Aaren Day
Kunkletown,PA
Summary
Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating growth. Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate. Skilled at operating within long-term care environments or outpatient centers. Compassionate CNA accustomed to working with physically challenged, bedridden and memory-impaired patients. Exceptionally talented at providing social and emotional support to improve patient moral and increase comfort. Proficient in assisting patients with daily hygiene, including showering and incontinence care. Experienced Healthcare team member proficient in biological specimen collection, mobility assistance and emergency situation management. Demonstrated strengths in building relationships, prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively. Hardworking and dedicated with CNA certification.
Professional caregiver with specialized experience in hospice care. Skilled in patient assistance, comfort management, and end-of-life support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, consistently meeting evolving needs of patients and healthcare teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Front Desk Specialist
Lehigh Valley Health Network Pocono
East Stroudsburg, PA
07.2024 - Current
- Handled sensitive guest complaints with discretion and professionalism, working towards a speedy resolution that maintained positive relationships with valued patients.
- Processed payments accurately while adhering to data security protocols, safeguarding sensitive patient information from unauthorized access or misuse.
- Provided valuable feedback on guest preferences or trends observed during daily interactions, helping inform future marketing or service improvement initiatives.
- Streamlined check-in and check-out processes for increased efficiency, contributing to higher patient satisfaction rates.
- Kept a well-maintained front desk area, creating an inviting atmosphere for patient upon arrival and throughout their appointments.
- Staying on top of patient copays and billing information. Going over patient benefits with them to ensure understanding of copays and deductibles.
Certified Nursing Assistant Pediatrics
BAYADA
Bartonsville, PA
06.2022 - Current
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Ensuring child safety at all times
- Suggesting learning games and books for the child
- Reading
- Helping with homework if applicable
- Changing brief / diaper depending on age
- Care for child in their home / school environment
- Confirming medications with parents before administering
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pleasant Valley Manor
Saylorsburg, PA
10.2022 - 10.2024
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Providing end of life care
- providing patient and family with emotional support through end of life care
- Using equipment for safety such as sit to stands and hoyer lifts, gait belts, and wheel chairs.
Manager
Domino's Pizza
Effort, PA
08.2020 - 08.2024
- Monitored staff performance and addressed issues.
- Enforced customer service standards and resolved customer problems to uphold quality service.
- Trained employees on additional job positions to maintain coverage of roles.
- Exercised good judgment and decision-making in escalating concerns and resolving issues.
- Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
- Leveraged leadership skills to identify deficiencies and opportunities to improve policies, procedures and controls.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
CNA
Moravian Hall
Nazareth, PA
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Conducted routine checks on patient vitals, blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Rendered hands-on nursing care under direct RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Collected specimens, monitored vitals and maximized patient comfort to maintain optimal environment.
- Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
Nursing Aide
Private Care
Kunkletown, PA
02.2016 - 06.2022
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Organized games and other activities to engage clients and offer mental stimulation.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff for immediate assessment.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Conducted routine checks on patient vitals, blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Rendered hands-on nursing care under direct RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures.
- Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
- Collected specimens, monitored vitals and maximized patient comfort to maintain optimal environment.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
Hospice Nursing Aide
Private Care
Effort, PA
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Providing end of life care
- Providing emotional support and a listening ear to patients and family members
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Organized games and other activities to engage clients and offer mental stimulation.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff for immediate assessment.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Conducted routine checks on patient vitals, blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills by efficiently prioritizing tasks while maintaining a high level of attention to detail in all aspects of patient care.
- Enhanced patient well-being through effective communication with family members regarding updates on condition, progress, and any concerns that may arise.
Education
Associate of Science - Biology
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA01-2026
High School Diploma -
Pleasant Valley High School
Brodheadsville, PA06.2021
Skills
- Feeding Patients
- Kindly Enforcing Hygiene / Self Care
- Staff Development
- Training and Development
- Complex Problem Solving
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Team Building
- Bathing / Dressing
- Cleaning / Organization
- Documentation and Reporting
- Goal Setting
- Staff Training
- Performance Tracking and Evaluation
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Technical Proficiency
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Problem Resolution
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Calm Under Pressure
- Traveling
- Time management
- Listening skills
- Credit and cash payments
- Empathy
- Compassion
- Safety and security procedures
- Documentation
- Oral and written communications
- File management
- Registration
Certification
- CNA License - 2021
Education and Training
Certified Nursing Assistant from 2021
CPR/ BLS for Child and Adult from 2021
Timeline
Front Desk Specialist
Lehigh Valley Health Network Pocono
07.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pleasant Valley Manor
10.2022 - 10.2024
CNA
Moravian Hall
10.2022 - 01.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant Pediatrics
BAYADA
06.2022 - Current
Manager
Domino's Pizza
08.2020 - 08.2024
Hospice Nursing Aide
Private Care
06.2018 - 12.2019
Nursing Aide
Private Care
02.2016 - 06.2022
High School Diploma -
Pleasant Valley High School
Associate of Science - Biology
Northampton Community College