Alice Wambui

CNA

Merrill Gardens Tukwila

01.2024 - Current

Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding, and grooming tasks.
Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases.
Reduced patient stress levels through effective communication and active listening skills.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
Utilized PPE appropriately and followed patient safety and infection control guidelines.
Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.
Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive medical and personal information.
Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls.
Observed changes in patient status and response and immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff.
Developed trusting relationships and provided emotional support to patients and families.
Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients.
Monitored pain and provided comfort measures, reporting abnormalities to nursing staff.
Completed in-service training and attended performance improvement meetings.
Stocked patient rooms and supply areas to meet patient care needs.
Reminded patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
Utilized wheelchairs and moveable beds to transport patients to treatment units and operating rooms.
Collected specimens, such as urine, feces, and sputum.
Supplied, collected and emptied bedpans.
Gathered information from nurses and physicians about patient condition and treatment plans.
Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms and examination rooms.
Recorded height and weight of patients.
Observed and examined patients to detect symptoms that required medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, and blood in urine.
Communicated with patients to determine need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Turned bedridden patients to avoid bedsores.
Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings and needed for assistance and social and emotional support.
Kept patient information confidential to protect organization's value.
Established special connections with patients through empathy and relationship-building techniques.
Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output.
Documented and reported observations of patient behavior, complaints or physical symptoms to nurses.
Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.