Diane Holloway
ROCKFORD,Illinois
Summary
Adept Certified Nursing Assistant with a proven track record of enhancing patient satisfaction and promoting independence at Fairhaven Retirement Center. Skilled in vital signs monitoring and compassionate care, consistently delivering results by implementing effective patient care strategies. Demonstrated expertise in healthcare regulations and patient lifting, ensuring safety and dignity in patient interactions.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nurses Assistant
Fairhaven Retirement Center
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Cna
Shiftkey
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
Cna
Leverage Agency
06.2020 - 04.2023
Cna
East Bank Rehab
05.2013 - 08.2018
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized proper body mechanics and assistance devices when transferring patients, minimizing the risk of injury for both parties.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
Cna
Pa. Peterson
08.2010 - 11.2016
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
Cna
Willows on Main
09.1992 - 05.2009
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Cna
Wesley Willows Retirement
03.2007 - 04.2009
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized proper body mechanics and assistance devices when transferring patients, minimizing the risk of injury for both parties.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
Education
C N A Certification - Cna
Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL12.1992
Skills
- Bathing Assistance
- Patient Care
- Basic Life Support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Dementia Care
- Positioning Patients
- End of life care
- Alzheimer's Care
- Feeding Assistance
- Transfer Techniques
- Healthcare regulations
- Collecting vital signs
- Compassionate
- Patient Lifting
Timeline
Certified Nurses Assistant
Fairhaven Retirement Center
06.2023 - 06.2024
Cna
Shiftkey
04.2023 - 06.2023
Cna
Leverage Agency
06.2020 - 04.2023
Cna
East Bank Rehab
05.2013 - 08.2018
Cna
Pa. Peterson
08.2010 - 11.2016
Cna
Wesley Willows Retirement
03.2007 - 04.2009
Cna
Willows on Main
09.1992 - 05.2009
C N A Certification - Cna
Rock Valley College
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