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HELEN TAVRAES
BRONX NEW YORK 10473
EMAIL: ************@**********.***
OBJECTIVE
As a Professional, my main objective is to successfully complete the daily requirements and maintain the best performance at all times, in conjunction with my position so that I can utilize my experience to accomplish my goals along with my co-workers in a team effort to carry out the company/organization mission.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Able to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
Excellent customer skills.
Certified Nurse Assistant/Patient Care.
Extremely knowledgeable of all nursing procedures and practices.
Advocate for abused victims, advocate in mental health and other departments.
EXPERIENCE
Nursing Assistant/Nurse’s Aide
Assisted RNs in the open heart and cardiac care unit.
Escort patients to various areas within the rehabilitation center, facilitate one to one session with residents.
Assisted residents with becoming job ready and self -sufficient, chaperones residents to various appointments throughout the city.
Helped assimilate new residents into the rehab facility.
Assisted with ADLS, bathed, groomed, shaved, clean rooms, changed linens, dressed and undressed and served and collected food trays as well as feed those who required assistance including hospice.
Transported residents to and from wheelchair, bed and assisted with ambulation.
Drapes residents/patients for examinations and treatments and remain with them as well as holding instruments and adjusting lights. Explained medical instructions to patients and families.
Served as a Nurse’s Aide for Rebekah Rehab, Manhattan Ville, Tarry Town Care, Bay Park Nursing Home.
Facilitated postmortem care.
Turned and repositioned bedridden patients, alone or with assistance to prevent bedsores.
Observed patient's conditions, measuring, recording food and liquid intake and output, vital signs and reported changed to professional medical staff RN/LPN, Doctors.
Provides patient care by supplying, emptying bed pans, applying dressings and supervising exercise routines.
Worked as part of a medical team that examined and treated clinic out-patients.
Maintained inventory by storing, preparing, sterilizing and issuing supplies such as dressing packs and treatment trays. Collected medical waste: urine, feces and sputum.
Administered medications and treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, douches ordered by the physician or nurse.
Performed clerical duties, example, processing documents and scheduling appointments.
Dietitian and Nutritionist Technician
Consulted with physicians and health care personal to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patients. Managed quantity food service departments and community nutrition services.
Prepared and administered budgets for food, equipment and food pantry supplies.
Assessed nutritional needs, diet restrictions, current health plans to develop and implement dietary care plans and provided nutritional counselling. And advised patients and families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and modifications, food selection and preparation.
Monitored food service operations to ensure performance to nutritional safety, special diets such as low fats, low cholesterol and chemical free meals. Determined food and beverage costs and assisted in implementing cost control procedures.
Planned and conducted training programs in dietetics, nutrition and institutional management and administration for medical students, health-care personnel and the general public.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Nurse’s Aide Assistant
Clinical Nursing Agency /Nurse’s 2008-present, Brooklyn New York
Regis Rehabilitation Center and Bay Park nursing Home.
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Nurse Assistant-worked in various departments such as Medical ER and Psychiatry ER.
EDUCATION
College of New Rochelle, Bronx New York Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences, graduated in 2016
Course of study: Social Science and Psychology
Lehman College, Bronx New York 2010-2011
Course of study: Nursing
Borough of Manhattan Community College, NY, NY 2009-2010
Course of study: Nursing
References are available when requested.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
St. Luke’s Hospital to present 6/86 -10/08
11 11Amsterdam Ave
NY NY
Bay park Rehab and Nursing home 10/08 -3/16
300 Coco city Blvd
Bronx Ny NY
Regis Rehab and nursing home 3/16 -5/17-
Baychester Ave
Bronx NY NY
Bronx Gardens Rehab and nursing home 5/17 – to present