Certified Nursing Assistant
Story cottage
Indianapolis, IN
02.2025 - 07.2025
- Assisted residents with daily living activities and personal hygiene needs.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for residents in the facility.
- Supported recreational activities to enhance resident engagement and well-being.
- Documented patient care information accurately in electronic health records.
- Communicated effectively with residents and families regarding care plans.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to ensure comprehensive patient support.
- Adhered to safety protocols and infection control procedures consistently.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for review by medical staff.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms according to established protocols.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Collected specimens, monitored vitals, and maximized patient comfort to maintain optimal environment.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
- Collected specimens for testing purposes upon request from physicians or nurses.
- Assisted with admission procedures such as gathering personal data from the patient's chart.
- Administered medications as directed by registered nurse or physician.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Conducted patient education on health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician.
- Conducted routine checks on patient vitals, blood pressure, blood sugar, and heart rate.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Transported specimens, laboratory items or pharmacy items, verifying proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
- Administered medications and educated patients and families on correct at-home administration.
- Reminded patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination tables and surgical tables.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times.
- Took temperature readings orally or rectally as instructed by the RN or MD.
- Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
- Provided emotional support to family members regarding end-of-life decisions.
- Transported patients to treatment units, using wheelchair or stretcher.
- Rendered hands-on nursing care under direct RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures.
- Observed patients for any changes in their physical or mental condition.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
