Krystal Simmons
Warsaw, NC *8398
Cell: 910-***-****
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Professional Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant with 18 years’ work in fast-paced environment handling confidential paperwork, administering medication and providing quality patient care. I have experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. I am a Patient advocate and highly compassionate.
I am also very dedicated to my work ethnic and I am an honest and dependable person who believes in following the company rules. I work very well with others and I also can work independently. I have a great personality and a strong work ethic, if I had the opportunity, I would be a great candidate for your employment.
Licenses
CNA License
Palliative Care Certification
Certified Phlebotomist
Skill Highlights
Understands mobility assistance needs.
Trained in grooming and bathing assistance
Calm and level-headed under duress
Medical terminology knowledge
Valid North Carolina driver's license
Reliable transportation
Current BLS in good standing till 2026Current TB Skin Test Results
Professional Experience
The Magnolia
213 Forest Trail
Clinton, North Carolina
Head Medication Aide/ CNA - March-2008 May-2010
Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying. I am sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients. I maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment. Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments. I charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.
Skill Creations of Clinton
223 Forest Trail Ln
Clinton, North Carolina 28328
CNA/ Hab-Tech- August-2010 April 2012
I assist with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. I help direct patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs. I help clean and organize patients' living quarters. I also help facilitate games and other
activities to engage clients. I assist with ADLs.
Genesis Healthcare and Rehab
228 Smith Chapel Rd
Mt. Olive, North Carolina 28365
CNA- September-2012 April 2013
Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement. Assisted with ADLs. Documented resident records on daily flow sheets. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. I charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs. I have tended to patients with chronic illnesses. I assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. I have positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin
pressure problems.
Warsaw Health and Rehab
214 Lanefield Road
Warsaw, North Carolina 28398
CNA- June -2013 May 2015
Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. I also prepare patient rooms prior to their arrival. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. I have cleaned and organized patients' living quarters. I position residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems. I assist with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. I help assist in application of traction devices. I have provided personal nursing care in pre- and post-operative situations. I chart daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages,
and daily inputs and outputs. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. I assist with ADLs.
Bay Valley Foods
315 North Main Ave.
Faison, NC 28341
QA Technician/Clerk – May 2015 - Feb. 2016
Within this position I input daily evaluations from the day before production. This consist of inputting the product weight, drained weight, salt, calcium, and Ph. numbers into the correct database. I filed paperwork, printed out hold reports. I also made databases in Microsoft excel and word documents for organic stock evaluations, processed, and fresh pack products. I shipped off samples per supervisor using the UPS database for shipping and receiving packages. I checked product labels daily with master schedule to insure correct labeling for product. Created Hold papers to put product on hold when necessary. Checked daily sample room for product samples from the day before to insure each technician put up two samples of each product ran on line. Assisted QA lead person with help whenever she needed it. I would help her place product on hold and check 5 gallon product for label put on correctness. I am currently in training as a QA Technician. In this position I will be checking the salt, acid, Ph., calcium, and brix, of the product running for the day. I also check for defect percentage, color and brine taste. Check labels for product and ensure labeling is correct with master sheet and schedule.
Smithfield's Foods Inc.
424 E. Railroad St.
Clinton, NC 28328
RPM Clerk- March 2016 - December 2022
Gathered product output and downtime from Bacon Slice, Marination, Dry, Salt, and Lard Pack Departments every two hours throughout a 10-hour night. I calculated and input the data into the RPM system for every department and sent it out in an email to the corporate office located in Virginia. Walked to every freezer cooler and collected the temperature of cooler every two hours also. Kept daily roster of employees for the entire Bacon Slicer department. Assisted all second shift supervisor with keeping paperwork caught up and filed. assisted employees with finding their way around the plant and showing new employees their department and locker rooms. Whenever bacon slice department was short of help, I filled in the position until supervisor found someone to take the position. Took employees spot on line to go to the bathroom at times.
New Dimension Group Mental Health Clinic
416 W. Ridge St.
Rose Hill, NC 28458
ACTT Administrator
Take notes every morning from team members about the clients they seen the day before. Fax, Scan, And file client paperwork into charts. Make follow-up appointments for clients. Assist team lead with authorizations of clients. Assist Doctor with appointments and clients. Keep track of QP visits with clients daily. Scan and file updated demographic sheets, insurance cards, discharge papers from hospitals, and any other paperwork that comes in into electronic charts. Assist QP's with Substance Abuse Groups weekly. Kept account of who each QP seen on a regular basis. Called county transportation to set up client’s transportation to and from the office visits and substance abuse group.
Bright Star Care of Greenville
625 Lynndale Ct Suite B
Greenville NC 27858
CNA- May 24- Currently
I go into client’s home and assist them with lite housekeeping, cooking and cleaning. I also assist with bathing and showers. I remind clients to take medications on time. I also take clients grocery shopping and to doctor’s appointments when necessary. I assist with paying bills and putting up groceries. I also assist with washing clothes and changing sheets on their beds.
Education and Training Institutions
Wilson Technical Community College
902 Herring Ave. E
Wilson, NC 27893
CNA Training
James Sprunt Community College Graduated 2012
Kenansville, North Carolina, USA
Associate of Science Medical Assisting
3.0 GPA
National Honor Society Academic Achievement Award