Certified Nursing Assistant (Clinicals)
Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility
San Diego, CA
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores.
- Observed patients for any changes in their physical or mental condition.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
