CAREER HISTORY
Amita Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL March 2017-Oct. 2019
Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA)
Assisting nurses with daily care of 15-30 patients including:
Hygienic maintenance such as bathing and restroom assistance; Assist in ambulating patients; One-on-one monitoring for suicidal and altered mental status patients; Charting patient details in Epic; Patient transfer and transport.
Experience caring for diverse inpatient and outpatient population including:
Emergency department; Intensive care unit; Pre- and post-surgery; Orthopedic; Isolated patients; Combative patients; Behavioral health patients; Cancer patients.
Trained in health care protocols including:
Don and doff personal protective equipment; Emptying patient drainage devices; CPR; Applying disposable catheters; Bed changing.
Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion Chicago, IL March 2015-Feb. 2017
CNA
Care for average of 10 patients per day
Patient monitoring
Escorting patients to medical appointments
Mitigating for fall risk
Updating family on care quality
Complete electronic and manual patient charting for up to 43 patients
Total physical care: Grooming, bathing, dressing, shaving, toileting, incontinence care, feeding, monitor patients as needed, transport patients to and from bed and/or wheelchair.
Experience with patient needs: Alzheimer’s, dementia, aggressive/violent, bed-bound, limited and restricted mobility, drug-dependent, behavioral issues, limited-assistance, senior care, hospice and end-of-life care, isolation due to highly contagious infection, depressed and suicidal, physical rehabilitation.
Sure Staff Chicago, IL Aug. 2014-March 2015
Contractor
Mixing and bottling at organic hair product factory; Environmental services at Soldier Field; Receptionist, administrative assistant, shipment processing for soda distributor; Packaging at Garrett’s Popcorn
Imperial Nursing’s Ivy Apartments Chicago, IL April 2007-June 2014
CNA
Completed rounds for five floors
Managed/monitored patient’s medication schedule
Coordinated care with patients’ doctors, family and emergency care providers
Assisted in transferring patients to acute care
Updated and filed patient records
Took patient vitals
Shower assistance to mitigate fall risk
Receptionist
Experience with patient needs: Alzheimer’s, dementia, senior care, oxygen-dependent, behavioral issues, chronic pain, opioid-dependent, diabetic
EDUCATION
Career Center of Chicago, 2007, Certified Nurse’s Aide Certification
Kelvyn Park High School, 1999-2003, High School Diploma
SKILLS/TRAINING
Bilingual; Managing bedsores; Safe movement of patients; Quick learner and easy to train; Filling out, filing and organizing paperwork