Amin Koumaiha
Farmington Hills
Summary
Compassionate and detail-oriented licensed healthcare professional with experience in acute care, long-term care, and mental health settings. Holds a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Chamberlain University (September 2025 cohort). Known for strong patient rapport, emotional intelligence, and the ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Assistant- Cardiac Stepdown
Corewell Health
03.2025 - Current
- Placement and use of telemetry devices to monitor and forward to a central monitor
- Monitor vital signs and report changes to nursing staff
- Responded to call lights to ensure timely support for patient comfort and safety
- Assisted with daily tasks including linen changes, toileting, showers/baths, and repositioning to enhance patient comfort and hygiene
- Collect specimens for laboratory testing such as urine samples and blood draws
- Transported patients safely to treatment or discharge areas, ensuring adherence to safety protocols.
- Provided post-mortem care and conducted transfers of deceased patients to the morgue
- Precepting for new employees in orientation
Caregiver/Med Tech
Burcham Hills Retirement Community
09.2022 - 05.2025
- Passed scheduled and PRN medications, also including narcotics and topical treatments to ensure optimal health maintenance
- Provided compassionate care and medication management for residents
- Assisted residents with daily tasks such as toileting, brief changes, oral care, scheduled showers, sheet changes, and laundry to promote comfort and hygiene
- Recorded vital signs regularly to monitor health markers and during falls and other health concerns
- Use of machines such as Hoyer Lifts and EZ-stands with standby assistance to ensure safety while transferring impaired residents
- Handle high pressure situations including falls, seizures, deaths, and more while following health and company protocols in the moment
- Interact with family to communicate patient needs, provide empathy and support, and ensure their comfortability while at the facility
- Assist fellow caregivers, med techs, and other coworkers to ensure complete and optimal patient care within the entire facility
Head Start Intern
Feeling and Healing Program of MSU
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Prepared for the internship with a semester of learning about mental illnesses, childhood trauma, dealing with difficult behaviors, and other related subjects
- Worked specifically with inner-city preschoolers who had experienced significant early trauma, including abuse, witnessing domestic violence, neglect, parent incarceration, grief, and more
- Co-lead 1 hour class sessions twice a week with other group leaders in the form of stories, puppet shows, feelings games, drawing, free play, and more
- Conducted lessons with the purpose of teaching the preschoolers about specific feelings and how to identify and deal with them
- Assigned to perform a different role each session and to a specific preschooler through the entire program
- Addressed challenging behaviors and facilitated regrouping with the preschoolers
- Debriefed with the child's parent or legal guardian, as well as their teacher on a weekly basis over phone call and/or Zoom regarding the lesson, the child's response, their behavior trend, and more
- Debriefed with fellow interns weekly about the lesson, how it went, and how to improve
Crisis Hotline Volunteer
The Listening Ear
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Worked 4-hour weekly shifts with my phone connected to the hotline to answer incoming calls
- Provided empathy and emotional support for callers dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, past trauma, and more
- Provided self-disclosures when appropriate to connect with caller
- Referred callers to local and virtual support services depending on their needs
- Participated in biweekly meetings to debrief shifts, analyze the state of the organization, and provide support and empathy amongst each other
- Assisted in training new volunteers in 2-week sessions biannually on a voluntary basis, especially as a role play caller
- Picked up empty shifts as needed and picked up or swapped shifts with fellow volunteers to help them
Hospice Volunteer
Mother Teresa House
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care to ensure comfort for up to 4 in-home residents
- Passed and recorded comfort medications to provide relief including morphine, lorazepam, and more
- Provided bedside care including brief and sheet changes, repositioning, hygiene needs, feeding, catheter care, and more
- Provided detailed report for incoming shift to ensure quality communication and patient care
Patient Attendant
Michigan Medicine, Manpower, Inc. of Southeastern MI
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Ensured patient safety by remaining bedside for a variety of coded patients including bone flap, elopement risk, suicide risk, and more
- Provided detailed report for incoming attendant
- Helped patient with menial tasks around the room and called the nurse aide when prompted or necessary
- Occasionally assisted nurse aides with care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Human Behavior
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Troy, MI05-2026
Skills
- Patient Care
- Crisis Management
- Empathy and understanding
- Team Collaboration
- Effective communication
- Basic Life Support
Certification
- State of MI Nurse Aide certification (#MI05062025168499, expires 5/27)
- American Heart Association BLS certification (#261268423647, expires 12/27)
Timeline
Nursing Assistant- Cardiac Stepdown
Corewell Health
03.2025 - Current
Head Start Intern
Feeling and Healing Program of MSU
02.2024 - 05.2024
Caregiver/Med Tech
Burcham Hills Retirement Community
09.2022 - 05.2025
Patient Attendant
Michigan Medicine, Manpower, Inc. of Southeastern MI
05.2022 - 09.2022
Hospice Volunteer
Mother Teresa House
04.2022 - 12.2022
Crisis Hotline Volunteer
The Listening Ear
01.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Human Behavior
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University