Home Health Assistant

STEPHANIE HALES

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

949-***-**** cell/ or leave message at 949-***-****

abofs2@r.postjobfree.com

San Clemente, Ca. 92672

CNA with 2 years home-health care experience, seeking full-time employment as a patient care

technician for a skilled-care facility with a bustling, energetic and fulfilling work environment.

Friendly, dependable, with excellent people and communication skills

No alcohol, tobacco or drug use

EDUCATION

• American Heart Association CPR/AED certification good until Nov. 16, 2014

• November 2011, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)/ license valid until Nov. 2014

• August 2010-August 2011, Concordia University Irvine California

Accelerated Bachelor of Science Nursing Program

• April 1987 BS in Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

CLINICAL & WORK EXPERIENCE

Summer 2011

Saddleback Hospital Laguna Hills

ICU, Med-tele rotation

• Assisted supervising nurses with medication administration, care and suctioning of ET and

tracheal tubes, oral hygiene, installation and removal of catheters, removal of IVs, carefully

assessed and charted patient inputs and outputs, and performed accuchecks.

• Performed total patient care as needed bathing, dressing, toileting, feeding and repositioning.

• Skilled at assisting patients with ambulation using rules of body mechanics.

• Skilled at transferring and repositioning patients for comfort and safety.

• Skilled at ROM exercises to prevent contractures and other physical complications of inactivity.

• Actively educated and provided patients with activities, tools and techniques for healthy daily

living.

• Skilled at measuring and recording blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations and O2 sats.

• Able to pinpoint and recognize symptoms of distress and provide immediate temporary

intervention.

Summer 2011

St. Mary's of Long Beach, Ca.

Psychiatric rotation

• Assisted supervising nurses with medication administration for psychiatric patients as

prescribed. Performed accuchecks.

• Performed patient care as prescribed.

• Interacted with broad range of psychiatric patients in inpatient and outpatient milieu to

complete assessments and patient care planning.

Spring 2011

Saddleback Hospital Laguna Hills, Ca.

Maternity rotation

• Assisted supervising nurses with medication administration for mothers and newborns as

prescribed. Performed accuchecks.

• Skilled at assisting nurses with training new parents in proper care of selves and newborns

• Assisted nurses with evaluating and performing labor and delivery procedures, postpartum

assessments, and newborn assessments.

• Performed all routine patient care as prescribed.

Spring 2011

Choc Hospital Orange, Ca.

Pediatric rotation

• Assisted supervising nurses with medication administration for pediatric patients of all ages as

prescribed. Performed accuchecks.

• Performed patient care as prescribed.

• Interacted with children during diversionary activities.

Fall 2010

Mission Hospital Mission Viejo, Ca.

Med-surg post-surgical unit

• Assisted supervising nurses with medication administration. Performed accuchecks.

• Performed patient care such as bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding.

• Collected, measured and recorded patient's liquid output.

• Provided ambulation and repositioning support of patients.

August 2008-August 2010

• Provided in-home health services (IHSS) for a private party

• Registered/ fingerprinted and background checked with the State of California to provide

(IHSS) care.

January 2006-March 2008

• Full-time in-home medical assistance and care-giving for my then five year old son who had a

brain tumor and is now fully recovered.

Spring 1988 until January 2006

• Owned and operated successful automotive painting business which averaged $70,000-

90,000/year for 18 years.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• CPR certification with American Heart Association thru 5/25/2014

• IHSS in-home health service registry with the State of California

• Nursing liability insurance coverage thru August 2013

• Current immunizations / TB test/ Flu shots

• Background checks/ fingerprinting with State of California

• Volunteer Volleyball coach with Boys and Girls Club October-December 2011

• Faithful blood donor since age 18

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