ABIGAIL COLON, CNA

**** **** ** ** ****** ACRES FL 33973

ac4yr2@r.postjobfree.com 860-***-****

Reliable, service-focused nursing professional with excellent patient-care and charting skills gained from over 5 years of experience as a CNA. Fluently bilingual reading and writing Spanish and English. Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in a diverse healthcare setting. Activities of Daily Living (ADL), team player, and passion for helping others, flexible and reliable. BLS certified.

EXPERIENCE

5/12/2012 – 6/20/2017

CNA, VANDERMAN PLACE

Provide high-quality care as an in- demand CNA within acute-care, rehabilitation, and nursing home setting. Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan, emptying foley bags, and bathing .Transfer with mechanical lifts such as sarita lift and hoyer lifts. Transfers with pivot stand using gate belt safely to wheelchair. Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions.

2/4/2008 – 4/23/20012

CNA, Portland Care and reahb Company

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 .Commended for chart accuracy,patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care. Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interaction

EDUCATION

6/1997

HIGH SCOOL DIPLOMA, Harvard h. ellis technical School

Diploma certified hairdresser and cosmetology. Awarded with $100 saving bond for achieving most clientele in my academic hairdressing class.

1/1998 AND 1/2006

CERTIED NURSE’S AIDE PROGRAM, QUINEBAUG COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Completed 60 hours of clinical training.

SKILLS

Patient Care & Safety

Patient Advocacy and Support

Excellent communication skills

Good team member

Empathy

ACTIVITIES

Assist residents with daily living and provision of fun, safe and engaging activities to ensure that their days are happy and fulfilling. Provide dignified care to residents of both rehabilitation and long term memory, including all stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

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