Alisha Zipf
Champlin,MN
Summary
Dedicated professional with over 10 years of experience in nursing homes and assisted living environments, demonstrating a strong commitment to patient care and team leadership. Transitioned to Cretex Medical, initially serving as backup lead for two years before advancing to Shift Lead, showcasing adaptability and a drive for continuous improvement. Proven ability to manage teams effectively while ensuring high standards of operational excellence and safety. Passionate about fostering a collaborative work environment that prioritizes employee engagement and quality care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shift Lead
Cretex Companies
02.2022 - Current
- The cell lead will coordinate, monitor, and lead the activities for training of production operators as they learn new processes coming from other Cretex sites. This will require the Cell lead to train their operators on the process. Multi-lingual communication, an understanding of work instructions, and intense discipline to process will lead to success in this role. In addition, the Cell Lead also supports day-to-day production activities when not assigned to transfer projects, ensuring production readiness, quality compliance, and smooth operation of manufacturing lines.
- My responsibilities are
- Clear understanding of Work Instructions and procedures and be able to articulate them clearly to production operators
- Provide employees on-the-job training and mentoring
- Ensure newly trained employees are following work instructions and processes
- Execute to the project plan of the transfer schedule
- When not working on transfer projects, support New Product Development builds for Interventional product platforms, working with technical team to establish process steps.
- Ensure assigned work-stations have the materials and supplies to meet production needs
- Ensure jobs are complete and meet quality standards and on time
- Provide frequent updates of progress to transfer team leader. Communicate production issues, schedules, and priorities within and between teams
- Ensure employees are following company guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Assist in managing the manufacturing ERP systems for production
- Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
- Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly
- Participate in required company meetings and complete all other work duties as assigned
- Maintain an organized work area (5S) and participate in the Operational Excellence Program
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment
Lead Temperature Screener
Manpower (Abbott)
09.2020 - 03.2021
- Covid screening for employees. Ensure shifts were covered and assisted with training new staff.
Resident Assistant
Ebenezer Fairview
11.2019 - 09.2020
- Assist residents with their daily living routines. Pass out medication, provide routine medical care, and chart their daily activity.
Resident Assistant
VOCA (Ebenezer Fairview)
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Worked as a temporary employee with Voca at Fairview before getting being hired on in house.
Human Services Technician
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
05.2016 - 03.2019
- Provide hands-on care to ensure residents maintain the highest physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Follow provided policies and procedures in response to medical emergencies in a timely manner.
- Provide accurate medical data. Followed and understood HIPAA guidelines.
Certified Nursing Assistant
BRECK HOME RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Observe and document patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Decode and document temperature, pulse and respiration. Assist and maintain patients with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. Plan, prepare and serve meals and snacks according to patient’s individual prescribed diets. Perform light household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming. Issue medication and record patient’s meditational intake according to their medical records. Assisted patient’s activities of daily living.
Certified Nursing Assistant
KENYON SUNSET HOME
11.2010 - 05.2015
- Finalize and submit clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines. Collect urine and fecal samples. Assist with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. Support nurses with cleaning rectal tubes and catheter insertion. Provide patients and families with emotional support. Provide patient complaints, health and mental status to case manager. Translate and transcript patient temperatures, pulse and respiration. Assist patient’s activities of daily living.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kenyon Wanamingo High School
Kenyon, MNCertificate - CNA
Red Wing Community College
Red Wing, MNSkills
- Patient Care
- Data entry
- Medical Records
- Employee training
- Team motivation
- Operations monitoring
- Daily reporting
- Shift leadership
- Problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Experience Administering Injections
- Phlebotomy
- Order entry
- Medical Terminology
- Caregiving
- Nursing
- HIPAA
- Vital Signs
- Warehouse experience
- Home Care
Certification
- CNA
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Shift Lead
Cretex Companies
02.2022 - Current
Lead Temperature Screener
Manpower (Abbott)
09.2020 - 03.2021
Resident Assistant
Ebenezer Fairview
11.2019 - 09.2020
Resident Assistant
VOCA (Ebenezer Fairview)
03.2019 - 11.2019
Human Services Technician
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
05.2016 - 03.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant
BRECK HOME RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER
05.2015 - 05.2016
Certified Nursing Assistant
KENYON SUNSET HOME
11.2010 - 05.2015
Certificate - CNA
Red Wing Community College
High School Diploma -
Kenyon Wanamingo High School