Cerner
Alexis Schwiesow
CNA/Secretary
Council Bluffs,IA
Summary
Hardworking, passionate and reliable job candidate who is enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team and job success through hard work, attention to detail with strong organizational skills. Motivated to take on added responsibilities as knowledge about the job is established to achieve team and company goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
CNA/Nursing Unit Secretary
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs, Iowa
07.2013 - Current
- Evaluate patients to identify behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Deliver individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and provided a safe environment.
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
- Oversee and maintain patients' rooms, group living areas and nurse stations.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory and provide light entertainment.
- Obtain biological specimens for ordered tests and prepare for laboratory transport.
- Check patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Check supply availability and laid out instruments for 24 patient rooms.
- Maintain best-in-class standards for individualized care in 24-bed unit by continuously checking in with patients and quickly providing care.
- Transport patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Help patients with the admission process onto the unit.
- Ability to handle multiple phone calls at one time and transfer the calls to the proper employee and patients.
- Good communication skills working with the staff, judges and attorneys by filing paperwork through the court system to establish follow-up care for patients after discharge.
- Making follow-up appointments for all patients for after care.
- Proficient working with Microsoft, Word, Outlook, scanning, typing and Cerner.
- Able to prioritize, organize and multi-task.
Education
GED -
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs, IA 08.2017 - 05.2018
No Degree - CNA
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA 03.2013 - 03.2013
Skills
Observing responses
Medical office administration
Recording vital signs
Companionship and emotional support
Transporting patients
Supporting personal needs
Responding to emergencies
Conducting intakes
Documenting behaviors
Patient-focused care
Measuring bodily fluids
Patient Management
Compassionate caregiver
Indirect Patient Care
Compassionate
Inpatient care
Efficient and reliable team player
Direct Patient Care
Adaptable
Software
Word
Outlook
Microsoft
Timeline
GED -
Abraham Lincoln High School
08.2017 - 05.2018
CNA/Nursing Unit Secretary
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
07.2013 - Current
No Degree - CNA
Iowa Western Community College
03.2013 - 03.2013