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Brittany DeRidder

Palmyra

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Rochester Regional Health System, skilled in direct patient care in a Neurobehavioral unit. A reliable team player, I excel in creating a safe environment and enhancing patient comfort, ensuring dignity and wellbeing through attentive support and effective communication.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Rochester Regional Health System
09.2018 - Current
  • Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
  • Managed and prevented behaviors using deescalating techniques
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.

Waitress

Akropolis Resturant
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Handled high-pressure situations with composure, maintaining excellent service standards even during busy shifts.
  • Exhibited strong multitasking abilities, balancing multiple tables and orders while delivering prompt service.
  • Maintained clean and welcoming dining environment, ensuring a positive guest experience.
  • Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
  • Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.

Endoscopy Technician

Thompson Hospital
07.2021 - 09.2021
  • Advanced skillset through participation in specialized trainings on various types of endoscopic equipment, broadening capabilities as a technician.
  • Set up endoscopy suites with equipment and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Collaborated with physicians and nurses to develop individualized patient care plans focused on maximizing comfort and minimizing anxiety levels.
  • Improved patient comfort during endoscopic procedures by providing attentive care and maintaining a calming environment.
  • Assisted physicians and nursing staff with various tasks and responsibilities during procedures.
  • Efficiently set-up and tore down procedure rooms in preparation for upcoming procedures.
  • Reduced risk of infection through meticulous cleaning, disinfection, and maintenance of endoscopes and accessories.
  • Prepared patients for procedures to assist doctors, nurses and support staff.
  • Ensured timely completion of endoscopic procedures by effectively assisting physicians with scope insertions, biopsies, and polypectomies.
  • Called patients to confirm/ schedule their appointments
  • Assisted with pain management and prefilling syringes for the doctors.
  • Assisted with vasectomies.

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse -

Isabella Graham Hart School of Nursing
Irondequoit, NY
06-2025

High School Diploma -

Palmyra Macedon
Palmyra, NY
06-2013

Skills

  • Patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Reliable team player
  • Direct patient care
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Basic life support
  • Safety precautions
  • Electronic charting
  • Documenting behaviors
  • Transfer techniques

Certification

  • LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse
  • CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
  • TCI- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
  • CPR & First Aid
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome / Child Maltreatment

Timeline

Waitress

Akropolis Resturant
11.2021 - 05.2022

Endoscopy Technician

Thompson Hospital
07.2021 - 09.2021

Certified Nursing Assistant

Rochester Regional Health System
09.2018 - Current

Licensed Practical Nurse -

Isabella Graham Hart School of Nursing

High School Diploma -

Palmyra Macedon

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