CNA
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
Certified nursing assistant with 9 years background in nursing theory, long-term acute care, rehabilitation, and home health settings. Excellent clinical, decision–making and assessment skills. Compassionate, calm and focused individual with a proven capability to take charge in emergency situations.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Provides help for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Provides help with adjunct care by administering nonsterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments; applying restraints.
• Provides help for patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
• Provides help for patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and bath.
• Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure.
• Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Nurses Aide Program, 2008
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Texas, 2009
CPR, First Aid, and BLS Certified
Excellent verbal and written communication
Skilled at providing routine care in a home environment
Patient care & safety
Privacy / HIPPA Regulations
Vital signs and patient monitoring
Blood glucose monitoring and recording