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Alkilani Eddef
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant with successful geriatric healthcare experience. Personable and compassionate with superior communication and rapport-building skills. Strong commitment to comprehensive and individualized patient care and education. Liaises with medical professionals, patients, and families to provide continuous top-quality care and education. Ambitious Certified Nursing Assistant possessing extensive experience with patient care in medical settings. Strong observational skills combined with excellent patient evaluation abilities. Proven history of cultivating strong patient rapport to provide quality care and patient education.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehabilitation Center, Tucson Estates, AZ
CNA
2019.06 - Current (5 years & 3 months)
Job overview
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained the client's medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and muscular dystrophy.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory and provide light entertainment.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory and provide light entertainment
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas and nurse stations
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels
- Checked supply availability and laid out instruments for [Type] patient rooms
- Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation
AccentCare, Tucson, AZ
Caregiver
2017.02 - 2019.02 (2 years)
Job overview
- Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Helped patients care for themselves by teaching proper, safe use of ambulation assistive devices such as canes or walkers.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
- Entertained, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs
- Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager
Education
Tunisia , Overseas
High School Diploma
06.1985
Skills
- Needs Determination
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support
- Nutrition and Diet
- Feeding Assistance
- Bedsore Prevention
- Output Monitoring and Reporting
language
i speack : english , french, arabic and spanish
Timeline
CNA
Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
2019.06 - Current (5 years & 3 months)
Caregiver
AccentCare
2017.02 - 2019.02 (2 years)
Tunisia
High School Diploma
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