CNA and Nursing Assistant Resume
Resume:
Donna T. Lowe
O'Fallon, MO
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Summary
Greetings, my name is Donna Lowe. I am a healthcare professional with more than five years of experience in healthcare, critical care, pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit and outpatient surgery with a proven capability to take charge in emergency situations. As a certified nurse assistant I provide excellent clinical and assessment skills, work under pressure, make thorough decisions and handle conflict.
Skill Highlights
●Behavioral Observation
●Vitals and Assessments
●Documentation and Charting
●Grooming and bathing assistance
●Catheter change and preparation
●Supply Management
●Medication administration
●Ability to life patients
●Housekeeping and cooking activities
●Infection Control
Licenses
Certified Nurse Assistant, State of Missouri, 2011-Present
CPR, First Aid, AED Certified
Employment History
Certified Nurse Assistant
Delmar Gardens, April 2016, St. Louis MO
●Delivered patient care duties under the supervision of a licensed nurse and assisted in maintaining a positive environment for the patients and residents.
● Assessed and provided nursing care to the residents to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times
● Provided residents with daily restorative nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment, care plan and as directed by supervisors
● Ensured that each resident’s needs are met and exceeded while maintaining the highest degree of dignity
●Worked under direction and management of the Head Nurse
● Handled uncooperative patients to take vitals, feed, groom, collect specimens and so forth
●Made beds and maintain patients’ rooms, and sterilized equipment
Home Healthcare
Certified Nurse Assistant
Private Duty, 2014-2020, St. Louis MO
●Prepared updates on patient progress to determine extent of home health care needs.
●Identified patient discharge needs and assisted with care recommendations.
●Provided customized home health care to patients
●Assisted client with daily needs
●Ensured a safe environment is maintained
●Habitually recorded patient vitals during home visits
Home Healthcare
Certified Nurse Assistant
Cooperative, 2014-2015, St. Louis MO
●Took care of personal errands outside of the home
●Monitored residents progress and tracked appointments
●Ensured patients are in a comfort and tranquil condition
●Analyzed and modified level of care according to progress and regress of patients
●Applied ointments and prepared creams outwardly on patients for controlling skin infections
●Prepared and served food to patients as directed by dietitians and within Cooperative home health care standards
Certified Nurse Assistant/Dietary/House Keeping
Delmar Gardens, 5-25-2011 to 2013, St. Louis MO
●Documented patient behaviors and any changes in symptoms
●Trained in proper protocols for assistance in a variety of procedures and treatment according to Delmar Gardens standards
●Assessed vitals and reported major changes to nursing staff
●Groomed and bathed patients, provided patient care and changed bedding
●Assisted nurses with catheters, telemetry and IV management
●Prepared food, set up and clean tables and served residents breakfast, lunch and dinner
Cashier
Dollar General, 11-5-2010 to 5-24-2011, St. Charles, MO
●Prevented store losses using awareness, Dollar General policies and attention to detail
●Worked as a team member performing cashier duties, product assistance and cleaning
●Greeted and expressed appreciation in order to encourage customers return to the store
●Assisted customers with store and product complaints.
●Responsible for ringing up customers in a well-timed manner and ensuring high level of customer service
●Communicated all merchandise needs or issues to appropriate supervisors
●Organized the store by returning all merchandise to its proper place
●Restocked merchandise shelves with items from the stockroom
Postal Service Clerk
US Post Office, 12-3-2004 to 6-18-2007, St. Louis MO
●Accepted stamped and sorted mail brought in by customers
●Determined the amount the customer owed according to services provided and accept payment
●Weighed packages and labeled with appropriate price and destination address
●Assisted customers with delivery of packages such as advising them of packages unable to be delivered and retrieving them at the Post Office
●Sorted incoming and outgoing mail
Food-Server
Barnes Jewish Care, 1-6-2000 to 1-18-04, St. Louis MO
●Prepared all cold menu items for patients and out takes retail items for cafe according to Barnes Jewish Care standardized recipes and guidelines
●Experienced in cooking for patients, tray line, and retail cafeteria
●Knowledge of special dietary requirements
Food-Server
Ann House, 1-6-2000 to 3-20-2003, St. Louis MO
●Delivered assembled trays to correct patients within the assigned time frame
●Assisted team in a timely completion of tray delivery and pick-up, tray service for outpatients and clinics
●Operated kitchen machinery
●Performed assigned sanitation duties
●Cleaned and washed dishes
Childcare Worker
Balloons bear and babies, 1-6-2000 to 1-6-2002, St. Louis MO
●Open and close childcare facility
●Contributed as a team member to Occupational Health and Safety issues
●Recorded children’s records and other activities
●Organized a pleasant, welcoming and safe environment for children and staff
●Set up the all child play areas and cleaned away equipment
●Followed housekeeping practices according to Faith Love Joy policies and Missouri standards
●Observed and recorded children's growth, behavior and development, and discussed with parents
●Supervised children's play, making sure of their physical safety at all times(Ages1-4)
●Helped children with daily routines such as toileting, dressing, eating and sleeping
●Strong ability to undertake all physical requirements involved with the early childhood setting including lifting loads, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, trunk twisting, kneeling and standing and sitting for long duration
●In-depth knowledge of health, hygiene and nutritional needs of children
●Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in the early childhood profession
●Scrubbed hard surface floors and cleaned carpeted floors, using cleaning supplies
Education
Sanford-Brown College, 6-28-2010 to present, St. Louis MO
Working on massage therapy certificate
References
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