Nurse Aide
Pikeville Medical Center
- Assisted patients with daily activities, ensuring comfort and safety during care routines.
- Monitored vital signs, documenting changes for nursing staff to inform treatment decisions.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient areas, promoting a hygienic environment.
- Managed patient records with attention to detail, enhancing accuracy in documentation processes.
- Trained new aides on best practices for patient care and safety protocols within facility standards.
- Responded promptly to patient calls, addressing needs efficiently while ensuring quality service delivery.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Facilitated seamless transitions between shifts by delivering thorough reports on patients'' status at shift handover meetings.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
