SHONTE K. CLEM

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Fayetteville, NC *8311

270-***-****

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Professional Summary

Highly Trained Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with strong clinical abilities and a successful career in both Hospital and Nursing Home facilities. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first-rate patient care. Licensed CNA in North Carolina and Kentucky.

Skills

Active Listening

Complex Problem Solving

Management of Material Resources

Active Learning

Experience

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Fayetteville Manor, Fayetteville, NC Jan 2015 – Present

•Answered patient call signals, signal lights, bells, and/or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

•Applied clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

•Changed bed linens/made beds.

•Cleaned/sanitized patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, and/or other patient areas.

•Collected specimens (urine, feces, or sputum).

•Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

•Documented/reported observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

•Gathered information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

•Measured and recorded food/liquid intake, urinary/fecal output and reported changes to medical/nursing staff.

•Observed/examined patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

•Provided physical support to patients who required assistance in performing daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking or exercising.

•Recorded height/weight of patients.

•Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

•Ensured patients took medications and/or nutritional supplements.

•Restocked patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.

•Reviewed patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient followed appropriate diet.

•Set up treating/testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician/nurse.

•Undressed, washed, and dressed patients who required assistance.

•Washed, groomed, shaved, or draped patients in preparation for surgery, treatment, or examination.

•Explained medical instructions to patients/family members.

•Lifted and/or assisted others in moving patients on/off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Good Samaritan Society, Louisville, KY Feb 2013 – July 2014

•Answered patient call signals, signal lights, bells, and/or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

•Applied clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

•Assisted nurses/physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

•Changed bed linens/made beds.

•Cleaned/sanitized patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, and/or other patient areas.

•Collected specimens (urine, feces, or sputum).

•Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

•Documented/reported observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

•Gathered information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

•Measured and recorded food/liquid intake, urinary/fecal output and reported changes to medical/nursing staff.

•Observed/examined patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

•Positioned and/or held patients in position for surgical preparation.

•Provided physical support to patients who required assistance in performing daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking or exercising.

•Recorded height/weight of patients.

•Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

•Ensured patients took medications and/or nutritional supplements.

•Restocked patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.

•Reviewed patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient followed appropriate diet.

•Set up treating/testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician/nurse.

•Stocked/issued medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.

•Supplied, collected, or emptied bedpans.

•Turned/repositioned bedridden patients.

•Undressed, washed, and dressed patients who required assistance.

•Washed, groomed, shaved, or draped patients in preparation for surgery, treatment, or examination.

•Exercised comatose, paralyzed, or restricted mobility patients.

•Explained medical instructions to patients/family members.

•Lifted and/or assisted others in moving patients on/off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Patient Care Assistant / Unit Secretary

University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

•Answered patient call signals, signal lights, bells, and/or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

•Applied clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

•Assisted nurses/physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

•Changed bed linens/made beds.

•Cleaned/sanitized patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, and/or other patient areas.

•Collected specimens (urine, feces, or sputum).

•Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

•Documented/reported observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

•Gathered information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

•Measured and recorded food/liquid intake, urinary/fecal output and reported changes to medical/nursing staff.

•Observed/examined patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

•Positioned and/or held patients in position for surgical preparation.

•Provided physical support to patients who required assistance in performing daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking or exercising.

•Recorded height/weight of patients.

•Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

•Ensured patients took medications and/or nutritional supplements.

•Restocked patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.

•Reviewed patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient followed appropriate diet.

•Set up treating/testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician/nurse.

•Stocked/issued medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.

•Supplied, collected, or emptied bedpans.

•Transported patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.

•Turned/repositioned bedridden patients.

•Undressed, washed, and dressed patients who required assistance.

•Washed, groomed, shaved, or draped patients in preparation for surgery, treatment, or examination.

•Exercised comatose, paralyzed, or restricted mobility patients.

•Explained medical instructions to patients/family members.

•Lifted and/or assisted others in moving patients on/off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

•Provided information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.

•Transported specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.

•Assisted Registered nurses with the intensive care patients.

•Admitted patients for hospital stays.

•Wrote patient discharge summaries and sent them to primary care physicians.

•Conducted discharge planning and discharged patients.

•Ordered/interpreted the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).

•Ordered laboratory work for physicians, admitted/discharged patients,

•Transported specimen collections to/from hospital laboratory.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

North Hardin Health and Rehab Facility Radcliff, Kentucky Feb 2006 – Dec 2012

•Administered medications and/or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician/nurse.

•Answered patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patient needs.

•Applied clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse/ physician.

•Changed bed linens/made beds.

•Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.

•Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

•Documented or otherwise reported observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

•Fed or assisted patients in eating or drinking.

•Measured and recorded food/liquid intake, urinary/fecal output and reported changes to medical/nursing staff.

•Observed or examined patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

•Prepared/served food trays.

•Provided physical support to patients in performing daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

•Recorded height/weight of patients.

•Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

•Ensured patients took medications and/or nutritional supplements.

•Restocked patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.

•Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.

•Reviewed patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient received appropriate diet.

•Supplied, collected, and/or emptied bedpans.

•Turned/repositioned bedridden patients.

•Undressed, washed, and dressed patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

•Washed, groomed, shaved, or draped patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.

•Exercised patients who were comatose, paralyzed, or had restricted mobility.

•Assisted medical staff in lifting patients on/off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

•Assisting residents with daily living activities which include bathing, clothing, feeding, and becoming a companion.

Education

Hardin County Adult Education Center, Kentucky

High School Diploma, Feb 2005

•Obtained General Education Diploma

Ivy Tech Community College Kentucky

•Obtained college credits towards future occupation.

Additional Skills

CPR Certification

References

Provided upon request

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