Charmaine Edwards
Waterbury,CT
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Waterbury Gardens, excelling in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety through effective communication and teamwork. Skilled in electronic charting and dedicated to maintaining high standards of hygiene and dignity in care.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nurse's Aide
Waterbury Center
Waterbury, CT
10.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Waterbury Gardens
Waterbury, CT
12.2006 - 11.2023
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Supported patient mobility by assisting with transfers and ambulation.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient care areas.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to deliver quality patient care.
- 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.
- 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.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist
Waterbury Gardens
Waterbury, CT
2019 - 2022
- Managed scheduling and calendar coordination for executive leadership, ensuring optimal time utilization.
- Streamlined communication processes between departments, enhancing information flow and collaboration.
- Developed and maintained filing systems, improving document retrieval efficiency by 30%.
- Assisted in preparation of reports and presentations, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to stakeholders.
- Implemented office supply management system, reducing costs through vendor negotiations.
- Coordinated travel arrangements, optimizing itineraries for cost-effectiveness and convenience.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
- Led initiatives to improve office organization and workflow processes, contributing to a more productive work environment.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping with diligent data entry and database management for vital company information.
- Promoted a positive work environment through effective communication skills and fostering professional relationships among colleagues.
- Improved document organization with thorough file maintenance, archiving outdated records as necessary for efficient retrieval when needed.
- Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
- Assisted with human resources tasks such as updating employee files or submitting time-off requests per company policy guidelines.
Education
Kennedy High
Waterbury, CTSkills
- Reliable team player
- Patient care
- Basic life support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Direct patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Recording vital signs
- Compassionate
- Dressing assistance
- Patient lifting
- Supporting personal needs
- Safety precautions
- Compassionate caregiver
- Bedside manner
- Patient relationship building
- Patient assessments
- Electronic charting
- End-of-life care
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Specimen collection
- Responding to emergencies
- Tracheostomy care
- Monitoring fluids
- Intake recording
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
Timeline
Certified Nurse's Aide
Waterbury Center
10.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Waterbury Gardens
12.2006 - 11.2023
Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist
Waterbury Gardens
2019 - 2022
Kennedy High