Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant

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Elk Grove, CA 956**-***-****

Jeannie Thorntona

Objective Seeking a Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant position

with challenging responsibilities in an atmosphere where quality

is the standard and that allows the opportunity to expand my

contribution to the mission of the organization.

Experienced and skilled Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant with a

strong record of providing excellent patient care in skilled nursing

facilities, residential care facilities, and in-home care while maintaining

compliance.

Professional Summary:

. Experienced, highly motivated, self-directed, organized, with

demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple assignments while

delivering efficient, high quality resident care in a fast-paced

environment

. Caring, compassionate, and conscientious in meeting residents' needs

. Excellent interpersonal skills, work well individually and as a team

member meeting the organization goals of resident care delivery and

total quality improvement

. Work extremely well under pressure

. Excellent interface skills to establish and maintain a productive

rapport with diverse individuals, staff, and executive management

. Exceptional and consistent follow-up, follow through, and job

completion skills

. Frequently commended by management, supervisors, and peers for

professionalism, diligence, and commitment to providing quality

resident care and adhering to company rules and resident care policies

. Take direction well and possess high initiative

. Flexible and adaptable to changing needs of an organization, facility,

clients, and residents

. Excellent communication skills, listening, and learning skills

. Excellent charting and logging skills

. Willingness to work with subacute residents.

. Computer software knowledge in WORD, Excel, and website portals

Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant Experience includes:

. Provide resident care in accordance with organizations rules and

policies, health care regulations, infection control guidelines, and

direction from supervisory staff.

. Check residents' pulse, temperature, and respiration.

. Perform body checks during resident hygiene and report areas or

findings of concern to the Director of Nursing or the supervisor.

. Provide direct range of motion prescribed exercises and provide

direction and assistance in the use of braces or artificial limbs.

. Provide care to hospice residents and provide emotional support for

their families.

. Maintain daily resident hygiene and room care in line with resident

bathing policies and the infection control guidelines.

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Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant Experience includes

(CONTINUED):

. Maintain resident records on care, condition, progress, and problems

in order to report and discuss observations with a director of

nursing, supervisor or case manager.

. Massage resident, perform physician prescribed and/or plan of care

treatments (apply preparations such as liniment, alcohol rubs, and/or

heat-lamp stimulation).

. Provide residents with mobility assistance to help them move in and

out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, automobiles, and dressing and

grooming.

. Accompany clients/residents to doctors' offices and other trips

outside the home.

. Provide transportation, assistance, and companionship.

. Provide care to disabled children or children who have sick or

disabled parents.

. Change bed linens, wash and iron residents' laundry, and clean

residents' quarters.

. Provide companionship, entertain, converse, and/or read aloud to

residents assisting in maintaining them mentally alert and emotionally

motivated.

. Perform a variety of resident in-home care duties as requested by

clients, such as maintaining and procuring health care supplies,

household supplies, prescription refills, and transporting resident to

physician appointments or recreational events.

. Meal planner, determine diet specific meals, prepare daily menus,

purchase goods, prepare food, and serve meals to residents and other

family members, according to individual prescribed diets.

. Provide residents and families with emotional support and instruction

in areas such as infant care, preparing healthy meals, independent

living, hospice, and adaptation to disability or illness.

Work History

Windsor Elk Grove Certified Nurse Assistant 2012-June

2014

Interim Home Health

Home Health Aide 2009-March- Feb 2011

Mercy Sacramento Regional

Hospice Home Health Hospice 2004-Dec-2005-

Nov

Emerald Gardens Certified Nurse Assistant 1999Apr-2003-Sept

Emerald Gardens Certified Nurse Assistant 1993Oct - 1995Apr

Arbor Convalescent

Hospital Certified Nurse Assistant 1992-Nov -

1993Apr

Jeannie Thorntona

References

Anita M. Razo

Subacute Care Consultant/Survey Compliance Officer

ALH Enterprises, LLC

Telephone: 949-***-****

Wendy Leyva

LVN/Case Manager

ALH Enterprises, LLC

Telephone: 562-***-****

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