CARLA CLARK
Lufkin
Summary
Dedicated nursing assistant skilled in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Committed to promoting patient well-being through emotional support and collaboration with healthcare teams. Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Pam Health Hospital
Conroe
01.2022 - Current
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care and daily living activities.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to medical team.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and common areas.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records.
- Supported patients with mobility and rehabilitation exercises as directed.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients during recovery.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement care plans effectively.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs.
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
Nursing Assistant
Nexus Neurorecovery Center
Houston
01.2022 - Current
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and common areas.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement care plans effectively.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Provided companionship to patients, monitored their emotional well-being, and offered reassurance when needed.
- Implemented fall prevention techniques as specified in plan of care.
- Provided assistance to medical staff during tests, treatments and emergency procedures.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, and exercising.
- Collected specimens for laboratory testing such as urine samples and blood draws.
- Ensured that all equipment was functioning properly prior to use.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
Nursing Assistant
Palestine Nursing Home
Palestine
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care and daily living activities.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to medical team.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients during recovery.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Protected patient, self and others from injury during transfers, lifts and transports by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination tables and surgical tables.
Nursing Assistant
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Humble
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to medical team.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Implemented fall prevention techniques as specified in plan of care.
- Completed daily room cleaning and organizing to provide patients with clean environment.
- Performed basic nursing skills such as changing wound dressings and administering enemas.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
Nursing Assistant
CDPH Home Crisis Response
Modesto
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Implemented fall prevention techniques as specified in plan of care.
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
Education
Longview High School
Longview, TX05-1985
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Electronic health records
- Patient mobility assistance
- Wound care management
- Fall prevention techniques
- Patient care collaboration
- Infection control procedures
- Specimen collection
- Time management
- Client documentation
- Patient assessments
- Patient mobility support
- Vital sign monitoring
- Patient care and safety
- Call light response
- Light housekeeping
Certification
Certified Nursing Assistant NA0060014709
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Palestine Nursing Home
10.2023 - 03.2024
Nursing Assistant
Memorial Hermann Hospital
01.2023 - 11.2023
Nursing Assistant
Pam Health Hospital
01.2022 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Nexus Neurorecovery Center
01.2022 - Current
Nursing Assistant
CDPH Home Crisis Response
03.2021 - 09.2021
Longview High School