Patient Care Safety

Annerys Fernandez

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EXPERIENCE

VALLEY OF JOY, Bethlehem, PA

CNA, Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

•Prepared residents for meals and assisted with feeding.

•Observed changes in patient status and response and immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff.

•Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients.

•Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding and grooming tasks.

•Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive medical and personal information.

•Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate.

•Followed manufacturer's instructions when using selected equipment, accounting for patient's size, preexisting conditions and age.

•Utilized PPE appropriately and followed patient safety and infection control guidelines.

•Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases.

•Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls.

•Collected specimens, such as urine, feces and sputum.

GENESIS HEALTH CARE, Quakertown, PA

CNA, Sep 2019 - Oct 2021

•Utilized PPE appropriately and followed patient safety and infection control guidelines.

•Followed manufacturer's instructions when using selected equipment, accounting for patient's size, preexisting conditions and age.

•Interpreted and explained medical instructions to patients and family members.

•Prepared residents for meals and assisted with feeding.

•Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases.

•Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive medical and personal information.

•Completed in-service training and attended performance improvement meetings.

•Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate.

•Observed changes in patient status and response and immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff.

•Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding and grooming tasks.

•Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls.

•Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients.

•Lifted and assisted others to lift patients to move them on and off beds, examination tables, surgical tables and stretchers.

•Reminded patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.

•Reviewed patient dietary restrictions and food allergies to verify appropriate diet.

•Recorded height and weight of patients.

•Applied clean dressings, slings and support bandages.

•Documented and reported observations of patient behavior, complaints or physical symptoms to nurses.

•Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output.

•Answered patient call signals, signal lights or bells to determine patient needs.

WALMART WAREHOUSE, Bethlehem, PA

Supervisor, Mar 2011 - Dec 2018

•Tracked company inventory and noted item shortages for future product orders.

•Coordinated manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions.

•Answered customer questions and made product recommendations according to needs.

•Communicated employee, customer and workplace needs to managers.

•Taught company procedures to new employees and increased progress by identifying areas of weakness.

•Set performance goals for staff members and helped teams meet important deadlines.

•Inspected work environment for health and safety hazards and reported findings to manager.

•Conducted employee evaluations and documented overall progress.

•Developed marketing or outreach media to communicate sustainability issues, procedures or objectives.

•Created or maintained database of customer accounts.

•Canceled orders based on customer requests, inventory or delivery problems.

•Delegated tasks to team members according to individual strengths.

•Received product deliveries and moved materials to designated workplace locations.

ANNIE DAY CARE, Allentown, PA

Home Daycare Owner, Jan 2005 - Feb 2010

•Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and brought them to parents' and guardians' attention.

•Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and related issues.

•Maintain safe play environment.

•Sanitized toys and played equipment.

•Organized and participated in recreational outings, trips and games.

•Regulated children's rest periods.

•Assisted in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.

•Performed housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing and changing of linens.

•Performed general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork and making phone calls.

•Organized and stored toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

•Supported children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

•Recommended and initiated other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.

•Read to children and taught them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts and songs.

•Created developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

•Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting and toilet habits.

•Kept records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served and medications administered.

•Observed and monitored children's play activities.

•Dressed children and change diapers.

•Sterilized bottles and prepared formulas.

•Provided care for mentally disturbed, delinquent and handicapped children.

•Performed general personnel functions, such as supervision, training and scheduling.

•Helped children with homework and school work.

EDUCATION

FRANKLIN K LANE HIGH SCHOOL

Brooklyn, NY

High School Diploma (Jun 2003)

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