Cathy Rush
Millstone,WV
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Minnie Hamilton Health System
03.2017 - 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.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
Education
High School Diploma -
Calhoun Middle High School
Grantsville, WV06.1996
Skills
- Patient Care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct Patient Care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing Assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
- Basic Life Support
- Bedside manner
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Recording vital signs
- Safety Precautions
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Electronic Charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- End of life care
- Positioning Patients
- Patient Lifting
- Responding to emergencies
- Trustworthy companion
- Patient Management
- CNA Certification
- Vital signs
- CPR Certification
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Minnie Hamilton Health System
03.2017 - Current
High School Diploma -
Calhoun Middle High School