Nursing Assistant Certified
Resume:
Nakia Brown
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Professional Summary:
Detail oriented professional with 14 plus years of experience working as a CNA. Experience in checking vital signs, gathering medical supplies, grooming patients, Cleaning rooms and beds, attending patients, Bathing Patients, Feeding Patients, Assisting nurses and other CNA duties.
Compassionate Certified nurse assistant/ Skilled at working with young and adolescent children. Elderly patients and dementia patients. A team player who works well with others. Excellent communication and personal computing skills
Skills:
Turning or moving patients
Gathering medical supplies
Bathing patients
Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.
Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake
Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate
Answering patient calls
Documenting information
Cleaning rooms and bed linens
Stocking supplies
Assisting with some medical procedures
Safety procedures
Transporting patients
Taking care of wounds
Education:
High School Diploma June 2004
Richard Milburn High
Certifications:
BLS/CPR/First Aid Apr 2022 – Apr 2024
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Mar 2022 – Mar 2024
Professional Experience:
Certified Nursing Assistant Oct 2020 – Present
Regency Care of Arlington Arlington, VA
Help patients with hygiene activities such as using the bathroom, bathing, brushing teeth, and dressing.
Assist patients with meals by feeding them.
Clean linen regularly.
Monitor vital signs and report worrying symptoms to the RN.
Provide and clean bedpans.
Help patients with mobility problems to move around.
Certified Nursing Assistant Sep 2018 – Sep 2020
Capital Caring Health Arlington, VA
Communicating and tracking medical changes
Wound care
Bathing and dressing
Personal care, including hair, skin, oral care, and nails
Helping with toileting or incontinence care
Light meal preparation and light housekeeping
Tasks to ensure a clean and comfortable environment
Spending time with patients and educating family members
Certified Nursing Assistant July 2017 – Jun 2019
Spotsylvania Regional medical center Fredericksburg, VA
Providing great patient care.
Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.
Certified Nursing Assistant Jun 2015 – May 2017
Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Alexandria, VA
Completed all activities of daily living far as bathing, shaving, changing, companion, took vital signs, and feeding.
Hoyer Lift.
Sit to stand lift.
Cleaned and sanitized patient living space.
Observed physical and emotional changes, reported patient conditions to nurses.
Provided social and emotional support to improve patients’ morale.
Preserved patient dignity and minimized discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing.
Commended for accuracy of documentation, effective team collaboration, patient relations, and consistent delivery of empathetic care.
Recorded vital signs and reported abnormalities.
Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions
Certified Nursing Assistant May 2012 – Jun 2015
Carriage Hill Health and Rehabilitation Fredericksburg, VA
Completed all activities of daily living far as bathing, shaving, changing, companion, took vital signs, and feeding.
Hoyer Lift.
Sit to stand lift.
Cleaned and sanitized patient living space.
Observed physical and emotional changes, reported patient conditions to nurses.
Provided social and emotional support to improve patients’ morale.
Preserved patient dignity and minimized discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing.
Commended for accuracy of documentation, effective team collaboration, patient relations, and consistent delivery of empathetic care.
Recorded vital signs and reported abnormalities.
Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions
Certified Nursing Assistant Mar 2010 - May 2012
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA
Performed several functions of resident care including grooming and hygiene, collecting vital signs and proper body alignment.
Observed patients, built strong relationships, and reported any unusual condition, accident, or incident to appropriate persons.
Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional, and developmental needs of Patients.
Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
Worked closely with patients to serve meals and maintain detailed meal documentation.
Certified Nursing Assistant Jun 2008 – Mar 2010
Westminster at Lake Ridge Lake Ridge, VA
Dementia units
Skilled nursing
Assisted living
Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional, and developmental needs of Patients.
Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
Worked closely with patients to serve meals and maintain detailed meal documentation.
Preserved patient dignity and minimized discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing.
Commended for accuracy of documentation, effective team collaboration, patient relations, and consistent delivery of empathetic care.
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