Professional Summary
Two years of experience in direct patient care at Rehabilitaion Institute of St. Louis and Maxim Health Care, my goal is to uphold the highest standards of nursing care.
Licenses
Certified Nursing Assistant
Patient Care Diploma
Skill Highlights
Lift & Ambulate
Communication/ Interpersonal Skills
Catheter Care
Feeding Tube Care
Skin Care
CPR
ADL’s
PPE
Edema
Bathing
Transfers
Vital Signs
Infection Control
Asst with Prosthetic / Orthotic Devices
Reporting Abnormal Findings
EKG
Oxygen
Hoyer/Sarah Lift
ROM
Medical Terminology Knowledge
Respiratory Equipment Training
Proffesional Experience
Maxim Health Care
1130 Olive Blvd. Saint Louis Mo, 63141
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
April 2015 to Current
During my time at Maxim I tended to patients with chronic illnesses were prepared patients rooms prior to their arrival, I observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager, Read a documented vital signs, Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines, collected urine and fecal samples, and assited with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. I planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets. I provided patients and fanilies with emotional support exhibiting a compassionte spirit and by communication with them about the issues of death and dying.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis
4455 Duncan Ave. Saint Louis Mo, 63110
Patient Care Technician
January 2014 t0 January2015
Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.Administered simple range of motion exercises.Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying.Provided patients and families with emotional support.Assisted with ADLs.Documented resident records on daily flow sheets.Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.Assisted nurses with cleaning rectal tube, G-tube, J-tube, and regular catheter insertion.Tended to patients with chronic illnesses.Provided necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures.Provided personal nursing care in pre- and post-operative situations.Performed routine tests such as urine dip stick, vision and hearing tests.Obtained and set up suction equipment.Assisted in application of traction devices.Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.Facilitated games and other activities to engage clients.Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.Cleaned and organized patients living quarters.Provided transportation, assistance and companionship to clients.Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.Collected urine and fecal samples.Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.Massaged patients and applied preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs and heat-lamp stimulation.Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.
Education and Training
Patient Care Technician Diploma: Nursing, 2013
St.Louis College of Health Careers - Coursework in Anatomy, Physiology and Health Assessments 3.8 GPA