Patient Care Nursing Assistant
Resume:
Gloria Arrizon
South Gate, CA 90280
*************@*****.***
Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant with 10 years experience serving acute and chronically ill patients, ER and Ambulatory clinic setting, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Dedicated to provide optimal patient care and support while assisting medical staff with meeting critical needs. Able to collect specimens, clean rooms, manage dietary needs, take vital signs, document behaviors and handle any other patient needs. Excellent communication, organizational skills, dependable, forward-thinking approach, patient and highly compassionate. Skill
● Bilingual in English and Spanish
● Patient relations
● Infection control procedures
● Detail-oriented
● Assisting with personal
grooming
● General housekeeping ability
● Charting expertise
● Performing patient intakes
● Quick problem solver
● Able to lift 50 pounds
● Collecting specimens
● Understands medical procedures
● Understands mobility assistance needs
● Electronic charting
● Collecting vital signs
● Monitoring fluids
● Reliable transportation
● Medical terminology knowledge
● Calm and level-headed under stress
EXPERIENCE
-Cross Country Medical Staffing/ Montebello School District Certified Nurse Assistant
June 2023 - present
-Cross Country Medical Staffing/ UCLA Medical Center Certified Nurse Assistant
June 2021 - 2023
-Cross Country Medical Staffing/ LAC USC Medical Center Certified Nurse Assistant
November 2019- May 2021
Provide high-quality patient care as an in-demand per-diem CNA within surgical, acute-care, rehabilitation, home-healthcare and nursing-home settings. Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing. Commended for chart accuracy, effective team collaboration, patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care.
Measured and documented all vital signs on an ongoing basis, reporting abnormalities or emergencies when appropriate.
Pasadena Meadows Nursing Center, Pasadena CA —
Certified Nursing Assistant
October 2018 - November 2019
● Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide high-quality support to patients.
● Supported patients with daily hygiene requirements such as bathing and grooming
● Comforted patients and provided reassurance and encouragement.
● Observed and documented patient responses. Z
● Used mobility devic1es and equipment to carefully and safely lift patients from chairs to beds.
● Turned and repositioned bedridden patients.
● Prepared rooms for patients by cleaning all areas and changing linens.
● Monitored and recorded patient vital signs, including recording daily inputs and outputs.
● Assist patients with bathing, grooming, and feeding.
● Answer patient call lights and requests.
● Provide hands-on nursing care to patients under direct RN supervision and in alignment with medical center’s policies and procedures.
● Display sensitivity to the needs of geriatric patients. El Arca, Bell CA — Certified Nursing Assistant
May 2016 - October 2018
● Assisted patients, documented and monitored Vital signs, and communicated changes to supervising RNs.
● Contributed to workflow optimization to achieve patient care objectives and organizational goals.
● Used mobility devices and (hoyer) equipment to carefully and safely lift patients from chairs to beds.
● Interacted enthusiastically with patients through positive engagement, active listening and respectful conversations.
● Assisted with mobility and ambulation throughout the facility.
● Observed and documented patients' responses.
● Created and maintained safe patient and working environments. Provo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Provo Utah Certified Nursing Assistant
June 2014 - May 2016
● Provided exceptional care to acute and long term patients in a (160) bed facility
● Comforted patients and provided reassurance and encouragement.
● Minimized discomfort by providing patients with bedpan changes, brief change, and bathing.
● Supported patient mobility needs to transport patients to appointments.
● Assist patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing to promote good oral health and personal hygiene.
● Answered patients call lights and requests.
● Prepared rooms for patients by cleaning all areas and changing linens.
● Used mobility devices and equipment to carefully and safely lift patients from chairs to beds.
● Monitored and recorded patients vital signs, including recording daily inputs and outputs.
● Volunteered to work additional shifts and overtime during busy periods to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
● Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete important diagnostic tests.
● Turned and repositioned bedridden patients.
● Medical Record experience and filing.
EDUCATION
Mountainland Technology College, Orem Utah
Certified Nursing Assistant, 08/2014
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