Nursing Assistant Certified

Jamilya Eggleston, CNA/PCT

Philadelphia, PA *****

Home: 267-***-**** ****************@*****.***

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Reliable, service-focused nursing professional with excellent patient-care and charting skills gained through thirteen years of experience as a CNA. Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings. BLS and CPR certified (current).

Nursing Skills

• Patient Care & Safety

• Diagnostic Testing

• Medical Terminology

• Electronic Medical Records

• Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring

• Medication Administration

• Privacy / HIPAA Regulations

• Patient Advocacy and Support

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Professional Experience:

Fresenius Kidney Care, Philadelphia, PA

Patient Care Tech, 2017 to Present

Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use.

Mixes dialysate, according to formula.

Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use.

Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine.

Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.

Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties

Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution.

• Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer.

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• Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.

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• Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.

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• Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.

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• Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.

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• Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction.

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• Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.

• May fabricate parts, such as cannulas, tubing, catheters, connectors, and fittings, using handtools.

St.Ignatius Nursing Home, Philadelphia, PA

Certified Nursing Assistant, 2010 to 2014

• Provided nursing assistance to residents in a 120-bed long-term-care facility.

• Assisted residents with activities of daily living including helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, bathing, dressing and grooming.

Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Certified Nursing Assistant, 2015 to Present

• Displayed strong clinical skills in assessing vital signs, performing lab draws and glucose checks, and providing pre- and post-operative care.

• Adhered to safety guidelines; completed hospital’s three-hour Patient Safety Training Program.

• Ensured the accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients’ status.

• Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions.

Education

Job Corps, Drums, PA

Nurse’s Aide Program

Lincoln Technical Institute, Philadelphia PA

Medical Assistant/Medical Office Assistant

Fresenius Kidney Care

Dialysis Technician/Patient Care Technician

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