April Byrd
Hattiesburg,MS
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Acute Care Technician
Forrest General Hospital
08.2006 - 09.2014
- Maintained accurate patient charts and medical records.
- Participated in hospital and clinic staff meetings to discuss patient care.
- Cared for patients by providing personal assistance and ambulation.
- Utilized medical software to document and track patient progress.
- Monitored patient vital signs, lab results and other indicators of health.
Nurse Aide
Bay Street Rehab
03.2005 - 03.2006
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Documented vital signs to inform nurses and physicians of any changes in patient status.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Education
Diploma -
Gulfport High School
Gulfport, MS05.1991
Skills
- Direct Supervision
- Ambulating Patients
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Taking Vital Signs
- Nursing Assistance
- Specimen Transportation
- ADLs Assistance
- Patient Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Individualized Care
- Paperwork and Charting
Timeline
Acute Care Technician
Forrest General Hospital
08.2006 - 09.2014
Nurse Aide
Bay Street Rehab
03.2005 - 03.2006
Diploma -
Gulfport High School