Experienced CNA with Elder Care Focus
Resume:
Laura Nelson
Baton Rouge, LA *****
***********@*****.***
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living-Lafayette, LA
August 2024 to Present
Working in an assisted living setting with elderly individuals with declining health and aging conditions but may require minimal to maximum assistance with daily life tasks such as bathing, dressing, hygiene,laundry
Certified Nursing Assistant
Courtyard Manor-Lafayette, LA
July 2015 to September 2020
Caring for elderly and infirmed individuals in a nursing facility setting. Also assisting with daily life skills such as feeding,hygiene,toileting and range of motion. CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Courtyard Manor-Lafayette, LA
April 2013 to March 2014
DSW Worker
Bedside Homecare-Lafayette, LA
February 2011 to April 2013
DSW Worker
Lafayette Care Center-Lafayette, LA
January 2010 to April 2012
Assistant the elderly and disabled individuals with daily life skills such as hygiene and bathing, toileting and feeding
Education
Social Work/Psychology (Some college)
Northwestern State University-Natchitoches, LA
August 1994 to December 1996
Basic Required Studies (High school diploma or GED) Peabody Magnet High School-Alexandria, LA
August 1990 to May 1994
Laura Nelson
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
***********@*****.***
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living-Lafayette, LA
August 2024 to Present
Working in an assisted living setting with elderly individuals with declining health and aging conditions but may require minimal to maximum assistance with daily life tasks such as bathing, dressing, hygiene,laundry
Certified Nursing Assistant
Courtyard Manor-Lafayette, LA
July 2015 to September 2020
Caring for elderly and infirmed individuals in a nursing facility setting. Also assisting with daily life skills such as feeding,hygiene,toileting and range of motion. CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Courtyard Manor-Lafayette, LA
April 2013 to March 2014
DSW Worker
Bedside Homecare-Lafayette, LA
February 2011 to April 2013
DSW Worker
Lafayette Care Center-Lafayette, LA
January 2010 to April 2012
Assistant the elderly and disabled individuals with daily life skills such as hygiene and bathing, toileting and feeding
Education
Social Work/Psychology (Some college)
Northwestern State University-Natchitoches, LA
August 1994 to December 1996
Basic Required Studies (High school diploma or GED) Peabody Magnet High School-Alexandria, LA
August 1990 to May 1994
3years college
Skills
• Companionship support
• Behavioral health (10+ years)
• Working with people with developmental disabilities
• Mental health facility experience
• Bed transfer assistance
• Clinic experience
• Home health care assistance
• Organizational skills
• Patient care - Patient care experience (More than 20 years) (10+ years)
• Acute care
• Climbing
• Developmental disability care assistance
• Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise
• Rehabilitation and recovery (patient care)
• Patient room cleaning
• Range of motion exercises
• Walker mobility assistance
• Resident conversation engagement
• Long-term care facility experience
• Food Preparation
• Rehabilitation care assistance
• Chair transfer assistance
• Resident confidentiality
• Patients with physical disabilities
• Oral hygiene
• Assisting with patient perineal care
• Working with adult populations
• Meal assistance
• Outdoor work
• Experience working with the elderly, and individuals with mental and physical disabilities (10+ years)
• Computer operation
• Pediatrics
• Mobility assistance
• Resident hobbies assistance
• Filing
• Community center experience
• Clear communication to patients
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Independent living facility experience
• Senior care
• Cleaning Experience
• Quality improvement
• Terminally ill patients
• Working with people with autism
• Nursing home experience
• Hospital bed handling
• Rehabilitation center experience
• Working with geriatric patients
• Adolescents
• Caregiving - Caregiving experience (More than 20 years)
• Older adults
• Patient transfer methods
• Patients with cognitive disabilities
• Patient emergency assistance
• Personal Assistant Experience
• Alzheimer's Care
• Crisis intervention
• Vital signs (10+ years)
• Experience with individuals with cognitive disabilities
• Hospice experience
• Long-term care assistance
• English
• Patients with traumatic brain injuries
• Wound care
• Respecting residents' independence
• Pulse oximeters
• Community health care assistance
• Working with students with special education needs
• Nursing - Nursing experience (More than 20 years)
• Patient lift systems
• Patient weighing scales
• Dementia care
• Documentation review
• Public health
• EMR systems
• Nail care
• Skin care
• In-home experience
• Toileting assistance
• Home health agency experience
• Achieving HIPAA compliance
• Dressing assistance
• Geriatrics
• Infection control
• Clinic
• Oxygen concentrators
• Experience with individuals with chronic illnesses
• Community health center experience
• Resident fall prevention assistance
• Working with children
• Resident rapport building
• Resident concern listening
• Working with LGBTQ+ individuals
• Communication skills
• Bathing assistance
• Adult care assistance
• Standard walkers
• Customer service
• Glucometers
• Assisted living (10+ years)
• Stethoscopes
• Assisting with ADLs
• Mental health support
• Experience with individuals with mental health conditions
• Oxygen tanks
• Memory care unit experience
• Group home experience
• Providing care for clients - Clients cared for monthly (More than 10 people)
• Working with the veteran population
• Computer skills
• Patient condition reporting
• Inpatient rehabilitation facility experience
• Home Care
• Call light response (emergency response procedures)
• Ambulating
• Outpatient
• Patient body mechanics
• Patient incontinence care assistance
• Medical thermometers
• Wheelchairs
• Experience with individuals with substance use disorders
• Blood pressure monitors
• Patient hygiene assistance
• Hospital experience (10+ years)
• Vital signs
• Typing
• Hair care
• Experience with children
• Hospice care
• Wheelchair mobility assistance
• CNA patient management
• Palliative care expertise
• Residential care home experience
• Psychiatric patient care
• Computer literacy
• Maintaining patient confidentiality
• Meal preparation
• Adult day care experience
• Home health (10+ years)
• Long term care experience - Long term care experience (More than 20 years)
• Clinical thermometers
• Medication administration
• Providing care for residents - Largest number of residents cared for simultaneously (More than 10 residents)
Languages
• English
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
CNA
BLS Certification
March 2023 to March 2025
Certified Home Health Aide
ACLS Certification
First Aid Certification
CNA II
Driver's License
AED Certification
State Tested Nursing Assistant
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