hazards, arranging living spaces to meet patient needs.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Sleepwell Diagnostics
Huntersville
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Monitors care of patients during overnight and daytime sleep studies
- Running sleep studies such as; PSG, CPAP, Split, and MSLT studies
- Data collection and carrying out physician orders
- Preparing patients for sleep studies by applying electrodes and sensors on body parts
- Monitoring a patient's vital signs using diagnostic and therapeutic tool
- Educating patients on a sleep study's procedure
- Promoting patient health and wellness and providing follow-up care
- Maintaining and calibrating sleep-monitoring equipment
Certified Nursing Assistant/Unit Secretary
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory
09.2019 - 12.2020
- Provided comfort care, assisted daily living care, meal prep, incontinence care, bathing, light housekeeping, ambulation monitoring and assistance, and exercise instructed and shown by physical and occupation therapy
- Documented provided care, data collection, and carrying out orders from nurse
- Vital signs/emptying of drains, tubes, colostomy bags, and catheters
- Working as a receptionist to answer phone calls, greet and direct clients, customers and visitors
- Organizing documents and paperwork and maintaining a filing system
- Updating patients charts and organizing charts according to protocol
- Assisting supervisors and staff with company
Home Health Aide
Bayada
Shelby
10.2016 - 09.2019
- Provided comfort care, assisted daily living care, meal prep, incontinence care, bathing, light housekeeping, ambulation monitoring and assistance, and exercise instructed and shown by physical and occupation therapy
- Documented provided care, submitting notes and information to supervisor.
- Minimized safety hazards, arranging living spaces to meet patient needs.
- Assisted in pediatric special need population as well
Daycare Assistant
Mini Academy
Denver
09.2015 - 10.2016
- Supervised children and redirected appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
- Planned or guided developmentally appropriate activities to build skills and encourage exploration.
- Cleaned and sanitized play areas, surfaces and toys to prevent germ spread.
- Assisted meal prep, changing diapers if needed, and monitoring childcare safety during routine outside play
Direct Support Professional
The Arc of NC
Mount Holly
08.2013 - 08.2015
- Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks
- Ensures client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
- Encourages self-help activities.
- Reports changes in client's condition or family situation to administrators and supervisors.
- Documents services provided.
- Performs home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning.
- Accompanies clients to scheduled appointments and transports clients or running errands for clients
- Carrying out delegated tasks by client's occupational and physical therapist
Cashier
Hardee's
Denver
09.2010 - 08.2013
- Provides a pleasant and efficient customer-focused experience.
- Registers meal orders on a cash register or inputs orders on a computerized device via a point of sale (POS) platform by scanning items, and itemizing and totaling customer purchases.
- Resolves customer issues and answers questions about offerings and purchasing processes.
- Discounts purchases by redeeming coupons.
- Collects payments by accepting cash, checks, or charge payments and makes change for customers.
- Maintains a clean and orderly workstation.
- Bags orders if necessary
- Refilling and stocking supplies and beverage bar
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC 01.2021 - 03.2022
Skills
- Data collection
- Sleep study monitoring
- Individualized diagnostics
- Behavioral intervention
- Care documentation
- Compliance adherence
- Medical reporting
- Patient care coordination
- Strong communication skills
- Continuous performance improvement
- Clinical documentation proficiency
- Multiple sleep latency testing
- Equipment calibration and maintenance
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient monitoring
Transactions
0000, 08/21/24, Beginning Balance, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, 08/21/24, Withdrawal, NCSEA MBR Fee, $18.00, $0.00, -$18.00, 08/22/24, Deposit, $0.00, $23.00, $5.00, 08/31/24, Ending Balance, $0.00, $0.00, $5.00, $0.00, 08/21/24, $18.00, Withdrawal Fee, $18.00, 08/22/24, $23.00, Deposit, $23.00, 2014 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, 0001, 10.240%, 08/22/24, Beginning Balance, $0.00, 08/22/24, New Loan, $18,342.95, 08/31/24, Ending Balance, $18,342.95, $343.43, 10/03/24, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, $0.00, BRANDY NICOLE MCCASLAND, 1643846-0001, $18,342.95, 10/03/24, 20010001643846, 10.240%, $343.43, Coastal Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 986533, Boston, MA, 02298-6533
Languages
English, Native
Account Information
1643846, Coastal Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 58429, Raleigh, NC, 27658-8429, www.COASTAL24.com, 800-432-2643, 919-420-8222, 800-868-4262, 919-420-8000
Timeline
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Research Carolina Elite
03.2025 - Current
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Medbridge Healthcare, LLC
08.2023 - 02.2025
Registered Behavior Technician
Step Ahead
08.2023 - 07.2024
Home Health Aide
Interim Healthcare
04.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Sleepwell Diagnostics
07.2022 - 04.2023
Associate of Applied Science -
Catawba Valley Community College
01.2021 - 03.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant/Unit Secretary
Catawba Valley Medical Center
09.2019 - 12.2020
Home Health Aide
Bayada
10.2016 - 09.2019
Daycare Assistant
Mini Academy
09.2015 - 10.2016
Direct Support Professional
The Arc of NC
08.2013 - 08.2015
Cashier
Hardee's
09.2010 - 08.2013