Patient Care Nursing Assistant
Resume:
Cora Jean Diverson
Las Vegas NV *****
************@*****.***
Professional Summary
My years of hands on experience in many diverse settings and knowledge provides me with excellent patient care and team work as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Unit Coordinator. Always seeking a challenged position in a Professional Care Setting in a Professional and Oriented Environment. Excellent time management abilities, accustomed to providing optimal care and support with compassionate bedside manner and astute observational skills. I'm reliable, and I work hard. I'm very Ambitious and strive for extensive experience with patient care in medical and longterm settings. Strong observational skills combined with excellent patient evaluation abilities. Proven history of cultivating strong patient rapport to provide quality care and patient education.
Skills
Performing patient care and safety.
Assisting with ADL's, Vital Signs, Patient Monitoring, Personal Hygiene.
EKG and Oncology Training.
Infection Control Knowledge.
Transfer Techniques
Basic Life Support
Bathing Assistance
Patient Care
Educated with Patient Advocacy & Support, Privacy/HIPAA Regulations.
Collecting specimens.
Calm and level-headed under duress stress and complicated situations.
Documentation procedures expert.
Medical terminology knowledge & understands medical procedures.
Provides Quality Assurance.
Detail-oriented.
Expertise in multi-tasking.
Education
College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
Nursing License Certified Nursing Assistant
Completed professional development in Nursing.
Western High School Las Vegas, NV
High School Diploma
Work History
December 2023 - Current
Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation - Hilo, HI
Certified Nurse Assistant
Assisted patients during meal times, ensuring they received proper nutrition according to specific dietary requirements.
Maintained accurate records of vital signs, fluid intake, and output for effective patient monitoring, maintaining weights.
Enhanced patient care by providing daily assistance with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
Improved patient comfort by repositioning and transferring them on a regular basis.
Maintained accurate records of vital signs, fluid intake, and output for effective patient monitoring.
Collaborated with nursing staff to promptly address any concerns or emergencies, prioritizing patient safety and well-being at all times.
Served as a mentor to new staff members, providing guidance and support during their onboarding process.
Boosted overall patient satisfaction through genuine empathy, active listening skills, and consistent professionalism in all interactions.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop personalized care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
Assisted nursing staff in wound care procedures, effectively preventing infections and promoting healing.
Streamlined communication between patients and healthcare providers by serving as an attentive liaison during shift handovers and interdisciplinary meetings.
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
April 2023 - July 2023
Hilo Medical Center OPERATING ROOM - Hilo, HI
Certified Nurse Assistant
Assisting with setting up procedure rooms with the proper beds and sterile tools and equipments needed for the next procedure.
Helping technicians, nurses and physicians gown up.
Transporting patients from pre-op, or patient rooms to OR making sure their surgically cleaned, and dressed.
Cleaning rooms after procedures, sanitizing equipments and beds, sending sterile tools to sterile processing.
Improved patient comfort by repositioning and transferring them on a regular basis.
December 2022 - March 2023
Kona Community Hospital ICU - Kailua-Kona, HI
Certified Nursing Assistant TRAVELER
Provided high-quality personal care services such as bed bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations.
Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
Assisting nurses with new admissions, and ambulations.
Clerical duties such as answering phones, directing the calls to the right staff, and family members.
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
July 2022 - December 2022
Sunrise Hospital Medical Center NICU - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant/ Unit Clerk
Performing administrative and clerical duties.
Assigning and setting up admissions, discharges.
Effectively communicating with guests and families and staff.
Maintaining and gathering electronic health records.
Registering Newborns into the systems for admissions and printing papers for doctors and nurses bedside along with correct cribs needed for babies health,and setting proper supplies needed for treatments or procedures, or continuity of care.
Checking and ordering supplies to keep the unit stalked.
Being the main link to communication.
Training, Mentoring and monitoring new staff.
Caring for newborns with Q3 care assessments and full set vitals, Daily Weights, Girth, measurements with head, abdomen, length.
Q2-4 feeding, monitoring intake, output, weighing diapers.
Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
Assisted patients and family with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
October 2020 - July 2022
Sunrise Hospital Medical Center Surgical Suites - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant
Patient Care Technician/Certified Nurse Assistant.
Documented patient I/O, aided with feeding and monitoring.
Obtained patients vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician if prior measurements were abnormal.
Responded to patient call lights, and alarms tended to to needs assessments requiring proper care.
