Nursing Assistant Certified
Resume:
Thelma Stewart, CNA
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CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Reliable, service-focused nursing professional with excellent patient-care and charting skills gained through 8+ years of experience as a CNA. Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings.
SKILLS:
BLS and CPR certified (current).
Nursing Skills
Patient Care & Safety
Diagnostic Testing
Medical Terminology
Electronic Medical Records
Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring
Privacy / HIPAA Regulations
Patient Advocacy and Support
Professional Experience
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certified
EXPERIENCE:
LAUSD (COVID TESTER) (currently working through AMI) Certified Nursing Assistant, (6/21 to Present), Los Angeles, CA Local contract with LAUSD where I travel to different school and provide COVID testing to students and staff – providing COVID Swab testing, Rapid testing and educating them on COVID transmission prevention.
State of Michigan Department of Health Services (MediLodge of Howen Facility contract (SNF)), Howell, Michigan Certified Nursing Assistant, (12/20-5/30/21) Travel Contract - Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. COVID Quarantine patient care under direct RN supervision. Assisted with daily living activities, bathing, repositioning, oral care, grooming, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Reporting all Abnormal findings to RN supervisors.
HRN Staffing (24-36 ours) (UCLA [OR, ER] and Keck Medical of USC [MS, ER] Certified Nursing Assistant – OR, OB, MS, ER (1/2014 to 12/2020), Encino, CA
Provides for 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. Oral Care, dressing, changing, toileting, ambulating, repositioning and transferring.
Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information.
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.
Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential. Nurse Finders (24 hours)(Kaiser Sunset)
Certified Nursing Assistant – (1/13 to 6/18), Culver City, CA
Provide high-quality patient care as an in-demand CNA within surgical, acute- care, long- term, Med Surg, ER, OB, OR
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.
Displayed strong clinical skills in assessing vital signs, glucose checks, and providing pre- and post-operative care.
Adhered to safety guidelines; completed hospital’s three-hour Patient Safety Training Program.
Ensured the accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients’ status.
Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions. Kindred Hospital (24 hours)
Certified Nursing Assistant – (1/00-12/12), La Mirada, CA Entered Dr. orders, labs, medicines, diets, speech and special instructions for patients activities, answered phones, responded to call lights, prepared charts for new admissions. Notified RN regarding: patient schedules for dialysis, called physicians consults, provided professional care in a timely manner, patients daily living instruction by ambulating, feeding, dressing, oral care, toileting, as well as bathing. Education
- John C. Fremont High School (Los Angeles, CA) – Diploma – 6/1980
- American Red Cross (Bell, CA) – CNA – 7/96-8/96
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