Karen Layton
medical field experience
Estacada, OR 97023
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I love the medical field I have a passion to help people in need, I have hospital experience with working with patients in a med/surg setting. my strengths are my companion and care for the people I take care of. and my work as a CNA has taught me how to work well in a team setting. I take my role as a healthcare professional very seriously. I have a good work ethic and I'm ready to started. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Self Employed property management/house keeper
Karen's Cleaning Service - Corbett, OR
September 2014 to October 2022
I helped maintain a 1.7-million-dollar home in the Columbia River gorge in Corbett Oregon. The home was on Airbnb, my responsibilities were overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of the property and quest satisfaction. My duties include scheduling routine maintenance, landscaping, flowerbeds, mowing lawns, replacing or changing air vents, cleaning home and enforcing rental terms. Custodian/Janitor
USA POST OFFICE - Corbett, OR
January 2015 to September 2017
Janitorial duties such as cleaning, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing floors; washing walls and ceiling, dusting furniture and fixtures, cleaning hardware and toilet fixtures, washing windows, I cared for lawns and shrubs, cleaning sidewalks and driveways, removing trashes, snow and ice. Stay at Home Mom
Corbett, OR
September 2012 to October 2014
I took some time off to take care of my children my daughter Abagail was born Feb 2010 and my son Aiden was born Dec 2010.
I loved my career I had working at legacy health but having two children in one year was a lot to handle so I took some time off to raise my babies.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Legacy Health - Gresham, OR
January 2008 to July 2010
unit secretary work on a med surge floor. Answering phone calls and putting doctor's orders in the computer
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• I helped patients with activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Provides non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight, testing urine and recording intake and output information/ data entry.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
• Document patient's vitals, food and liquid intake, liquid output, into the legacy health system computers
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protect and keep patient information confidential.
• Serves with professional standard, of hospital policies and procedures
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
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Housekeeping
Legacy Health - Gresham, OR
July 2006 to January 2008
I worked in laundry as a supervisor for the housekeeping department, I also worked in housekeeping on all floors of the hospital My job responsibilities were to clean patient rooms, Hallways, Nurses stations, my job in laundry was to keep all floors stocked with gowns and bedding and reorder the laundry as it got used. I also collected all garbage from the hospital and bio and disposed of them. My responsibilities as the supervisor were to make sure that everyone had their pager in the morning and that the housekeeping staff where able to take care of housekeeping needs efficiently. Patient rooms needed to be turned over in a timely manner and spells had to get taken care of immediately. Education
Graduate in Phlebotomy
Phyblotomy training specialists - Clackamas, OR
September 2022 to September 2022
Graduate in CNA2
Mt Hood Community College - Gresham, OR
January 2008 to July 2010
Skills
• Hospital Experience
• Vital Signs
• Commercial Cleaning
• Time Management
• Phlebotomy
• Computer skills
• Leadership
• Venipuncture
• Patient Care
• Customer service
• Sanitation
Certifications and Licenses
NHCO Certified Phlebotomy Technician
October 2022 to October 2024
National Healthcare certification organization
Phlebotomy technician
Phlebotomy technician
October 2022 to Present
Certificate of training For phlebotomy technician
School name: Phlebotomy training specialist