Crystal Watkins
Burlington,ND
Summary
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.
Certified nursing assistant offering several years of experience in healthcare environments. Promotes superior time-management skills, compassionate bedside manner and astute observational ability. Knowledgeable about mobility assistance and patient hygiene needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Legacy Personnel Inc
Minot, North Dakota
08.2024 - Current
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output.
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores.
- Observed patients for any changes in their physical or mental condition.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Transported patients to treatment units, using wheelchair or strher.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms according to established protocols.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Provided emotional support to family members regarding end-of-life decisions.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
Direct Support Professional
Kalix
Minot, North Dakota
12.2023 - Current
- Provided assistance to individuals with daily activities such as personal care, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Facilitated social interactions between participants and their peers in the community.
- Accompanied individuals on outings to promote independence and integration into the community.
- Instructed individuals in self-advocacy skills to increase autonomy and decision making abilities.
- Encouraged positive behavior through modeling appropriate responses and reinforcing desired behaviors.
- Developed relationships with families of those receiving services to ensure continuity of care.
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living.
- Assisted individuals in development of social skills to become integrated in community.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Assisted with planning and coordination of activities and outings based on individual needs.
- Accompanied or transported clients to appointments, errands and social activities.
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments and errands.
- Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication and self-expression and achieve goals.
- Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
CMA
Sagora Senior Living
Minot, North Dakota
08.2022 - 11.2023
- Assisted with patient admissions and discharges, including obtaining vital signs, medical histories and insurance information.
- Provided support in the development of treatment plans for patients under the direction of a physician.
- Provided direct patient care by assisting with treatments and administering medications as directed by physicians.
CNA
Dtn staffing
Bottineau, North Dakota
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
- Performed vital sign assessments, such as taking blood pressure and temperature.
CMA
The Wellington
Minot, North Dakota
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Assisted with patient admissions and discharges, including obtaining vital signs, medical histories and insurance information.
- Provided support in the development of treatment plans for patients under the direction of a physician.
- Provided direct patient care by assisting with treatments and administering medications as directed by physicians.
CNA
Ascendo Resources
Devils Lake, North Dakota
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Performed vital sign assessments, such as taking blood pressure and temperature.
- Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality patient care was delivered at all times.
- Assisted with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative activities per physician orders.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for the patient by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
CNA/HHA
CaringEdge Home Health and Hospice
Minot, ND
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Escort the residents to and from the gym
- Give the resident their showers and bed baths
- Assist the resident with their activities of daily living such as grooming, showering, & ambulation
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Coordinate with the schedule of the therapist's to assist the residents requiring rehabilitation therapy
- Perform clerical functions, answering multi-line phone calls and answering inquiry from patients and visitors
- Maintain cleanliness and a calm environment in patient's room
- Ensure patient safety by providing direct and continuous patient observation; observations maybe one to one or one to two, depending on patients' condition
- Provide frequent comprehensive patient updates to ensure seamless care for patients
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Edgewood Healthcare
Minot, ND
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Coordinated Coordinating schedules for residents requiring rehabilitation therapy
- Coordinated with physicians and nursing staff while assisting with diagnostic procedures included obtaining specimens, taking vital signs, along with ensuring patient comfort
- Assessed patients by performing a wide range of standard vital checks including blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, respirations and checking their oxygen levels
- Trained new employees on daily living tasks and the assisted living standard operating procedures
- Prepared and served meals to patients according to their prescribed diet
- Maintained detailed patient records
- Conducted comprehensive health care safety checks and routine, including feeding assistance, ambulation, and daily personal care
- Provide frequent comprehensive patient updates to ensure seamless care for patients
- Maintain cleanliness and a calm environment in patient's room
- Performed clerical functions, answering multi-line phone calls and answering inquiry from patients and visitors
- Perform tasks as washing laundry, dishes, and cleaning resident's bathrooms