Promoted patient satisfaction by bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
Supported healthy patient skin and bedside baths, shaving, and wound care and integrity checks.
Kept equipment and instruments sanitized.
Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport.
Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms to access and prioritize need for further assistance.
Engaged with patient family and friends to provide a courteous visit experience.
frequent cleaning and sanitizing for a healthy and safe patient environment.
Responded to patient emergencies and physical stressful situations to restore calm or administer treatments.
Supported treatment goals by helping clients with prescribed medication, exercises and ambulations.
Used mobility devices to transport patients.
Communicated changes in patient conditions and other unit concerns to multidisciplinary team.
Optimized patient satisfaction, assisting senior leadership with medical procedures while explaining exams and process.
August 2016 - October 2020
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center PEDS/PICU - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant/Unit Coordinator
Patient care & safety in Pediatrics, Pediatric ICU, and Pediatric Oncology.
Assisting with ADL's. Monitoring and documenting personal hygiene management, feeding, patient intake and output, behaviors, ambulating, routine checks on patient vital signs, heart rate, temperatures, blood pressure, respirations, blood sugar checks. Restrictive Calorie and carbs counting for diabetics.
Providing professional experience hands-on nursing care under direct Physician and RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures while professionally staying in safety guidelines on Infection Control, and Privacy/HIPAA Regulations, Patient Advocacy and support.
Maintaining accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status. Consulting and collaborating with nurses to develop patient care plans and evaluate treatment options to provide the best high-quality patient care needed.
Providing supportive assistance in pre- and post-operative situations. Assisting with supportive diagnostic and treatment procedures, including maintaining proper paperwork consents, equipment, and supplies needed for Renal Biopsies, Chemotherapy, Transfusions, Invasive Procedures, and Sedations.
Manage, Monitor and maintain patient rooms, shared-living areas, nursing stations, playrooms. Replenishing medical supply inventory, facilitating optimal availability for daily patient care.
Answering and directing incoming phone calls for patients, families, employees, and professional care teams. Answering call lights, obtaining safety passcodes for guest entry & alarms.
Communicating with outside facilities and clinics for patient admissions, discharges, transports.
Obtaining specimens for laboratory.
Responded, examined, addressed to lacerations, contusions, falls, Codes, and other physical symptoms to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
October 2017 - October 2018
University Medical Center Pediatric ICU - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant
Set up patient charts upon admission and documented information in various company software and hospital departments.
Contacting outside Professional Physicians and facilities such as Oncologists, ENT, Cardiologist, Therapy, for our inpatient care.
Answering with Phone calls, alarms, call lights, security, and obtaining safety passcodes for unit entry.
Monitoring and replenishing daily Equipment, and Supplies needed.
Obtaining outside medical records confirming patient histories and diagnosis, treatments.
Managing medical supply inventory, patient charts and company files using online tracking systems.
Experience with EPIC.
Supportive skilled clerical assistance.
September 2015 - August 2016
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center Float Pool - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant/Unit Coordinator
I was a float pool CNA/UC/Sitter for all departments. I have skilled and excellent experience in Emergency Department Adult and Pediatric, Maternity care with Labor & Delivery, Ante-partum, post-partum, Pre-op, Adult Medical Surg, Adult ICU, Adult CVU, Adult Oncology. In each department I provide excellent patient care.
Cleaned and sanitized rooms and equipment using aseptic technique to prevent infection and cross-contamination.
Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
Used mobility device equipment to carefully and transport patients.
Consulted with nurses to develop patient care plans and evaluate treatment options.
Documenting patient ADL's, Standard Vitals, patient intake and output, Ambulations.
Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and other physical symptoms in need of further attention.
Provided personal nursing assistance in pre- and post-operative situations.
Provided hands-on nursing care under direct RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures.
Preserved patient dignity and minimized discomfort by carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering and bathing.
Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
January 2013 - September 2015
Marquis Centennial Hills Rehabilitation - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant
Facilitated activities of daily living, including personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Performed timely and safe ADL's and treatments on 10+patients daily.
Skilled professional experience with Tracheotomy patients, hospice patients, long term and short term patients.
June 2012 - December 2012
Kindred Healthcare - Las Vegas, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant
Provided patient care and daily ADL's and vitals for 8+ patients in short term rehabilitation, and hospice.
February 2012 - June 2012
Select Home Care - Henderson, NV
Certified Nursing Assistant
Provided patient care for Hospice patients in the comfort of their home. Daily ADL's, vitals, Personal Hygiene.
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