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Brittany Mekiana

North Pole,AK

Summary

Certified healthcare professional with extensive experience in patient care and support. Demonstrated commitment to team collaboration and delivering results, while maintaining reliability and adaptability to evolving needs. Recognized for providing compassionate care, effective communication, and strong problem-solving skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nurse Aide

Gateway to Recovery
10.2023 - Current
  • Answer phones, manage paperwork for admissions and daily operations, and support coordination of care with internal and external providers
  • Support nursing staff with monitoring and 30 minute safety checks per treatment protocol
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide trauma-informed care
  • Support clients in group activities and transportation to appointments when needed
  • Assist with patient care support, including taking vital signs prepping rooms, stocking supplies, and collecting specimens.
  • Provide patients with walking boots, crutches/walkers/canes

Nursing Assistant

Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center / Urgent Care
08.2022 - 10.2023
  • A myriad of point of care testing to include EKG tests, pregnancy testing, urine analysis, ear irrigations, blood draws, breathalyzer tests, and bladder scan ultrasounds
  • Proficient in taking vital signs, checking blood sugars
  • STI/STD screenings and swabs
  • Responder for codes within the clinic
  • Helping providers splint ortho patients and various tasks

Certified Nurse Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
04.2025 - Current
  • Proficient in ADL’s, vital signs, checking blood sugars, and providing bedside care
  • Respond and assist RNs when patients experience emergent medical deterioration
  • Assisting cath lab and surgical patients with safe ambulation while maintaining post-op precautions
  • Runner for supplies in code blue situations
  • Checking off the crash cart daily
  • Arranging medevac’s when patients need to trasher to a higher level of care
  • Inputting doctors’ orders into the computer
  • Provide direct, 1:1 support to patients in acute mental crisis
  • Repositioning and assisting RNs with vented patients
  • Attaching telemetry leads
  • Assisting with restraints
  • Transports blood from the Blood Bank and back to the unit
  • (PRN Status Aug. 2022)

Certified Nurse Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Float Pool
05.2019 - 04.2022
  • Bedside nursing skills as previously listed
  • Respond and assist RNs when patients experience emergent medical deterioration
  • Assist surgical patients with safe ambulation while maintaining post-op precautions
  • Experience providing bedside care and support to COVID+ patients
  • Provide direct, 1:1 support to patients in acute mental crisis
  • Experience working Mental Health, Med/Surg, ICU, Pediatrics, and ER

Patient Care Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Medical-Surgical Floor
11.2015 - 05.2019
  • Bedside nursing skills as previously listed
  • Multitasking in a stressful environment with a daily assignment of 8+ patients
  • Assisting with end of life and post mortem care
  • Mentors and precept’s new hire CNA’s

CNA-Wardclerk

Denali Center (FHP)
08.2013 - 11.2015
  • Bedside care & ADL’s
  • Taking vital signs & blood sugars
  • Multitasking the daily assignments of 8+ residents
  • Entering doctors’ orders, ordering labs, admitting residents
  • Assisting residents safely to and from their doctors appointments, x-rays, etc.
  • Daily scheduling

Education

Practical Nursing

Alaska Pacific University
04.2025

Pre-Nursing Certificate - undefined

University of Alaska Fairbanks
05.2023

Skills

  • BLS/AED certified
  • Multitasking in a stressful environment
  • Customer service savvy/friendly
  • Proficient with various computer programs for office and nursing work

Certification

  • LPN- Licensed Practical Nurse
  • CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant

Timeline

Certified Nurse Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
04.2025 - Current

Certified Nurse Aide

Gateway to Recovery
10.2023 - Current

Nursing Assistant

Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center / Urgent Care
08.2022 - 10.2023

Certified Nurse Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Float Pool
05.2019 - 04.2022

Patient Care Assistant

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Medical-Surgical Floor
11.2015 - 05.2019

CNA-Wardclerk

Denali Center (FHP)
08.2013 - 11.2015

Pre-Nursing Certificate - undefined

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Practical Nursing

Alaska Pacific University

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