Amber Paxton
Junction City,KS
Summary
Dedicated CNA with proven expertise in vital signs monitoring and compassionate communication, honed at Missouri Veterans Home. Excelled in delivering patient-focused care, enhancing patient satisfaction by fostering relationships built on trust and empathy. Adept at multitasking and adapting to diverse healthcare settings, consistently prioritizing patient dignity and confidentiality.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA
Missouri Veterans Home
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
Housekeeper
Comfort Inn & Suites
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Disinfected and mopped bathrooms to keep facilities sanitary and clean.
- Cleaned and stocked guest rooms by replacing used towels and linens vacuuming floors, making beds, and restocking bathroom items.
- Collaborated with other housekeeping staff to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Vacuumed rugs and carpeted areas in offices, lobbies, and corridors.
Education
Criminal Justice
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MONursing
State Fair Community College
Sedalia, MOHigh School Diploma -
Warrensburg High
Warrensburg, MO05-2016
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Compassionate communication
- Toileting assistance
- Reliable team player
- Recording vital signs
- Collecting vital signs
- Bedside manner
- Compassionate
- End of life care
- Patient-focused care
- Compassionate caregiver
- Supporting personal needs
- Companionship and emotional support
- Documenting behaviors
- Responding to emergencies
- Patient relationship building
- Maintaining privacy
- Adaptable
- Healthcare ethics
- Transporting patients
- Trustworthy companion
- Preparing meals
- Feeding assistance expert
- Monitoring fluids
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Range of motion exercises
- Documentation expert
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Collecting specimens
- Vital sign recording
- Quick problem solver
- Vital signs
- Intake recording
- Geriatric Care
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Client documentation
- Behavior redirection
- Patient evaluations
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Dementia Care
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Team building
- Professionalism
- Patient Advocacy
- Time management abilities
- Medical Charting
- Adaptability
- Palliative Care
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Patient Assessment
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Patient bathing
- Monitor vitals
- Patient hygiene management
- Bed preparation
- Physical endurance
Accomplishments
- Achieved employee of the month by completing all assigned tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervised team of 3 staff members.
- Achieved day to day, personal hygiene, mental heath tasks through effectively helping with activities of daily living.
- Advanced capabilities by pursuing further education and obtaining Certified Phlebotomy Technician Certification.
Certification
- Basic Food Safety/Food Handler's Card(varies by location)-State or local public health departments, necessary in settings where food handling occurs.
- Certified Patient Care Assistant/Associate (CPCA/CPCT/A)/Nurse Tech certification- National Healthcareer Association for various patient care roles.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists for those who perform some medical assistant duties.
- Patient Care Technician Certification (PCT) - National Healthcareer Association.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Geriatric Nursing Assistant Certification (GNA) - State Boards of Nursing in some states.
- Phlebotomy Technician Certification (CPT) - National Healthcareer Association.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
CNA
Missouri Veterans Home
01.2017 - 01.2020
Housekeeper
Comfort Inn & Suites
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Basic Food Safety/Food Handler's Card(varies by location)-State or local public health departments, necessary in settings where food handling occurs.
- Certified Patient Care Assistant/Associate (CPCA/CPCT/A)/Nurse Tech certification- National Healthcareer Association for various patient care roles.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists for those who perform some medical assistant duties.
- Patient Care Technician Certification (PCT) - National Healthcareer Association.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Geriatric Nursing Assistant Certification (GNA) - State Boards of Nursing in some states.
- Phlebotomy Technician Certification (CPT) - National Healthcareer Association.
Criminal Justice
University of Central Missouri
Nursing
State Fair Community College
High School Diploma -
Warrensburg High
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