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
ARROWHEAD MEDICAL REGIONAL CENTER Behavioral Health
Fontana, CA
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Maintained detailed patient records
- Assisted resident with activities of daily living such as grooming, showering, & ambulation
- Maintained safety checks, making sure the resident was safe
- Meal prep and serve resident their food
- Monitored residents on supervised visits
- Maintained linens, supplies, and equipment
- Orientated and mentoring new nursing assistants
- Coordinated schedules for residents requiring rehabilitation therapy
- Assists in general bedside nursing care which can include bathing, shaving, and dressing patients
- Took temperatures, pulses, respirations, and blood pressures; prepared patients for examinations
- Assisted with treatments, dressings and tests
- Ensured patient safety by providing direct and continuous patient observation; observations maybe one to one or one to two, depending on patients' condition
- Served trays and feeds patients; provides patients with bed pans and urinals; collects and cleans after patient use; records patients' intake and output
- Transported patients to treatment units using wheelchairs or gurneys, assists patients with walking; assists patients with getting into and out of bed and wheelchairs; lifts or assists with lifting and positioning patients
- Observed patients and reports all unusual conditions or reactions to nurse in charge
- Changed bed linen; may clean, store and prepare treatment trays and other supplies and equipment used on the unit
- Cleaned patients' rooms including bedside table, shelves, and drawers; keeps utility rooms in order
- Helped with the admitting and discharging of patients
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
SIERRA VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Highland, CA
02.2018 - 08.2020
- Maintained safety checks, making sure the resident was safe
- Meal prep and serve resident their food
- Monitored residents on supervised visits
- Maintained linens, supplies, and equipment
- Orientated and mentoring new nursing assistants
- Q15's where you would check on the resident every15 minutes
- Transported patients to treatment units using wheelchairs or gurneys, assists patients with walking
- Changed bed linen; may clean, store and prepare treatment trays and other supplies and equipment used on the unit
- Ensured patient safety by providing direct and continuous patient observation; observations maybe one to one or one to two, depending on patients' condition
- Assessed patients by performing a wide range of standard vital checks including blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, respirations and checking their oxygen levels
- Assisted resident with activities of daily living such as grooming, showering, & ambulation
Caregiver
IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Victorville, CA
07.2012 - 08.2020
- Assisted patient with showering, shaving, and oral hygiene
- Set up patient pill tray
- Assisted patient with grooming, changing bedding, and providing basic care
- Ran errands for patients
- Preserved patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpans changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing
- Provided meal supplements and fresh fluids as needed
- Patient advocacy and support
- Physically fit and able to lift patients
- Maintain cleanliness and a calm environment in patient home
- Maintained cleanliness and a calm environment in patient home
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
MEADOWS RIDGE CARE CENTER
Colton, CA
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Maintained detailed patient records
- Conducted comprehensive health care safety checks and routine, including feeding assistance, ambulation, and daily personal care
- Provide frequent comprehensive patient updates to ensure seamless care for patients
- Maintain cleanliness and a calm environment in patient's room
- Coordinated Coordinating schedules for residents requiring rehabilitation therapy
- Coordinated with physicians and nursing staff while assisting with diagnostic procedures included obtaining specimens, taking vital signs, along with ensuring patient comforted
- Assisted resident with activities of daily living such as grooming, showering, & ambulation
Education
Certified Nurse Assistant - Nursing
Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA05.2016
High school diploma - General education
High Desert Premier Academy
Apple Valley, CA05.2011
Skills
- Privacy / HIPAA Regulations
- Medical Terminology
- Patient Advocacy and Support
- Checking vital signs for patients and their daily monitoring
- Patient Care & Safety
- Vital signs & Patient Monitoring
- Charting skills
- Personalized Patient Care
- Meal Preparation
- Home Care
- Behavioral Health
- Medical Records
- Nursing
- Hospice Care
- Caregiving
- Home health
- Passing medication
- Transporting patients
- Documenting behaviors
Certification
- CNA
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Legacy Personnel Inc
08.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Kalix
12.2023 - Current
CNA
Dtn staffing
07.2023 - 10.2023
CMA
The Wellington
01.2023 - 08.2023
CMA
Sagora Senior Living
08.2022 - 11.2023
CNA
Ascendo Resources
08.2022 - 01.2023
CNA/HHA
CaringEdge Home Health and Hospice
03.2021 - 02.2022
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Edgewood Healthcare
08.2020 - 01.2021
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
ARROWHEAD MEDICAL REGIONAL CENTER Behavioral Health
03.2020 - 08.2020
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
SIERRA VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
02.2018 - 08.2020
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
MEADOWS RIDGE CARE CENTER
09.2017 - 08.2018
Caregiver
IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
07.2012 - 08.2020
Certified Nurse Assistant - Nursing
Victor Valley College
High school diploma - General education
High Desert Premier Academy