Chelsea Morales-Vazquez
Willimantic,CT
Summary
Throughout the years of being a Certified Nursing Assistance with the change of settings I have been able to gain knowledge in Critical Care, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation, Infection control, and responding to urgent needs of patients, nursing staff or physicians.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Testing Coordinator
Orthopedic Partners
North Franklin, CT
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Managed day-to-day operations of the department including scheduling tasks and assigning duties.
- Scheduling Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, X-ray's, STAT Venous Duplex.
- Scheduling Knee-gel-injections, Epidurals, Electromyography (EMG) in accordance with the providers schedule.
- Complete Workers Compensation paperwork or phone calls.
- Working Using EPIC.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marlborough Health Care Center
Marlborough, CT
11.2019 - 10.2021
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician.
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for review by medical staff.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
Certified Nursing Assistant
St. Josephs Living Center
Windham, CT
06/18/21 - 11/21/22
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Proper use of equipment such as Hoyer or Sara lifts.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores.
- Transported patients to treatment units, using wheelchair or stretcher.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
Patient Care Tech/ Certified Nursing Assistant
Windham Hospital - Hartford Health Care
Willimantic, CT
08/12/21 - 06/18/22
- Performed basic nursing duties, such as taking temperatures, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure and other vital signs.
- Received verbal orders from physicians accurately and documented correctly in patient's chart .
- Collected specimens for laboratory testing per physician order using appropriate techniques.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving life-threatening conditions such as cardiac arrests or respiratory failure.
- Monitored cardiac rhythm strips and reported any changes to the medical team.
- Maintained detailed patient records, documenting care provided and patient progress.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Assisted in preparing patients for examinations and treatments, including vital signs monitoring.
Education
High School Diploma -
Windham Technical High School
Willimantic, CT07-2017
Associate of Science - Microbiology
Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT06-2023
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Goodwin College
East Hartford, CTSkills
- Scheduling
- Verbal and written communication
- Electronic Charting
- Patient Care and Safety
- Behavior redirection
- HIPAA
- Patient Care
- Billing knowledge
- Infection Control
- Patient Feeding
- Medical terminology knowledge
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant License (Certification # CT091304562E)
Timeline
Testing Coordinator
Orthopedic Partners
01.2021 - 07.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marlborough Health Care Center
11.2019 - 10.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
St. Josephs Living Center
06/18/21 - 11/21/22
Patient Care Tech/ Certified Nursing Assistant
Windham Hospital - Hartford Health Care
08/12/21 - 06/18/22
High School Diploma -
Windham Technical High School
Associate of Science - Microbiology
Goodwin College
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Goodwin College
- Certified Nursing Assistant License (Certification # CT091304562E)
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